Geelong and Genocide – Part 1: Marand Engineering

Geelong is a long way from Gaza, and yet the world is a small place. As it turns out, our small regional Australian city has direct links to the genocide in Palestine. Geelong Anarchist Communists have been researching companies that benefit from the oppression of Palestinians, and will release reports as they are compiled. TheContinue reading “Geelong and Genocide – Part 1: Marand Engineering”

Workers’ Power Against Genocide – Fighting for a Free Palestine

The following text is a leaflet Geelong Anarchist-Communists distributed at a Free Palestine Geelong rally on November 4th. GAC are participants in FPG and encourage locals to get involved and support the campaign. Today the people of Palestine are like a modern day David, fighting against the Goliath of the Israeli Defence Forces, backed byContinue reading “Workers’ Power Against Genocide – Fighting for a Free Palestine”

Statement on Palestine

The following statement was written by our comrades from Melbourne Anarchist-Communist Group. Geelong Anarchist Communists endorse their position and express our own solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian people against apartheid and colonialism. As anarchists in Australia a nation that actively supports the Israeli colonisation of Palestinian lands, we believe it is our dutyContinue reading “Statement on Palestine”

Marand, Rheinmetall and Viva – the continued expansion of the defence industry in Geelong

In May we released an article documenting the developing links between Geelong City Council, local business and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in the form of the Geelong Defence Alliance (GDA). There have been rapid developments in the subsequent months, as investment into military manufacturing in Geelong rolls on. The engineering and manufacturing companies MarandContinue reading “Marand, Rheinmetall and Viva – the continued expansion of the defence industry in Geelong”

The Geelong Defence Alliance – Local Government and the War Industry

The Australian Defence Department intends to increase its infrastructure spending over the next 15 years to $8 billion dollars. Hoping to cash in on this budget expansion, Geelong City Council (GCC), together with the Geelong Manufacturing Council (GMC) have established the so-called ‘Geelong Defence Alliance’ (GDA) in order to attract local investment.  A brochure titledContinue reading “The Geelong Defence Alliance – Local Government and the War Industry”