The following article is a transcript of a speech given by Geelong Anarchist Communists member Tommy Lawson at an Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) ‘Rally for Rafah’ held on Saturday 11th of May. Its content is supported unanimously by Geelong Anarchist Communists. We have decided to publish it today, on the 76th anniversary ofContinue reading “All Eyes on Rafah”
Category Archives: Imperialism
Israel and the Pinkwashing of Genocide
As critics of genocide and Zionism, we are often told that settlement of Palestine offers a liberal utopia of pro-gay progressivism. Israel, the supposed sanctuary of Judaism, is in short the only alleged place for women and the LGBTQI+ community to be safe from Islam in the Middle East. These claims erupt most clearly inContinue reading “Israel and the Pinkwashing of Genocide”
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”
Socialism Sundays!
From July onwards Geelong Anarchist-Communists will be hosting a monthly discussion group on socialist texts on the last Sunday of every month. For the first six months we’ll be running through introductory topics such as capitalism, the state, unions, imperialism, feminism, racism, strategy and organisation. All are welcome and no prior reading is required. WeContinue reading “Socialism Sundays!”
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”
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