The Chomsky Forum has organised a reading group/discussion on 'Chomsky on neoliberalism and financial crisis'

Come along and be part of the discussion! (You don't have to do the reading, but you'll get a lot more out of the evening if you do!)

Essential reading:

Recently, The 'Great Moderation' and the International Assault on Labor
http://www.chomsky.info/articles/20110502.htm

This 2008 interview with Chomsky on Znet http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20081013.htm

Chapter 1 'The World Bank, GATT and Free Trade' of Keeping the Rabble in Line - http://books.zcommunications.org/chomsky/rab/rab-contents.html

Piece by Lindsay Hawkins in Mutiny 60 on resistance to the restrictions public sector wage rises - http://jura.org.au/files/jura/Mutiny%2060%20web.pdf

Extra reading:

Dave Eden's article on the Budget in Mutiny Zine 60, http://jura.org.au/files/jura/Mutiny%2060%20web.pdf

Chomsky's book 'Keeping the Rabble in Line' - http://books.zcommunications.org/chomsky/rab/rab-contents.html

Sydney Anarchist Summer School will be an educational conference and convergence happening on the 18th-20th February 2011, at Jura Books, Black Rose Books and other community venues in Sydney (to be confirmed). Anyone is welcome to come and learn and be part of the discussion.

The summer school is being organised by a collective of people with backgrounds in radical reading groups and student environmental groups, and various anarchist collectives in Sydney.

There will be three days of workshop and forums on different aspects of anarchist theory and practice. Some current topics that are proposed are: classical and modern anarchist theory, autonomous Marxism, the overlap and differences between anarchism and socialism, mutual aid, anarchist influence and involvement in social movements, and different streams of anarchist thought and action.

The organising collective would like to hear your ideas on what you would like to see happen at the convergence, what topics you would be keen to learn about, and to invite you to submit workshops that you can run. You can submit your ideas and workshop plans by emailing anarchistsummerschool [at]gmail.com or by submitting a short form at
http://anarchistsummerschool.weebly.com/

Interested folks are also invited to join the organising collective. The collective meets weekly to organise things like venue, program content and workshops, and food.

On the final day of Summer School, anarchist groups and collectives are invited to an assembly on the anarchist movement in Australia, where groups can exchange ideas and plan new ways of working together in the future.

And it's all FREE!

See you in February!

http://anarchistsummerschool.weebly.com/

Screening of "One Night in Sofia", documentary about Jock Palfreeman, anti-fascist from Australia imprisoned in Bulgaria.

Wednesday 8pm 16/6/2010 at Black Rose 22 Enmore rd Newtown.

- Anarchists and Anti-authoritarians in Solidarity

SOLIDARITY WITH JOCK PALFREEMAN

Jock Palfreeman is a 23 year old antifascist from Australian currently in prison in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is accused of murder and attempted murder, following an encounter with a group of 16 far-right football hooligans. After 2 years of trial he was sentenced in December 2009 to 20 years imprisonment.

In December 2007, Jock witnessed a gang of fascist football hooligans attacking two Roma men in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia. Jock went to the aid of the men, putting himself in the middle of the attack. The Roma were able to escape, but the gang then turned on Jock. The fascists kicked and punched Jock, and then started collecting pieces of broken concrete and throwing them at his head. Jock was alone, and forced to defend himself against the gang of 16 drunken, violent fascists. As a result, one fascist (Andrei Monov) was killed and another (Anton Zahariev) injured. Monov’s father, Dr Hristo Monov, is a prominent Bulgarian doctor, with ties to the government and contacts in the legal system.

Jock has been in prison for two years. Police have beaten and threatened to kill him, and have openly lied about his case in court. Much of the evidence that supports Jock’s version of events has been destroyed or has gone missing. For example, a CCTV video tape which showed the brutal attack on Jock has been “lost” by police and then been retrieved, only to mysteriously explode — again while in police custody. The Bulgarian media has labeled Jock a murderer and a hooligan, and has consistently and systematically published lies and distortions about Jock and his case. The court has been repeatedly delayed due to witnesses and court officials failing to turn up.

Attacks against Roma in Bulgaria have spiked in recent years, and the far right has declared that the eradication of Roma from their territories is of utmost political importance. Their anti-Roma campaigns include both propaganda and violence. In February 2009, local fascists organised a rally in Sofia, demanding that Jock be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
We denounce the despicable conditions Jock has been forced to endure, and without hesitation raise our voices in a firm declaration of solidarity. Jock has dedicated his life to fighting against fascism, and is now facing 20 years in a Bulgarian jail because he chose to try to stop a fascist attack.

Of course we expect nothing else from the so called “Justice System”; the laws, the judiciary, the police, the prosecutors and all the various mechanisms and institutions which serve the interests of capital and the state. We are not interested in the construction of “innocent” and “guilty” by civic legality and all its lackeys; those who continually attempt to marginalise and criminalise comrades who with dignity fight for freedom and defend the persecuted.

Like every captive of the state, Jock is not alone. Our acts of solidarity for each other turn out to be acts for all. They affect all the exploited, inside and outside the prisons of capital in our common need to throw down the walls of oppression and misery everywhere, we know true “justice” will not exist until the destruction of all prisons and the culture that creates them.

For further information about Jock's case see www.freejock.net

NO ONE HOSTAGE IN THE HANDS OF THE STATE, FIRE TO THE PRISONS

NO COMPLACENCY AGAINST FASCISM

IMMEDIATE FREEDOM TO ANTIFASCIST JOCK PALFREEMAN

-anarchists and antiauthoritarians

'Anarcho Syndicalist Perspectives for the Countering the Intensified Employer & Neoliberal Offensive Associated with the Looming Depression and Financial Crisis'
Part of the Anarcho-Syndicalist Discussion Series.
Entry is free.

HUGE show and zine fair fundraiser for Food Not Bombs.

There will be:
* rad bands(check back for updates!) including cripple gypsy, the thaw and bare arms
* spoken word (including fez)
* food food food!
* baked sweet treats
* zine stalls
* pinata
* other associated awesomeness!

Help us make money to purchase a van for rad dumpstering trips, more servings and other community uses.

Join us for an arvo of VEGAN high tea, popping lessons with the elegant shelly and hip-hop sounds from secret special guests!!! This shall be followed by a discussion of gender, and the subversion of gender, in hip-hop and dance.

Vegan treats are most welcome (e.g. cupcakes, jelly, choc crackles).
This event is FREE, but donations to Jura are always appreciated.

Check back for some suggested pre-readings and materials (e.g. dance moves!). These are purely for fun! Don't feel you need to read anything or have ANY dance or cooking skills to participate. ALL ages, genders, species, etc are welcome.
 
READINGS:

Hip-Hop, Gender, Race and Capitalism - Nichali Ciacco (Znet)

The Exploitation of Women in Hip-Hop Culture - Ayanna (My Sistahs) 

 Hip-Hop and Sydney's Western Suburbs - Meguel D'Souza (Urban Expressions, 1988)

 Jura Collective (and myself) do not necessarily agree with all of these writings. These are intended to start the brains ticking on the pertinent issues. Also, search "popping" on youtube!