As we witness the genocide in Gaza, and a world descending deeper into fascism and war, creative protest and coalition-building helps build a strong and sustainable peace movement, writes Alexander Brown.
Tharawal/Wollongong
Doreen Borrow, a communist, trade unionist and peace activist who gave her life to the struggle for peace and socialism, died on July 25, aged 98. Alexander Brown reports.
This year marks 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan,聽killing between 150,000 and 246,000 people and devastating two cities. Alexander Brown聽documents the history of the strong regional anti-war movement in the Illawarra.
While the government commits billions of dollars to the black hole of AUKUS, universities are underfunded, allowing a聽management culture,聽which now pervades universities, to look for course and job cuts. Rowan Cahill reports.
A community-organised picket of the Bisalloy Steel factory in Tharawal/Wollongong on November 15 plans to stop work at the site 鈥渇or as long as possible鈥. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
University of Wollongong (UOW) management cited the updated Campus Access and Order Rules policy to shut down the UOW Palestine solidarity encampment, the last remaining encampment in the country, reports Kate Simpson.听
More than 100 people took part in a community picket outside Bisalloy Steel to demand that it stop supplying reinforced steel to Israeli tanks for its genocide in Gaza. Luke Weyland 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
Several hundred people formed a picket outside the gates of Bisalloy Steel in Wollongong to protest its links with the Israeli military. Melanie Barnes reports.
Two anti-war organisations organised a protest outside Business Illawarra鈥檚 Defence Industry Conference at the聽Shellharbour Civic Centre. Melanie Barnes reports.
About 100 people protested in North Wollongong against the federal government鈥檚 plans for a nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla, NSW. Jim McIlroy reports.
Three weeks before the AUKUS nuclear聽submarine deal was announced, a new plan to build a large renewable energy hub at Port Kembla was unveiled. Melanie Barnes reports.
On March 21, 450 people turned out for an anti-war rally in the city mall. Speakers included, Michael Organ (Greens MP for Cunningham), Jennie George (Labor MP, Throsby), Terry Fox (ex-Catholic priest and activist for
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