Art & poetry

Despite Israel鈥檚 relentless aerial bombardments, shelling and ground attacks since July 7, Palestinian writers in Gaza have responded to the latest onslaught by doing what they know 鈥 writing. Ra Page, director of Manchester-based , which recently published a from writers in Gaza, says 鈥渁ll of the Book of Gaza contributors are writing away like crazy, whilst they have power鈥.
鈥淵ou may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I鈥檒l rise.鈥 So wrote Maya Angelou, in her poem 鈥淪till I Rise鈥. She died on May 28 at 86 at her home in North Carolina. In remembering Maya Angelou, it is important to recall her commitment to the struggle for equality, not just for herself, or for women, or for African-Americans. She was committed to peace and justice for all.
Fuck Tony Fuckin鈥 Abbott After the revolution The solution Abbott made to stand down Send him to Hanover down town Spend a term there Maybe then he鈥檒l care Fuck Tony Fuckin鈥 Abbott Let the boats in, I say Don鈥檛 turn em鈥 away The politician鈥檚 oversight Illegals 鈥 no Declaration of Human Rights That鈥檚 the UN Say it once again Fuck Tony Fuckin鈥 Abbott People waiting in dole queues He鈥檚 giving me the blues Mental illness is rife Due partly to his strife Fuck Tony Fuckin鈥 Abbott When it comes to the end
Lupe Fiasco for President graphic

Lupe Fiasco, a US hip hop artist, wrote the following poem in support of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. It was published in the second edition of The Occupied Wall Street Journal, which is published by activists in the OWS movement.

Live Red Art exhibition booklets.

Sydney鈥檚 inner-west played host to the inaugural Live Red Art event. The festival of radical art drew a crowd of more than 400 people to the Addison Road Community Centre in Marrickville on October 17.