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Above: "The Police Chief's Car" taken the night of the Star Hotel riot in Newcastle, Australia.

All photos and media on this blog are copyright by Bernadette Smith. For permission to use please contact

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

19th November 2011 Occupy Sydney's Anti-Corporate Greed Tour

Outside State Parliament during Anti-Corporate Greed Tour

Police kettling at Martin Place during Anti-Corporate Greed Tour


Tour of Corporate Greed
occupy Newcastle video at http://youtu.be/GfbDErDOGc0
more links at
Jagath Dheerasekara: documentary photographer weblog with link to Meltdown: The men who crashed the world - 4 part series athttp://jagathdeerasekera.blogspot.com/2011/12/meltdown-men-who-crashed-world-4-part.html

Occupy Art - International Day Of Creative Action - Feb 12 (#F12)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Art-International-Day-Of-Creative-Action-Feb-12-F12/346946421987719

see more photos at http://occupysydneyphotos.blogspot.com.au/

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Courtroom Drama for Save Our Figs Legal Team

Outside the Land and Environment Court this week tension mounts as Save Our Figs Inc fight to continue their injunction preventing Newcastle council from destroying Laman Street figs. The judgement ruled:
In a democracy, the Court should be slow to countenance refusing interlocutory relief to which an applicant is otherwise entitled because it engaged in peaceful protest in a context where a respondent arguably was behaving unlawfully in its administrative decision - making. (Full decision here)
More at http://savethebogeyhole.blogspot.com/

At the No Coal Seam Gas Stall at Newtown Festival Last Sunday

A busy day getting petition signatures and educating the public at the no gas mining stall at Newtown Festival on the weekend.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Occupy Newcastle!


Occupy Newcastle - Saving Laman Street Figs Calendar A year of struggle in documentary photographs showing part of Newcastle community’s heroic efforts to save our figs. More photos here http://saveourfigsphotos.blogspot.com.au/

Occupy Newcastle Town Hall