,:AT ,HAPP5$ 9 ,MELB\RNE ,YE/]DAY8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION 

,TEXT 3 

,YE/]DAY'S ,MANUS SOLID>ITY RALLY 9 ,MELB\RNE DID NOT 0TURN VIOL5T01 IT WAS ATTACK$ FIR/ BY A KN[N FASCI/ & !N BY ! POLICE4 

,! RACI/ VIOL5CE ( ! ,AU/RALIAN /ATE1 DIRECT$ AT ,9DIG5\S PEOPLES1 ,MUSLIMS1 & ANYONE :O W\LD D>E SEEK ASYLUM :IL/ NON:ITE1 CONT9UES TO EMBOLD5 F>-RI<T ?UGS4 

,E>LI] ?IS MON?1 NEO-,NAZI PUBLICITY H\ND ,NEIL ,]IKSON1 ABUS$ A ,LABOR S5ATOR 9 A B>4 ,LA/ NI<T HE & TWO WANNABE UB]M5S* DECID$ TO HAVE A GO AT A ,MANUS SOLID>ITY RALLY ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,REFUGEE ,ACTION ,COLLECTIVE 7,R,A,C74 

,]IKSON %OV$ ASIDE A ,R,A,C *AIRP]SON & SEIZ$ ! MIC TO ANN\NCE ?AT ALL 0REFUGEES >E RAPI/S04 ,HE WAS QUICKLY CUT (F :5 A NE>BY H]O /EPP$ 91 PU%$ HIM ASIDE & RECLAIM$ ! MIC4 

,! RESPONSE ( ! POLICE WAS TELL+4 ,ONE ( ,]IKSON'S GOON MATES GRABB$ \R H]O >\ND ! NECK TO *OKE HIM4 ,! POLICE RU%$ =W>D & LEAP$ ON444 ! P]SON BE+ *OK$4 ,?IS P]SON HAS S9CE DESCRIB$ H[ POLICE %OV$ HIM TO ! GR\ND1 /OMP$ ON HIS CALVES1 KICK$ HIS LEGS & PU%$ HIS ELB[S 9TO HIS BACK4 

,NEIL ,]IKSON & HIS ?UG FRI5D W]E CALMLY L$ AWAY1 :IL/ POLICE ESCALAT$ VIOL5CE AGA9/ DEMON/RATORS4 ,HUNDR$S ( DEMON/RATORS /OOD UP & DEM&$ ! POLICE RELEASE ! DEMON/RATOR !Y HAD P9N$ ON ! GR\ND1 *ANT+ 0LET HIM GO60 

,AS POLICE M>*$ ! H]O !Y HAD WRONGLY >RE/$ TO A DIVVY VAN1 SUPPORT]S /OOD 9 FRONT ( !M & CONT9U$ *ANT+4 ,! POLICE RESPONSE WAS TO LA% \T1 & A COMRADE FROM ! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,CLUB WAS HURL$ TO ! GR\ND1 SU/A9+ A HEAD 9JURY4 

,Y\ HAVE D\BTLESS SE5 ! PHOTOS %>$ ON ,FACEBOOK & 9 ! M$IA4 ,\R COMRADE1 SURR\ND$ BY POLICE1 P9N$ TO ! GR\ND1 BLOOD FL[+ FROM HIS HEAD4 ,VICTORIA ,POLICE HELD ! ,M,A,C COMRADE 9 ?IS POSITION = OV] ?IRTY M9UTES1 & AFT] ! COMRADE WAS REMOV$ FROM ! SC5E HE WAS NOT TAK5 TO AN AMBULANCE OR A HOSPITAL1 BUT RA!R TO A POLICE /ATION4 

,AT A MOM5TS LIKE ?IS WE FACE A *OICE1 DO WE ACCEPT ! RI<T ( ! POLICE TO BRUTALIZE ) IMPUNITY1 OR DO WE PU% BACK8 

,LA/ NI<T1 WE PU%$ BACK4 ,HUNDR$S ( DEMON/RATORS1 JO9$ BY A NUMB] ( ANGRY BY/&]S1 SURR\ND$ ! POLICE1 & DEM&$ ! RELEASE ( \R COMRADES4 ,! POLICE RESPOND$ ) PUN*ES & PEPP] SPRAY4 ,!Y W]E SUCCESSFUL 9 REMOV+ ! DEMON/RATORS !Y HAD ASSAULT$ & >RE/$1 BUT !Y W]E NOT SUCCESSFUL 9 !IR SECOND>Y OBJECTIVE 

,= ?REE WEEKS ,VICTORIA ,POLICE HAVE MOV$ TO PREV5T ,MANUS SOLID>ITY RALLIES FROM UND]TAK+ ! MO/ R\T9E ( PROTE/ M>*ES4 ,= TWO WEEKS1 POLICE HAVE DEPLOY$ 9 !IR HUNDR$S TO BLOCK ,SWAN/ON ,/REET & PREV5T A M>* FROM ! ,/ATE ,LIBR>Y TO ,FL9D]S ,/REET4 

,LA/ NI<T1 AFT] BE+ ATTACK$ FIR/ BY FASCI/S & !N BY ! POLICE1 DEMON/RATORS DEM&$ ! RI<T TO M>*4 ,*ANT+ 0WE WILL M>*0 HUNDR$S ( DEMON/RATORS FAC$ (F AGA9/ ! POLICE1 BE=E SIDE/EPP+ POLICE D[N ,B\RKE ,/REET & !N RUNN+ TO ! ,FL9D]S ,/REET 9T]SECTION4 

,! \TCOME WAS AN IMPORTANT DEMON/RATION ( PR9CIPLE4 ,AFT] WEEKS ( OV] POLIC+1 DESPITE ! DEPLOYM5T ( HUNDR$S ( 0PUBLIC ORD] RESPONSE0 UNITS1 & 9 DEFIANCE ( POLICE VIOL5CE1 DEMON/RATORS =C$ !IR WAY TO ,FL9D]S ,/REET1 SURR\ND$ POLICE 9 ! 9T]SECTION1 & HELD ! SIT-9 ?AT POLICE HAVE BE5 SO DET]M9$ TO PREV5T4 ,?IS WAS NO SYMBOLIC SIT-91 DEMON/RATORS HELD ! ,FL9D]S ,/REET 9T]SECTION 9 DEFIANCE ( ,VICTORIA ,POLICE = TWO H\RS4 

,! ONGO+ CAMPAIGN 9 SOLID>ITY ) REFUGEES DETA9$ ON ,MANUS & ,NAURU REQUIRES A SU/A9$ & DET]M9$ CAMPAIGN ( DIRECT ACTION & CIVIL DISOB$I5CE4 ,WE MU/ SIT-91 BLOCKADE1 DEMON/RATE & M>*1 & WE MU/ CREATE A SITUATION ?AT ! ,AU/RALIAN GOV]NM5T SIMPLY CANNOT IGNORE4 

,?IS CAMPAIGN HAS BE5 OV]:ELM+LY NONVIOL5T1 BORD]+ ON OBSESSIVELY POLITE4 ,BUT \R TACTICS ( OCCUPATION1 BLOCKADE1 SIT-9 & M>* >E OPPOS$ BY RACI/ BIGOTS & AU?ORIT>IAN POLICE4 ,9 ORD] TO BO? DEF5D RI<TS TO PROTE/ & CONT9UE ?IS CAMPAIGN1 WE MU/ REFUSE POLICE & OPPON5T DEM&S ?AT WE /OP4 ,!RE >E OCCASIONS :]E ?IS IMP]ATIVE WILL REQUIRE ACTS ( DEFIANCE4 

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