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Showing posts with label ANZAC Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ANZAC Day. Show all posts
Monday, April 14, 2014
Friday, April 26, 2013
ANZAC Day 2013 Australia remembers it's finest
Anzac Day is one of Australia’s most important national commemorative occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
When is Anzac Day?
The official naming of Anzac Day occurred in 1916 and since then, has fallen on the 25th of April each year.
What does 'ANZAC' stand for?
'ANZAC' stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. On the 25th of April 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula. These became know as Anzacs and the pride they took in that name continues to this day.
Why is this day special to Australians?
On the morning of 25 April 1915, the Anzacs set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies. The objective was to capture Constantinople (now Istanbul in Turkey), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and an ally of Germany.
The Anzacs landed on Gallipoli and met fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. Their plan to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months.
At the end of 1915, the allied forces were evacuated. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. Over 8,000 Australian soldiers were killed. News of the landing on Gallipoli and the events that followed had a profound impact on Australians at home. The 25th of April soon became the day on which Australians remember the sacrifice of those who had died in the war.
The Anzacs were courageous, and although the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives, the Australian and New Zealand actions during the campaign left us all a powerful legacy.
What does Anzac Day mean today?
With the coming of the Second World War, Anzac Day also served to commemorate the lives of Australians who died in that war. The meaning of Anzac Day today includes the remembrance of all Australians killed in military operations.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Australia:Villawood Detention Centre’s Arsonists Insurgents supporters “demand end to punitive policies”
What the enemy is doing today 24 4 2011 and tomorrow ANZAC Day 25 4 2011
RACNSW Media Release: RAC & CCL demand end to punitive policies
Mark Goudkamp
From: racnsw@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Mark Goudkamp (markgoudkamp@gmail.com)
Sent: Sunday, 24 April 2011 2:00:21 PM
To:
Bcc: racnsw@yahoogroups.com
To racnsw@yahoogroups.com
Media release... 24 April 2011
For further comment, call Stephen Blanks 0414448654 (NSW Council for Civil Liberties), Mark Goudkamp (Refugee Action
Coalition NSW) 0422078376, or Ian Rintoul (for comments on Curtin action and hunger strike) 0417713275.
Refugee Action Coalition & Council for Civil Liberties demand end to punitive policies
Solicitors visiting asylum seekers now incarcerated at Silverwater prison are shocked at what they have seen. Stephen
Blanks, solicitor and secretary of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties briefly interviewed two of the 22 (mostly Iranians
and Kurds) locked up there. He said: “They are in solitary confinement, locked down for 18 hours a day with no access to
communication, either with each other or with the outside world. There are no toothbrushes, no showers, not even any
toilet paper.
“They’ve ended up in prison without any charges being laid and without any supervision from a court. I’ve lodged a
complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission. One of them told me that when he was forcibly removed from
his bed in Villawood early in the hours of Good Friday, that a guard pushed handcuffs into his wrist, and laughed.
Mark Goudkamp from the Refugee Action Coalition added: “These conditions in Silverwater are unacceptable in a
democratic society. It is also highly ironic given many Iranians detainees fled the Ahmadinejad government’s crackdown
on mass pro-democracy protests in 2009. That Australian authorities think treating people in this way is acceptable is
nothing short of scandalous. Australia frequently condemns human rights abuses in Iran, including in Tehran’s notorious
Evin prison.”
Meanwhile, a planned visit to celebrate Easter Sunday with Villawood detainees has had to be cancelled. Mark Goudkamp
said, “When I rang Serco yesterday, I was told we couldn’t visit friends in detention because Villawood is a ‘crime scene’.
Immigration and Serco are consciously trying to sow divisions among detainees, telling them that the reason visiting is
banned indefinitely is because the rooftop protest is continuing. That this ban includes Stage 1, which was completely
unaffected by Wednesday’s riots, is completely unreasonable and continues the rotten culture of collective punishment
that was a feature of detention under John Howard and Phillip Ruddock. The ban on visits over Easter is diametrically
opposed to the spirit of goodwill that this festive holiday is supposed to represent.
“Despite being prevented from receiving visitors, our asylum seeker friends are looking forward to a strong show of
support outside Villawood tomorrow afternoon. Acting PM Wayne Swan’s view that our march is inappropriate because it
coincides with Anzac Day are quite ridiculous when you consider that Afghanistan, where Australian soldiers are currently
being killed, is also by far the largest source country for asylum seekers. 2267 of the nearly 7000 people now in detention
come from there. Many democratically minded diggers, who themselves went to war thinking they were fighting against
dictatorships and repression, will understand why we are protesting. They are welcome to join us.”
The Sydney action, which is part of a national series of protests against mandatory detention, will assemble at 12 noon at
Chester Hill train station, before marching to the Gurney Rd side of Villawood. Former detainees from Iran, Afghanistan
and Iraq will address the rally, along with psychiatrist Michael Dudley, the Greens, the Teachers Federation, and the
Refugee Action Coalition.
Meanwhile at Curtin detention centre in remote WA, between 300-500 detainees are on hunger strike, and protesting
against the length of time it is taking to process their claims. Around 60 protesters have arrived after a two day bus
journey from Perth, hoping to visit detainees, and to protest against mandatory detention. There will also be a protest at
Maribyrnong detention centre in Melbourne.
For further comment, call Stephen Blanks 0414448654 (NSW Council for Civil Liberties), Mark Goudkamp (Refugee Action
Coalition NSW) 0422078376, or Ian Rintoul (for comments on Curtin action and hunger strike) 0417713275.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Australia: Villawood Detention Centre’s Arsonist Muslim Insurgents Supporters plans for Anzac Day 2011. It’s always good to know what the enemy is up to,don’t you think.
These groups can be contacted on the following cell phone numbers.
Mark Goudkamp 0422 078 376 or Nick Riemer 0435 533 027
www.refugeeaction.org.au
[RACNSW] Press Release_Refugee groups plan show of support for Villawood Detainees
22/04/2011
Mark Goudkamp Add to contacts
To racnsw@yahoogroups.com, rac_national@yahoogroups.com, crossbordercollective@googlegroups.com, solinational,
Sydney List, atn@yahoogroups.com
Please find below and attached the media release that Nick (mainly) and I wrote, that just went out. Legal support is
being organised for the 22-25 mainly Kurdish (Iranian and Iraqi) and Iranians who have been sent to Silverwater prison.
Please spread the word about Monday...and don't forget to vote on the Daily Telegraph's online poll, which this release
makes reference to.
tory-e6freuzi-1226043096793
Cheers and solidarity, Mark
Refugee Action Coalition Press Release Friday 22 April 2011
Refugee Groups Plan Show of Support for Villawood Detainees on Easter Monday
Following this week’s unrest at the Villawood detention centre, refugee rights advocates will stage a mass show of
support for Villawood detainees on Easter Monday, 25 April. Refugee supporters will meet at Chester Hill station at 12
noon, before marching to the Gurney Rd side of the detention centre for a rally in support of the detainees. Called by the
Refugee Action Coalition (RAC), the action is part of a nationwide series of protests outside detention centres planned
over the Easter weekend, including at the remote Curtin facility in Western Australia.
The rally will hear from refugees who were formerly detained: Najeeba Wazefadost (Afghanistan); Iraj Moghodam (Iran);
and Mohammed Ali Muttari (Iraq). Melina Adlparvar, an Iranian refugee separated from her husband who is inside
Villawood, will also speak. They will be joined by: Annie Neilson, Greens candidate for Fairfield in the NSW election; NSW
Teachers' Federation General-Secretary Jenny Diamond; and Mark Goudkamp, a long-term Refugee Action Coalition
spokesperson.
“The recent unrest in Villawood makes it extremely urgent to show community support for refugees”, said Nick Riemer
from RAC. “It’s an extraordinary irony that both Labor and Coalition politicians talk of refugees having committed
crimes. The damage to property on Wednesday night is nothing compared to the brutalisation of innocent lives caused by
mandatory detention itself. Asylum seekers haven’t committed any crime and shouldn’t be imprisoned. It’s not illegal to
arrive by boat and ask Australia for protection. When you lock people up and treat them like animals, it’s entirely
predictable that they will be driven to desperate acts. There have been five suicides in detention since September, three
in Villawood, and countless cases of self-harm. Hunger strikes happen all the time. If the government had acted on the
advice of leading psychiatrists, this week’s events could have been prevented. As one of the banners of the rooftop
protesters emphasises, they are human and deserve to be treated that way. If we’re talking about crimes being
committed, it’s the government who are the wrongdoers by sticking to their failed and discredited policy of mandatory
detention.”
“The rally will show solidarity with the refugees locked up in Villawood”, said Mark Goudkamp, also from RAC. “All
asylum seekers want is to escape the war and persecution that have driven them from their home countries. But instead
of treating them with decency, and allowing them to contribute to Australian society, the government locks them up.
Australia is the only Western country that does this. Monday’s protest can show that the Daily Telegraph’s politically
driven online polls by do not represent all Australians. 22 asylum seekers were forcibly removed from their beds on
Thursday night and transferred to Silverwater jail. On Christmas Island, police used tear gas and beanbag rounds on
asylum seekers. This is no way to treat refugees. Mr Bowen says he shares the anger of Australians about damage to
government property. Instead, Australians should direct their rage at the pointless violence and brutality inflicted on
asylum seekers. While Mr Bowen should be congratulated for supporting the idea of multiculturalism in Australia and
ending the Howard government’s disparagement of it, if he really means it, the policy of mandatory detention policy
must be immediately abandoned.”
“The government keeps refugees out of the public eye and detains them in inaccessible places”, said Riemer. “The
Gurney Rd entrance to Villawood is the only place from which we can make visual contact with them. Refugee Action
Coalition members are regular visitors to the detention centre. Our friends inside are looking forward to seeing a vocal
and colourful demonstration of support.”
“There’s significant support for refugees among Villawood locals, who remember what their suburb was like before the
barbed wire went up in the early 1990s,” Goudkamp added. “We expect that many residents will join us in showing
solidarity with the refugees.”
For more information, contact Mark Goudkamp 0422 078 376 or Nick Riemer 0435 533 027
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Labor comes clean with contempt for Australian Military
Former Labor Party Leader, Mark Latham, comes clean with the Australian public regarding his and Labor's contempt for Australia's Military forces.
The Australian Labor Party (ALP)and its Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)bankers and financiers have a long tradition of hatred for and undermining of Australia's military forces during WW2, however this hatred and contempt was most publicly displayed during the Vietnam War during which the ALP & ACTU financially supported the Communist North Vietnamese army, along with withholding weapons and supplies from Australian troops via the ACTU'S Maritime, Building and Postal Unions.
No one will ever know how many Australian troops were killed with weapons and supplies donated by the ALP / ACTU and their "Peace Movement" Groupies and ‘Students” however these Labor Party vermin are still allowed to walk on hallowed ground every ANZAC Day weeping crocodile tears courtesy of an Onion hidden in their handkerchief's.
The Communist / Socialist mindset is not burdened by conscience, because to be a Communist / Socialist you must first jettison your conscience otherwise the Communist / Socialist manifesto, is, just like the Koran, repulsive to all but the lowest of the low.
Trooper Jason Brown,Another Australian killed in Afghanistan, whilst Australian Government continues to import into Australia Muslim “asylum seekers”
Aussie soldiers families to be evicted to make way for illegal immigrants
Who IS Madame / Comrade Julia Gillard ?
Australian Federal Election: Labor Party censors Union appointed PM’s website,What the Labor Party did not want you to read about Julia Gillard. hear what they did not want you to read.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Islamification & Socialization of Australia
PA child: Fatah Conference taught me to be a combatant and fight Israel
Ahmad Abd Al-Wahab:
"I came here following the conference elections. I hope that there will be more conferences like the 6th Fatah Conference (August 2009). These conferences are important for us because it makes us aware of leadership and that we will be combatants and wage resistance (violence) against the Israelis." PMW
Madame Julia’s Progress Australia “looking forward” EVERY Australian school student would be taught positive things about Islam and Muslims
Australian Based Muslim Colonialists “furious with Australian Media” for reporting their Criminal and Terrorist activities.
The Brilliant Daniel Greenfield “for people to wake up and fight for their rights, they must first know who they are, so that they will believe that their rights are worth fighting for.”
Sunday, April 26, 2009
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