Fighting Race-Hate in Australia and New Zealand
You are currently viewing the archive for the Newcastle Concerned Citizens Collective category.
A bit.
It has been earlier noted on Fight dem back that German NDP deputy Holger Apfel was trying to get into Australia in order to take part in the forum.
Of course, Holger found better things to do and is no longer coming.
His replacement, we can now reliably inform you is the NDP foreign secretary, Gerd Finkenwirth.
Intensely curious at what type of threats the Macquarie University administration may have received from the supporters of Drew Fraser, FDB has decided to compile a nice page of threats issued to us by various neo-Nazi and white nationalist groups.
You can check them all out here.
This is by no means an exhaustive list and it will be updated regularly.
A recent communication between Patriotic Youth League president Stuart McBeth of Newcastle and a journalism student from Queensland indicates that we may have more high profile people dropping out of the Australasian nationalist scene.
When approached by the student journo for some comments on the status of his organisation, McBeth replied:
“I am not rally involved to much anymore (sic). i have forwared your request onto PYL media rep Luke. he will reply soon.”
Luke Connors of Melbourne seems to be one of the few active PYL members left. A brief perusal of their official site shows that long-time member and 2IC, Andrew Wilson is no longer the official Sydney representative of the group.
“Darren”, another known Sydney member is listed as the local rep though Darren has also entered into communication with FDB to inform us that he is “no longer active with any group.”
It all begs the question of just who is running the PYL? Since being run out of Sydney and Newcastle in January of this year, these guys have been very quiet.
Is Jim Saleam’s youth group laying low whilst the heat is on or have they gone the way of the New Zealand National Front?
Today’s events were a rousing success. The racist Concerned Citizens Collective, a front for the Patriotic Youth League and the Australia First Party, only attracted a handful of people to their barbecue and left after about twenty minutes. Meanwhile, a massive crowd turned out in support of the Newcastle Sudanese community.
For a good laugh, check out how the PYL reported on their “rally”:
Morale was running high as the patriots entered Islington Park from Coal St. To the left one could see the media forming up under some trees by the highway. Looking right, towards Belmont St, there was nothing. No counter protest, no screeming ferals - no opposition whatsoever. Of course there was the patriotic Newcastle public, members of which could be seen scattered throughout the park. As soon as the nationalist contingent entered Islington Park they came quickly to us. These were people who had witnessed their once proud city deindustrialised: now they were told their future lay with immigrants and ‘refugees’. As they gathered one could almost sense their expectation.
Our banners were unfurled and our flags hoisted. Above the passing traffic an interested hum could be heard from the crowd. They were impressed. Our hearts leapt! A loonie yelled from a passing car window something no one could understand and a riple of laughter passed through all present. The ice was broken and we began.
A voice from our megaphone came to life. He thanked all those present for their attendance and welcomed their support for our stance of freedom of expression.
The speech went on. It was delivered with perfect legality and proffesionalism. Again, as we later found out from members of the public, this impressed those listening. It touched on the problems caused by the increasing strain placed on the social security system when a new caste of ‘poor’ - refugees - moved in. Refugees affected the Aboriginal population too. Also the Council’s blind dictatorial imposition of refugees on the Newcastle community without consultation was restated. The crowd was growing.
[Etc, etc...]
To our opponents - YOU failed badly, and, they know who they are, YOU failed to materialise AT ALL. Aside from a few childish shouts as we left the site, there was no real opposition. Today we struck back a blow for Australia. 2005 is the year of Australian Nationalism!
Nazi PR spin was much more slick back in the 30’s. I wonder if their hurried exit meant they had to Goebbel up their half-cooked snags on the run? Television footage showed them making a hasty retreat as a large group of locals told them where to go, and the photographic evidence shows they had a tiny, tiny group in the first place.
These pictures tell the story far better than I could. The crowd was huge, the atmosphere was friendly and excited, and racism was thoroughly rejected. See for yourself.
Newcastle is coming together together in a big way. Tomorrow is going to absolutely go off!
Aside from the pro-multicultural rally taking place at the Beaumont Street Clock Tower (11am), Newcastle City Council has organised something bigger to follow.
Members of the Newcastle community who wish to express their support for the local Sudanese community and their opposition to the recent emergence of organised racism in Newcastle are invited to attend the Palais (in Hunter St, Newcastle) at 12:30pm on Saturday (22 January) to celebrate cultural diversity.
The event has been organised by active members of the Newcastle community (the Newcastle Welcome Town group), representing a broad range of community interests and organisations, including churches and other religious organisations, many grassroots community-based groups involved in human services and equity issues, political parties, and local institutions.
Speakers at the Palais event will include:
- the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Cr John Tate,
- Violetta Walsh OAM, Coordinator of the Newcastle Migrant Resource Centre and Newcastle Citizen of the Year 2004, and
- a representative of the local Sudanese community.
The event is designed to demonstrate the strong and broad consensus of local community support for the Sudanese community and for cultural diversity that has emerged in response to recent expressions of racist extremism.
As everyone on the Newcastle anti-PYL mailing list already knows, I will be speaking at both of these events. I can’t wait to meet and greet all the people I’ve been coordinating with over the last few months.
I suppose all you Sydney folk want to know what the story is up Newcastle way. I mean, all we ever hear from the Steel City are updates on Joey Johns and whatever part of his body is currently in plaster.
As you’d know, the PYL began in Newcastle in late 2003. Thus far they have restricted their campaign to on-campus activities like pre-emptive strikes against foreign students from Africa who might look sideways at white women.
Now, it looks like they’re taking it off campus (where they’ve been totally locked out and ostracised) and into the streets of suburban Islington and Hamilton.
Coordination between anti-PYL campaigners in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Southern Queensland and Newcastle is very solid. Expect an official campaign announcement in the next few days. A name, a new site, funding, you name it. (Note: this was the origin of Fight dem back!)
Anyway, our Newcastle people forwarded the following leaflet onto me during the week. It’s classic Jim Saleam.
Fight dem back! is a volunteer organisation and relies on contributions from supporters in order to cover its costs. Please make a donation through our secure Paypal account:
