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14Jun/20
Can You Handle Being Corrected On Social Media In Safe Spaces?

Can You Handle Being Corrected Online In Safe Spaces?

14/6/2020Campaigning, General, HAES, Human RightsElissa

I pulled someone up on a “And I don’t care if that makes me a racist” comment in what was meant to be considered a safe online space. Ironically their comment wasn’tRead More…

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05Dec/17
Greens Working Class

Working Class Reflections: What It Means To Be Green

5/12/2017Human RightsElissa

When I read vitriol about The Greens not representing the working class and how we’re all latte-sipping elitists, I reflect on the massive sacrifices my working class migrant grandparents made to provideRead More…

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30Nov/16

Why Do Nazis Grow Like Wild Flowers?

30/11/2016Human RightsElissa

I love this song from my youth and couldn’t find the lyrics anywhere on the web, so transcribed them for self therapy. I love this song so by Things Of Stone AndRead More…

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05Oct/15
Kooma Green School - Murra Murra - Sunset

Talking About Country: Kooma Green School

5/10/2015Human RightsElissa

On September 20, after a 10 hour drive from Brisbane with an overnight stop at Moonie, Brett and I arrived at Murra Murra near Nebine (between Bollon and Cunnamulla), the traditional landRead More…

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27Sep/14

Fed up residents call for relocation of odour emitting industry after 9 months of government neglect

27/9/2014Human RightsElissa

Fed up residents of Salisbury and Moorooka, who have lived with a noxious industrial odour for 9 months, are calling for the relocation of industrial surface coating on plastic away from theRead More…

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16Sep/14

Noxious odour action group alarmed at bizarre extension given by Council to EGR

16/9/2014Human RightsElissa

As odour continues to overwhelm the Moorooka and Salisbury suburbs, local noxious odour action group is alarmed at the bizarre extension that’s been given by Council to EGR. The Salisbury Moorooka NoxiousRead More…

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21Jul/14

Newly formed Noxious Odour Action Group calls public meeting

21/7/2014Human RightsElissa

This week a group of concerned Moorooka residents formed the Salisbury Moorooka Noxious Odour Action Group (SM-NOAG) to demand action to stop the solvent odour overpowering the local area. SM-NOAG spokesperson CecRead More…

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27Oct/12

Moreton residents gather at Yeronga DisabiliTEA to support funding an NDIS

27/10/2012General, Human RightsElissa

I had a wonderful morning welcoming local residents from all walks of life to a DisabiliTEA at Yeronga Memorial Park to support the Every Australian Counts campaign and share information on whatRead More…

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25Aug/12

It’s the GREEN economy, stupid!

25/8/2012General, Human RightsElissa

Crowdfunding prostobank.ua/ archerit.blogspot.com/

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20May/12

In our Queensland, but not in our name.

20/5/2012General, Human RightsElissa

Updated Monday May 21 As at Sunday May 20, I have decided to document LNP’s regressive policies, extremist legislative changes and ultra-conservative public commentary that has taken place since their ‘landslide’ parliamentaryRead More…

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22Jul/11

Help support the 2 million children in East Africa who are dying of hunger

22/7/2011Human RightsElissa

A philanthropist was telling me the other day that if you earn $150K a year or more, you are in the top 1% of the world’s most wealthiest people. If you earnRead More…

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12Apr/11

Let’s just ship those pesky refugees off to Darwin!

12/4/2011Human RightsElissa

Hmmm. Just remembered a blog entry from 2004 where I asked Lisa Newman (Campbell Newman’s wife) if funding would continue to support children who are seeking asylum and living in Brisbane. SheRead More…

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05Oct/07

Beautiful Africans at my doorstep

5/10/2007Human RightsElissa

Dear Courier-Mail Editor, As a Moorooka resident, I must declare that Liberal Member Gary Hardgrave does not speak for me in saying that my suburb is “exhaustedâ€? by the “influxâ€? of AfricanRead More…

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15Jul/07

Family fun day at Kuraby

15/7/2007Human RightsElissa

I went along to a Family Fun Day today at Kuraby organised by the Your Rights At Work team. It was a beautiful sunny day out and it seemed like everyone wasRead More…

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14May/07

Proposed closure of QUT school of humanities

14/5/2007Human RightsElissa

Letter as written to QUT Council and the University Academic Board … As a QUT alumni who graduated with a Degree in Business about 10 years ago, I am most concerned toRead More…

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07May/07

Labour Day March

7/5/2007Human RightsElissa

Well my friend and I were late for the march because we had to drop off some signs at the Refugee Action Collective stall at the RNA showgrounds, but with plenty ofRead More…

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29Apr/07

Australia’s Guantanamo

29/4/2007Human RightsElissa

A group of us from Refugee Action Collective finished Australia’s Guantanamo today. Yes, a model of Christmas Island made of foam, hessian, paint, timber, plastic – mostly from Recycled Garbage. 🙂 ItRead More…

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22Apr/07

Our own Christmas Island

22/4/2007Human RightsElissa

Attended a Refugee Action Collective working bee today. We’re making a Christmas Island to use at rallies. It’s looking very schmick. 🙂 http://www.europosud.ua/ europosud.ua/

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10Apr/07

Lifeline launches depression awareness campaign

10/4/2007Human RightsElissa

This sounds like a wonderful event. I highly recommend attending. 🙂 Port of Brisbane Lifeline Blues Cruise Turning the Brisbane River blue on Sunday May 6, 2007 Enjoy the sunset beauty ofRead More…

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22Mar/07

Letter to Bendigo Bank re B of Qld merger

22/3/2007Human RightsElissa

Dear (My lovely financial lender), It was with great distress that I read of the potential takeover bid of Bendigo Bank by Bank of Queensland. As you are aware, I opted toRead More…

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