(A message of thanks to comrades in Melbourne for the information here)
On the 26th of September, the 'Safeguarding Australia Homeland Security' summit took place in Melbourne, at the Melbourne University. The summit was organized by the Research Network for a Secure Australia (RNSA), which is a body, funded by the federal government and supported by private industry leaders.
The Summit was organized as a means to develop, strengthen and display security technology in Australia, as well as discussing the "threat" of 'Muslim population growth in Australia', as well as other things such as 'Terrorism today'. It's essentially, a body that has been established as a means of deepening the climate of fear toward terrorism, and immigration, and establish stronger security measures, tightening laws around free speech, free movement, and liberty; and taking further measures in turning Australia into (more of) a police state.
The first leg of it, however, did not go unnoticed, thanks to the organizing of the ACDC block - a block which was organized for the APEC rally, standing for 'Alliance for Civil Disobedience Coordination'.
Over 50 people from the Alliance for Civil Disobedience Coordination (ACDC) met outside the university and marched to University House where a fancy dinner to was being held to launch the summit. A blockade was established on the main entrance as well as a side entrance to the hall. It was held for over an hour. Many guests were turned away despite hired goons from Chubb Security trying to intimidate protesters.
Eventually almost 40 police officers arrived and threatened to arrest anyone who continued to blockade. Unfortunately (for them) the dinner had already been successfully disrupted and a decision was made to retreat after a job well done.
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Interesting to know.
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