Roe v Wade Solidarity Protests 01/07/2022 and 9/07/2022 ---- Thousands of people
across Australia rallied against the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn ofRoe v Wade over July. The decision, which had been leaked earlier in the year,was officially overturned by the Supreme Court on 24th of June, resulting inbacklash across the US and around the world. This will leave abortion legality upto state law, with many states already imposing draconian laws banning abortionentirely, which will lead to increases in unsafe abortions and prosecutions ofmiscarriages, to name a few of the disastrous consequences. ---- The protests inAustralia were primarily to show solidarity with Americans effected by the lawsgiven such a disturbing turn of events and also to draw attention to theinaccessibility of abortion services in Australia, especially for the workingclass and those living rurally. It is also essential to note that given theincreasing power of the far right, similar legal changes are likely to beattempted here, with the small anti-choice movement in Australia being heavilytied to that in the US.Abortion is healthcare, and standing up for the ability to access basic medicalnecessities is essential, which is why so many turned out for these protests. Tounderstand in depth why the Roe v Wade decision was made as well as why a USSupreme Court decision saw protests worldwide, check out our article on the topic.Refugee Rights Rally 23/07A refugee rights rally was held in Queens Park Garden by Refugee ActionCollective Queensland to ensure that the basic needs of refugees in Australia aremet. The list of demands was very clear, with several concrete needs to be met toensure better treatment for refugees. These included ensuring permanent visas forall, as many refugees in Australia are forced onto bridging visas lacking anytype of stability. Another demand is the ending of offshore detention, with manyrefugees still indefinitely detained in PNG and Nauru with no clear pathways toresettlement.Demands also include increasing the intake of refugees from Afghanistan to 20,000after the take-over by the Taliban forcing many more refugees to flee thecountry, as well as ending 'fast-track' processing, and resettling refugees fromIndonesia. These changes would allow an increase in the stability of refugees inAustralia.The rally was also followed by a fundraiser at the ETU building in South Bank,with all proceeds going to refugees abandoned on bridging visas.Rally for Climate Change 30/07After continuous devastation seen across the world from increasingly disastrousweather events, including heat waves and wildfires ravaging parts of Europe andfloods which devastated large areas across Queensland and New South Wales earlierin the year, it is clear that we are seeing the direct effects of climate change.Climate change is real and it is dangerous, and we must do everything we can toprevent further environmental devastation.This rally was hosted by the UQ Environmental Collective, along with otheractivist groups, and was specifically focused on stopping the Scarborough GasProject. The Scarborough Gas Project proposed by Woodside Energy would seek todevelop 12 subsea gas wells off the coast of Western Australia. Such a projectwould not only massively hamper Australia's ability to achieve the current targetof net zero by 2050 (which is already insufficient), but some estimates suggestthis one project could produce over three times Australia's current emissions.Despite a dip in activity due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak through Australia,the social movements continue to fight for necessary social change. Check outNotes from Below next month for further updates on these social movements.https://www.acmeanjin.org/articles/notes-from-social-movements-july-2022_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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