Who/what is Pussy Riot?
This is Pussy Riot and here they are performing the “punk prayer” for which three of the band’s members are facing a 7-year jail sentence.
You might have heard of Pussy Riot before. Earlier this year they made news with their colourful performance of their song, “Putin Pissed Himself”. (Translation here.)
Amnesty International has [...]

It’s trench warfare outside ACT Health’s Alinga Street offices on Friday mornings as pro and anti abortionists try to get their messages across.
RiotACT can also report we’ve started getting emails, from the anti side, demanding we remove stories relating to this issue.

“fgzk” has sent in some pix of the protests outside the Hyatt for the Chinese Vice President’s visit (the Chinese can manage to turn up unlike the leaders of the current hegemon) with the following note:
Some of you may have seen the dual protest outside the Hyatt on the way to work. One group from [...]

Does anyone know what was going on outside the Hyatt this morning? 
I did beep my horn in support of the sign that read ‘No taxpayers money for big polluters’, but have no idea what it was in relation to.

[ 29 January, 2009; 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Help save the Upper Florentine – Forestry Tasmania is smashing into Pristine Wilderness RIGHT NOW!!!!

At the heart of Tasmania’s Southern Forests, wild rivers flow through valleys containing forests which evolved from the ancient continent of Gondwanaland. In the valleys of the Styx, UpperFlorentine, Middle Huon, Weld, and Upper Derwent flourish some of the world’s oldest [...]

We already know about the plans for a carbon-protesting human chain around Parliament House on the first sitting day of 3 February.
Now the SMH reports that indigenous protestors are planning to descend demanding the Government butt out of how they spend their welfare payments.
Apparently they’re trying to drag the ACT Human Rights commissioner into the [...]

[ 12 April, 2008; ] So I hear there’s to be a protest on Saturday against Scientology in Civic – is anyone here going? Perhaps it’s not the place to put your hand up for it as some protesters wear masks – but I’m just curious as to how many people are planning on turning up, or if it’s [...]

Does anybody know much about the Canberra pro Tibetan protests that are supposed to be taking place at the olympic torch relay? Who is organising it, where are people supposed to meet etc?

Courtesy of news.com.au
A TIBETAN protester jumped a plastic barrier and ran towards the Chinese embassy in Canberra during a demonstration today against human rights abuses in his homeland.
The man ran towards the embassy waving a Tibetan flag and shouting “shame, China, shame”.
He was tackled to the ground by Australian Federal Police and taken to [...]