Police murdered Walter Wallace on camera. His mother was trying to de-escalate his mental health crisis. Rioters over powered armed police last night. Solidarity protests have popped up nationally as a response.
A surreal, psychedelic Mexican horror film adapting Edgar Allan Poe’s “The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether”. A 19th century journalist visits a rural French insane asylum to interview it’s head doctor about his revolutionary system for treating mental illness.
Black Phillip, Black Phillip, a crown grows out his head. Black Phillip, Black Phillip, to nanny queen is wed. Jump to the fence post. Running in the stall. Black Phillip, Black Phillip, king of all.
On this day, 28 October 1916, conscription to the army in Australia during World War I was narrowly defeated in a referendum by 51% to 49%. Labor prime minister Billy Hughes, a former union leader, had vigorously attempted to introduce conscription. He blamed the revolutionary union the Industrial Workers of the World for the defeat. The IWW had been extremely active in opposing conscription and the war. Hughes responded by banning the organisation and arresting and jailing many of its members and activists. A second referendum was held the following year, and defeated by an even bigger margin.
Find out more in our podcast episode about the Australian IWW here: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/01/28/e19-the-iww-in-australia/https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1567095520142259/?type=3
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