Over 20 people dead in the Gaza Strip

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 11/05/2021 - 08:07

The Palestinian health ministry says more than twenty people are dead in the Gaza Strip following Israeli air strikes on the territory last night. The strikes were a retaliatory move after Hamas’ military wing the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigade launched rockets from Gaza towards East Jerusalem, causing Israel’s parliament to be evacuated. The attacks further escalate tensions between Israelis and Palestinians after days of violent clashes over the possibility of Palestinian families being evicted in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah area to make way for a new Israeli settlement.

 

Afghan Government and the Taliban observe rare 3 day ceasefire

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 11/05/2021 - 08:06

The Afghan government and the Taliban say they will observe a rare three-day ceasefire to allow for celebrations marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Taliban spokesman Mohammed Naeem announced the order for the three-day pause to military operations on Twitter, but said the insurgents reserved the right to retaliate if the Afghan government attacked them. The break from fighting comes after one of Afghanistan’s deadliest weekends in years when at least 68 people died in a bomb attack outside a Kabul school.

 

Sacred Shrines - 'Enter The Woods'

Submitted by charlottec on Mon, 10/05/2021 - 15:41
Brisbane Australia’s Psych/Garage cult Sacred Shrines played their first show in March 2014, launching their debut 7 inch at the same time. The group emerged from the remnants of internationally acclaimed powerpop/psych powerhouse Grand Atlantic after their final shows in 2013, following years of constant local and overseas touring and 3 LP releases. Sacred Shrines provided songwriter Phil Usher with a new vehicle to showcase his fresh body of work and to start over with a refocused musical direction and a raw canvas to play with. During their brief tenure, Sacred Shrines have shared stages with The Dandy Warhols, The Upside Down, The Demon Parade, Flyying Colours, Tumbleweed, The Murlocs, ORB, Stonefield and many more. The band released their debut album in July 2016, with tracks mixed by Brett Orrison (The Black Angels), Michael Badger (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Demon Parade) and Liam Judson (Cloud Control, The Laurels). Before the dust had settled on their debut album, Sacred Shrines released a 6 track follow up EP entitled TRAIL TO FIND in 2017. On the back of constant touring and radio airplay, Sacred Shrines signed to Californian label Rebel Waves Records at the end of 2017 and since then have been working tirelessly on tracks for their sophomore LP Enter The Woods. The band are no strangers to the sometimes precarious path of the independent artist, with the constant pressures of moving forward as a group resulting in an evolving lineup since the release of the first LP. Adding in a global pandemic to the mix, the band took longer than anticipated to finish their 2nd album, but this time of reflection, regrouping and adversity had a significant part in shaping ENTER THE WOODS If their first album was a sort of statement of arriving, like an alien spacecraft crash landing on an undiscovered planet Enter The Woods is a tale of losing your way and the time spent in the wilderness without a map to guide you. The album was recorded at various studios around Brisbane and was mixed by a carefully curated list of engineers from across the globe, chosen specifically with particular tracks in mind. The list includes familiar names like Michael Badger and Donovan Miller (FOREVR), but also some new faces James Aparicio (Spiritualized, Grinderman) and local talent Dan James and Matt Weatherall. The album’s themes cover a gamut of human emotion mental illness, loss, betrayal, isolation, failure and self-belief to name a few and is another heady collection of cosmic sounds and diverse songwriting that further propels the band towards the far out reaches of their own musical landscape.

March4Justice rally outside Andrew Lamming's office

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 10/05/2021 - 11:36

The Brisbane charter of women’s rights group March4Justice rallied outside of federal MP Andrew Lamming’s office on the weekend, calling for accountability from the Liberal National Party about their members' behaviour.

Over 150 people attended the Redland City protest, most holding signs or shouting slogans calling for the immediate resignation of Dr Lamming, who was ordered to take medical leave in March following allegations of online harassment against women. 

Cultural shawls to encourage First Nations women to get breast cancer screen

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 10/05/2021 - 11:35

A new initiative has been launched in Canberra to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to get screened for breast cancer by providing cultural screening shawls. 

Kamilaroi woman and manager of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Liaison Service at the Canberra Hospital, Joyce Graham, launched the program. 

She has collaborated with Wiradjuri artist Kirstie Peters, Breast Screen ACT and the Canberra Hospital Foundation to roll out the shawls across the ACT.

"White-washed" Olympic promotion slammed

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 10/05/2021 - 11:34

An Australian Olympic basketballer has made international news by calling out a “whitewashed” promotion of Australian Olympians and Paralympians ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.

29-year-old Liz Cambage has threatened to boycott the games after her criticism of the campaign, which reportedly only featured one person of colour, sparked a torrent of online commentary. 

Ms Cambage has backed her position, telling her Instagram viewers that Australia’s black athletes are some of the best we have and should at the forefront.

China urges UN members not to attend event for oppressed minorities in XinJiang

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 10/05/2021 - 11:32

China is urging United Nations member states not to attend a planned event to discuss the repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang.

China’s UN mission wrote that the event was politically motivated and requested the member states, including Germany, the United States and Britain, not to participate in what they say is an "anti-China event".

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