tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90245302007-05-10T10:38:17.754+09:30Gary MeyerhoffBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-71058621921194117342007-05-09T22:24:00.000+09:302007-05-10T10:38:17.779+09:30

NETWORK Against Prohibition member Robert Alan Fyffe, 48, attempted to give Magistrate Greg Cavanagh a lesson in law in the Darwin Magistrates court on Wednesday. Mr Fyffe, who represented himself on charges of marijuana possession, told Mr Cavanagh that he had a right to a jury trial. But Mr Cavanagh told him that not all indictable offences carried such a right. "Well it's so minor I

Rob.Fyffetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1172534790225932872007-02-27T09:29:00.000+09:302007-02-27T09:38:36.263+09:30

The Northern Territory's Supreme Court has given four protesters who stormed Parliament almost five years ago lesser sentences on appeal. Stuart Highway, Robert Inder-Smith, Michael Lambe and Emma Birkeland-Corro barged into a parliamentary session in May 2002, protesting against drug laws. They were convicted of intentionally disturbing an assembly while in session and were sentenced to up to

Rob.Fyffetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1120338106037464512005-06-01T21:29:00.000+09:302007-01-08T19:07:49.000+09:30

Cancelling holidays to Bali. Refusing to buy Indonesian products. Asserting they will never return to Indonesia. Insisting that they will never donate to another disaster appeal to aid Indonesia. Many Australians have chosen to show their support for Schapelle Corby by what could be seen as discriminating against the Indonesian people. Some argue that the national outrage over the Corby case

Gary Meyerhofftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1161136973321326302006-10-13T11:20:00.000+09:302006-10-18T11:54:36.026+09:30

This is the transcript from a Stateline (ABC TV) segment following Gary's death. CLAIRE MACKAY – Reporting: For Gary Meyerhoff, activism was a way of life. His causes were many and varied. But most of his energy went into drug law reform, particularly for intravenous drug users. GARY MEYERHOFF (2001): For nearly two years now no chemists have provided injecting equipment in the Palmerston area.

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A FUNERAL for Darwin activist Gary Meyerhoff will be held in Western Australia this morning. Mr Meyerhoff founded the NT branch of the Network Against Prohibition (NAP) in 2002, the year the group invaded the NT Parliament in protest of drug house legislation. He passed away last Saturday from an AIDS-related illness at the age of 31. NAP co-ordinator Fiona Clarke said the activist drew

fitag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1160525233892641912006-10-10T09:34:00.000+09:302006-10-11T09:37:13.910+09:30

A well-known campaigner for the rights of illicit drug users in the Northern Territory, Gary Meyerhoff, has died aged 31. Gary Meyerhoff led the Network Against Prohibition, which was set up in 2002 in response to the Territory Government's "drug house" laws. The group advocated the decriminalisation of marijuana and staged numerous public "smoke-ins" in the city. Mr Meyerhoff was also part

fitag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1158062392372944472006-09-11T20:47:00.000+09:302006-09-12T21:29:52.450+09:30

FORMER Territory Health Minister Peter Toyne came under fire at a human rights protest rally held in Darwin yesterday. Rally-goers protested against death sentences handed down to four of the Bali 9 drug smugglers by Indonesian authorities last week. But in a separate issue protesters also criticised Dr Toyne’s passing of legislation in 2002 that failed to “halt the supply of availability of

fitag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1155637369090018582006-08-15T19:47:00.000+09:302006-08-15T19:52:49.106+09:30

Darwin ABC radio hosts a regular Wednesday morning spot with Darwin City Council CEO Allan Macgill. Napatista Rob Inder-Smith managed to get this grab last week and after telling Mr Macgill that there were “insufficient” rubbish bins at popular picnic spot Lake Alexander, got into the serious business of Council permits for NAP smoke-ins. Inder-Smith could not get in the leading question – did

fitag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1149214989505813632006-05-31T11:50:00.000+09:302006-06-02T11:54:32.600+09:30

PRO-marijuana group the Network Against Prohibition is claiming victory after a win in the appeal courts. Activist Stuart Highway had a 21-day suspended jail term and a conviction for trespass quashed by Justice Steve Southwood on Monday. The charges stemmed from a protest against Prime Minister John Howard in 2004. Mr Stuart’s (sic) co-accused, anti-nuclear activist Justin Tutty, was ordered

fitag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1148448349477522602004-05-26T14:52:00.000+09:302006-05-24T14:55:49.496+09:30

The human rights group Network Against Prohibition (NAP) has called on international media present in Darwin for the Peter Falconio murder trial to investigate the serious ongoing human rights abuses against Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory. NAP, which is running a candidate in the upcoming Darwin mayoral elections and recently smoked a giant ‘joint’ in a Darwin park to highlight

Gary Meyerhofftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1147592060312824852006-05-14T17:01:00.000+09:302006-05-14T17:04:20.330+09:30

Three people who stormed the Northern Territory Parliament four years ago plan to take an appeal against their sentences to the High Court. In May 2002, Gary William Meyerhoff, Robert Paul Inder-Smith and Stuart Highway entered the chamber and held up placards. Meyerhoff called out that the Territory was a police state. The members of the Network Against Prohibition group say they were

fitag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1145058913984809532006-04-15T09:22:00.000+09:302006-04-18T12:34:04.906+09:30

A FORMER journalist and university lecturer has had indecent exposure and offensive behaviour charges against him dismissed. Former Litchfield Times reporter Robert Paul Inder-Smith, 46, appeared in the Darwin Magistrates Court this week but was told the charges had been dropped. Newshawk: http://www.napnt.org Pubdate: Sat, 15 April 2006 Source: Northern Territory News (Australia) Copyright:

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1142153824106523312006-03-15T18:24:00.000+09:302006-03-23T22:20:16.003+09:30

In his attack on Liberal Party anti-drugs policy, Gary Meyerhoff (Write On, GLW #656) contends that “despite claims by some mental health professionals that some pre-existing mental illnesses can be exacerbated or 'brought on’ by marijuana use, the evidence that supports this is extremely dubious”. I fear this is an instance of sloppy arguments serving a good cause. While the level of

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FREE Stuart Highway. The last time I looked Stuart Highway was a road that heads south. Anyone that voluntarily names themselves after a road really should be sent where the road goes. Ian Baume Millner Newshawk: http://www.napnt.org Pubdate: Sat, 25 February, 2006 Source: Northern Territory News (Australia) Author: Ian Baume (Letter to the editor) Copyright: 2006 Northern Territory News

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1139314146656806502006-02-08T07:36:00.000+09:302006-02-07T21:39:06.680+09:30

More than 40 people gathered at the “Let’s get seditious” forum at Groove Cafe on January 28, to hear from speakers challenging the federal Coalition government’s new anti-sedition laws. Anti-war campaigner Emma King spoke about the history of sedition laws and their use in Australia, explaining how the broadening of the definition of sedition will widen the scope for the targeting of anti-war

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1138332712300374042006-01-25T12:58:00.000+09:302006-01-27T13:01:52.426+09:30

Prosecutors in Bali have recommended the death sentence for one of the alleged ringleaders of a group of nine Australians charged with heroin smuggling. Life sentences have been sought for two other defendants, while sentence demands will also be made against the remaining five this week. All nine, being tried separately, are due to be sentenced within the next four weeks. The three alleged

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1137660558646760972005-10-26T18:16:00.000+09:302006-01-19T18:19:18.666+09:30

A terrifying drama that began on a lonely desert road four years ago is being played out in a Darwin courtroom. Joanne Lees' evidence was spellbinding, but the defence says she has the wrong man. The trial continues... Paul Toohey reports. The Northern Territory coat of arms bows to no royalty. Up on the wall, behind the horse-haired wig of Chief Justice Brian Martin, two red kangaroos face off

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1137573233128736972005-12-23T18:02:00.000+09:302006-01-18T18:03:53.146+09:30

TACK METTA spends a troubled night thinking of an execution hundreds of kilometres away THE RINGING tone of a passing remark echoes in your ear: 'Spare a thought for your brother…' Your mind doesn't stop to ponder the source of the words; rather it does a fast forward and focuses on the words 'spare a thought…' Like the vibrations of a tuning fork tapering off towards total silence, the

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THIS letter is regarding Fiona Clarke's comments (Northern Territory news, December 19) about making heroin legal. It would appear to justify her own frailty. Is she for real? What next, shall we be praising the pusher at the school gates for luring our children into a life of dependency and degradation? Get real. Statistics would show there are more deaths from alcohol and tobacco. It is a

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1134381067812812992005-12-07T19:19:00.000+09:302005-12-12T19:25:35.643+09:30

In reference to your “Prisoners protest for better conditions” item in GLW #648, Stuart Highway — the person, not the road! — was one of the prisoners alleged “responsible for organising” the 40 inmates’ sit-in. Any activist/GLW reader who’s been to Darwin would have met Stuart, a renowned anarchist human rights troublemaker. From campaigns for East Timor, Indigenous rights, anti-electoral

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1132187908893916872005-11-10T10:05:00.000+09:302005-11-17T10:08:28.910+09:30

I would like to congratulate Gary Meyerhoff for his very well researched, comprehensive, no holes bared article on chroming (NIT, October 27, 2005). After reading about the issue in the mainstream media I was angered to see Opal fuel being offered as the panacea. No analysis of what is driving our Indigenous brothers and sisters to take such desperate measures, no mention of the third world

Gary Meyerhofftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1132086553312069182005-11-16T05:47:00.000+09:302005-11-16T05:59:13.353+09:30

A FORMER reporter and Charles Darwin University teacher has been fined for abusing police at a drug law protest. Robert Paul Inder-Smith, 46, pleaded guilty in Darwin Magistrates Court on Monday to disorderly behaviour in a public place. The court heard the former Litchfield Times reporter and university teacher, now a part-time respite carer, had been protesting against the NT Government's new

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1130743096113706632005-10-30T16:41:00.000+09:302005-10-31T16:48:16.156+09:30

Anarchist and veteran human rights and social justice campaigner Stuart Highway was sentenced on Wednesday the 19th October 2005 to 8 months (suspended after 3 months) jail as a result of a confrontation that occurred between Northern Territory police and members of the Network Against Prohibition (NAP) at a community Smoke-In that was held in Darwin in October 2002 to highlight and oppose the

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1130489940730252602005-10-23T18:21:00.000+09:302005-10-30T15:39:12.123+09:30

Stuart Highway, an anarchist activist based in Darwin in the Northern Territory, was found guilty by a Supreme Court Jury on Tuesday the 18th of October of the charge 'damage to a government vehicle' (broken windscreen) that was caused during a demonstration on the 10th of October 2002. (He faces a maximum penalty of 7 years imprisonment) He will be sentenced tomorrow morning. Newshawk: http://

NAP web teamtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024530.post-1130414158475820622005-10-24T21:19:00.000+09:302005-10-27T21:25:58.490+09:30

Melbourne: Australia's Network Against Prohibition wants the Australian government to reduce defence ties with Singapore in an effort to save the life of Vietnamese-Australian Nguyen Tuong Van, 25, who faces exeuction in the city-state's Changi jail within ten days after his plea for clemency was rejected. "We should immediately break all ties with the Singapore military and stop training

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