Published 23 October 2024 · Cartoons / United States / Politics Watching as the empire votes Sam Wallman Sam Wallman Sam Wallman is a unionist and cartoonist based on unceded Wurundjeri country. He is a member of the Workers Art Collective and the Maritime Union of Australia. His new book 12 Rules for Strife was produced in collaboration with Jeff Sparrow and will be published by Scribe Publications on May Day 2024. You can follow his work here. More by Sam Wallman › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 21 October 202422 October 2024 · Cartoons Seven portraits from the Melbourne refugee encampment Tia Kasambalis On October 22nd, we will mark the 100th day of our refugee encampment — a powerful movement that has been entirely self-organised by refugees in Melbourne. We invite everyone to join us on October 22nd at 5:30 p.m. for a closing rally. We will bring together all the groups that have supported our campaign. There will be food, a march into the city, and other activities as we celebrate 100 days of courageous resistance. 18 October 202418 October 2024 · Palestine See you on Sunday Tasnim Mahmoud Sammak A Palestinian is not odd at a Free Palestine action, I'm the assumed subject of these political activities. Most members of the public opposed to the state's alliance with the Zionist regime are not Palestinian, yet they have shown up for Palestine in the longest protests in modern history. They show up because they care. They care about the state of the world. They care about the state of this nation.