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Freedom for Bougainville!

By James Vassilopoulos Moses Havini, the Australian representative of the Bougainville Interim Government (BIG) has grave concerns about the deals negotiated at a meeting between Prime Minister John Howard and PNG PM Julius Chan in Sydney on

All-dancing Aboriginal and Islander fun

All-dancing Aboriginal and Islander fun Gammon Old YarnsBy Naroo Dance Company Review by Brendan Doyle "Naroo", meaning "shake a leg", is an Aboriginal dance style from north Queensland. Naroo are a performing troupe who present traditional

Gay law reform and the High Court

Gay law reform and the High Court "Gay Victory": this was how the February 27 edition of the Burnie Advocate referred to the unanimous High Court decision to allow our case to proceed. When we originally lodged our case, the Tasmanian government

FMLN gains in Salvadoran elections

By Jenny Francis SANTA MARTA, El Salvador — In national and local elections held here on March 16, the Salvadoran people punished the ruling National Republican Alliance (ARENA) and gave a solid mandate to the Farabundo Martí National

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s Easter break

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s Easter break 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly will be taking a one-week break over Easter. The next issue will be published on April 9 and will include features on Ireland, red-green politics and the Indonesian election boycott campaign, amongst

Looking out: Colour in it

Colour in itColour in it By Brandon Astor Jones "[Many] working-class black women reject, or are wary of, feminism because they're suspicious of white women. They see feminism as a movement of, by, and mostly for middle-class white

From Martin Luther King to the Black Panthers

Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement From the 1950s to the 1980SHenry Hampton and Steve Fayer (eds)Vintage Press, 1995. Published in Australia by Random House. 692 pp., $22.95 The Black Panthers SpeakPhilip S. Foner (ed)Da

Campaign against Otway logging bears fruit

Campaign against Otway logging bears fruit By Bronwen Beechey Residents of the Otway Ranges south-west of Geelong have scored a victory in their campaign to stop logging on the Wild Dog bushwalking track. The Department of Natural Resources

Demonstration against National Action begins campaign

By Susan Price and Sean Lennon MELBOURNE — A 700-strong demonstration against National Action on March 15 signalled a strong beginning to the campaign against the neo-Nazi presence in the northern suburb of Fawkner. The rally and march

Toxic tip in Homebush

By Ro Evans SYDNEY — Asthma, difficulty in breathing, skin problems, headaches and itchy eyes are common complaints among residents living near the disused Ford tip site in Sydney's Homebush West, not far from the Olympics 2000 site. They

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm, and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne

What's really going on in Nimbin?

What's really going on in Nimbin? Visions of Nimbin ExpoNimbin Showgrounds, March 29-31 Review by Jennie Dell It's nearly a quarter of a century since the population of the NSW north coast started to swell. Next year is the 25th anniversary