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Resistance in Iran grows

By Rupen Savoulian The secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, the international representative of a coalition of exiled Iranian political organisations, reported rioting in the cities of Nayriz and Abadeh in Fars province,

Unions join employers in nationalist binge

Unions join employers in nationalist binge By James Vassilopoulos SYDNEY — Five thousand workers from the textile, footwear and clothing industries marched to John Howard's office on August 20 to demand no more cuts to tariffs. This

Towards 300

"This special 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ broadsheet has been produced as a response to the Gulf War. Coverage of the war by the mass media has highlighted the need for a real alternative source of news and analysis." Those words introduced 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly to the

State of injustice

By Anthony Benbow PERTH — Philip Vidot died in November 1995. The 14-year-old and his 17-year-old friend Tyron Williams were picked up while hitchhiking by three young men. The three drove them to a park in Perth's southern suburbs, bashed

Community theatre Cuban style

By Penny Glass BRISBANE — Teatro de los Elementos (Theatre of the Elements), founded in 1991, is a community theatre company that works in central Cuba at Cumanayagua in Cienfuegos province. Through its work, communities isolated from urban

Senate almost supports student occupiers

Senate almost supports student occupiers On August 27, Greens Senator Bob Brown moved a motion in support of the RMIT student occupation in the Senate. The motion called for "support as part of the continuing campaign to prevent the

Arguments for socialism: Competition and cooperation

Competition and cooperation By Allen Myers Australia has to be competitive internationally, we are continually told whenever governments want to lower wages or cut social security spending. Within Australia, businesses have to be

Vic nurses win something, others battle on

By Jo Obronschka MELBOURNE — Victorian public sector nurses voted at a mass meeting on August 26 to accept an agreement which includes an 11% wage rise over three years and the creation of 250 extra nursing positions in Victorian hospitals.

US trade unions in Russia

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Since the days of perestroika, the US government, working through quasi-independent aid bodies and the main US labour federation, the AFL-CIO, has spent millions of dollars trying to fashion a new Russian labour

Mentally ill dumped onto charities

Mentally ill dumped onto charities By James Vassilopoulos SYDNEY — Walk around any capital city, and you will see more homeless people today than five years ago. The homeless you see are more likely to be younger and to have a mental

Hunter pride exhibition

By Shane Hopkinson Earlier this month a groundbreaking exhibition opened at Newcastle Regional Museum. "Hunter Pride: A Celebration of the Lives and Loves of the Hunter Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Community" is the first community sponsored,

Chinese dissidents denied rights

Chinese dissidents denied rights By Eva Cheng Jailed dissident Wang Dan is suffering from severe pain, which doctors suspect is caused by a brain tumour, but officials have turned down Wang's repeated requests for a test. Wang is in weak