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5000 'reclaim our forests'

5000 'reclaim our forests' By Marcel Cameron PERTH — Five thousand people streamed into the Perth Entertainment Centre on May 30 to attend a "Reclaim our Forests" public meeting called by the Western Australian Forest Alliance (WAFA). The

Soripto: portrait of a revolutionary

Soripto: portrait of a revolutionary By Karen Fredericks SOLO, Central Java — The Solo headquarters of Indonesia's People's Democratic Party (PRD) is abuzz with young people painting banners, counting leaflets, drinking tea and smoking kretek

Premiere of Pilger's East Timor sequel

Premiere of Pilger's East Timor sequel By Michael Goldstein The Timor Conspiracy is dissident journalist John Pilger's documentary sequel to Death of a Nation. In the latest film, Pilger probes the policies of the governments of the United

We are taking a week off

We are taking a week off 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly is taking a one-week break for the June long weekend, but we'll be back with a new issue on the streets and in your mailbox on June 23. Don't miss it!

A history of dispossession

The absence of peace: understanding the Israeli- Palestinian conflictBy Nicholas GuyattZed Books, 1998188pp., $39.95 (pb) Review by Melanie Sjoberg Have you ever wondered about the strange terminology used to describe the conflict over land in the

Action updates

Rally for Burma CANBERRA — Eighty protesters demonstrated outside the Burmese embassy on May 27, the ninth anniversary of the 1990 parliamentary election in Burma. The victory of the National League for Democracy in that election was rejected

The door is open to an expanded GST

By Sue Boland The opposition to the GST, 58% against according to opinion polls, is being reflected in the angry letters flooding newspapers condemning the deal between the Australian Democrats and the federal government. Newspaper editors appear

Spike Lee does the right thing for imperialism

By Norm Dixon African-American film-maker Spike Lee, famous for his film version of the life story of Malcolm X, retains the aura of a "progressive". That aura has dimmed somewhat with his decision to help the US military recruit young black people

Serbian trade unionists condemn chauvinism

The following is abridged from a statement issued by the independent trade union federation NEZAVISNOST in Belgrade on April 29 to mark May Day, May 1. During the Bosnia war, Nezavisnost, which claims 300,000 members in Serbia, joined with other

Peace demonstrators defy the madness

Peace demonstrators defy the madness By Farooq Sulehria LAHORE, Pakistan — Following India's nuclear blast on May 11, 1998, Pakistan's ruling elite created the impression that there was a national consensus about going nuclear. It was not so;

Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism By Suriyankumaran, Gaetano Greco and Michael Cooke In GLW #348 Iggy Kim posed the rhetorical question "Does multiculturalism defend migrant rights?". The answer is, not very well. For all the improvements, "racism continues to

ETSA up for sale

By Bronwen Beechey ADELAIDE — The privatisation of the Electricity Trust of South Australia looks certain to go ahead following ALP legislative councillor Trevor Crothers' announcement on June 3 that he has come to an agreement with Liberal