SYDNEY — The refugees'
rights campaign came to the western Sydney suburb of Fairfield on June
15. Around 30 people took part in a march organised by the western Sydney
Resistance branch to promote the June 23 National Refugee Week actions.
In
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BY LOUIS PROYECT
NEW YORK — Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould died on May 20 of cancer at the age of 60. Not only was he the best known scientist in the United States, he was a committed progressive who served on the advisory board of the Brecht
BY EVA CHENGÂ
Thousands rallied on June 13 in at least nine cities across India
and Pakistan to protest against the war drive and the threat of nuclear
devastation on the subcontinent.
“How can arms traders be peace-brokers?” was a
BY MICHELLE BREAR
SUVA, Fiji — Since the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific (NFIP) movement's formation in 1975, the campaign for self-determination for Pacific island nations under colonial rule has been central to its work, and that of its
BY SARAH STEPHEN
I participated in a work brigade in East Timor from May 13 to 26, organised by Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor/Action in Solidarity with Asia and the Pacific (ASIET/ASAP).
Seven people made the trip to Dili to
BY MELANIE SJOBERG
SYDNEY — The first Australian delegation allowed into the devastated Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank returned to Australia with emotional and harrowing stories. The delegation included union movement activists and a
BY JORGE JORQUERA
HAVANA — In front of us in the throng marched a man holding a flag emblazoned with Che Guevara's face and the slogan Hasta la victoria siempre (To victory ever onwards). His arm did not bend once to rest as we passed the Office
BY SIMON WHITTLE
The Sex Pistols re-released their anti-monarchist anthem “God Save
the Queen” at the end of May, 25 years after the national uproar the record
received on its original release back in 1977. It was again timed to clash
with
BY DICK NICHOLS
In the April 21 first round of France's presidential elections, 2.84 million people (10.44%) voted for far-left candidates, chiefly Lutte Ouvriere (LO) and the Revolutionary Communist League (LCR). On June 9, in the first round of
BY SARAH PEART
& MATT PRESTON
GLASGOW — Joining Kylie Minogue and XXXX beer in the list of embarrassing
Australian exports to Britain is Canberra's racist policies towards asylum
seekers. Judging by the British Labour government's
Behind the Tears ... Triumphant Voices: East Timor, a Photographic JourneyPhotographs by Ross Bird, David Dare Parker and Stephen DupontCurated by Emmanuel SantosPost Master Gallery, Australia Post House, corner Exhibition and La Trobe streets,
BY NICK EVERETT
SYDNEY — A June 1 public meeting entitled "How the West views the East" proved to be a popular focal point of political discussion and debate at the Sydney Writers' Festival. The meeting featured Tariq Ali, Egyptian writers and
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