BY
PATRICK QUINN
CHICAGO — On February 15, close to 10,000 Chicagoans participated
in a spirited march and demonstration opposing the impending US war against
Iraq. Given the brutally cold weather, the size of the march was all the
more
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BY IGGY KIM
SYDNEY — The Indonesian government's decision to divide West Papua into three provinces is a further attack by Jakarta on the Papuan people's right to self-determination, West Papua Institute for Human Rights supervisor John Rumbiak
More than 20,000 people marched against war on Iraq on February 15 in more than 20 cities and towns around New Zealand.
BY MICK BULL
& SUE BOLTON
The campaign by the construction division of the Construction, Forestry,
Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) to extend the 36-hour working week to all
building workers, regardless of which state they happen to be
BY MARGARET GLEESON
SYDNEY — On February 19, 100 people met in Leichhardt Town Hall to discuss the topic "How we can stop the war on Iraq".
Organised by 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, the meeting was addressed by by anti-war Labor MP Harry Quick, who told
BY TARIQ ALI
The emergence of a mass anti-war movement shows a complete distrust of official politics. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the London Financial Times crowed that it would finish off the anti-capitalist movement. No such luck, gents.
BY
PIP HINMAN
More than 1 million Australians marched against war on Iraq two weekends
ago. About 12 million people marched worldwide. The scale of the opposition
to the US-led drive to war is unprecedented and is acting as a brake on
Women say 'ItÂ’s not our warÂ’
BY ELISA TRUNZO
SYDNEY — I told my friend I'd meet her at Hyde Park at 12.30pm for the
Women for Peace rally. “See you there”, I said. “Can't imagine there'll
be much of a turnout in this miserable weather.”
Liberation I
"You'll be fighting not to conquer anybody but to liberate people." — George "The Crusader" Bush addressing US troops, January 3.
Liberation II
"Under the [Bush administration's] plan a US military governor would rule post-war
BY EMMA MURPHY
The February 5 edition of the National Indigenous Times featured a cover article profiling Indigenous leaders who have spoken out against Prime Minister John Howard's support for war on Iraq.
The anti-war leaders the Times had
BY DANI BARLEY
CHICAGO — Under the slogan, "Books not bombs", students across the United States are gearing up for what may be one of the most important days of youth activism against the looming US war against Iraq. The March 5 national student
BY JO ELLIS
ADELAIDE — A group of local writers organised an anti-war poetry reading after the massive rally on February 16. Entitled Bang/Whimper, the event was held at an appropriately named venue, the Worldsend Hotel.
It featured 10 writers
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