"There is not a little bit of cancer or a little bit of malnutrition or a little bit of death or a little bit of social injustice or a little bit of torture. It does not help us in any way if we begin accepting lower and safer
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This tribute to the memory of Jim Percy was written by Peter Camejo, a long-time social and environmental activist in the United States who is now a member of the national executive of the Committees of Correspondence. Jim Percy lives in the
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MELBOURNE — The campaign to defend the Austudy Five has called for supporters to rally from 9.30 a.m. at Brunswick Magistrates Court on November 2 and November 23. The five, members of the International Socialist Organisation arrested after an
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Following chemical disasters in Melbourne's inner-west such as the 1985 Butlers Transport fire, the 1989 United Transport fire, the 1990 Dynon Road chemical spill and the 1991 Coode Island fire, the Hazardous Materials Action Group (HAZMAG) is
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Final farewell to Jim Percy SYDNEY — Though it was a sad occasion, there was still a hopeful spirit among the large crowd of comrades, friends and associates who gathered at Woronora cemetery on Saturday, October 17, to bid a final farewell
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A week before the US elections, the Democratic presidential ticket of Bill Clinton and Al Gore maintains a 15% lead in national polls over Republican incumbents George Bush and Dan Quayle, while the Ross Perot's revived
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"The United States will have a third party", says Tony Mazzocchi, a founder of Labor Party Advocates and secretary-treasurer of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union. Is he right? Are the times right for a third party?
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Commemorating Dili massacre SYDNEY — To commemorate the first anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre, the East Timorese community in NSW will stage a three-day protest. It will begin on November 12 with a vigil outside the Indonesian
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Under the law of Pakistan, a woman's own evidence is not admissible in a court considering a charge of rape. A conviction may be obtained only on the evidence of four "reputable" male witnesses, or upon the confession of the
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Madonna: sexual revolutionary? "I think that, for the last 10 years I have been trying to empower women, mostly. In all my work, my thing has always been not to be ashamed, of who you are, your body, your physicality, your desires, your sexual
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One of the more ludicrous post-Cold War developments is the United States administration's insistence on the continuation of the "Star Wars" project. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the cuts to nuclear stockpiles, one
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Brian Pinkstone Perils of Australian trade policy The prime minister's recent remarks in Japan regarding the need for Australia to line up with that country in any international trade war could be viewed as no more than a sensible reflection
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The most intriguing question about Perot's independent bid for the presidency remains: what prompted it? Personal vanity and private wealth surely played a role, but they hardly explain the Perot phenomenon. Nor do the
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Tributes Tributes and messages of condolence for Jim Percy received since Sunday, October 18: Brian Aarons, Eric Aarons, Rob Durbridge, Greg Giles, Peter Murphy and Pat Ranald. Aksi Setiakawan, the Indonesian organisation in the
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[This article was written as a reply to an article by Reihana Mohideen, "Immigration and the Environment: Is Australia Overpopulated?", which appeared in our September 23 issue. Jenny Goldie is president of Australians
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Population Population doesn't necessarily increase geometrically, as Ian van Tets (Write on, GLW #75) assumes. The root cause of population growth is in material resources and standard of living. This is clear in the Third World, where 90 per
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Tracking toxic plumesMELBOURNE — Fred Millar's specialty is tracking the likely paths of toxic plumes. As director of US Friends of the Earth toxics project, he has been involved in many campaigns, including one that jolted
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There has been a flood of leaked documents relating to breaches of copyright by governments and the judiciary. WA Inc The first is a photocopied letter, believed to have come from best-selling author Jeffrey Archer, in which he threatens to
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Endangered species legislation now before federal cabinet may still be accepted by environment organisations "with reservations". But if the public's "third-party" rights to challenge development proposals were removed and
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Rallies against war productionMELBOURNE — Several demonstrations have been held as part of a week of activities around the "airshow" at Avalon Airport on Melbourne's outskirts. The demonstrations have highlighted the fact
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Chilean indigenous leader toursADELAIDE — Domingo Colicoi, an indigenous leader from Chile, spoke to a meeting on October 22 organised by the 500 years campaign in Adelaide. Colicoi is a representative of the All Lands
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reenpeace vessel faces further 10 days arrest The Russian authorities interviewing the crew of the Greenpeace vessel solo have asked for a 10-day extension of the boat's arrest. "The Russian border guard investigating commission has been
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Philippines solidarity network to be establishedSYDNEY — Solidarity Philippines Australia Network — SPAN — is to be established as a result of the "Philippines 100 Years of Struggle 100 Years of Solidarity" conference held
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ACF ozone campaign Nations party to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer are to meet in November in Copenhagen to discuss tougher phase-out schedules for ozone- depleting substances. The Australian Conservation
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WOLLONGONG — A fundraising dinner for 91̳ Weekly, organised by the Democratic Socialist Party on October 17, was attended by more than 80 people. Pictured in Margaret Perrott, DSP candidate for Throsby in the next federal election. Photo
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Bring back Pig-iron Bob "If export market intelligence for the region to our north, which I suspect already resides in the defence intelligence organisation, can be made available to Australian Industry on request, and, without going overboard,
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WA Inc: more heads to roll?PERTH — The WA Inc Royal Commission's first report, tabled on October 20, is a chronicle of corruption and deceit in high places. Three former premiers — Brian Burke, Peter Dowding and Ray
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Vic public sector plans strike MELBOURNE — A meeting of workers covered by state awards decided on October 22 to organise a 24-hour strike against the Kennett government's plan to replace the state award system with an individual employment
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Permanent unemployment The prospect facing up to 2 million people in this country that they might never again have a steady job, or a job at all, is becoming a more and more threatening reality. Last week the Reserve Bank and the Treasury
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CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire —"The campaign for peace and justice begins here tonight", left-wing Labour Party MP Tony Benn told a crowd of 10,000 protesters in the market square on the cold Saturday night of October 17. At the
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Bolivian Indians look to new eraLA PAZ — With red ponchos under a forest of their rainbow-coloured "Wiphala" flags, Indian peasants from all parts of Bolivia marched into the capital on October 12 to mark the 500th
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Mexico City held a huge party for Rigoberta Menchu Tum on October 20, to celebrate her winning of the Nobel Peace Prize. As soon as she heard the announcement, she had gone to Guatemala to speak with the indigenous Indian
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On a visit to Finland, CRAIG CORMICK found local officials seriously concerned about a possible influx of emigrants from Russia. Finland is strengthening its border with Russia to prevent any uncontrolled entry. As winter brings new, and
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Cuba protests terrorist attackHAVANA — Cuba issued a protest on October 16 to US authorities an attack on a Varadero beach hotel. Foreign Ministry sources said an official note was handed to the US Interests Section in Havana
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MOSCOW — "We haven't had a single case of a woman being murdered", the head of a Moscow callgirl agency boasted recently to a reporter for the journal Business World. For Russian gangsters dissatisfied with the returns
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Che's memory honouredLA HIGUERA — Twenty-five years ago, on October 8, the legendary guerilla fighter Che Guevara was killed here by the army. This little village in the mountains in the eastern state of Santa Cruz has
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50,000 march in LondonLONDON — Around Hyde Park on October 21, the many dozens of coaches lining the streets were an indication of the distances many protesters against the pit closures had travelled to be there. Others
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Vigil against blockadeSYDNEY — Fourteen-year-old Kirrallee Gillespie, braving bitterly cold wind and rain, began a lone vigil outside the Papua New Guinea consulate on October 20. She has vowed to remain until PNG's consul
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MOSCOW — Russia's major "new left" political formation, the Party of Labour, held its founding congress here on October 9 and 10. The party was established in the form of an organising committee at the end of August last
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The existence of the fledgling independent Republic of Bougainville is under grave threat. The Papua New Guinea Defence Force launched a major military push towards the island's capital, Arawa, in the early hours of October 21.
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The case for coalLONDON — Michael Heseltine, in announcing the axing of 31 pits said that the economic case for their closure was "unanswerable". Most experts disagree. On environmental grounds, also cited by Heseltine,
Culture
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Sex By Madonna Distributed by William Heinemann Australia. $59.95. Reviewed by Kath Gelber Sex had a huge reputation to live up to. Sold under conditions that ensured its pages would not be exposed in any public arena, its success was
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When the boss is a union What about the workers' workers? VHS cassette Reviewed by Rose McCann This excellent video captures the story of this year's industrial dispute between 34 clerical workers and the management of the NSW branches of
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Papalote go bush One of Australia's longest running and most popular Latin American bands, Papalote, are to take audiences from country towns in south-west New South Wales on a rhythmic journey through Latin America. They will introduce
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Simple, powerful documentary Blackman's Houses A film directed by Steve Thomas Screened during the Jump Cut Film Festival, at Lumiere and FTI Cinemas Reviewed by Anthony Benbow Blackman's Houses is a documentary filmed on Flinders Island.
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Oedipus meets Romeo and Juliet Tilaï Written and directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo Starring Rasmane Ouedraogo, Ina Cisse, Roukietou Barry and Assane Ouedraogo Season begins October 30, AFI Cinema, Paddington Reviewed by Norm Dixon Viewers
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The Long Day Closes Written and directed by Terence Davies Kino, Melbourne, early December Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti Unlike his acclaimed and equally personal film Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), Terence Davies' The Long Day Closes,
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"You hope you can have a few screenings of your film, and maybe get it on TV somewhere", says Canadian film maker Mark Achbar. "But for a feature-length documentary on what for many people is an obscure American intellectual
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Class Culture — A Play We Wrote Written and directed by Tim Brain and Paul Tassone Reviewed by Rurik Davidson Class Culture is about young people rehearsing a play — Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet — and doing it their way. They have