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  1. Women reclaim the night

    Alison Dellit Women across Australia marched to end violence against women on October 29. While ... war, which was also a focus in Lismore. In Newcastle, 150 women listened to speakers condemn violence ... number of marches is increasing, with more women in regional centres organising to fight violence. This ...

  2. After the election, where do we go?

    more years of Coalition government attacks on workers, refugees, women, the environment and our civil ... traffic in its history — even higher than at the peak of the movement against the war on Iraq. October ... Since Howard's federal election victory on October 9, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekl y's website has ...

  3. Convergence gathers steam

    from Perth, and others planning to participate include anti-war, women's rights and gay and ... Sarah Stephen Hundreds of people have responded with enthusiasm to the call for a convergence on ... Canberra on November 16 — the day parliament opens. This will be the first opportunity to come together in ...

  4. Arundhati Roy's blaze of light

    book, as they begin to touch on the ways forward for our movement. The global anti-war marches of ... profoundly undemocratic nature of the world economic system, especially as it impacts on people in the Third ... reflections on Indian politics. In the book, Roy explores the history of the Indian government's project ...

  5. Howard's offensive — resist!

    not worth going to war on Iraq, while 40% thought it was. Seventy-four per cent were in favour of the ... fast over the next 12 months and we need to be ready to respond. On October 23, attorney-general Philip ... detain and strip-search children as young as 12. According to Ruddock, these attacks on civil liberties ...

  6. IRAQ: US plans another Fallujah bloodbath

    Doug Lorimer US commanders have indicated they will launch an all-out assault on the rebel Iraqi ... assault, on October 26 the US military tightened its cordon around the city of 340,000 residents. The ... positions in empty buildings on the Sunni Muslim city's southern perimeter... Only one road leading ...

  7. Scott Poynting: Racism, Arabs and the media

    ruling class. So US President George Bush and his associates run the risk, if they push the" war on ... manner of scholarship, they are based on serious research. If you are going to argue against the ... [right-wing tabloid commentator] Piers Ackermans of this world, you can't only rely on the strength of ...