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For John Brink

For John Brink My God calls to me in the morning dewThe power of the universe knows my nameGave me a song to sing and sent me on my wayI raise my voice for justice, I believe. — "I Remember, I Believe", by Sweet Honey in the Rock John Brink,

Transcending barriers

Transcending barriers The Joy of Being Alive (Live)By Trude AspelingJOBAOrder from PO Box 568, Leichhardt NSW 2040 Review by John Gauci Trude Aspeling was the first Australian vocalist to perform at London's premier Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club,

FMLN calls for solidarity

By Bill Mason BRISBANE — At its 5th national convention in San Salvador last December, El Salvador's revolutionary opposition party, the FMLN, launched a "political offensive to win the hearts and minds of the people". According to Ricardo

Loose cannons

Loose cannons 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's witty Loose cannons editor has taken a well-earned break this week. But don't worry you LC junkies, you'll get your weekly dose of laughter at "their" expense next week.

Bomb explodes in Jakarta

By James Balowski On January 18, a bomb exploded in an apartment in the central Jakarta slum district of Tanah Tinggi. Indonesian police say they found documents belonging to the banned People's Democratic Party (PRD), and a top military official

and ain't i a woman?: Behind the Paula Jones 'story'

Behind the Paula Jones 'story' Paula Jones, the 29-year old woman who has charged US President Bill Clinton with sexual harassment, has become a pawn. Jones' decision in 1994 to file a civil suit for sexual harassment against the most

Stakes high in Mexico City

Stakes high in Mexico City By Peter Gellert MEXICO CITY — The stakes and expectations are high for the Mexico City administration of mayor Cuauhtemoc Cardenas and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), which was elected on July 6 and

Suharto must go!

With the rupiah plunging to 16,750 to the US dollar last week and prices jumping, sometimes twice a day, the political and social consequences of the currency crisis in Indonesia are starting to be felt. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly spoke to MAX LANE,

On the box

On the box Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News —

Residents' campaign results in victory

WOLLONGONG — As a result of a three-year campaign by Warrawong residents, the NSW state government has made funds available to reopen the Warrawong Community Centre (WCC) and employ full-time staff. The centre will celebrate its reopening by

Mexico's paramilitaries step up attacks

By Wendy Patterson Chiapas once again burst on to the front pages of the world's newspapers with news of a massacre in the small town of Acteal on December 22. Local members of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) gunned down 45

Life of Riley: The pope knows

The pope knows There was this pope, see — pope someone or other — an old codger who liked sticking his nose in everyone else's business. A busybody bishop? No, no. He was a pope, which is higher than a bishop. I mean, popes are like