Murri community leader and Socialist Alliance Senate candidate Sam Watson has issued a call to action for the November 16 convergence on federal parliament in Canberra to say "Stop, Howard!" [see page 7.] Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's Marce Cameron spoke to
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Kurds
I would like to congratulate you for your article on Kurdish self-determination. I used to purchase GLW regularly either in Central Station or Summer Hill Station, always paying the solidarity price. But as a born and bred leftist and as a
Around 75,000 anti-war protesters flooded London's streets on October 17, in a protest called to coincide with the European Social Forum meeting in that city. The protesters carried signs emblazoned "Troops out!" and "Blair must go!". The media has
Raul Bassi
On October 31, Uruguayans will go to the polls to elect a new president. According to opinion polls, Tabare Vazquez of the centre-left Encuentro Progresista-Frente Amplio-Nueva Mayoria (Progressive Meeting-Broad Front-New Majority) bloc
Walden Bello
The following are excerpts from a speech given at an international conference of anti-war and anti-globalisation campaigners held in Beirut in September. Bello is executive director of the Bangkok-based research organisation Focus on
Nick Everett, Canberra
On October 22, customs workers covered by the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) held a national strike to demand better pay and staffing conditions. The strike interrupted customs operations at international airports,
Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's Graham Matthews spoke to Victorian Greens Senate candidate David Risstrom about his views on the federal election and the Greens' results.
The Greens polled very well nationally, increasing your vote to 7.5%. Was the party happy
Roberto Jorquera, Sydney
"Quit with all this 'I'm moving to New Zealand' stuff. The only thing regarding NZ that we should be talking about is the Maori proverb 'To cry with a dry face' ... They landed a flush blow to the temple but it didn't knock
Andrew Martin, Brisbane
On October 19, the Retired Metalworkers Association of Queensland (RMAQ) debated a motion condemning the expulsion of Craig Johnston from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU).
Although the strongly worded
In a defiant show of Black unity, members of the rival Black Power and Mongrel Mob gangs walked side by side in a hikoi (march) on October 16, called to protest a government bill that will remove Maori rights over the seabed and foreshore. According
A poll conducted by Knowledge Networks between September 3 and October 18 has found a startling level of ignorance about world affairs and President George Bush's position on them, among his supporters. A large majority of self-identified Bush
Tim Gooden
It's absolutely critical that there is a serious campaign to free former Victorian secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Craig Johnston from jail. This is not just because Craig is a nice bloke who's done a lot of good
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