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VENEZUELA: World Social Forum - 'creating peace and justice'

Margarita Windisch & Susan Price, Caracas In January, the Sixth World Social Forum will take place on three continents: Africa (in Mali), Asia (in Pakistan) and Latin America (in Venezuela). The Caracas forum is scheduled for January 24-29 on the

Has the nuclear catastrophe already arrived?

Blowin' in the WindDirected by David BradburyLimited national season commencing in Sydney and Melbourne at Dendy cinemas on October 27, other cities to follow REVIEW BY LACHLAN MALLOCH David Bradbury needs almost no introduction to Â鶹´«Ã½

BRITAIN: RAF officer refuses to return to Iraq war

Alex Miller A British Royal Air Force officer is facing a court martial after refusing to return to Iraq on the grounds that the war is illegal. The October 17 British Guardian reported that Flight-Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith is facing four

'Anti-terrorism' laws 'creating climate of fear'

CANBERRA — On October 27, 100 people attended a public forum at the Australian National Library on the federal government's planned new anti-terrorism laws. Organised by Civil Liberties Australia ACT, the forum was told by the group's secretary

UNITED STATES: Anti-war Iraq veteran faces expulsion

Dave Airhart, an anti-war activist and an Iraq war veteran, is being threatened with expulsion from Kent State University for his anti-war activities. On October 19, the Kent State Anti-War Committee disrupted US Army recruiters as they attempted to

First Reclaim the Night march held in Maitland

Kerry Vernon, Maitland Two-hundred women, their relatives and supporters marched along Maitland's main street on the night of October 28 in the first Reclaim the Night event to be held in this city of 54,000 residents. Led by 83-year-old feminist

WorkChoices: Sign up for slavery

Graham Matthews Unemployed workers will face no choice but to accept any job offer, regardless of its lack of penalty rates, public holidays or breaks, under the Howard government's proposed changes to industrial relations laws. Failing to take

Bakhtiyaris failed by the Howard government

Ian Rintoul "Two boys betrayed", the October 7 Australian editorial proclaimed, referring to Alamdar and Montazar Bakhtiyari, the two eldest sons of Australia's most high-profile asylum seeker family. The Australian editorial was railing against

Anti-VSU ticket wins landslide election victory

Amanda Zivcic, Wollongong A landslide victory was recorded in the elections for the Wollongong Undergraduate Students Association (WUSA), held October 7-12, for the left-wing ticket Grassroots. Grassroots stood on a platform of support for social

Amanda Zivcic, Wollongong