While we heralded the end of the Howard regime, those of us involved in the many campaigns for social and environmental justice knew the fight had not ended with his demise. We knew the struggle for real and lasting justice would go on, and this is why it is important that we stay inspired and active.
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Public school teachers committed to keeping a state-wide centralised model of staffing that guarantees teachers鈥 transfer rights and delivers equity for students and school communities voted on April 8 for a 24-hour strike on May 22.
Below is a May 10 article from the Earth Times. It is reprinted from http://rawa.org.
For the last four weeks, Muslim students at the city campus of RMIT have been protesting the university administration聮s decision to convert the newly built Muslim prayer room into another multi-faith centre. Muslim students have held their Friday prayers in congregation in an open public space, to demonstrate their need for a dedicated Muslim prayer facility.
聯Today Israel celebrates its 60th birthday. Today is anything but a celebration for Palestinians. For them it is the 60th anniversary of The Catastrophe (Al Nakba, in Arabic)聰, Fay Waddington from the Queensland Palestinian Solidarity Campaign told a speak-out on May 15. The speak-out was organised by the QPSC, Fair Go for Palestine and the Stop the War Collective.
The federal Labor government says it is not homophobic. Yet it agrees with its Coalition predecessor that marriage is a 鈥渦nion between a man and woman鈥. Regardless of opinion on marriage, the legal rights afforded this institution should be available to all couples regardless of gender.
Israel聮s 60th birthday caused quite a stir in Leichhardt (Sydney). To mark the 60th anniversary of what Palestinians call al Nakba (the catastrophe), on May 8 the Leichhardt Public Library allowed a local peace activist group to install Hebron and al Nakba.
鈥淭wo things keep me sane鈥, wrote in a 麻豆传媒 Weekly subscriber with her payment for renewal, 鈥麻豆传媒 Weekly and Radio National鈥. She is just one of a large number of loyal readers and supporters of this important project for change.
Thirty people held a Quaker-initiated vigil at the steps of Newcastle Local Courthouse on May 13 in support of the 聯Kooragang 16聰. The 16 faced charges for trespassing on the construction site of a new coal-loader being built in Newcastle.
Below is abridged from a May 12 post to . Nadia Hasan is a Chilean-born Palestinian activist, who maintains the blog http://palestinaresiste2.blogspot.com.
The Whale Warriors: On Board a Pirate Ship in the Battle to Save the World聮s Largest Mammals
By Peter Heller
HarperCollins, 2007
303pages, $28 (pb)
By Peter Heller
HarperCollins, 2007
303pages, $28 (pb)
After more than three years of detention, on May 16 Ali Beg Humayun was told by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship he had been granted permanent residency.
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