Jewish Voices for Peace and Justice NSW released a 鈥渟tatement in support of the people of the Arab nations鈥 on March 11.
The statement said: 鈥淲e at Jewish Voices for Peace and Justice are deeply inspired by the people of the Arab nations, in their struggle for democracy and freedom as they rise to decide their own future, defying regimes that have for too long subjugated them.
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A cable from the US embassy in Buenos Aires, released by WikiLeaks, reveals pressure from the US government to halt a serious criminal investigation in Argentina.
The US pressured an Argentine prosecutor to halt investigations into former Argentine president Carlos Menem and a number of other officials suspected of being involved in a cover-up over the bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires in 1994, Argentine daily Pagina/12 reported on February 27.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into law a bill that bans collective bargaining by most of the state鈥檚 public sector workers right on March 11. High school students in the capital, Madison, walked out of school in protest the same day 鈥 the second straight day of student strikes in the city.
Environment groups have criticised federal environment minister Tony Burke for ignoring a recommendation to make Tasmania鈥檚 Tarkine rainforest a protected heritage area.
The Tarkine National Coalition has accused Burke of suppressing a report by the Australian Heritage Council, which said the government should create a Tarkine National Heritage Area. The report has since been leaked.
Daicy Olaya, a resident of Fairfield for 18 years, explained why she decided to stand as a candidate for Socialist Alliance in the March 26 NSW elections. 鈥淧oliticians from both major parties have failed miserably in representing the interests of migrants and women here in New South Wales,鈥 she said.
About 6000 people rallied outside PM Julia Gillard鈥檚 Melbourne office on March 12 for an emergency action on climate change. The rally was organised by GetUp!
Publicity for the rally did not explicitly refer to the proposed Labor/Greens carbon price. But at the rally itself, the organisers campaigned for the carbon price plan as the most effective way to deal with climate change.
Many at the rally had concerns with the proposed carbon tax, but mobilised in spite of this to call for urgent climate action.
After months of investigation, the US Army has filed 22 new charges against US Army Private First Class Bradley Manning. The charges include 鈥渁iding the enemy鈥 鈥 a crime punishable by death.
A dozen protesters gathered outside Darwin Magistrates Court on March 8 to call for an end to the detention of asylum seeker children.
The protest was held outside the trial of six teenage asylum seekers, who faced charges with various offences resulting from a scuffle in Darwin immigration detention centre in February.
Richard Davis from the Darwin Asylum Seeker Support and Advocacy Network told ABC Darwin that the youths should not have been charged.
Since 2004, a mass mobilisation of popular support for marriage equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people has gained momentum, and now a possible victory is in sight.
But sadly, marriage equality would not mean an end to homophobia or transphobia in Australia.
Lurking behind Australia鈥檚 marriage ban is an even more sinister injustice clothed in the language of religious tolerance.
In a July 2010 interview with WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange, TED.com鈥檚 Chris Anderson said WikiLeaks had released in just a few years more classified state and military documents than every other media outlet combined.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a worry isn鈥檛 it,鈥 Assange said. 鈥淭hat the rest of the world鈥檚 media is doing such a bad job that a little group of activists is able to reveal more of that sort of information than the rest of the world鈥檚 media.鈥
Federal immigration minister Chris Bowen announced plans for a new 1500-bed detention facility on March 3. It is to be located at Wickham Point, an industrial area 35 kilometres south-east of Darwin.
The March 4 NT News said the Darwin Airport Lodge, which currently houses refugees, would also be expanded by 400 beds.
This would bring Darwin鈥檚 total detention capacity to 2900, making the city the largest detention location on the mainland 鈥 larger even than the notoriously overcrowded Christmas Island facility.
Two activists were arrested on February 20 at a demonstration outside the US Embassy in Tokyo. The activists were taking part in a demonstration against the construction of a United States military base in Okinawa.
The activists were released from custody on March 5. Their supporters are campaigning for the charges against them to be completely dropped.
The demonstrators had received police permission to rally. But on reaching the embassy, protesters were greeted by a wall of police.
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