Jeff Shantz, Ontario
Over November 30 - in Ottawa - and December 1 - in Halifax - US President George Bush made his first official visit to Canada to participate in bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Paul Martin and the ruling Liberal caucus.
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According to the December 3 Washington Post, a recent classified report found similar abuses existed in Afghanistan's prisons to those in jails in Iraq. The report found that a lack of available guidelines had "created opportunities for abusing the
Kim Bullimore, West Bank
Ten candidates, including jailed Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, have nominated to contest the January 9 Palestinian presidential elections. Barghouti, who had previously said he would not contest the elections in
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal issued a ruling on November 30 that may enable same-sex marriage in the country within a year. A lesbian couple applied to the court to change the common-law definition of marriage from "a union between a man
Chris Slee & Graham Matthews, Melbourne
Stephen Jolly, national secretary of the Socialist Party, was elected to the Yarra City Council for the ward of Langridge in the November 27 Victorian council elections.
An ALP and a Greens member were also
Kylie Moon, Sydney
"Fightback: Resisting Howard's Agenda" was the theme of a public meeting at the Sydney Gaelic Club on December 2 that brought together 90 activists involved in many of the current campaigns against the attacks of the Howard
Linda Waldron, Delhi
The Fourth National Conference of the All India Progressive Women's Association was held in Delhi on November 24-25. The conference opened with two minutes' silence to honour Manju Singh, an AIPWA activist from Bihar gunned
December 1, West Papuan Independence Day, was commemorated by solidarity activists across the world. Indonesia has banned the display of West Papua's "Morning Star" flag in West Papua, and the province's governor, Jaap Salossa, banned all celebration
Doug Lorimer
November was the deadliest month for the US occupation forces in Iraq since the war began in March 2003, with twice as many US soldiers dying as in October. At least 135 US troops died in November — the same number as last April,
Six indigenous activists ended a hunger strike on December 3, after attempting to draw attention to US and British attempts to stall the adoption of a United Nations declaration on indigenous peoples' rights. 2004 marks the end of the UN's Decade of
Stuart Munckton
If there is one thing that US imperialism cannot stand, it is the threat of a good example.
The US has a long and bloodstained history of using brutal force to make sure Latin America stays open to exploitation by US corporations.
Sue Bolton, Melbourne
"Militancy hurting Victoria: PM", the November 27 Melbourne Age screamed across its front page. The headline was followed by the kicker, "Howard says investors scared off by unions".
While the federal Coalition government
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