Zones of Contact — Biennale of Sydney 2006Until August 27, venues throughout SydneyDetails of artists and venues at <http://www.bos2006.com> REVIEW BY VIVIAN MESSIMERIS Every two years Sydney showcases contemporary art from around the
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Israel's aims in its war on Lebanon are now self-evident, as are its preferred methods for waging it. As Israeli cabinet minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said, it will take Israel a little longer "to complete the job, and by that I mean that the area in
Kerry Smith Byron Bay woman Frankie Lee was arrested outside a Japanese Airlines office on July 31 while calling on people to boycott Japanese products and services while Japan continues its whale-killing industry. Lee was charged with not following
Eva Cheng According to a university pilot study released on July 28, the dioxin-contaminated defoliant Agent Orange, which the US Army sprayed and dumped extensively during the Vietnam War, has led to significant genetic damage for those exposed to
Biased Peter Panania (Write On, GLW #677) complains that GLW's coverage of events in the Middle East is "biased" and "pro-Islam and anti-Jewish". As an Israel-born, dual Israeli-Australian citizen who helps produce GLW, I am proud of the fact that
Annolies Truman, Perth On July 26, a union community solidarity group was launched in Mandurah, a city with 50,000 residents situated 60 kilometres south of Perth. Attended by 26 people, the meeting was organised by Ian Bray, assistant secretary of
Max Menyhart & Kiraz Janicke, Sydney More than 150 students joined a speak-out at Sydney University on August 3. The protest was called by Students Against War, and supported by the Muslim Students Association (MSA) and the Arab Students Association
PERTH — On July 30, 40 people attended a showing in the suburb of Darlington of the film The Power of Community, How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. Organised by the East/Hills branch of the Socialist Alliance, the screening prompted discussion afterwards
Some thoughts about Israel? "We're working to have a Palestinian state. But the reason why — you asked the question — is because terrorists are trying to stop that progress. They kill innocent lives to achieve objectives. That's what they do.
Steve O'Brien, Durban Organisers are expecting 100,000 people to attend the Nairobi World Social Forum next January in Kenya. While some smaller regional meetings have been held, this will be the first time that the WSF has come to Africa in such a
Pablo Stefanoni, La Paz A Quechuan indigenous woman, Silvia Lazarte, will become the president of Bolivia's new Constituent Assembly after gaining the blessing of Bolivian President Evo Morales and the support of the campesino (peasant)
Palestinian trade unions and workers' organisations have joined together to issue an international appeal for solidarity and support. "The Israeli occupying power is waging a ruthless war on Palestine and Lebanon, which resulted in the killing and
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