In March, as US President George Bush and his gang prepared to invade Iraq, Green Left Weekly was the third most visited web site by Australians looking for information about the war. In first and second place were the British Guardian's and Michael Moore's web sites, according to web monitoring company Hitwise.
In the same period, Green Left Weekly's web site became the most visited of Australian political web sites.
Green Left Weekly is unique. It is not just a newspaper, it is an important part of the global movement for progressive social change. Green Left Weekly not only provides information and analysis, it actively builds campaigns for social justice, human rights and the environment.
We have become the best and most widely circulated alternative paper in Australia without any big financial backers. For more than 10 years, Green Left Weekly has survived by relying on contributions from our subscribers and supporters. We've been getting out on the streets, week after week, through the highs and lows of the popular movements for social change in Australia.
At the big rallies and marches for peace and justice, Green Left Weekly is snapped up by thousands of friendly readers. In slower political periods, our voluntary street sellers are regularly complimented: "Good on you, Green Left Weekly, for keeping up the struggle!"
The internet multiplied our audience from a few thousand a week (through street sales and subscriptions) to an average of 10,000 internet visits a day! The articles in Green Left Weekly are available free, and fully archived, on the web. But this means that most of our readers today don't share the costs of producing Green Left Weekly.
To enable us to maintain our independence from the billionaires and media moguls, and to continue to provide a progressive alternative to the mainstream media, we are launching Friends of Green Left Weekly. We would like to invite all our readers and supporters to consider becoming a Friend of Green Left Weekly by making a regular financial contribution. As a Friend of Green Left Weekly, you will receive a monthly newsletter and a membership card which will entitle you to a 10% discount at all Resistance Bookshops (with more benefits in the future). Most importantly you will be playing a crucial role in helping to keep Green Left Weekly alive and fighting for a better world!
Please consider becoming a Friend of Green Left Weekly today. In Australia, phone our free call number, 1800 634 206. Email accounts@greenleft.org.au or read this message of support from John Pilger (archived by Internet Archive).