On the box

January 15, 2003
Issue 

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. Includes the Green Left news. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone 9565 5522. Visit for program details.

Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and community actions throughout Victoria. Access News broadcasts every Monday, 8pm. Phone 9633 6976.

Gap and Nike: No Sweat? — Shows that fashion brand Gap and sports clothing icon Nike have been using a factory in Cambodia which contradicts their claim of strict codes of conduct and anti-sweatshop rules. SBS, Thursday, January 16, 1.30pm.

Dilemma Rehad Desai, the son of an exiled black African freedom fighter, looks at racism in Austria. Friday, January 17, 7.30pm.

The Gatekeeper — Philip Ruddock attempts to reconcile his immigration policy with membership of Amnesty International. ABC, Saturday January 18, 12:30pm.

Whale Hunters An examination of the whaling debate in Japan,. SBS, Sunday, January 19, 12.45am.

Fond Memories of Cuba — This film provoked a fierce debate in the pages of Green Left Weekly. David Bradbury's impression of life in Cuba. SBS, Sunday, January 19, 8.30pm.

Abandoned: the Betrayal of America's Immigrants — Exposes the most recent wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in the US. SBS, Monday, January 20, 12.10am

The German Gambit — Made to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the unification of Germany, this program reconstructs the events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. SBS, Monday, January 20, 12.30pm.

Tales from a Suitcase: Pat Hesse — Hesse arrived in Australia from Sri Lanka at the height of the White Australia Policy. SBS, Tuesday, January 21, 3.30pm.

The Case Against War Looks at unlikely people opposed to the war on Iraq. SBS, Tuesday, January 21, 8.30pm.

Behind the Labels: Garment Workers on Saipan

Thousands of Chinese and Filipino women work in garment factories on the Pacific island of Saipan — the only US territory exempt from labour and immigration laws. SBS, Wednesday, January 22, 3.30pm.

From Green Left Weekly, January 15, 2003.
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