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Latin sounds mixed and enchanting

Chiselled in Stone Papalote Larrikin Entertainment Reviewed by Jorge Jorquera This is a fantastic mix of Latin tunes and rhythms, in songs both original and traditional. Papalote takes its name from a song about a kite-maker by the

Tourism: avoiding the wreckage

By Tracy Sorensen With their neatly strapped backpacks and boots good enough to tackle mountains, the two young women sitting opposite me in a crowded tram radiated health, intelligence and independence. Prague in summertime was laid out before

Village life

By Stephen Robson HANOI — The village of Co Nhue is north of the city. Some four kilometres long, it stretches along the highway to the airport. I visited Co Nhue to meet with representatives from the Peasants Association in the village.

US Greenpeace: combining ecology and social justice

By Frank Noakes SAN FRANCISCO — Of Greenpeace's 5 million supporters worldwide, 1.5 million live in the US, says Greenpeace media coordinator Bill Walker. These supporters "quite frankly still tend to be white and middle-class people scared

Birth of a South American feminism

Out of the ShadowsBy Jo Fisher Latin America Bureau, 1993. $23.95. Reviewed by Mara Ochoa. Out of the Shadows looks at the important role women have played in struggles against military dictatorships in four countries: Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay

ACTU firms links to fake union

By Jana D.K. JAKARTA — Worker activists and representatives of non-government organisations have met ACTU president Martin Ferguson and told him of their opposition to the ACTU's decision to provide $2 million to, and strengthen cooperation

Reflection and reconciliation

By Ignatius Kim Hurtling to international success with the hit single "Treaty", Yothu Yindi have become the cultural ambassadors for traditional Australian music. After representing Australia at the UN launch of the International Year for the

A (very) low-impact trip

A (very) low-impact trip By Tracy Sorensen SYDNEY — Like to visit Asia but can't afford it? One fascinating trip available to Sydneysiders for the cost of a metropolitan train ride is to Cabramatta in the city's south-west. While the

Alliance to campaign for democracy

Alliance to campaign for democracy By Dave Wright HOBART — The Tasmanian Community Alliance was formed at a meeting on December 2 to oppose undemocratic legislation introduced by the Groom Liberal government. In addition to giving

Queen Street Mall threat

Queen Street Mall threat By Nikki Ulasowski BRISBANE — City mall management renewed attacks on democratic rights in the Queen Street Mall on November 30 by trying to force removal of a display board which was part of a stall supporting

Twenty years in the Communist Party

Challenging Faith By John A. McKenzie Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 166 pp. $16.95 Reviewed by Catherine Brown Challenging Faith is a personal account from one of the thousands of people who joined the Communist Party of Australia in the

Economic changes in Vietnam impact on women

By Stephen Robson HANOI — The introduction of private enterprises has adversely affected women here. Of some 700,000 people who have lost their jobs in the state sector, two-thirds are women. Creches and kindergartens have deteriorated