Scenes from the Invasion Day rally in Meanjin/Brisbane
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Israel responsible for massacre
Barukh Goldstein walked into the Tomb of the Patriarchs mosque in Hebron on February 25 and mercilessly gunned down 54 worshippers, young and old alike. In doing so, Goldstein exposed not only his own burning
ADELAIDE — A petition opposing the federal government proposal to increase the pension eligibility age for women to 65 has received an enthusiastic response here over the last few weeks. A national campaign has been launched by the Combined
Students at the University of Western Sydney, Nepean, occupied the office of the chief executive at the Kingswood campus on March 4. They were protesting against a new parking policy under which students, staff and visitors are required to pay a fee
US left
Having friends in the U.S.A. with roughly the same politics as myself has meant that we regularly swap information about local and international events.
The latest news concerning Cuba, El Salvador and Guatemala might be of interest
Karen Lee Wald
HAVANA — One of the pioneers in AIDS education/prevention in Cuba, Raul Llanos Lima, died in Havana on February 20 of cardiac arrest. He was 39 years old. He had tested positive for HIV in 1986 and had lived and worked in Cuba's
Trauma and Recovery
By Judith Lewis Herman
Basic Books 1992
Reviewed by Chris Slee
This book deals with the causes and consequences of psychological trauma, and how survivors can be helped to recover.
Judith Herman is both a
By Tom Kelly
A large protest movement has sprung up in Tasmania in response to last month's extension of the permit allowing Pasminco Metals-EZ to continue dumping toxic waste into the ocean. Actions so far have included an angry march and rally
Raining Stones
Directed by Ken Loach
Screenplay by Jim Allen
Dendy Cinema, Sydney, from March 17
Reviewed by Claudine Holt
Raining Stones is a funny and humane film portraying the life of one working-class family in Lancaster. It neither
'Put people first', say socialist candidates
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — "The Brisbane City Council, under the Soorley administration, has put the needs of private developers before people in our inner cities", Ana Kailis, Democratic
In the Name of the Father
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Reviewed by Sean Magill
First of all, do go and see In the Name of the Father. It is a powerful, harrowing and at times uplifting account of an unjust legal system.
The dramatisation of
By Brian Rohan
The four year battle over the St Patrick's Day parade has cost New Yorkers more than a few headaches and traffic tie-ups — now it will also cost them $150,000 in a settlement with the parade's sponsor, the Ancient Order of
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