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Support for Greens

Support for Greens PERTH — "We are urging unions to lend their weight and support to the Greens in the by-elections", Perth Democratic Socialist Party secretary Stephen Robson told Green Left Weekly. The by-election for the federal seat

Radio highlights

Adelaide Festival 1994 — Two Worlds' Music — From Japan, this is the first half of a concert recorded on March 8 and features the magical sound of the sho, a 17-pipe mouth organ played by Mayumi Miyata. ABC Fine Music, Wednesday and Thursday,

Action updates

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

Israel responsible for massacre

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

Students occupy UWS office

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

Write on

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

The politics of recovery

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

Pioneer AIDS educator dies in Cuba

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

Ocean dumping makes waves

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

How much the world needs changing

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

In the name of corruption

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

'Put people first', say socialist candidates

'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