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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

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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

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

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

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

'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

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

New York buys out of St Patrick's Day

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