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'Cultural hooliganism' in SA

'Cultural hooliganism' in SA By Anthony Thirlwall ADELAIDE — On June 22, minister for the arts Diana Laidlaw announced plans to close and sell the South Australian Film and Video Centre. The centre, one of the most highly regarded media

South Africa - in brief

UN accepts South Africa For the first time in 20 years, the credentials of South Africa's delegation to the United Nations have been accepted. The decision was made by a UN committee on June 17. South Africa's return to the General Assembly

Rottnest's future discussed

Rottnest's future discussed PERTH — In early June, Rottnest Island or Wadjemup was the site of a four day ceremonial meeting of Aboriginal people. Delegates came from all regions of Western Australia to discuss the island's future and what

Campaign starts against crackdown on Indonesian press

JAKARTA — Journalists, students and democracy activists have held demonstrations in several Indonesian cities protesting against the Suharto regime's closure of the country's three weekly news magazines, Tempo, Detik and Editor. The closures were announced by the Ministry of Information on June 21.

Rwandan rebels oppose French invasion

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — The Rwandan Patriotic Front, on the verge of taking power in the traumatised central African country of Rwanda, says it will "do all that can be done" to resist a French military intervention. Speaking here on June

Union refuses to help disabled DSS worker

By Ray Fulcher The Western Australian branch of the Public Sector Union is refusing to help a union member, who resigned after 12 years with the Department of Social Security. Colin Harrison cited the mishandling of a privacy investigation and

Soweto Day celebrations 'disappointing'

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Leaders of South Africa's youth movements have expressed disappointment at the new government's attitude towards the June 16 Soweto Day celebrations. Seemingly succumbing to big business pressure, the government

Festival of the oppressed

V.I. Lenin once described revolution as a festival of the oppressed. Over the weekend of June 17-19 in Brisbane, the oppressed staged their own folk festival to celebrate the winter solstice. Festival participants responded enthusiastically to a

Student unions and the left

By Adam Bandt [This is an abridged version of a paper to be presented at the Campus Activist Forum in Sydney on July 18.] Liberal governments in Western Australia and Victoria are implementing legislation that will devastate university

Issues facing the US left

TIM MARSHALL, an activist in the United States socialist organisation Solidarity, will be attending the Resistance National Conference at Sydney University July 8-10 and the Campus Activist Forum on July 16. ROBERTO JORQUERA, a Resistance national

Once bitten, twice shy

Reality Bites Directed by Ben Stiller Written by Helen Childress Featuring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller Reviewed by Peter Meredith Long time friends Lelaina and Troy (Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke) graduate from college and

Write on

Speciesism I would like to respond to an article "Becoming Human" by Dave Riley in GLW #147. The aspect that concerns me here is Riley's attempt to justify his own speciesist attitudes. Speciesism is the idea that humans are inherently superior