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New light on frame-up of Geronimo Pratt

For 23 years former Black Panther Party leader and Vietnam veteran Geronimo ji Jaga (Pratt) has been locked up for a crime he did not commit. Eleven times he has been denied parole because he refuses to renounce his commitment to black liberation or

Asthma epidemic hits car-polluted Britain

By Phil Clarke LONDON — Britain is experiencing the world's worst ever asthma epidemic as high summer temperatures smother big cities in petrochemical smog and ozone. The epidemic began after violent thunderstorms on June 24; at its height,

Nurses seek wage justice

Nurses seek wage justice On July 29 the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) announced that it will pursue wage increases for 90,000 nurses covered by federal awards across Australia. The claim in the ACT, Northern Territory private sector, South

Action updates

ADELAIDE — Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) will hold a rally on August 8 at 1pm on the steps of Parliament House at which it will hand over a submission to the state government calling for a reform of SA's marijuana laws. The rally marked the

South Africa: workers struggle for justice

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG, July 28 — Barely has a day passed in the last week that the songs and the sound of dancing feet of striking workers has not resounded through the streets of the PWV capital and other major centres. Researchers say

Looking out: Shock Corridor

Shock Corridor "Justice ... is so subtle a thing that to interpret it one has only need of a heart." — Jose Garcia Oliver Back in the 60s, during the struggle for civil rights, I, like many other African-Americans, took to the streets of

Why women need the choice

BRISBANE — August 8 is a national day of action on abortion rights. Speakouts on campus, as well as a 4.30pm speakout in the Queen Street mall have been organised by the University of Queensland's recently formed Pro-choice Club together with

The cost of freeways

By Dave Riley BRISBANE — With stronger winter sunshine, warmer temperatures and more "calm" days, Brisbane has a greater smog potential year round than centres such as Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Newcastle. The capacity of the airshed over

South Africa: Pick 'n Pay strike continues

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG, July 24 — The militant strike by shop workers employed by South Africa's largest supermarket chain, Pick 'n Pay, continues. While there has been a noticeable reduction in the violent attacks by police that marred

North Korean nuclear realities

By John Hallam In writing this article, I have elected to say relatively little about the matters that have received the greatest press attention, namely the threat of war, sanctions, the sanity and personal habits of North Korean leaders and

Disposable people and unwelcome immigrants.

Rodney Croome, of the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group, was in New York in late June to speak at the rally to mark the 25th anniversary of Stonewall. During his stay he participated in several meetings and had discussions with a range of gay

Student council sacks staff

Student council sacks staff By Alice Barker MELBOURNE — Action taken by the student union executive council at the Victorian University of Technology to force staff redundancies may be a sign of what is in store for student unions under