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Racism No! campaign a success

PERTH — "Racism No!" fielded two candidates in the December Western Australian election — Aboriginal activist Clarrie Isaacs (Yaluritja) and Democratic Socialist Party member Arun Pradhan. ANTHONY BENBOW asked Racism No! campaign manager ANA

Racist police raid on Redfern

Racist police raid on Redfern By Paul Howes SYDNEY — More than 40 police stormed the predominantly Aboriginal Eveleigh Street, Redfern, in a military style raid on the night of January 14. The raid was the latest in a series of measures adopted

French young people fight racism and cutbacks

By Sam Wainwright PARIS — Fortunately, every time the neo-fascist National Front (FN) organises a public gathering, it is a met by an even bigger demonstration organised by France's vibrant anti-racist movement. Even more heartening is the active

Public sector union leadership capitulates

By Paul Oboohov Progressive candidates from the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs did well in the recent Community and Public Sector Union national elections. In the national office of DEETYA, however, progressive

Laughs in the wrong places

Children of the RevolutionWritten and directed by Peter Duncan Reviewed by Nick Fredman Peter Duncan's first feature had a lot of potential — a decent budget, a stellar cast and an ambitious theme in a satirical look at Stalinism and its effects

Spain 1936-1996: confronting history

By Sonja Klein A recent article in the Swiss left weekly Die Wochenzeitung stirs up some haunting truths: the Spanish Civil War, which began 60 years ago, has never really come to an end. The antifascist struggle against the Franco regime is not

Loose cannons

@columhead = No prizes "The Liberal Party may have won the election, but we clearly won the campaign." — WA ALP leader Geoff Gallop on the outcome of the state election. @columhead = Bribe them honest "[Money] is certainly a factor. If you

Youth seminar in Calcutta

Youth seminar in Calcutta By Sujatha Fernandes CALCUTTA — On December 6, young people representing organisations from several countries gathered here for a World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) seminar focused on the promotion of civil

100,000 years of dreaming, 209 years of nig.htmares

By Yaluritja (Clarrie Isaacs) The invasion and occupation of our ancestral lands by the British 209 years ago was an act of terrorism. The confiscation of our lands and their possession by the present neo-colonial white Australian government is not

Why should skating be a crime?

Why should skating be a crime? By Colin Salter ALP government initiatives in NSW include "anti-gang" legislation which brands a group of three or more youths with "baseball caps on backwards" as a potential risk and initiates the idea of curfews

'Special treatment' and deaths in custody

Editorial: 'Special treatment' and deaths in custody Editorial: 'Special treatment' and deaths in custody Already this year at least two more Aborigines have died in custody. A 19 year old died after being chased by NSW police and another died in

A step toward performance-based pay in Telstra

A step toward performance-based pay in Telstra By Leo Wellin Telstra members of the Community and Public Sector Union late last year overwhelmingly endorsed a competency-based pay structure that demands "increased productivity and increased