The Activist Cookbook: Creative Actions for a Fair EconomyBy Andrew Boyd96 pp.Send US$16 to United for a Fair Economy, 37 Temple Place Boston, MAQ 02111 Review by Dave Riley
In my time trying to pilot coalitions hither and thither so that we'd win
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Protests demand 'No more blood for oil!'
More than 1000 people marched from Defence Plaza to the US consulate in Sydney on February 21 to protest against the US plans to bomb Iraq. The protesters demanded that the US get out of the gulf, that the
Homophobia: has anything changed?
By Pip Hinman
At the first organised street protest in defence of gay and lesbian rights 20 years ago, the police arrested 53 people. At this year's mardi gras in Sydney on February 28, the NSW police force is an
Illegal fees on the rise
By Sean Healy
SYDNEY — A decision by Macquarie University to levy a $50 "information technology charge" on all students has focused attention on the issue of illegal ancillary fees. Macquarie University's decision comes
Life of Riley: An excuse for butchery
Do you know what the quintessence of sheephood is? Shearin' and slaughterin' — that's what it is. In a word: sacrifice.
We're sentenced to live our lives for the sake of others.
For many, the meaning of
By Max Lane
Attacks on government offices, police stations and shops by groups of poor people in the cities and countryside have become a feature of social and political life in Indonesia since February 1996. It is an irregular but important
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Justice for women
On March 7, thousands of women in Australia, and many more around the world, will march to celebrate International Women's Day.
Many of these women will be marching for the first time. Some will have marched regularly for
By James Vassilopoulos
On January 26, Jimmy Nolan, the chairperson of the Merseyside Port Shop Stewards Committee, notified supporters that the Liverpool dockers had decided to end their two-and-a-half-year dispute. After a herculean and heroic
Actions around Australia condemn violence in Mexico
By Neville Spencer
In response to the escalation of violence in Mexico, activists in Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney organised protest actions on February 16 to condemn the Mexican government's
By Peter Montague
As government has been "downsized" in recent years, corporations have found opportunities to fund scientific research and education that the government used to fund. Will this give corporations the chance to influence scientific
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The fate of the Queensland Coalition government hangs in the balance in the aftermath of "Black Friday", February 13, when three senior National Party ministers were sacked or resigned because of allegations of rorting of
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