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Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

'Fact and fantasy' at Lucas Heights reactor

'Fact and fantasy' at Lucas Heights reactor By Jim Green SYDNEY — The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), which operates the nuclear reactor in southern Sydney, is distributing a document called "Lucas Heights —

Looking out: Kindness

Kindness "If you wish to file a complaint for a violation of your civil rights under 42 U.S.C. 1983 ... [t]he court requires parties instituting civil actions to pay a $150.00 filing fee." — C.A. Long The Georgia Diagnostic and Classification

Global demo for cancelling Third World debt

Global demo for cancelling Third World debt By Eva Cheng BRUSSELS — An international demonstration planned for June 19 to press for the cancellation of all Third World debt was endorsed at a conference organised by the Committee for the

Statement of solidarity with East Timor

Statement of solidarity with East Timor The following statement drafted by Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor is being circulated for endorsement. To add your name to the statement, please contact ASIET (details below). Cut all

UQ council condemns anti-VSU activists

By Peter Robson BRISBANE — The University of Queensland Student Representative Council has passed a motion condemning the existence of the Cross-Campus Anti-VSU Collective (CCAVSUC), the organising committee for the campaign against voluntary

Organising Jakarta's factory workers

Organising Jakarta's factory workers JAKARTA — Earlier this month, Green Left Weekly's SAM KING spoke to AGUS from the radical Jakarta factory workers' organisation Komite Buruh untuk Aksi Reformasi (Kobar — Workers' Committee for Reform

Action updates

VUT tries to silence critics An industrial dispute is brewing at the Victorian University of Technology (VUT). Three staff members, one a member of the University Council, have been denied access to their e-mail, in breach of award agreements,

Passing of an Aboriginal rights activist

Passing of an Aboriginal rights activist By Margaret Allum Don McLeod has died in Perth, aged 91. Although non-Aboriginal, McLeod was a dedicated fighter for Aboriginal rights long before reconciliation became the word of the moment, espoused

South Africa prepares for elections

By Patrick Bond JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's June 2 national and provincial elections will be won by the African National Congress (ANC) government with two-thirds (or possibly more) of the vote. Nelson Mandela will hand the presidency

Tasmanian students support Kosova independence

By Nikki Ulasowski and Rohan Pearce HOBART — At its meeting on April 20, the Tasmania University Union Students Representative Council condemned NATO's bombing of Serbia and the Australian government's support for the war. The SRC also condemned

Viva Pancho Villa!

The life and times of Pancho VillaBy Friedrich KatzStanford University Press, 1998 985 pp., $53.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon "From my earliest days, I saw that millions had to suffer for the few who became rich and lived luxuriously. I solemnly