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CHILE: Pinochet's victims demand justice

CHILE: Pinochet's victims demand justice SANTIAGO — On July 5, I chanced upon a demonstration outside the national office of the Democratic Concertation, the ruling political coalition in Chile. Patricia Silva from the Association of Relatives of

Action updates

Latin America solidarity BRISBANE — Supporters of the Cuban Revolution danced into the early hours of the morning to the Latin sounds of DJ Sonido Tropicale here on July 29, in commemoration of the 48th anniversary of the July 26 attack on the

and ain't i a woman?: Howard, sex discrimination and IVF

BY MARGARET ALLUM Dennis Shanahan, the Australian newspaper's political editor, wrote on the front page of the August 2 edition that John Howard's announcement that he will introduce amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act to

PORTUGAL: 'Globalise the struggles'

PORTUGAL: 'Globalise the struggles' SAN GIAO — A huge banner with the words "Globalizar as lutas" (Globalise the struggles) heralded the 17th youth camp of the Fourth International, held in San Giao in central Portugal, July 23-29. Around 400

On the box

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 Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

Asian Dub Foundation gets five red stars

ADF gets five red stars Community MusicAsian Dub FoundationLondon Records<http://www.asiandubfoundation.com> REVIEW BY DANIEL SULLIVAN What could one expect from a band which has toured supporting Rage Against the Machine and worked

Networker: An Olympic performance

Networker: An Olympic performance In recent years, the Olympic Games have been a showplace for the latest technology. Computer technology companies compete to provide hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment and services free in

Feature letter: Biological parenthood

Feature letter: Biological parenthood I have keenly followed the debate on "biological parenthood" (GLW #405, 408, 409, 413). The argument that there is a "biological" imperative to bear and raise one's "own" children, while superficially

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Vilifying Not content with vilifying many of the unemployed, conservatives have moved on to sole parent pensioners. In Sydney's Daily Telegraph of July 29, Michael Duffy whinged about people "receiving the single

Students occupy in IVF protest

Students occupy in IVF protest BY ANGELA LUVERA BRISBANE — Students from various political persuasions — socialists, Laborites, anarchists — united to protest against John Howard's plan to restrict access to in vitro fertilisation by

Why have an ALP conference?

Why have an ALP conference? BY SUE BOLAND Why does the ALP hold national conferences? With almost all the votes sewn up before the conference and virtually all the delegates being MPs, party apparatchiks and union officials, it cannot be to

Big protest, little politics

Big protest, little politics BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — "Greenies don't want to take away jobs, we want to save jobs and forests" was the best message that came from the platform of a rally against woodchipping here on August 2. The plea for