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CUBA: Castro congratulates Genoa protesters

BY SEAN HEALY Cuban President Fidel Castro has congratulated the 300,000 people who protested against global capitalism during the July 20-22 summit of G8 leaders in Genoa, Italy, and joked that world leaders might soon have to meet on the

Activists support accused AMWU members

BY JACKIE LYNCH MELBOURNE — A solidarity committee has been established by unionists and supporters, following criminal charges of riot, affray, aggravated burglary and criminal damage being laid against six members of the Australian

Student activists map out anti-corporate protests

BY FEDERICO FUENTES MELBOURNE — Students have begun to organise for the biggest possible blockade of the Commonwealth Business Forum on October 3 to 5. On nearly all university and TAFE campuses, students have formed collectives to help build the

Unmasking our new rulers

The New Rulers of the WorldWritten and directed by John PilgerScreening on SBS, Tuesday, August 21, 8.30pm REVIEW BY SEAN HEALY "Do you know the difference between Tanzania and Goldman Sachs? The gross national product of Tanzania is $2.2

ACEH: ExxonMobil accused of 'ethnic genocide'

BY SAM FROST Oil giant ExxonMobil's operations in the Indonesian province of Aceh are to be examined by a US court, after 11 Acehnese filed a suit against the company, claiming to have suffered human rights abuses at the hands of military units

Socialist Alliance votes for action

BY SUE BOLTON In line with its perspective that the Socialist Alliance needs to give support to extra-parliamentary campaigns, the conference voted to support the protests being organised against the Commonwealth Business Forum in

INDONESIA: Repression the winner in Megawati cabinet

BY MAX LANE Military generals and figures linked to the regime of former dictator Suharto have done well in the first cabinet of newly-elected President Megawati Sukarnoputri, which was announced on August 9. In a signal move, Sukarnoputri has

Free speech attacked at Sydney University

BY PETER BOYLE SYDNEY — As I rocked up to Sydney University for my usual Green Left Weekly sales spot on August 9, three university security officers were attempting to close down the Socialist Worker club's literature stall in the library

AMWU activists: 'Support the Socialist Alliance!'

BY TIM GOODEN& ALISON DELLIT One of the hottest debates at the August 4-5 Socialist Alliance national conference was the relationship between the alliance and the unions. Green Left Weekly spoke to two Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU)

Colombian protesters besieged in consulate

BY RUSSELL PICKERING SYDNEY — When 16 solidarity activists, including a number of children, began their occupation of the Colombian consulate on the morning of August 8, they were protesting rampant violations of human rights in the South

Unions condemn royal commission

BY CHRIS SPINDLER MELBOURNE — One thousand shop stewards and delegates from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, the Electrical Trades Union, the Plumbers' Union and the Maritime Union

The trials of growing up a working-class Catholic

REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN LiamDirected by Stephen FrearsScreenplay by Jimmy McGovernStarring Anthony Borrows, Megan Burns, Ian Hart and Claire HackettShowing at Dendy and Palace cinemas nationally Liam, the latest film scripted by Jimmy