and ain't i a woman?: Fighting global violence
When we think about war, images of planes dropping bombs and troops running with guns in hand come to mind. However, there is a silent killer in war that receives little if any attention at all.
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BY TAMARA PEARSON
SYDNEY Around
3500 people stood for a minute's silence on October 26 to remember the
353 refugees who drowned needlessly one year ago to the day. The victims
of the October 13 Bali bombings were also remembered.
BY ROHAN PEARCE
US President George Bush continues to demand that the United Nations Security Council endorse a massive military attack on Iraq on the basis of tenuous "evidence" that Saddam Hussein might have the capability to develop nuclear
BY NORM DIXON
The US government's difficulty in convincing France, Russia and China to agree to a new United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorise a large-scale US-led military attack on Iraq may have disrupted Washington's
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BY PETER ROBSON
NEWCASTLE On October 21, a rally of 300 students forced Newcastle University vice-chancellor Roger Holmes to commit to the full retention of resources and services at the Huxley Library.
A university administration proposal
BY NORM DIXON
Members of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) are continuing their strike for better pay and working conditions. Takavafira Zhou, PTUZ president, declared on October 21 that the arrest and torture of union leaders, and
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS
MELBOURNE Some 400 people on October 23 attended a forum on the
Bali bombings. It was organised by Asialink and was also simulcast on Radio
National and was addressed by academics Arief Budiman, Merle Ricklefs and
Tim
BY SIMON BUTLER
The mini-ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which is to be held in Sydney on November 14-15 will be met by a number of protest actions.
One of the protest actions planned for November 14 is a youth
When using force to secure the peace,and encouraging more shopping to save the economy,and children and teens play video games that rewardfor every person decapitated and limb severed.When old women and babies are pepper-sprayedand rubber bullets
BY SARAH STEPHEN
The 8500 refugees who hold temporary protection visas are already
denied the right to bring their families to Australia, are not allowed
to have access to free English language classes, resettlement services
or employment
Across Australia protesters gathered on the evening of October 25 to participate in annual Reclaim the Night marches demanding an end to violence against women.
The largest march was in Brisbane. Maria Voukelatos reports that close to 1000 women
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