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Write On: Letters to Green Left Weekly

'Balaclava-clad lemmings' In an article in the November 19 Byron Shire Echo, Greens NSW MLC Ian Cohen attacks the NSW Labor government for vilifying anti-WTO protestors, stating that there was an "avalanche of propaganda dehumanising the

There is an urgent need for left unity

BY LALITHA CHELLIAH I have followed the Socialist Alliance unity debate. As a member of the Socialist Alliance — but not a member of either the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) or the International Socialist Organisation (ISO) — it has

Forum discusses Sri Lanka peace process

BY CHRIS SLEE MELBOURNE — About 40 people attended a forum on the peace process in Sri Lanka, held at Monash University on November 24. It was organised by supporters of the Uthayam Tamil newspaper and Radio Shakthi, a Sri Lankan radio program on

PAKISTAN: A feudal lord becomes prime minister

BY FAROOQ TARIQ Mir Zafarulah Jamali, a feudal lord from Baluchistan, was elected as prime minister on November 21 by Pakistan's national assembly. After months of attempts to install a puppet "civilian" government, General Pervez Musharraf's

Thousands march in Melbourne

BY ANNE O'CASEY MELBOURNE — A crowd of around 10,000-15,000 turned out to oppose war on December 1, the day after the Victorian election. The rally was chaired by Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia state secretary Michele O'Neil

Peace and diversity in Christmas parade

BY KAMALA EMANUEL LAUNCESTON — Amongst the usual tinsel, angels and reindeers of the annual Christmas parade on November 30, there were a couple of floats that carried a different message. “Peace on Earth, goodwill to all; no war on