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Carmen Lawrence backs March 5 student strike

BY KYLIE MOON Support for the March 5 national student strike against the war on Iraq is quickly gathering momentum. Federal Labor MP for Fremantle Carmen Lawrence has endorsed the strike. Lawrence declared her support for the March 5 strike at

Write on: Letters to the editor

Terrorists According to George Bush not all terrorists are equal even though their crimes are. Real terrorists, it seems, are those identified in some way with Islam, but those who hate Fidel Castro and smoke Cuban cigars are "good old boys".

600 march in Leichhardt

BY LACHLAN MALLOCH SYDNEY — In an historic local action that reminded participants of the anti-Vietnam war movement, six-hundred people gathered on a Saturday evening to march through the Norton Street caf‚ strip on February 1, showing their

No war on Iraq: campaign notes

500 protest in the ACT BY MARK ABBERTON CANBERRA — On January 31, 500 people participated in rally opposing a war on Iraq. The protest was called by an ACT Network Opposing War (ACTNOW) public meeting on January 23. Bob Douglas from

Woolloomooloo soap

SYDNEY — Imagine you're on the TV set of a Sydney soapie — fast paced, full of conflict, emotion and energy. That describes A Moment on the Lips. The play is written by Jonathan Gavin and features Nicole Winkler, Susan Godfrey, Kirrily White,

Iranian asylum seekers face deportation

BY CLAUDIA QUINNELL MELBOURNE — On January 31, a small but vocal rally, attended by 50 people, was held outside the department of immigration to oppose the likely deportation of 190 Iranian asylum seekers. The rally was called following a

BRAZIL: WSF calls for anti-war protests

BY FEDERICO FUENTES PORTO ALEGRE — This year's World Social Forum (WSF), a countersummit to the corporate elite's World Economic Forum, held in this southern Brazilian city, January 23-28, attracted 100,000 participants, including 20,763

ISRAEL: Elections reveal fractured society

BY AHMED NIMER RAMALLAH — January 28 was a typical day in the life of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Nine Palestinians — including a 13-year-old girl — were shot dead by Israeli soldiers. Three others were killed by an

SCOTLAND: Anti-war train drivers defiant

Rail workers in Motherwell, near Glasgow, have underlined why they refused on January 8 to move a train carrying ammunition for use against Iraq. At a meeting of their Associated Society of Locomotive Enginneers and Firemen (ASLEF) branch soon after,

8 Mile: you're on your own

REVIEW BY KATHY NEWNAM 8 MileDirected by Curtis HansonWritten by Scott SilverStarring Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Eugene ByrdAt major cinemas "This world is mine for the takingMake me king, as we move toward a new world

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Includes the Green Left news. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone (02) 9565 5522. Visit <http://www.channel31.org> for program details. Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent

Protesting homophobia

BY JENELLE DAVY MELBOURNE — January 30 brought another Catholic Church attack on Melbourne's queer community: the Catholic Theological College hosted a forum titled "How to be cured from homosexuality". Around 40 students, organised by the