A magical portrait of Frida Kahlo
Viva la vida — Frida Kahlo
Written by Karen CorbettDirected by Angela Chaplin
Performed by Melita Jurisic, Carmelina de Guglielmo, and Handspan Theatre
At the Gasworks, Melbourne, until May 22
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By Max Lane
Thousands of Indonesian young people rioted in Jakarta last month after they were excluded from a major stadium where the heavy metal band, Metallica, was playing.
Metallica and heavy metal have developed a strong following
By Poul Funder Larsen
MOSCOW — A rather uneventful campaign, dominated by heavy pro-Yeltsin propaganda in the electronic media but virtually no popular manifestations in his support, preceded the referendum on April 25. In spite of a
Illegal British trade in endangered rainforest species
Investigations by Friends of the Earth have revealed that, despite international obligations for the British government to control imports of endangered species, wood from one of the
Trade unionists against US blockade
HAVANA — Trade unionists from 40 countries have agreed to spearhead a worldwide drive against the 30-year US blockade of Cuba. The resolution, adopted at a meeting of visiting trade unionists who attended
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — In Russian warships based in the port of Kaliningrad, the English-language Moscow Tribune reported on April 26, the vote in the April 25 referendum went heavily against President Boris Yeltsin. This was not just a
By Max Lane
Indonesian minister of defence Edi Sudrajat announced on May 5 that he would be relinquishing his position of armed forces (ABRI) commander in chief. General Feisal Tanjung, deputy chief of staff of the army, would be appointed
Sydney's newest community radio station — 2CCR 90.5 FM — has begun broadcasting. If you want to get involved or find out program details, write to 2CCR FM, PO Box 977, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153.
Green and Practical — Broadcasting from the
By Poul Funder Larsen
MOSCOW — When participants in the communist May Day demonstration here — including this correspondent — neared Gagarin Square on Lenin Prospect south of the city centre, they found the entrance to the square
Perth May Day dinner
By Stephen Robson
PERTH — Two hundred people celebrated May Day at a dinner here on May 1 organised by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance to raise funds for Green Left Weekly.
Those delivering toasts
To the Eyes of Creation
Courtney Pine
Island through Phonogram
Available on CD and cassette
Hush and Listen
London Community Gospel Choir
Permanent Records through Festival
Available on CD and cassette
Reviewed by Norm Dixon
Declaration of the Party of Labour
The brutal assault on the May Day demonstration showed that the Yeltsin regime is interpreting the results of the referendum in its own distinctive fashion: as a mandate to use clubs and water-cannons
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