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Filipinos protest over plight of overseas workers

By Sonny Melencio Protests are escalating across the Philippines over the hanging of Flor Contemplacion, 42, overseas worker, in Singapore on March 17. The body of Contemplacion was flown to her home town, San Pablo City, where it lay in wake

Partners in Turkey's crime

Partners in Turkey's crime The US and its NATO allies are displaying extraordinary hypocrisy in their support for Turkey's massive military incursion into southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). US officials have justified the Turkish operation as

A poem

A poem em = By Sophie Villig The sky used to be the limit Now we've limited the sky I don't know why I don't know why Reaching but I can't find the sky Heat is rising and the sky is falling I reach losing

International Women's Day in Bangladesh

Story and photo by Sujatha Fernandes DHAKA — In Bangladesh, the awareness about women's rights and the need to fight for them can be seen by the variety of the women's movement. On March 8, International Women's Day, and beforehand, a number

The fading legend of Xolotlan

By Leonardo Coca Palacios There is a popular Nicaraguan song which says, "Cocibolca and Xolotlan are our two silver legends", referring to Nicaragua's two great lakes. But now Xolotlan, as the indigenous people called Lake Managua, which has

South African prisoners to strike

By Tim Dauth JOHANNESBURG — South African prisoners, represented by the South African Prisoners for Human Rights (SAPOHR), will embark on a national strike on April 10 unless the government responds to calls for the establishment of an Amnesty

No flag, no God and no country

Childe and Australia: Archeology, Politics and Ideas Edited by Peter Gathercole, T.H. Irving and Gregory Melleuish University of Queensland Press, 1995. 245 pp., $16.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Vere Gordon Childe is renowned as the

New tape launched at Green It Up

Hazed By Phil Monsour and Sue Ferres Reviewed by Lynda Hansen This tape is a refreshing collection of songs penned by Monsour, well known for his passionate political lyrics, accompanied by Sue Ferres on harmonies and violin. The tape

Real life in the metal industry

The Cutting Edge: The Metals — Anatomy of a union SBS, Tuesday, April 4, 8.30pm (8 Adelaide) Reviewed by Jennifer Thompson This documentary seems to represent largely the viewpoint of the AFMEU (Automotive, Food, Metal and Engineering

Journalists arrested in Jakarta

By Max Lane Central Jakarta police on March 16 detained without warrant several journalists at a party celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month. The party was hosted by AJI (Alliance of Independent Journalists), which was formed in the

Students demand: No Fees for Degrees

By Natasha Simons More than 15,000 students and academic staff across the country rallied, marched, struck and occupied against university fees on March 23. The demonstrations were part of a National Day of Action called by last December's No

'Others' still trying to cross frontiers

By Lou Stanley Space, the last frontier. Although we've moved beyond this well-known catch phrase, not much changes in the spirit of true trekking. Star Trek Generations has tried to meld the trekky cultures of the original Star Trek with Star