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Feminists discuss attacks on women

Feminists discuss attacks on women SYDNEY — A public meeting about the impact on women of the Howard government's funding cuts was organised by the International Women's Day collective on September 10. Speakers were Peggy Trompf from the

Asian activists address secondary students

Asian activists address secondary students By Kerryn Williams CANBERRA — Touring activists Edwin Gozal from the Indonesian People's Democratic Party (PRD) and East Timorese writer Naldo Rai addressed a packed lunchtime forum at

Cuba: hotel bombing kills Italian visitor

Cuba: hotel bombing kills Italian visitor Italian businessperson Fabio di Celmo was killed on September 4 when a bomb exploded in Havana's exclusive Copacabana hotel. Two other bombs which exploded at the same time at the Triton and

Letter from the US: NY police torture immigrant

NY police torture immigrant By Barry Sheppard In the early morning hours of August 10, a Haitian immigrant in New York, Abner Louima, was outside a nightclub in a largely black and immigrant section of Brooklyn after a party. As the

NTEU criticises Abstudy cuts

NTEU criticises Abstudy cuts By Marina Cameron On September 9 the National Tertiary Education and Industry Union publicly pledged support for a national day of action on September 11, organised by indigenous educators to fight cuts to

Greek teachers and students fight back

By Michael Karadjis ATHENS — Thousands of teachers and students blocked the city on September 4 in the first action of what promises to be a long campaign against the government's education "poly legislation". The centrepiece of this

Olympic 'victory' brings little joy

By Michael Karadjis ATHENS, September 6 — While 10,000 Athenians waved flags and honked horns outside parliament at the news that Athens would stage the 2004 Olympics, the mood could hardly be described as overwhelming. Compared to events such

'The university has been forced to listen'

MELBOURNE — Green Left Weekly's RAY FULCHER and ALISON DELLIT spoke to a participant in the RMIT occupation, MARCEL CAMERON. Why did the university give way to the students' demands on the referendum? The student union had already put a lot of

Not much left to say

Small MiraclesBy Eric BogleLarrikin/Festival, 1997The Emigrant & the ExileBy Eric Bogle & John MunroLarrikin/Festival, 1997 Review by Alex Bainbridge Eric Bogle's songs still maintain some connection with social — dare I say

NUS, welfare groups appeal for CYA compromise

By Marina Cameron The Australian Council of Social Services, Australian Youth Policy and Action Coalition, National Youth Coalition for Housing, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Catholic Social Welfare Commission, other welfare rights groups and the

'An act of racial discrimination'

The government's Wik bill, on the day it was introduced to the lower house, was described by Northern Land Council chairperson Galarrwuy Yunupingu as the final drink from the poisoned waterhole for indigenous people. Green Left Weekly's JENNIFER

Misinformation on new reactor

By Jim Green The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has released a "background information" document to justify the new reactor planned for Lucas Heights in southern Sydney. The only problem is that it's not very