BY RAY FULCHER
MELBOURNE — Shortly after the bombing of Iraq began people started to gather at the State Library to protest against the start of the war. The protesters, organised by the Victorian Peace Network, heard from a range of speakers
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BY JIM MCILROY
BRISBANE There are now two superpowers in the world the imperial
mafia [in Washington] and the anti-war and global justice movements worldwide,
William Blum, US author, journalist and radical commentator and former
US
On March 20, 200 people attended a protest and march the local navy base, where a mock "die-in" was held. This was very powerful, and organised by local group Peace by Peace. On the following day, at lunchtime, there was a rally in
BY JACKIE ESMONDE
"I've always been a huge fan of horror movies. And I saw so many horror movies where there was that blonde girl who would always get herself killed. I started feeling bad for her. I thought, it's time she had a chance to 'take
On March 19, 2000 people attended an emergency anti-war protest called on four hours notice. Anti-war sympathisers employed by the Perth City Council organised access to electrical power for the protest, and a
BY ALISON
DELLIT
Just three hours after Washington announced the beginning of its
war against Iraq, Australians had flooded onto the streets in protests
marked by deep anger and determination. Green Left Weekly has received
reports from 25
WOLLONGONG — As the US, Britain and Australia attack Iraq, the band Inside Out have rallied for peace. They are a few of the voices that Prime Minister John Howard refers to as the "unconvinced mob".
"A Song of Peace", written by music teacher
Brother
By Liam Gerner
Order at <http://www.freshtrackproductions.com.au>
REVIEW BY JO ELLIS
ADELAIDE Liam Gerner wrote his first song at the age of 12. Since
then, 19-year-old Gerner has developed into an accomplished
BY LEIGH HUGHES ADELAIDE — The first strike in the US-led war on Iraq was the catalyst for the abandonment of classrooms and the closure of several schools across Adelaide on March 20, as hundreds of students walked out in protest. Students
BY
GRAHAM MATTHEWS
& ANTHONY BENBOW
Militant unionists in Melbourne and Perth have offered a lead to
others by walking off the job to protest the war at union-organised rallies
following the beginning of the war.
In Perth,
As word of the commencement of mis-named Operation Iraqi Freedom spread across the world, activists in the belly of the beast also took to the streets to voice their intense opposition to what they labelled an "unjust and
BY
MICHAEL DE WALL
SYDNEY Just two days before Prime Minister John Howard officially
backed the US ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, residents of western Sydney
were among thousands of hopeful protesters gathering at anti-war rallies
on March
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