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VENEZUELA: 'A struggle for our America's future'

The following speech was presented by LEONEL VIVAS, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's ambassador to Australia, to the August 2 "Latin America: New Movements of Resistance and Transformation" conference in Sydney, organised by the Committees in

Cartoonist fired over Israel views

BY BUSTER SOUTHERLEY AUCKLAND — The New Zealand Herald newspaper has sacked its award-winning cartoonist following a censorship row. Malcolm Evans was dismissed after drawing cartoons criticising the Israeli government's treatment of the

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Includes the Green Left news. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone (02) 9564 1277. Visit <http://www.channel31.org> for program details. Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent

AFGHANISTAN: Washington, NATO confront rising tide of resistance

BY LESLIE FEINBERG With pomp and circumstance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on August 11 took formal command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) "peacekeepers" in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. This is the first time in

Hanson outlived her usefulness for Howard

When Pauline Hanson burst onto the political scene in 1996, she unleashed a tidal wave of racism, and gave it renewed strength. As she attacked Asian migrants, refugees and Indigenous Australians, Prime Minister John Howard defended her, claiming she

Tampa 2 years on: changing government policy

BY JUDY McVEY Thousands of people around Australia marched on World Refugee Day in June. Even war on Iraq could not stop the development of this movement. In fact, more people have shown sympathy for refugees because of the war and the government's

A woman's place is in the struggle: Protesting Miss University

In response to a series of beauty contests being held at a local pub, the Newcastle University women's collective has begun organising protests. The campaign was initiated with a protest against the "Miss University" contest held at the pub in late

The decline of the Aboriginal protest movement

BY MICHAEL MANSELL There was a time when Gary Foley's call to hit the streets ran a chill down your back. When Paul Coe told us we were a sovereign people, not a minority, we all believed him. And when Marcia Langton addressed a rally against the

IRAQ: White House issues 'progress' report

BY ROHAN PEARCE At a White House press conference on August 8, US President George Bush told journalists that it "turns out this is our 100th day since major military operations have ended, ended in Iraq. And since then, we've made good progress.

IRC waters down union agreements

BY GRAHAM WILLIAMS MELBOURNE — In yet another hurdle for manufacturing workers to jump in their industrial Campaign 2003, the Victorian Industrial Relations Commission is increasingly refusing to certify agreements. "The IRC is tightening up on

INDIA: Revolutionary leader dies

BY JONATHAN STRAUSS Ashok Manohar, general secretary of the Lal Nishan Party (Leninist) of Maharashtra state, India, died in Pune on July 31 after a massive heart attack. He was only 54. Manohar started his political journey in the early 1970s as

ACT teachers' union leadership accepts pay deal

BY JAMES VASSILOPOULOS CANBERRA — On August 2, the ACT Australian Education Union executive decided recommend to the AEU branch council that the ACT Labor governments third offer in the initial installment of the enterprise bargaining agreement