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ADELAIDE — Fifty people gathered on the steps of Parliament House on November 28, surrounding a coffin shrouded with a black cloth declaring "Free speech", to protest against Howard's new "anti-terror" laws. Organised by the socialist youth
Federico Fuentes, La Paz At 4000 metres above sea level and sprawling above the capital La Paz, the inhabitants of the fastest growing city in Latin America — El Alto — have consistently shown their readiness to fight for their rights,
John 'Briggs' Bomba I was among 120 people who were arrested on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)-led Action Against Poverty demonstration on November 8. Hundreds of people had protested against spiralling levels of poverty. Those
Chris Williams, Wollongong When Fred Moore was called up to the Wollongong Entertainment Centre stage during the November 15 mass meeting against PM John Howard's WorkChoices laws, every single person present — close to 10,000 — spontaneously
On November 30, actions and meetings took place across the US calling on California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency to Stan Tookie Williams, including a 1000-strong protest outside San Quentin Prison. Williams is scheduled to be
This is the last issue of Green Left Weekly for 2005 — we're taking a break until January 18. However, you will find lots more holiday reading and can stay in touch during the break by visiting our website at
Sue Bull, Ballarat Staff at the University of Ballarat have rejected a second non-union enterprise bargaining agreement proposed by management. In a November 22-23 ballot, staff voted 401 to 323 to "reject", with a large number not voting. The
On December 1, South Africa's Constitutional Court unanimously ruled that same-sex marriages have equal status with those between men and women. The court stayed its ruling for one year, so that parliament may amend a 1961 marriage law to reflect the
In August, more than 20 Resistance members travelled to Venezuela with dozens of others in the first ever Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Brigade. Kiraz Janicke and Federico Fuentes stayed on to help establish the Green Left Weekly bureau in Caracas.
Upstaging: Leah Purcell — Profile of Indigenous artist Leah Purcell, who has performed as a singer, actor, writer, choreographer, producer and director for theatre, film and television. ABC, Friday, December 9, 1.20am. Living Black — Indigenous
Doug Lorimer With a growing majority of US voters favouring the rapid withdrawal of US troops from Washington's failed counter-insurgency war in Iraq, and many in his own Republican Party worried about a voter backlash in the 2006 mid-term
This an abridged version of the speech by Gillian Myers-Brittain from the Hunter Regional Violence Prevention Unit at the first Reclaim the Night rally and march in Maitland on October 28. Sixteen days of activism for the elimination of violence