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Cuban unionist: The workers key participants in revolution

Gilda Chacon is the Asia, Oceania, Africa and Middle East representative of the Cuban Confederation of Trade Unions (CTC) and an elected delegate of the People’s Power Municipal Assembly. Green Left Weekly’s Annolies Truman interviewed her during her August 17 – 20 visit to Perth to liaise with WA trade unions.

Struggle against pulp mill continues

Approximately 10,000 people rallied at Launceston City Park on August 23 in opposition to Gunns’ proposed pulp mill.

Venezuela: Solidarity sign-on letter with unionists and Fundimeca workers

Attn: The Public Prosecutors Office No.5 of the city of Valencia, Control Tribunal 7 of the city of Valencia, State of Carabobo, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Neither Labor nor Liberal deserve to run WA

The following is based on the Socialist Alliance’s campaign leaflet for the September 6 Western Australian election.

Working 'in the interests of humanity'

PERTH — “The Cuban people work in the interests of humanity. They do not work only for themselves, but for the wellbeing of the people of the world”, Hilda Chacon, Asia-Pacific representative of the Cuban Federation of Workers, told an audience of around 30 at an Australia-Cuba Friendship Society function on August 18.

A proud history of environmental struggle

Tasmania’s Wilderness Battles: A History
By Greg Buckman
Jacuna, 2008
272 pages, $29.95

GM moratorium may be extended

PERTH — With a state election set for September 6, the WA Labor government last week pledged a four-year extension of the current moratorium on GM (genetically modified) crops and a limit on GM canola trials to 10 hectares.

Green Left Weekly's $250,000 Fighting Fund: There's good news and bad news

There is good news and bad news. Let's have the bad news first.

Concert forZimbabwe

Love War & Peace
Featuring the Sydney Soloists
September 1, 7pm, Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Tickets $25
Bookings http://www.cityrecitalhall.com or (02) 8256 2223

New music from David Bridie

Succumb
Music by David Bridie
Liberation Music
11 tracks, $26.99

Climate change: the case for immediate action

Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency action
By David Spratt & Philip Sutton
Scribe Publications, 2008
320 pages, $27.95

A younger, greener council for Newcastle

When you see the line-up of candidates running for Newcastle council in the September 13 elections, you notice the average demographic is seriously out of whack with that of the region.