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Video evidence of war crimes committed by Sri Lankan military — executions of Tamil men

The article below is a August 27 statement by the Australian Tamil Congress. Media contact: Dr. Sam Pari – 0433 428 967

Tamils' walk highlights death camps

Last week, Seran Sribalan and Vishna Sivaraj finished a grueling 300 kilometre walk from Sydney to Canberra in a bid to focus attention on the plight of Tamils still trapped in concentration camps in Sri Lanka's north and east.

Hugo Chavez: Venezuela has a right to defend itself

This article is from the Australian-Venezuela Solidarity Network broadsheet, published as a supplement in Green Left Weekly 808.

Military coups and US bases: The threat to Latin American democracy

This article is from the Australian-Venezuela Solidarity Network broadsheet, published as a supplement in Green Left Weekly 808.

Venezuelan environmentalist: 'Tomorrow is too late'

This article is from the Australian-Venezuela Solidarity Network broadsheet, published as a supplement in Green Left Weekly 808.

Venezuela: providing hope, solidarity and participation

This article is from the Australian-Venezuela Solidarity Network broadsheet, published as a supplement in Green Left Weekly 808. Daniel Sanchez and Yoly Fernandez will be addressing public forums around Australia in their ``People’s power speaking tour’’ during August and September. Visit the AVSN site for details.

Green Left Weekly taking a one-week break

The current issue of Green Left Weekly, #808, is a two-week issue. The next edition will be dated September 9.

Funding cuts: art will suffer

MELBOURNE — On August 21, 500 students and supporters braved rain outside the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), a school of the University of Melbourne, to protest against funding cuts.

Students focus on climate emergency

From August 10 to 14, the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Environment Week brought together campaigners and environmentalists for a variety of events. The climate emergency was a central focus.

TAFE teaching and learning dispute widens

On August 11, thousands of TAFE teachers met at statewide stop-work meetings. Ninety-nine point nine percent voted for further industrial action if there is no satisfactory progress in the dispute. This includes a possible 24-hour strike in the week commencing August 31.

Bolivia's Evo Morales: 'Economic liberation necessary for political power'

The article below is from the Bolivarian News Agency (ABN). It is reprinted from Boliviarising.blogspot.com.

Young people and climate change: the power is ours

Sydney Resistance member Aaron Roden presented the following talk at the NSW Socialist Alliance conference on August 8.