Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone 9565 5522. Visit <http://www.channel31.org> for program details.
Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and community actions throughout Victoria. Access News broadcasts every Monday, 8pm. Phone 9633 6976.
Studio 22: Ani DiFranco — Ani DiFranco not only writes and publishes her own progressive songs, but produces her own recordings, creates the artwork and releases them. ABC, Thursday March 7, 11.30pm.
Combat Women — Looks at the role of Vietnamese women during the Vietnam War. SBS, Friday March 8, 8.30pm.
Movie: The Day I Became A Woman — Marzich Meshkini's multi-award winning debut feature that examines the struggle of women in Iran. SBS, Friday, March 8, 10pm.
Marcus Garvey: Look For Me In The Whirlwind — Best known as the leader of the “back to Africa” movement, Marcus Garvey led a mass movement of African-Americans in the early years of last century. SBS, Saturday, March 9, 7.30pm.
Race Against Time — Thirty-six million people are infected with the HIV virus worldwide, more than 25 million of them in Africa. Will the UN get life-prolonging drugs to Africans dying of AIDS? SBS, Thursday, March 14, 7.30pm.
Movie: Earth — Set the video! The incredibly moving, second (but self-contained) movie in Deepa Mehta's controversial trilogy. Set in Lahore during the partition of India in 1947, the story is told by eight-year-old Lenny. After Partition, Lenny learns about war, destruction and betrayal. SBS, Friday, March 14, 12.30am.
From Green Left Weekly, March 6, 2002.
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