GLW issue 214, published 1995-12-05.

Abortion activists debate strategy

By Janet Parker SYDNEY — "Abortion: Potential crime or medical service?" was the theme of the second national conference of the Abortion Rights Network of Australia (ARNA) held on November 25. Reports on campaigns for improved access to abortion

Million Man March: a view from the left & &

DON ROJAS is the former director of communications for the National Alliance for the Advancement of Coloured People and a former editor of the New York Amsterdam News. He was press secretary for Maurice Bishop during the 1979 revolution in the

Action updates

Tamil solidarity meeting in Sydney SYDNEY — A meeting at the Glebe Town Hall organised by Green Left Weekly and the Australian Federation of Tamil Associations (AFTA) on the Eelam Tamil nation's struggle for self-determination drew nearly 100

Loose cannons

A soft heart ...? "It's always anathema to me to have writs out against our own employees. I don't think that's a good way to win the hearts and minds of our people." — CRA's chief executive, Leon Davis, on Comalco's legal action against the

Further

Australian News

Rural rich get richer and bigger

By Chris Spindler Despite the drought in the eastern states some rural producers have continued to make a profit this year. They have taken advantage of depressed land values and negative returns for the majority of farmers, to increase their land

Chemical warfare in Victoria

By Geoff Spencer MELBOURNE — In the wake of two fatal shootings in mid-November — putting the number of people killed by Victorian police at 12 since January 1994 — the police force is moving to speed up the introduction of oleoresin capsicum

Further Australian News

International News

The US role in the south Asia arms build-up

By Sujatha Fernandes For some time the West, in particular the US government, has been warning about the arms build-up in south Asia. While the nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan is cause for concern, especially given the rise of Islamic

Nigeria: US, Britain, EU refuse sanctions

Nigeria: US, Britain, EU refuse sanctions By Norm Dixon The governments of the United States, Britain and the European Union (EU) have defied calls for oil sanctions on the brutal Nigerian regime, choosing instead to put their economic interests

Further International News

Editorial

Racism and the ALP

The right-wing, anti-Asian, anti-environmentalist Labor backbencher from Kalgoorlie, Graeme Campbell, has finally been dumped by his party. The latest of his many outbursts against Asian immigration, at a meeting organised by Australians Against

Cultural Dissent

Beautiful mixture of sounds and rhythms

New MoonBy Abderrahmane AbdelliReal World RecordsReviewed by Jenny Long This album from Abdelli is an enjoyable introduction to the musical culture of the Berbers of the Kabyl mountains east of Algiers. The struggle to preserve Berber culture is an

One of reggae's living greats

Social LivingBurning SpearBlood and Fire through Larrikin EntertainmentRasta BusinessBurning SpearHeartbeat through Larrikin EntertainmentReviewed by Norm Dixon Burning Spear aka Winston Rodney is one of reggae's most underrated exponents. He is also

Further Cultural Dissent

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