On the box

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. Ph 9565 5522. Visit <http://www.channel31.org> for program details.

Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation 1562-1750 — Looks at the justification at the time for the existence of slavery. SBS, Friday, November 30, 12.30pm.

Bioterrorism — Claims to distinguish fact from rumour about biological weapons. SBS, Saturday December 1, 7.30pm.

Safe Sex Fatigue — World AIDS Day special looking at the reason some gay men are saying "no" to safe sex practices. SBS, Saturday December 1, 9pm.

Evolution — Interactions between and within species are among the most powerful evolutionary forces on Earth. SBS, Sunday December 2, 8.35pm.

Blackout — Since the deregulation of power supplies in the US, power companies have manipulated prices while making massive campaign donations to the White House, while consumers face rolling blackouts. SBS, Tuesday December 4, 8.30pm.

Movie: Hail the Bride and the Liberation of Kurdistan — Comic look at the story of a Kurdish militant and young rural Kurdish women as it explores the fragile hopes, dilemmas and cultural adjustments experienced by the exiled Kurdish community in France. SBS, Wednesday12.30 December 5,

Global Village — The destruction of the Amazon rainforest, the area of which has been halved in the last few decades, largely in pursuit of short-term profits. SBS, Thursday December 6, 6pm.

Spare Parts — Environmentalist David Suzuki explores the controversial issue of organ transplants between species. SBS, Thursday December 6, 7.30pm.

From Green Left Weekly, November 28, 2001.

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From GLW issue 473