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. Includes the Green Left news. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone (02) 9564 7822.

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 (03) 9633 6976.

Investing in People — Looks at aid projects in China, Java and the Philippines, in which communities are transforming the quality of their lives through their own efforts. ABC, Friday, April 25, 2.50am.

Living Black: Box Ridge Community — The Aboriginal community at Box Ridge, near Coraki on the north coast of NSW, have been fighting local and state government authorities for more than 20 years to have a unsafe sewage treatment plant closed down. SBS, Friday, April 25, 8pm.

City of Dreams — More than 200 women have been murdered in the Mexican border town of Juarez. They were young female assembly line workers in factories owned by big US companies. SBS, Sunday, April 27, 11.55pm.

Mum's the Word: Boys and Girls — Looks at issues related to developing gender identity. SBS, Tuesday, April 29, 8pm.

Visitor From the Living — Looks at the horror of the Holocaust. SBS, Tuesday, April 29, 11.20pm.

Black Sheep — Louise Glover grew up in a racist, homophobic environment before moving, coming out as gay and learning about her own Aboriginality. SBS, Wednesday, April 30, 4pm.

From Green Left Weekly, April 23, 2003.

Visit the Green Left Weekly home page.

From GLW issue 535