GLW issue 638, published 2005-08-10.

SUDAN: The struggle for peace

Osama Yousif In 1983, the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed in opposition to Sudan's Islamist military regime. The SPLM called for the liberation of Sudan from poverty, for peace, for a solution to the oppression and

Protests to greet US neo-cons

James Goodman In late August the Sydney Opera House hosts a crew of corporate spruikers. The neo-conservative lobby machine — Forbes Global — is coming to town. We will be treated to the edifying spectacle of an iconic public building given

Bosses try it on

Sue Bolton Gippsland Trades and Labor Council secretary John Parker told Green Left Weekly that even without PM John Howard's new anti-union laws, "the bosses try it on against vulnerable workers", especially in country areas. It's not just

Green Left Weekly $100,000 Emergency Appeal 'Seek truth, expose the lies, educate and give hope'

Peter Boyle At the end of the fourth week of our Emergency Appeal, $55,452.15 has been raised to keep Green Left Weekly coming out, and we are overwhelmed with powerful messages of support from our readers. Here is one from a progressive

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Australian News

'Why I will not sign my AWA'

My name is Peter Reid. I work as a tank maker. I earn a flat rate of $16.25 per hour, working four days on and four days off. I do 12-hour days and rotating shifts. That means I work days and nights, and public holidays, at the company's

Boeing workers take their fight to Canberra

Liam Mitchell Forty-seven workers have been locked out of their jobs at the Boeing maintenance depot in Williamtown since May for campaigning for improved working conditions and against individual contracts. Australian Workers Union Newcastle

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International News

VENEZUELA: Call for socialism at world youth festival

Some 20,000 delegates from more than 140 countries attended the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students on August 8-15 with the theme "For peace, solidarity and against imperialism". Australia-Venezuela solidarity brigade participant Paul Benedek

CHINA: snapshot of environmental devastation

Eva Cheng A 2001 World Bank report, China: Air, Land and Water, provides a telling snapshot of the destruction of China's environment. Air In 1999, only one-third of the 338 monitored cities met the nation's air quality standard (with a similar

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Editorial

New 'terror' laws target anti-war movement

In the wake of the July 7 terrorist bombings in London, both the British and Australian governments are pushing for new "anti-terrorism" legislation that will enable them to criminalise the expression of political views that these governments deem to

Cultural Dissent

Workers Radio Sydney

Workers Radio Sydney is a new trade union radio program broadcasting 5.30-9am Monday to Friday on 88.9 FM. Trade unions, including the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Maritime Union of Australia, the Australian Manufacturing

Iraq liberated? Turtles might fly

Turtles might fly ... Turtles Can FlyWritten and directed by Bahman GhobadiIran-Iraq co-productionPalace Cinemas from August 18 REVIEW BY LACHLAN MALLOCH Turtles Can Fly is a precious film. Its anti-war message about the enduring suffering of

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