GLW issue 647, published 2005-11-02.

NEW ZEALAND: New left regroupment initiative

Peter Boyle, Auckland The first national Workers Charter conference, attended by more than 100 activists, was held on October 22 in Auckland. The draft charter (see <http://workerscharter.org.nz> ) was endorsed and will now be taken

VENEZUELA: Green Left Weekly launches Caracas news bureau

Green Left Weekly has officially opened its Caracas news bureau, sharing an office with the web news service Venezuelanalysis.com, in the administrative division of TELESUR, the new pan Latin American television channel. Pictured are GLW

Hitting the streets against Howard

Chris Peterson, Melbourne "Howard is trying to silence us, and stop us from organising for our rights", Melbourne Resistance organiser Brianna Pike told Green Left Weekly. "But here in Melbourne, Resistance is throwing ourselves into the broad

Exasperation shows at ALP forum

Graham Matthews, Sydney An October 26 public forum organised by members of the Labor Party on the topic of whether the ALP could win the next federal election (in 2007) drew 200 people, many of whom were upset with Labor's inability to distinguish

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Australian News

Regional Victoria mobilises: 'stop ripping off workers!'

Sue Bull, Geelong Trades halls and labour councils throughout regional Victoria are mobilising their members for big rallies in November against the federal Coalition government's proposed industrial relations laws. There will be community

'No police state'

HOBART — After a lengthy recess, the Tasmanian Council for Civil Liberties recommenced activity in August in response to recent government attacks on democracy. Demanding "no police state in Australia", the council will hold a rally on November 12

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International News

CUBA: UN resolution to call for end to US blockade

Marce Cameron On November 8, Cuba will once again present a resolution to the UN General Assembly calling for an end to the US economic blockade of the island nation. Last year, the assembly voted by 179 votes in favour, four against (the US,

Warmest September since 'reliable instrumental records' began

On October 13, the US government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the average global temperature for combined land and ocean surfaces for September 2005 was 0.63� C above the 1880-2004 long-term mean. It was the

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Cultural Dissent

On the box

Frida Kahlo: Between Passion and Pain — Tells the story of world-renowned Mexican artist and iconic figure Frida Kahlo, in her own words using extracts from her diary. SBS, Saturday, November 5, 3.05pm. Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of

A chronicle of Palestinian dispossession

The PessoptimistDirected by Don MamouneyUntil November 19 at the Sidetrack Theatre, Addison Road Community Centre, Marrickville, SydneyPhone (02) 9294 4655 or email <theatre@sidetrack.com.au> REVIEW BY SIMON TAYLER Based on the novel by

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