Angela Luvera

  • 'Mandatory sentencing is a crime'

    'Mandatory sentencing is a crime'BRISBANE — Forty people picketed the Northern Territory Tourist Bureau here on April 3. Aboriginal rights activist Sam Watson spoke of the need for more people to join the campaign to overturn

  • O' Week success at UQ

    BRISBANE — Forty-one students have joined Resistance during Orientation Week at the University of Queensland (UQ), February 7-11. Many of those who joined were especially interested in feminism and socialism, and were concerned

  • Gay and Lesbian service under threat

    Gay and Lesbian service under threatPERTH — The Gay and Lesbian Community Service of WA, formerly known as Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service, is threatened by a lack of funding. A special general meeting will be held on

  • Downer picketed

    BRISBANE — Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer was invited by Griffith University to give a guest lecture on foreign affairs on October 29. Activists from the Griffith University student representative council called a

  • Cuba night in Brisbane

    BRISBANE — The Committee in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean's annual fiesta was held at the Ukrainian Hall on July 24. More than 100 supporters attended, and $600 was raised for a water tank project in El Salvador. Latin American

  • NOWSA: a herstory

    "The National Organisation of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) was born during a period of student activism in opposition to tertiary fees and the graduate tax. The original NOWSA activists fought for women's access to education,

  • Koori degree axed

    WOLLONGONG — In a move that has angered local elders, students and many other people, the Wollongong University administration has axed the bachelor of health science in indigenous health course. The bachelor of health science in

  • Indonesian student power

    On May 21 last year, Indonesian dictator Suharto was forced to resign. The military's killing of four students at the University of Trisakti on May 12 triggered massive protests and riots in Jakarta on May 13-14, which culminated

  • Utterbox: speaking out against violence

    Utterbox: speaking out against violenceWOLLONGONG — One in four women in Australia is sexually assaulted by the time she turns 18. The most common site of violence against women is in their homes. This reality has prompted

  • International Women's Day

    The first International Women's Day (IWD) was organised by women active in the socialist movement in the early 1900s. They wanted to set aside a day on which women could organise for their demands and celebrate their

  • WA abortion law reform

    PERTH — Deceptive media reports following last week's debate in WA parliament left many people convinced that women should be celebrating the repeal of laws restricting abortion in WA. The West Australian proclaimed "Abortion on

  • WA Parliament debates abortion laws

    WA Parliament debates abortion lawsThe public galleries of both houses of the WA parliament were packed during the opening of debate on abortion law reform on March 18. Pro-choice advocate Hazel Hawke and Right