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 Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522.
Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and community actions throughout Victoria. Access News broadcasts every Monday at 8pm. Ph 9525 3551 to contact the producers or make a donation.
Ballot Measure 9 — In 1992, a bitter battle over rights for lesbians and gay men was fought in the US state of Oregon. This doco is a shocking and vivid portrayal of the politics of intolerance that underlie the rhetoric of "family values". ABC-TV, Sunday, June 7, 12.30am.
Sprayed Conflict — A documentary which explores the graffiti youth subcultures in Australia's capital cities. Interviews with the artists and reactions from older people. ABC-TV, Wednesday, June 9, 2.20am.
The Wokabout Somil — This program shows how a portable sawmill can bring economic independence to villagers and environmentally sustainable logging to PNG's rainforests, threatened by industrial logging by multinational woodchippers. ABC-TV, Thursday, June 11, 2.20am.
Quantum: Canary in the Lake — This program examines the problems facing Australia's waterways by looking at Wallis Lake in NSW, which in 1997 became the source of Australia's largest outbreak of hepatitis A. ABC-TV, Thursday, June 11, 8pm.
Good News Weekend — Rampaging Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson are pleased to announce that their seats will be warmed every Saturday night for 10 weeks by the team from Good News Week — Paul McDermott, Julie McCrossin and Mikey Robins. ABC-TV, beginning Saturday, June 13, 9.30pm.