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 9564 1277. Visit <http://www.channel31.org> for program details.
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 9633 6976.
Fearless Stories From Asian Women: The Price Of Freedom — In 1994 a young poet from rural Bangladesh called Doris Nuval plunged the country into a wave of general strikes and mass protest, when she wrote her thoughts about how religious fundamentalism has consigned women to a secondary role in modern society. SBS, Friday, March 12, 3.30pm.
Cutting Edge: Beyond Baghdad — Through encounters with tribal sheiks, ayatollahs, politicians, aid workers, soldiers and U.S. authorities, this program reveals just what the United States is facing in Iraq. SBS, Tuesday, March 16, 8.30pm
Fond Memories Of Cuba — Contraversial among Cuba supporters, David Bradbury's documentary examines life in Cuba in the fifth decade of the revolution led by Fidel Castro. SBS, Wednesday, March 17, 2pm.
Hacktivists — Explores the exponential growth in anti-capitalist activism around the world and the new modes of protest available via computers and the Internet. ABC, Wednesday, March 17, 11pm.
Modern Meat — Through interviews with current and former US Department of Agriculture officials, meat inspectors, food safety experts, and industry representatives, Modern Meat reveals how today's highly industrialised meat business has fundamentally changed the composition of the typical American burger, causing some to fear the spread of serious — and even deadly — bacteria. SBS, Thursday, March 18, 2pm.
Storyline Australia: The President vs David Hicks — Follows the journey made by Terry Hicks, David's father, who has never before travelled outside Australia as he traces his son's footsteps in an attempt to understand what has happened to him. SBS, Thursday, March 18, 8.30pm.
From Green Left Weekly, March 10, 2004.
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