On the Box

Issue 

Message Stick: Rosie — Based on the life of Indigenous woman Rosalie Fraser's journey of self-discovery through the trauma of physical and emotional abuse. ABC, Friday, February 10, 6pm.

Political Assassinations: Anwar Al Sadat Traces the events leading up to the assassination of the Egyptian president in 1981. SBS, Monday, February 13, 2pm.

Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad — Investigates why Stalin murdered and tortured those responsible for defending Leningrad (St. Petersburg) from the Nazis during World War II. ABC, Monday, February 13, 11.10pm.

Blaktrax — Local Knowledge are a band passionate about sending positive messages to Indigenous youth and the wider community about Aboriginal culture and Australian history. SBS, Tuesday, February 14, 3.30pm.

Cutting Edge: The Jungle Beat — Looks at how the increased enforcement of Brazil's environmental laws is producing enormous social tension. SBS, Tuesday, February 14, 8.30pm.

In This World — A compelling film by Michael Winterbottom this a passionate tribute to the nearly 1 million refugees a year who are willing to take enormous risks to seek a better life. SBS, Wednesday, February 15, 10pm.

McLibel — This is the inside story of how a single father and a part-time bar worker took the fast-food giant McDonald's through the longest trial in English history. SBS, Thursday, February 16, 2pm.

From Green Left Weekly, February 8, 2006.
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