By Barry Sheppard
Kendra Alexander, a leader of the Committees of Correspondence both nationally and in northern California, died in an accidental fire in her home in Berkeley on May 23.
Because of the central and unifying role she
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Promises
Written by Crying Out Loud
Directed by Margaret Trail
Performed by Karen Hadfield, Marcia Ferguson, Jane Bayly and Maude Davey
Napier St Theatre, Melbourne, until June 22
Reviewed by Bronwen Beechey
The mythology of
Of rage and honesty
By Brandon Astor Jones
My adolescent years were spent in an area on Chicago's south side. Most people called it Hamilton Park from a natural forest preserve by the same name situated in its north-west sector.
The
Opposition to public housing sell-off
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — An attempt to auction a Ministry of Housing home in outer suburban Broadmeadows on May 15 was disrupted by a group of about 40 local residents angry at the sale of
Indonesian students and army clash
By Max Lane
Sources in Jakarta report that 50 students demonstrated outside parliament on June 2 following a one-day occupation of their campus by the army.
On May 22, 150 soldiers plus police
By Jana D.K. in Jakarta and Mitchell Hamilton in Sydney
The Indonesian government is attempting to escape political pressures following the trial of Xanana by creating the false impression that the East Timorese resistance leader has changed
By Alberto Gomes
We are almost half way through the International Year of Indigenous Peoples, but for some Jahai, a Semang aboriginal people in the northern Malaysian state of Kelantan, the year is turning out to be a bad one. As a result of
Blade Runner, The Director's Cut
Directed by Ridley Scott
Screenplay adapted from a story by Philip K. Dick
Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer and Daryl Hannah
Reviewed by Francisco de Caneiro
The "director's cut"
By Ernest Mandel Since the mid-'70s there has been a worldwide offensive of capital against labour and the toiling masses of the third world. This offensive expresses the sharp deterioration of the relationship of forces at the expense of
On May 15, some 5000 people marched through the Scottish city of Dundee in solidarity with sacked Timex workers. Two days later 3000 people bused from around Britain to stand on the Timex picket line; several hundred police were there to shepherd
By Sean Malloy
Islamic fundamentalism is the West's new bogy. Over the last two years the Western media have cultivated a fear of Islam, portraying devout Muslims as masked gunmen who threaten to take power in several Middle Eastern
By Norm Dixon
The Clinton administration on May 19 finally made good its pledge to recognise the embattled government of Angola, which was elected with a clear majority last September. Long-time US ally Jonas Savimbi and his UNITA forces
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