Oh Africa
Oh Africa
By John Queripel
Reviewed by Simone Fraser
John Queripel has been active for human rights for many years. His recent recording continues to explore this concern.
Many of the songs narrate the lives of activists,
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By Edward W. Said
The "historic breakthrough" by the PLO and the Israeli government signals a new phase of reconciliation between two enemies. But it also leaves Palestinians very much the subordinates, with Israel still in charge of East
By Bernie Brian
WOLLONGONG — The trial of two South Coast trade union officials on criminal charges, arising from a picket line at a Kiama construction site, has been adjourned to February.
South Coast Labour Council (SCLC) secretary Paul
By Stephen Robson
HANOI — The village of Co Nhue is north of the city. Some four kilometres long, it stretches along the highway to the airport.
I visited Co Nhue to meet with representatives from the Peasants Association in the village.
All Hearts on Deck: A Personal Account of the 1981-82 Campaigns of the Sea Shepherd
By Frankie Seymour
Canberra: Boris Books, 1993. 180 pp., $19.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
"Stop ship and prepare for boarding", ordered the captain of
By Steve Rogers
CANBERRA — Defeat of the incumbents in the ACT branch Public Sector Union elections has sent a shiver down the spine of the local ALP officialdom. With around 21,000 members, the PSU is the largest union in the ACT. It is not
A (very) low-impact trip
By Tracy Sorensen
SYDNEY — Like to visit Asia but can't afford it? One fascinating trip available to Sydneysiders for the cost of a metropolitan train ride is to Cabramatta in the city's south-west.
While the
Salvadoran band tours
Lara Pullin
Erupo Nacascol was born out of the ruins of Colonia Dolores, a community in San Salvador hard hit by the earthquake of October 1986.
Members of the group discovered their common love of music while
Did they run or were they driven?
Last week US State Department officials announced — with glee — that Cuba's future is "a prolonged, slow decline waiting for a catastrophe". They remained coy about their commitment to ensuring this becomes
By Rami Khoury
The apparent breakthrough agreement between Israel and the PLO on an initial self-governing Palestinian authority in Jericho and Gaza has generated much excitement, but also scepticism and opposition in both Israeli and Arab
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