Lesbian movement emerges in the Philippines
By Reihana Mohideen
MANILA — "We want to express our real feelings/ We are women loving women/ We are lesbians." The three young women of the lesbian band Lantad (Coming Out) belted out the song,
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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 Sunday, 4pm-7pm.
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Lilian's StoryDirected by Jerzy DomaradzkiStarring Ruth Cracknell, Barry Otto, Toni Collette and John FlausOpens May 9, Greater Union cinemasReviewed by Margaret Allan While watching this film, I wondered whether a large proportion of those in
Price of justice
Readers will be aware of Brandon Astor Jones who has written the Looking Out column for Green Left Weekly for the past three years. Brandon has spent many years on death row, in Georgia, USA, after being sentenced to death by an
By Wendy Robertson
SYDNEY — A picket of 25 angry students greeted John Howard at Sydney University when he attended the graduation of his daughter on May 2. The picket was organised by the Student Representative Council and supported by many
His fine wit
Give or take a few months, it is the 130th anniversary of the death of Thomas Love Peacock. B'gad! you exclaim, has he been gone from us for that long a time?
Of course there's a chance, I grant, that among you there could be some
In Indonesia, the president is "elected" by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) every five years. The MPR usually meets about a year after the election of a new House of Representatives, including the appointment of its 100 military members. The
Repeal abortion laws
Within the next few months, the woman involved in the medical negligence case (CES vs Superclinics) will have to argue the legality of abortion in NSW to the High Court. The outcome could have implications nationally for a
By Rob Graham
Western Mining Corporation (WMC) has already started on a $1 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam uranium mine at Roxby Downs. A 113.5 km pipeline is being constructed to pump water from a new bore field ("B"), from the Great Artesian
By Stephen Marks
MONTEVIDEO — It's easy to find the alternative media in Uruguay. Sidewalk kiosks in the capital display a wide variety of progressive magazines and newspapers which provide a refreshing alternative to the "infotainment" produced
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