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International Women's Day Song 1997

International Women's Day Song 1997 By Rachel Morgan Hey sisters take to the streetsIt's International Women's DaySee the strength in you, the strength in meCelebrate our diversity. Hey sisters sing out loudGutsy aunts have shown the

New industrial law proposed in SA

New industrial law proposed in SA By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Some 40 people gathered at the state office of the Department of Industrial Affairs on June 25 to protest against changes to industrial relations legislation. The state

Victorian health dispute still simmering

Victorian health dispute still simmering By Jo Obronschka MELBOURNE — Victorian public sector nurses voted to end industrial bans, in place since June 12, at a stop-work meeting on June 23. The industrial action forced the state

Getting active for equal rights

Green left Weekly interviewed three Sydney activists about some of the issues facing lesbians and gay men today. STEVEN CARROLL, a Muthi Muthi from south western NSW, is studying politics at the University of Sydney. CASSANDRA POMROY, originally from

and ain't i a woman?: Affirmative action under attack

Affirmative action under attackAffirmative action under attack Having already made policy changes last October to limit the power of the Affirmative Action Agency to enforce the 1986 Affirmative Action (Equal Employment for Women) Act,

Poem: The one eyed nun from hell

The one eyed nun from hell The one eyed nun from hell The Beyond Dependency Conference in New Zealand The one eyed nun from hellhas come down here to tellus,how to slash the dole,how to sear the soul,how to thrash the poorand

No Green Left next week

No Green Left next week Because so many people involved in the production and distribution of Green Left Weekly will be in Melbourne for the Resistance conference July 4-6, we are skipping publication for one week. The next Green Left will be

United we must stand: feminism and racial oppression

By Lisa Macdonald Over the last decade, capitalism's efforts to shore up profit rates have resulted in a serious decline in the living conditions of the majority of the world's population. Report after report documents that the gap between rich

Letter from the US: 50,000 march to back locked-out newspaper workers

50,000 march to back locked-out newspaper workers By Barry Sheppard With the support of the national union federation, the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), union activists from around the

WA: the most homophobic state

WA: the most homophobic state By Corinne Glenn PERTH — Since the repeal of Tasmania's anti-gay legislation on May 1, WA has the less than honourable title of being the most homophobic state in Australia. The age of consent in WA for gay

A one-layered misreading

Bad Girls: The media, sex & feminism in the 90sBy Catharine LumbyAllen and Unwin 1997. 192 pp. $16.95 (pb) Review by Corinne Glenn Over the last two years, publishing houses have been rushing to provide books about young feminists and feminism

Hamlet's better half isn't nearly enough

HamletDirected by Kenneth Branagh Review by John Tognolini Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet is the 60th film version of Shakespeare's classic story of murder, revenge, madness, incest and abuse of power. Seeing the two-hour version makes me want to see