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By Chris Spindler Seventy people attended a fascinating seminar on the origins and nature of racism, and how to fight it, held at the Resistance Centre in Sydney on September 9. The talks presented generated a lot of discussion, in particular a
By Wachira Maina NAIROBI — On August 12, 1897, English law came to Kenya. A century later, should we celebrate or mourn? We suggest that Kenyans should reflect on the meaning of English law and of colonialism to Kenya as the 20th century comes
Doing Time for Patsy ClineStarring Matt Day, Miranda Otto and Richard RoxburghWritten, directed and produced, with John Winter, by Chris KennedyOpening nationally in Dendy cinemas on September 25 Preview by Jennifer Thompson This film opens, and
ANU students go to the polls By Will Williamsand Erin Killion CANBERRA — Elections for the students' association at the Australian National University take place this week. Green Left Weekly spoke to Dave Gosling, Resistance activist and
Tasmania's parliament In GLW #287 Tony Iltis wrote about the proposed revamp of Tasmania's parliament. The current format is a two-house parliament with 35 members elected to the lower house with each of five electorates returning seven members
Tax Office workers protest By Chris Slee Members of the Community and Public Sector Union employed by the Australian Taxation Office have completed two weeks of rolling stoppages to protest management's plans to sack up to 50 workers in the
Chesty Bond's undies The name's Bond, Chesty Bond. Ah yes. Finished textiles. Undergarments. That's me. In-built gusset. Double-stitched trim. Do not bleach. Hot iron. Made in Australia. Chest puffed out.
Doctors raise alarm over Jabiluka By Tracy Snook A team of doctors from Sydney Children's Hospital on September 9 held a press conference opposing the Jabiluka uranium mine in Kakadu National Park. The team was headed by Dr Helen Caldicott,
Activists block Eastern Distributor By Kerry Nettle SYDNEY — Greens councillor Tom McLoughlin from Waverley Council was among eight protesters arrested on September 9 for blockading the felling of trees on the Eastern Distributor route.
Are unions ditching enterprise bargaining? James Vassilopoulos If you believe media reports of the September 1-5 ACTU congress, unions are abandoning enterprise bargaining and are moving towards industry-wide bargaining. This,
The sharp fall in currencies and stock markets in south-east Asia in recent weeks have raised serious questions about the future of the "newly industrialising countries" (NICs) or "Asian tigers". The article printed here, by CHOW WEI CHENG, is
Anger and honesty By Brandon Astor Jones "We live in two different Americas ... I've never felt American. I've only felt African-American. An American is suppose to have life, liberty, prosperity and happiness. What have my people