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Activists condemn US sanctions

Activists condemn US sanctions By Emily Potts CANBERRA — At the University of Canberra on March 10, members of Resistance held a speak-out against the United States government's sanctions on Iraq. The students displayed many of the items

A message to women in Australia

DITA INDAH SARI, chairperson of the Centre for Indonesian Labour Struggle (PPBI) and a leader of the People's Democratic Party (PRD), was sentenced to five years' jail on April 22, 1997, for fighting alongside Indonesian workers for better wages,

Marchers back Tibetan independence

Marchers back Tibetan independence Tibetans living in Australia and their supporters on March 10 completed an 11-day march from Sydney to Canberra, conducted to publicise demands on the Chinese government to recognise Tibet's right to independence

Moscow's metro sickens as private cars increase

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — No-one who has lived without a car in both Moscow and major western cities can be wholly cynical about the achievements of Soviet society. Whether it's twice-daily Sunday bus services to outlying Sydney suburbs, or the

Write on: Letters to the editor

Abortion rights At this time of renewed legal challenge of the limited rights to abortion available in Australia, and on the eve of International Women's Day, it was depressing to read Drusilla Modjeska's piece "It's time to rethink abortion" in

On the box

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 Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

Organic agriculture endangered in US

By Frederick Kirschenmann If the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has its way, food now known as "organically grown" may be genetically engineered, fertilised with sewage sludge, and/or irradiated with nuclear wastes. On December 16, USDA

Solid support for general strike in Zimbabwe

By Norm Dixon Late last year, a worried President Robert Mugabe consulted Zimbabwe's most revered spirit medium. Through the medium, the spirit of Mbuya Nehanda — the woman executed in 1896 by the British after she led an anti-colonial rebellion

Fascinating puts it mildly

Fascinating AidaAida in Sydney Review by Tony Smith It is not often that a dedicated fan of an established act visits the theatre and comes away an even more ardent admirer. Too often, high expectations lead to disappointment, so those who go with

Libya wins court ruling

Libya wins court ruling The International Court of Justice at the Hague ruled 13 to two on February 27 that it had the authority to decide whether Libya must surrender two of its citizens for trial on charges of blowing up a Pan Am jumbo jet over

The duchess of King Street

The duchess of King Street The Duchess of MalfiBy John WebsterDirected by Margaret DavisNew Theatre, King Street, NewtownFri-Sun until April 25 Review by Allen Myers If it were now September, I would declare this almost certainly Sydney's play of

Bosses' paper attacks Workers First

By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — As the rank-and-file Workers First campaign gears up to challenge the conservative leadership of the Victorian metals division of the Amalgamated Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), the Financial Review has indicated which