IWD in Guatemala
By Chantal Wynter
GUATEMALA CITY — On March 8, a lively gathering of some 3000 women and men marched through the streets of Guatemala City to celebrate International Women's Day. People from the indigenous Mayan community,
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By Jo Williams
MELBOURNE — Fifty people attended a "Feminism and Socialism" seminar at the Resistance Centre on March 14. Organised by Resistance and the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP), the seminar included feature talks, workshops and campaign
By Bruce Marlowe
SYDNEY — The crippling role of the federal Workplace Relations Act has again been underlined after industrial relations minister Peter Reith admitted he advised Patrick boss Chris Corrigan not to pay Port Botany wharfies because
Adam Hanieh
RAMALLAH — Tension in the West Bank has increased dramatically in the last two weeks following the shooting of three Palestinian workers at a roadblock into the West Bank on March 10. As Palestinians working in Israel were returning
Kindly accept my congratulations on such an excellent and long awaited source of true Labor information. I was surprised to note that the copy of Green Left Weekly which I purchased as I entered the public protest against the Multilateral Agreement
Dock workers under attack
By Barry Sheppard
The Liverpool dockers' heroic 28-month struggle in England was especially noteworthy for the international solidarity campaign that resulted in actions and work stoppages by fellow dockers in more
By Sarah Connor
LONDON — On the day that I am writing, this I attempted to give evidence as to the value of someone's life. A defence attorney flew in to the UK to obtain testimony that might mitigate his punishment. My words were controlled and
By Sean Healy
SYDNEY — The Daily Telegraph runs headlines about "Sydney's streets of fear", with half-page photos of 25 cm knives; Today Tonight runs a two-part "exposé" on a western suburbs youth "gang"; the police union clamours for the
By Grace Eliot
Just six companies (Sony, EMI, BMG, Time-Warner, Universal and Polygram) control over 90% of the world's commercial music business. But this figure, based on sales volume or dollar turnover, does not reflect an increasing swell of
By William Thomas
As Energy Resources Australia (ERA) prepares to mine uranium at Jabiluka in the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park, violating Aboriginal land rights, producing waste that remains radioactive for 250,000 years and fuelling
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