Indonesian regime suffers further setbacks
By Max Lane
The Habibie-Wiranto regime suffered another major setback on October 22 when the parliament finally passed a law on "public expression of opinion". The final version of the law undid
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Resistance seminar on fighting racism
By Danny Fairfax
SYDNEY — Forty people, including a number of new faces, attended an anti-racism seminar held by Resistance on Saturday, October 10. The event sought to get to the heart of racism and how to
A Vietnamese Revolutionary Talks To Jesus
You say you were six hours on the Cross?— That's true, six hours of sun and dust and sweat.I am still young, and I have been a scoreOf years in battle. I was born upon a battlefield.
You say your mother
[This is abridged from a speech to the South Coast Labour Council by JOHN RAINFORD on August 12.] The Erie Wicker Defence Committee was formed at a public meeting held in this hall and attended by more than 60 people in April.
Those attending were
Touch One, Touch All premiered
By Margaret Perrott
WOLLONGONG — On October 21, 50 people attended the launch of the new film by Peter Ewer, Touch One, Touch All, about government attacks on unionists in the Illawarra. The film draws parallels
UN votes 157-2 against blockade of Cuba
The United Nations General Assembly on October 14 voted against the US blockade of Cuba by a record margin, 157-2. Only the US and Israel voted in favour of the blockade. Twelve countries abstained. The vote
Indonesian forum
SYDNEY — About 100 people attended a forum presented by the Indonesian Welfare Association here on October 16. Speakers from the NSW Rape Crisis Centre spoke of their visit to meet with volunteers working with the ethnic Chinese
By Jon Land
Starting on October 10, a new wave of pro-independence protests took place across East Timor. The largest mobilisations occurred in Dili, which was brought to a standstill for two days by huge demonstrations. Estimates of the number of
Organising Reclaim the Night
Melbourne
By Lynne Kennedy
Organising this year's 1998 Reclaim the Night has had its share of problems and successes. The fact that we have been unsuccessful in all our requests for funding highlights, yet again,
... and ain't I a woman?: Violence: a growing scandal
The annual Reclaim the Night march and rally celebrates its 20th anniversary in Australia this year. Arising out of the women's movement in the '70s, the first marches in Sydney, Adelaide
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