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Indonesian IWD marchers demand working women's rights

Indonesian IWD marchers demand working women's rights By May Sari JAKARTA — Three hundred women and men marched from the Kapuk industrial area to Indonesia's parliament building on International Women's Day, March 8. IWD was not celebrated in

and ain't i a woman?: Back to normal?

Back to normal? Had enough of the special women's editions or episodes that have been on the screens, pages and airwaves for the past week? Then don't despair — with International Women's Day out of the way, you won't see them for another

India: Deepa Mehta's latest feminist film disrupted

Deepa Mehta's latest feminist film disrupted By Eva Cheng Progressive Indian film-maker Deepa Mehta's latest production, Water, has been disrupted by violent attacks from Hindu fundamentalists in Varanasi, attacks supported by the Bharatiya

News briefs

Web site against mandatory sentencing Territorians for Effective Sentencing launched their new web site on March 5 at <http://ms.dcls.org.au>. Go there now, it's mandatory! One Nation ordered to repay $500,000 BRISBANE — Pauline

Thousands march on International Women's Day

Thousands march on International Women's Day Thousands of women and men turned out for International Women's Day marches and rallies around Australia this year.

Newcastle holds People's Inquiry

Newcastle holds People's Inquiry By Geoff Payne NEWCASTLE "Madre, they will kill us." These words have stayed with Sister Carmel Hanson, even since she returned from East Timor last year. She feels that her assurances to people there that the

Cuba's battle for socialist renewal

Cuba's battle for socialist renewal By Rafael Hernandez HAVANA — "What will happen when Castro dies?" That's the inevitable question I'm invited to talk about on Cuba overseas. Curiously enough, I also get a repeated question from the most

Write On: Letters to the editor

Write On: Letters to the editor Ireland In response to those rebuttals of my letter (GLW #392) from Keara Courtney (GLW #393) and Tom McEvoy (GLW #394), their letters make not one mention of hope or peace for the people. They both deny or

The death of reconciliation?

The death of reconciliation? By Sue Boland It's a wonder that Prime Minister John Howard didn't choke on his insincerity on the night of the Coalition government's re-election in 1998 when he said, "I want to commit myself very genuinely to the

Arrests at Beverley uranium mine

ADELAIDE — Three people were arrested on March 3 during a peaceful protest at the Beverley uranium mine in the far north of South Australia.

New anti-terrorism bill targets dissent

New anti-terrorism bill targets dissent By Alec Smart LONDON — Legislation allowing police increased powers of arrest and detention is being fast-tracked through the British parliament. "Anti-terrorist" laws, rehearsed and fine-tuned in

IWD celebrated in Cambodia

By Allen Myers PHNOM PENH — Hundreds of women and men gathered in the main square here on March 8 to mark International Women's Day. The activities were organised by the OXFAM organisations and their Cambodian counterparts. The program extended