BY SEAN HEALY
MELBOURNE — At the end, those blockading the World Economic Forum were exhausted and euphoric, in equal measure, but with only a taste for the magnitude of what they'd achieved. At S11, the veil which separates the people from the
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BY TIM GOODEN
GEELONG — A picketing worker at the Godfrey Hirst factory here had his ankle crushed when a manager reversed a forklift through a crowd of protesters on September 13.
Members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and the
MELBOURNE — The S11 protesters received messages of solidarity with their actions from the following groups and individuals:
People's Democratic Party, PRD of Indonesia
Labour Party Pakistan
All Pakistan Para Medical Staff Federation
All
S11 protests
I am a long-time Labor voter and a delegate of the Community and Public Sector Union at my workplace. Last weekend I travelled to Melbourne to visit my family, and to attend the non-violent protest against the World Economic Forum.
The article "A song for an apology" in last week's Green Left Weekly contains an editing error in stating that Triple J radio had excluded the previous Simon Hunt (Pauline Pantsdown) song "I Don't Like It" from its play list. It is only Simon's new
BY JOHN McGILL
On the morning of Friday, September 8, a railway carriage filled with activists left Adelaide for Melbourne to join the September 11-13 protests against the World Economic Forum. The carriage was organised by John Short, of the
"... and ain't i a woman?" last week said that the National Council of Women of Australia, the YWCA and the Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women would each receive $300,000 in funding from the Office of the Status of Women. This
REVIEW BY SIMON BUTLER
Deadly Deceits: My 25 years in the CIABy Ralph McGeheeOcean Press, Melbourne.231pp. $26.95 (pb)
"My view, backed by 25 years of experience is, quite simply, that the CIA is the covert action arm of the Presidency. Most of
The United Nations has selected Havana, the capital of Cuba, to host next year's World Environment Day. The choice acknowledges revolutionary Cuba's outstanding achievements in the protection of the environment.
The announcement was made on
Sam's Big RoosterThe Savoy-Doucet Cajun BandArhoolie records<http://www.arhoolie.com>
REVIEW BY BILL NEVINS
Cajun music is people's music at its deepest. It is the songs and dances of survivors of colonial wars, religious and class
More than 150 deaths around the world have been linked to defective Firestone tyres fitted to Ford motor vehicles. The deadly problem involves the tread separating from the tyre.
According to Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman, writing in their
The Republican and Democratic conventions are now over with absolutely no surprises or revelations to record. George W. Bush and Albert Gore received their party's endorsement, as predicted months ago. The two are now touring the country with their
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