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Solidarity with Iraqi women

BY CATHERINE GOLDEN SYDNEY — On November 18, the Sydney and Parramatta International Women's Day (IWD) collectives held a speak-out in conjunction with the Committee in Defence of Iraqi Women's Rights (CDWIR) to raise awareness about the plight

Dead Prez: Uhuru hip hop

REVIEW BY WULLIE MCGARTLAND Let's Get FreeBy Dead PrezLoud RecordsOrdering details at <http://www.loud.com> You could be forgiven for thinking that hip hop nowadays is all about flashy cars, big guns, scantily clad women and men

Palestine Human Rights Campaign launched

BY LISA MACDONALD SYDNEY — A new Palestine Human Rights Campaign was launched at a meeting of Palestine solidarity activists on November 18. The group will provide a coordinating centre for activities here in solidarity with the Palestinian

World Heritage Committee to discuss Jabiluka

BY SAROJINI KRISHNAPILLAI For the third consecutive year, the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory is on the agenda of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee (WHC), the international body charged with protecting the World Heritage values of

Supporters of public education organise

By Noreen Navin SYDNEY — The federal governments' education funding bill has been passed by the Senate with 23 amendments. If the bill is passed by the House of Representatives, it will result in windfall increases to elite private schools like

Power workers meet despite threats

BY CHRIS SLEE MELBOURNE — Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) members employed in Victoria's privatised power generation industry defied threats of legal action to meet at Morwell on November 16. Workers from all four power

KOSOVA: Kosovars demand independence

BY MICHAEL KARADJIS Newly elected Kosovar leader Ibrahim Rugova immediately demanded that Kosova's independence be recognised following his party's success in the October 28 Kosova municipal elections. US State Department spokesperson Richard

SCOTLAND: Socialists' support grows, SNP shifts right

BY FIONA GRAHAM& COLIN FOX GLASGOW — A recent opinion poll on voting intentions reflects the Scottish Socialist Party's (SSP) consistent increase in support among the Scottish electorate. The poll, reported in the Herald on September 4, shows

INDONESIA: PRD rejects split group's claims

BY MAX LANE JAKARTA — On November 14, six members of the Central Leadership Council of the People's Democratic Party (KPP-PRD) announced the formation of the Democratic Socialist Association (PDS). The six members are Coen Hussein Pontoh, Dhyta

The Poors of Chatsworth: South Africa's undeclared war on the poor

REVIEW BY RICHARD PITHOUSE The Poors of ChatsworthBy Ashwin DesaiMadiba PublishersSouth Africa, 2000 DURBAN — Ashwin Desai describes his book, The Poors of Chatsworth, as "journalism, an account from the frontlines of the [South African]

Write on: letters to the editor

Newcastle student election I've just discovered your article, "Students outraged by Newcastle Uni election decision", by Melody Coutman & Alison Dellit. Articles such as this have broken my faith in Green Left as a reliable source of information.

and ain't i a woman?: Stop blaming the victim — again

In recent years, the backlash against feminism has made significant ground — as evidenced by the resurgence of blatantly sexist advertising, government cuts to child care funding, and the propensity of morally conservative ideas fed to us in films