BY EWAN SAUNDERS
BRISBANE — On January 25, two Green Left Weekly distributors staffing a campaign stall in the Queen Street Mall were accosted by police and a Brisbane City Council employee and threatened with arrest if they did not move on. The
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By Sophie Fischer & Lauren Carroll Harris
Women activists played a vital role in the S11 blockade of the World Economic Forum in Melbourne. Many were part of the organising collectives, were speakers, marshals, spokespersons, performing artists,
By Jody Betzein
In Melbourne last year on September 11, more than 20,000 people mobilised to shut down the World Economic Forum's Asia-Pacific meeting.
The meeting's purpose was clear — for the chief executives of the largest 1000 corporations
"I love the idea of women being women and men being men. [Charlie's Angels] is a way to put forward to girls that you can do anything, achieve anything, be anyone." Cameron Diaz, star of the film Charlie's Angels.
Charlie's Angels was the surprise
'Never Race and class in the US: trust a son
of a Bush'
BY MALIK MIAH
SAN FRANCISCO Never trust a son of a Bush. This was one of many
signs at George W. Bush's presidential inauguration in Washington on January
20. Some 25,000
BY SEAN HEALY
For the second time in 15 years, the Philippines people have risen as one to overthrow a corrupt leader. In 1986, millions gathered on EDSA, Manila's main avenue, to demand the resignation of dictator Ferdinand Marcos; on January 20
Mouth to MouthRory McLeodThrough Shock RecordsOrder at <http://www.rorymcleod.com>
REVIEW BY JOHN GAUCI
"I want my songs to keep memory alive. I suppose I'm trying to tell history from working peoples point of view. Politics to me is
REVIEW BY MARGARET ALLUM
Links — International Journal of Socialist Renewal Number 17, January to April 2001New Course Publications, 128pp, $8 <http://www.dsp.org.au/links>
There couldn't have been a better time for this issue of
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REVIEW BY BARRY HEALY
If you are going to trip down memory lane, you should at least go with someone who knows the meaning of
By Rohan Pearce
Behind the facade of a growing "global village" lies the reality of brutal exploitation of the Third World by the corporations and banks of the First World. The mass media tells us that "globalisation" is bringing us together, when
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