BY DANTE TAGLE
SYDNEY — "There is no such thing as an illegal refugee", Iraqi community leader Zainab Al Turkey told the 50 anti-racists who crammed into an upstairs room of Parramatta's Town Hall on February 26 to launch the Free the Refugees
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IRAQ: No to 'smart' sanctions against Iraq
US Secretary of State Colin Powell, while in Syria on February 26,
formally announced that the United States favours "refocusing" sanctions
against Iraq so that they impact less on ordinary Iraqis
REVIEW BY SUE BOLAND
Disaffected Democracies: what's troubling the trilateral countries?Edited by Susan J. Pharr & Roberto D. PutnamPrinceton University Press 2000362 pp, US$19.95
After declaring that "Democracy itself has triumphed as a result
BY TONY ILTIS
MELBOURNE — About 150 people rallied outside the Maribyrnong detention centre on February 25. It was the first in a campaign of weekly vigils that will occur every Sunday until it is closed down.
Victorian Trades Hall Council
The formation of the Socialist Alliance, by eight revolutionary groups and parties on February 17, opens the door to immense opportunities for the radical left. Here are statements from representatives of each of the eight founding parties about what
If the women's liberation movement is to succeed, it needs to be organised
and led by women. There are a lot of ways that men can support and participate
in women's liberation movement, but running for women's officer is not
one of them.
BY JIM GREEN
In an article published in Green Left Weekly in 1996, Phil Shannon argued that a radical and militant labour movement would pull the environment movement to the left, or at least force many environmentalists to take sides in the class
BY TIM GOODEN
GEELONG — Victorian building unions, lead by the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, walked off the job for 24 hours on March 1 to kick off a campaign to win a better long service leave scheme.
Only 23% of construction
BY BRONWEN BEECHEY
ADELAIDE — The 2001 Womadelaide world music festival, held February 16-18, attracted a record 67,000 people. They braved high temperatures to hear an inspiring and exciting line-up of musicians from around the globe.
Sierra
BY DANNY FAIRFAX & NICK EVERETT
SYDNEY — City workers are being encouraged to nominate their most hated "corporate scumbag" to be visited by a March 17 "Corporate Scumbag Tour", being organised by the M1 Sydney coalition as a prelude to the
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