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WEST TIMOR: Jakarta's militia terrorise refugee camps

BY JILL HICKSON "Where are our missing children? We have nothing — no land, no houses, nothing to do, no materials to work with to make an income. The women here are dying from childbirth because they have no money for doctors, there is little

UNITED STATES: Dockers ban Italian ship

US dock workers and protesters in Portland on August 16 and Oakland on August 18 prevented the Italian ship, Cielo di San Francisco, from unloading its cargo. Protesters and members of the International Longshore Workers Union acted against the

Inspiring memories of M1

M1: People Resist Corporate GlobalisationActively Radical TV, Sydney$30 individuals, $60 organisationsSend cheque to 73-75 Princes Highway, St Peters, NSW, 2044Phone (02) 9565 5522 REVIEW BY LAUREN CARROLL HARRIS Everyone who took part in this

Focus on activist theatre

BY ANDREW HALL CANBERRA — The changing face of politics and grass roots activism are addressed in four works in the Festival of the Contemporary Arts theatre program. Canberra's fifth Festival of the Contemporary Arts (FoCA5) is being held from

Is protesting CHOGM a protest against globalisation?

BY HAMISH ALCORN We don't have to look very far to discover that the Commonwealth Heads of State Meetings are all about spreading human rights and democracy and struggling against poverty, disease and environmental degradation. In the words of

It's not a queue, it's a lottery

BY SARAH STEPHEN One of immigration minister Philip Ruddock's central arguments against accepting "queue jumpers" (read, onshore arrivals) from Afghanistan is because they know that they have a better chance of being granted asylum in Australia

WA Labor sells out on VSU

BY GRANT COLEMAN PERTH — In February, just before it was elected to government in Western Australia, the state ALP promised it would repeal legislation enforcing voluntary student unionism (VSU) within 100 days of being elected. Two months

'Refugees are welcome'

SYDNEY - "Open the borders", "Refugees are welcome" and "Close the camps" were just some of the slogans that resounded through the city on September 9. More than 1500 people marched from Town Hall to Prime Minister John Howard's office to protest

ZAMBIA: Debt burden to increase after relief

BY MATT GRAINGER One of the poorest countries in Africa is about to undergo a process of debt reduction with a difference. It will be paying more in debt servicing after creditors provide debt relief than it is at present, with devastating

Gellibrand Socialist Alliance launched

BY ARUN PRADHAN MELBOURNE — "We need a formation like Socialist Alliance to take the battle of refugee rights to the streets", Friends of the Earth Melbourne coordinator Cam Walker told a dinner and launch of the Gellibrand Socialist Alliance

Worse for women

BY SARAH STEPHEN While the repression and violence in Afghanistan would be enough to make anyone flee, the conditions facing women are even worse than those facing men: Women are totally deprived of the right to education and work; No woman can

CHINA: 'Red capitalist' speech divides party

BY EVA CHENG The July 1 speech of Communist Party (CP) chief Jiang Zemin that the party should throw its door open to capitalists has provoked outrage among its ranks — prompting Jiang to close down at least four journals which printed critical