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Nike's swoosh droops

BY LAUREN CARROLL HARRIS A recent survey of 10- to 17-year olds, conducted by YouthSCAN, shows that the popularity of the world's most iconic clothing manufacturer, Nike, is dropping among Australian teenagers. Two years ago, Nike was popular

Write on: letters to the editor

Reply to Bob Gould Having only read of Bob Gould's political role in the historical archives, I was surprised to receive the advice he offered (GLW #462). Gould claims that my reference to a Liberal/Labor consensus and the Socialist Alliance's

CHINA: Three Gorges victims protest

BY EVA CHENG Nearly 1000 former residents of the major industrial city of Chongqing, who were displaced by Beijing's US$24 billion Three Gorges Dam project, clashed with police on August 27 when they protested in Yongzhou city, Hunan province,

Museworthy: The Family of True and Well Snails

The Family of True and Well Snails Stand up!on the pink crossof the poor skinny tree — If you cut your hair, don't!Tear it!The two-hand printsare on your faceand breast.God has his paintbrushes outto paint you.You say to himI have a bottle of

Labor offer not enough for NT teachers

BY RUTH RATCLIFFE DARWIN — Teachers throughout the Northern Territory have voted overwhelmingly to reject the 6% pay rise offer made by the new Labor government and to go on strike for a day. If the strike goes ahead it will be the first full

SOUTH AFRICA: Massive protests at UN anti-racism conference

DURBAN — On the opening day of the United Nations-sponsored World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR), 20,000 people marched to protest the failure of the South African government's land

and ain't i a woman?: Sexism everywhere you look

Sexism everywhere you look A recently released Just Jeans television commercial for "candy stitch" jeans shows three women moving along the conveyor belt of a production line. They are still and their faces shiny, as if they were mannequins. The

Students protest for refugee rights

BY GRANT COLEMAN Secondary students across the country took action in protest at the government's handling of the refugee crisis on the MS Tampa, taking part in school walkouts and rallies organised by the socialist youth group, Resistance. In

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

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

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