BY SARAH STEPHEN
SYDNEY — For two days, beginning on October 7 every section of the corporate media, from TV to newspaper, reported that a group of around 220 Iraqi asylum seekers had callously thrown their children overboard before themselves
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Trade union opponents of the US "war on terrorism" have had success garnering support within the labour movement. Here is a model motion Green Left Weekly readers should move in their union:
The [name of union] shares the horror of people around
BY NORM DIXON
The day after the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state in the Nixon administration, demanded that the US government "destroy the network" of whoever committed the
BY SUE BOLTON
Following in the tradition of unions which took a strong stand against the Vietnam War, some unions have adopted motions opposing US military retaliation for the attack on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11.
The
BY SARAH STEPHEN & DANIEL MOYA
Bashir Shamkhi's wife and three children were on the boat intercepted by the HMAS Adelaide on October 7. He knows exactly the desperation and fear which led some to jump overboard when confronted by the warship and
BY LEE SUSTAR
The public display of the American flag has been hailed as a symbol of "national unity" and "resolve" by George Bush, network news anchors and politicians of both mainstream parties. But many protests against the US war drive have
BY MIKE BYRNE
BRISBANE — While originally billed as a "counter-conference" to the planned Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a teach-in attended by over 150 activists expanded its field of vision and discussed the US war in the Middle East
Anti-war message comes to UCan
CANBERRA — The anti-war movement came to the University of Canberra on October 19, when activists held a speakout and petition stall, with props highlighting the truth about George Bush's "war on terrorism".
BY ALISON DELLIT
SYDNEY — Living in Parramatta, one of Australia's most marginal federal seats, I have received a startling increase in mail over the last few months. On October 10, two remarkably similar letters were plopped into my letterbox.
Upcoming actions
Adelaide: Sunday November 4, 2pm. Victoria Square.
Brisbane: Saturday October 20, 11am. Defence Force Recruiting Centre, 288 Edward Street, City.
Canberra: Friday October 19, 5.30pm. Garema Place, Civic.
Geelong: Saturday
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