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BY MONICA MOOREHEAD A legal appeal on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther activist who was framed for murder, was filed for the third time with the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court on January 9. The appeal asks that the Supreme
BY LISA LINES ADELAIDE — Abbas is one of the many hundreds of refugees who fled the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and made their way to Australia. He is one of the few lucky enough to have had his application for a temporary protection visa
After organising Australia-wide emergency 24-hour hunger strikes in solidarity with protesting refugees between January 24-27, Resistance is calling on more young people to do the same. "Philip Ruddock claims that hunger striking indicates
BY ALISON DELLIT The attention David Hicks has received from the Australian government differs markedly from that enjoyed by Kerry and Kay Danes, following their December 2000 arrest for alleged embezzlement in Laos. Kerry Danes, an SAS officer
ADELAIDE — One of the key policies for the Socialist Alliance in campaign for the February 9 South Australian election is refugee rights. Green Left Weekly's JO ELLIS spoke to TOM BERTULEIT, Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Adelaide.
BY ROHAN PEARCE No-one predicted the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. However, it was predictable that the wealthy elite in the First World would attempt to use those drastic events to find a way to derail the growing revolt
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Visit
Socialist Alliance stands for Moreland council MELBOURNE — The Socialist Alliance will stand two candidates in the Moreland City Council elections on March 16. Jonathan Sherlock will contest Hoffman ward, where he received 4.7% of the vote in a
Black Hawk Down: Hollywood joins Bush's war Black Hawk DownDirected by Ridley ScottWritten by Ken Nolan, based on the book by Mark BowdenStarring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Tom Sizemore REVIEW BY STUART EASTERLING Black Hawk Down is a war
The movement against corporate globalisation is anything but dead: December 13-14, Brussels, Belgium: European Trade Union Confederation mobilises 100,000 trade unionists; global justice demonstration of 25,000; December 19, Argentina: Mass

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