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Michael Albert: 'Anti-globalisation movement has survived September 11'

Michael Albert, co-founder of the Boston-based Z Magazine (<http://www.zmag.org>) will be one of the feature speakers at the Second Asia-Pacific International Solidarity Conference to be held in Sydney on March 28-April 2. He is also the

Kwinana cancer concerns grow

BY BARRY HEALY PERTH — Under pressure from local residents, the Western Australian health department on March 8 released worrying figures on cancer rates in the Kwinana industrial area, south of Perth. The government department is playing

Write on: Letters to the editor

Israel-Palestine conflict The Israel-Palestine conflict is one which has been distorted by the mainstream media for decades. It is up to the independent press to give a more realistic picture of these events. Unfortunately, from reading the

World music for Green Left Weekly

MELBOURNE — One of Australia's most accomplished percussionists, Ray Pereira, will team up with visiting West African musician Nii Tetteh Tettey to perform at a Green Left Weekly cultural night on March 22. The theme of the evening is "End racism,

and ain't i a woman?: Winning allies in the fight for women's liberation

and ain't i a woman?: Winning allies in the fight for women's liberation On International Women's Day (March 8), 1917, 50,000 women took to the streets of Petrograd, protesting against food shortages resulting from Russia's participation in

Suzuki emphasises social justice

BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — The Stanley Burbury Theatre at the University of Tasmania was absolutely packed out on March 7 when David Suzuki presented a lecture emphasising the importance of social justice for saving the environment. Billed as

Close the refugee prisons!

BY SARAH STEPHEN The five-day hunger strike by 170 people imprisoned in the Woomera detention centre, which began on March 7, has received scant coverage in the mainstream media. This has made it difficult for asylum seekers to relay their protest

INDONESIA: 'International Women's Day is not just a celebration'

BY DITA SARI [The following statement was issued on March 8 by Dita Sari, chairperson of the Indonesian National Front for Labour Struggles (FNPBI).] International Women's Day is not just an annual tradition. This isn't also just a celebration.

Ozomatli grooves

BY MARGARET ALLUM Despite winning the 2002 Grammy Award for best Latin/rock alternative album for Embrace the Chaos, Los Angeles-based Ozomatli's music is still firmly rooted in the streets. The band's commitment to political activism is strong.

Bellevue residents welcome clean up

BY BARRY HEALY MIDLAND, WA — In response to the February 11 Four Corners program that exposed the extent of the devastating toxic fire at the Waste Control recycling site in Bellevue in February 2000, and a year of community protest action,

Anti-terrorism law attacks civil liberties

BY RUSSELL PICKERING& ALISON DELLIT The Australian government is attempting to introduce legislation giving secret police agencies more powers, and enabling state persecution of dissidents. The legislation includes granting the attorney-general the

Loose cannons

Ludicrous "It may be limiting of competition in that there's one dominant company, which is Foxtel, but it's ludicrous to say that competition will be limited." — Sydney right-wing radio broadcaster Alan Jones. Certainly not his government "I