BY MIKE BYRNE
Punk rock legend and lead singer of the Clash, Joe Strummer, died of a heart attack on December 22, aged 50. Born John Graham Mellor in 1952, the son of a British diplomat, Strummer became disillusioned with his middle-class
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Tears in our eyes, our hearts enveloped in sadnessGoing through the pain, sharing the griefFaces of Bali, faces of SIEV-X drowned at seaFaces of Afghans, faces from Iraq, from Palestine, from Kashmir, from Chechnya, from New YorkFrom every avoidable
BY DALE McKINLEY
JOHANNESBURG — In the words of South African President Thabo Mbeki, "the question cannot be avoided for too long", especially in light of the recently concluded 51st national congress of the ruling African National Congress
2003 opens to impending war and $3 trillion in tax cuts for the richest
people in the world. We are living in extreme times, terrorised even here
in Australia by a $15 million government advertising campaign for free-floating
anxiety and
BY EVA CHENG
In late December, two leaders who took part in organising a 17,000-strong workers' protest last March in Liaoyang, Liaoning province, and have been in detention ever since, were charged with "subversion". They could be executed if
BY
FEDERICO FUENTES
BUENOS AIRES The anniversary of the Argentinazo, the popular
uprising which resulted in the fall of five successive presidents in two
weeks in December 2001, was marked by a massive demonstration here on December
The following
resolution was unanimously adopted by the 20th Congress of the Democratic
Socialist Party, held in Sydney from December 28, 2002, to January 1, 2003.
This 20th Congress of the Democratic Socialist Party:
1. Reaffirms our
BY SARAH STEPHEN
Since the December-January fires in five refugee prisons, there has been much corporate media attention on those charged, or accused (and locked up without charge) of starting them. But we have seen few reports of the brutal
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. Includes the Green Left news. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone 9565 5522. Visit for
BY KERRYN WILLIAMS
On December 12, federal sex discrimination commissioner Pru Goward
released her final proposal for 14 weeks of government-funded paid maternity
leave, to be included in the 2003 federal budget.
Under the scheme,
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