BY
IGGY KIM
& EVA CHENG
As in the rest of the world, there were anti-war protests across
Asia on February 14-16. The largest protest was in Tokyo, with 25,000 people
marching on February 14.
In Thailand, 15,000 protested in two cities
527
BY
PAT BREWER
Is the Democratic Socialist Party a revolutionary feminist party?
Not really, according to Alison Thorne, a leading member of the Freedom
Socialist Party (FSP). The DSP, Thorne argued in her contribution on the
future of the
BY JODY BETZIEN
MELBOURNE — On February 16, 800 people packed into St Michaels Uniting Church for a forum organised by Women for a Humane Refugee Policy.
Federal Labor MP Carmen Lawrence told the forum that the Howard government's treatment of
On February 15, around 50 people gathered at McMurdo Station, Antarctica,
to participate the in global day of peace demonstrations. Meanwhile, reports
Paolo Calisse, Amundsen-Scott Station, We organised a rally here at the
South Pole,
International Women's Day protests, along with the March 5 international
student strike, are shaping up to be the next globally coordinated actions
against war on Iraq. The strike and IWD events are scheduled for the first
week of March
BY
PATRICK QUINN
CHICAGO On February 15, close to 10,000 Chicagoans participated
in a spirited march and demonstration opposing the impending US war against
Iraq. Given the brutally cold weather, the size of the march was all the
more
BY
STEPHEN BENNETTS
ROME At least 2 million people (organisers estimate 3 million)
from all over Italy converged on Rome on February 15, one of the largest
peace rallies held in the world on that day.
An entire section of the historic
BY NICOLA DZIADKIEWICZ
MELBOURNE — Colour My World is an art exhibition being held to support asylum seekers who are without work rights, Medicare or social security benefits.
Hundreds of displaced and distressed people, who have been granted a
Women say 'Its not our war
BY ELISA TRUNZO
SYDNEY I told my friend I'd meet her at Hyde Park at 12.30pm for the
Women for Peace rally. See you there, I said. Can't imagine there'll
be much of a turnout in this miserable weather.
BY GRANT BROOKES
AUCKLAND — More than 20,000 people marched against war on Iraq on February 15 in more than 20 cities and towns around New Zealand. Jewish people and Arabs, black and white, Muslims, Christians and those with no religious belief
Pages
