BY
PIP HINMAN
SYDNEY A concerted campaign by the NSW Labor Council has not yet
succeeded in splitting the peace movement in Sydney. The campaign, which
was applauded by the pro-war Murdoch press, shifted into high gear in the
lead-up to
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MANILA — "War against poverty, not war against Iraq and Mindanao!" chanted 12,000 workers — members of the workers' party, Partido ng Manggagawa, and the socialist labour group, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) — as they marched down
On March 26, the Sindicato de Estudiantes (Spanish School Student's Union), together with other student organisations, called a highly successful student general strike against the war in Iraq. More than 90% of high school and university students
JOHANNESBURG — On April 5, more than 12,000 people marched behind about 15 "human shields", who have recently returned from Iraq, to oppose the US-led invasion of Iraq. The protest, organised by the Anti-War Coalition (AWC), marched through the
Preston anti-war protest
BY KATYA GOODALL
MELBOURNE — On April 5, 80 people gathered at the Preston Town Hall for an anti-war rally called by the Darebin Anti-War Group. After hearing from Alex Bhatal from the Greens, Reihana Mohideen from the
BY LEIGH HUGHES
ADELAIDE Everywhere you go, there are indications that young people
oppose this war on Iraq. Anti-war badges pinned to school uniforms, discussions
about Iraq on the 3.30pm buses, huge Books Not Bombs meetings and massive
This open letter to Bob Carr was issued by Books Not Bombs on April 2.
You call us violent demonstrators but we are for peace.
We want the bloody, unjust and illegal war in Iraq to stop.
We want the bombing to stop.
We want the troops to be
Scotland: Socialism
in the Making
A film by Jill Hickson
Actively Radical TV
Screening 9pm, Sunday, April 16, on Channel 31, Sydney.
REVIEW BY LEAH GANLEY
Scotland: Socialism in the Making is a short film about the
Scottish Socialist
Know who they're fighting for
"My first reaction when I saw it was this was not a political statement in any way by the men and women of 101st. I think the 101st was being pretty creative and naming things after what reminds them of home. And I
BY
SUE BOLTON
The building industry royal commission's final 23-volume report (except
for one volume which is being kept secret) was made public on March 26-27.
By the time of federal workplace relations minister Tony Abbott's speech
to the
BY CHRISTINA SNOWDON & GRANT COLEMAN
On April 2, students in Wollongong and Brisbane held protest actions in solidarity with anti-war students defending their right to protest in Sydney.
One-hundred people gathered in Brisbane. Speakers discussed
COMMENT BY LYNNETTE LITTLE
PORT AUGUSTA — Recently, teenagers at the Baxter detention centre started classes at Port Augusta's high school. I want to write a positive story, as there are so many tragic events in the world at the moment. I have
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