It seems that the reign of General Pervez Musharraf is on its last legs. Musharraf has become the most detested president in the history of Pakistan. No longer are there progressives, liberals or moderates in his camp.
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Rebel Journalism: The Writings of Wilfred Burchett
Edited by George Burchett and Nick Shimmin
Cambridge University Press, 2007
314 pages, $37.95 (* see special offer below)
Edited by George Burchett and Nick Shimmin
Cambridge University Press, 2007
314 pages, $37.95 (* see special offer below)
On December 9, 72-year-old Abdullah Qureshi, a member of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) provincial council of the Labour Party Pakistan (LPP), was murdered in a suicide attack in Swat valley currently the scene of a military operation against religious fundamentalists who control a majority of the valley.
On January 12, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez opened the founding congress of the provisionally-named United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Chavez argued it was necessary to go on the offensive with the PSUV “as the spearhead and vanguard” of the revolution his government is leading. “We have arrived here to make a real revolution or die trying.”
Poll Dancing: The Story of the 2007 Election
By Mungo MacCallum
Black Inc, 2007
298pp, $24.95
By Mungo MacCallum
Black Inc, 2007
298pp, $24.95
On January 19, 100,000 people marched in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, to celebrate the one year anniversary of Rafael Correa’s presidency and his “citizen’s revolution”.
Maverick Mother — Janet Merewether decides to take life into her own hands and embark on a journey into the new social phenomenon of solo motherhood by choice. SBS, Friday February 1, 10pm.
Cafe Carnivale — Musicians of diverse backgrounds come to live in Australia but struggle to find places to perform. SBS, Saturday, February 2, 3.30pm.
Pim Fortuyn: Death of a Populist — Looks at the life and death of the Dutch anti-immigration, right wing populist politician Pim Fortuyn. SBS, Sunday, February 3, 11.05am.
Indonesia: A Reporter’s Journey — Examines Indonesia’s relationship with Australia in relation to East Timor, the Asian tsunami, the Bali and Jakarta bombings, asylum seekers and the Bali Nine. SBS, Tuesday, February 5, 8.30pm.
Never Again — Looks at the tragic events occurring in Darfur and reflects on how the international community has failed to act. SBS, Wednesday, February 6, 1.10am.
Line in the Sand — The story of a community as they prepare for the anniversary of Mulrunji Doomadgee’s death, one of Australia’s most reported black deaths in custody. ABC, Thursday, February 7, 2.55am.
Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace — On the Arab-Israeli peace process told by some of the key players. ABC, Thursday, February 7, 3.25am.
Australian Biography: Joan Winch — Joan Winch stood up for herself from an early age, when she was the only Aboriginal girl in her school and was picked on by the other students. SBS, Thursday February 7, 1pm.
Missing: Link-Up — Ten thousand Aborigines are seeking lost families as a result of government policies which removed Aboriginal children from their parents and placed them with white families or in institutions. SBS, Thursday, February 7, 3.30pm.
SHAME on you Kevin Rudd Prime Minister for all Australians
SHAME on you Jenny Macklin Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister!
Another party of pretenders another rudderless ship @poetry = SHAME on you Kevin Rudd Prime Minister for all Australians
SHAME on you Jenny Macklin Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister!
Human rights become difficult and complex only when denied!
You party of oppressors, suppressers, dispossessors and defectors from truth
When governments govern with racist law, who is it that they govern for? @poetry = SHAME on you Kevin Rudd Prime Minister for all Australians
SHAME on you Jenny Macklin Indigenous Affairs Minister!
A party for the future cannot be built nor disguised with age-old lies
You party of non-consulters, assaulters, insulters and defaulters of rights
Your hollow words are diseased, no growth will spring from ring barked trees @poetry = SHAME on you Kevin Rudd Prime Minister for all Australians
SHAME on you Jenny Macklin Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister!
Another party of pretenders another rudderless ship
When governments govern with racist law, who is it they REALLY govern for? @auth poem = Karranjal John Hartley
SHAME on you Jenny Macklin Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister!
Another party of pretenders another rudderless ship @poetry = SHAME on you Kevin Rudd Prime Minister for all Australians
SHAME on you Jenny Macklin Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister!
Human rights become difficult and complex only when denied!
You party of oppressors, suppressers, dispossessors and defectors from truth
When governments govern with racist law, who is it that they govern for? @poetry = SHAME on you Kevin Rudd Prime Minister for all Australians
SHAME on you Jenny Macklin Indigenous Affairs Minister!
A party for the future cannot be built nor disguised with age-old lies
You party of non-consulters, assaulters, insulters and defaulters of rights
Your hollow words are diseased, no growth will spring from ring barked trees @poetry = SHAME on you Kevin Rudd Prime Minister for all Australians
SHAME on you Jenny Macklin Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister!
Another party of pretenders another rudderless ship
When governments govern with racist law, who is it they REALLY govern for? @auth poem = Karranjal John Hartley
The current crisis could well turn out to be the most devastating since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It manifests profound, unresolved problems in the real economy that have been — literally — papered over by debt for decades, as well as a shorter term financial crunch of a depth unseen since World War II.
On January 22, 1973, abortion was made legal in the US when the Supreme Court overturned a Texas interpretation of abortion law. The decision in the case known as Roe v Wade overrode state laws limiting women’s access to abortion during the first trimester — finding that they infringed upon women’s constitutional rights. While laws still remain on the books banning abortion in some US states, Roe v Wade prevents the enforcement of these laws.
The following statement was issued on January 25 by Brisbane Indigenous community leader and Socialist Alliance member Sam Watson for the January 26 Invasion Day commemorations.
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