DARWIN — During April and May, East Timor activist JOSE GUSMAO visited Portugal to take part in discussions with the East Timorese independence movement. On his return, Gusmao, who is the representative of CNRM (National Council for Maubere
Culture
One year after Cairo
In a statement issued by the International Planned Parenthood Federation on World Population Day, July 11, secretary general Halfdan Mahler decried the gap between promises made at the Cairo International Conference on
China for Women: Travel and Culture
Spinifex Press, 1995. 357 pp., $24.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Eva Cheng
China for Women is a useful introduction to women's issues in China. It is handy for non-Chinese speakers, carrying enough in one collection
Born in Soweto
Directed by James Ricketson
SBS, Friday, July 28, 8.30pm (8 in Adelaide)
Previewed by Norm Dixon
This Australian-made documentary, made soon after Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected president,
Rosa Luxemburg: A Life,
By Elzbieta Ettinger
Pandora, 1995. 325 pp., $22.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
It is a frustrating feature of the later films of the Marx Brothers that the Marxist funny business keeps getting interrupted by the
By Dave Riley
Augusto Boal is a major figure in world theatre. Any contemporary discussion about taking theatre to the people, of popularising it and renewing its relevance, cannot proceed without reference to him. Enthusiastic exponents of his
Stanley Road
Paul Weller
Go! Discs
Reviewed by Stuart Loasby
Although he is best known for his achievements in the Jam and the Style Council through the '70s and '80s, Paul Weller's solo career, which began in 1992, has proved very
Ideas for winning indigenous rights
A good idea waiting to happen: regional agreements in Australia
Proceedings from the Cairns workshop, July 1994
$15 from Colleen Burfitt, Cape York Land Council, PO Box 2496, Cairns Qld 4870
Reviewed by
Melbourne MUDfest 1995
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — Melbourne University has been an artistic springboard for many performers, from Barry Humphries to the D Generation. Since 1990, the Melbourne University Drama Festival — MUDfest —
The music of wandering
Latcho Drom: a journey into the soul of Gypsy culture
Available through Larrikin records
Reviewed by Sujatha Fernandes
Latcho Drom is the soundtrack of the film of the same name currently screening around
Missing in Cyprus: Dead or Alive
SBS, Thursday, July 20, 8.30pm (8 SA)
Previewed by Michael Karadjis
This is the most up to date report on the ongoing tragedy of 1619 Greek Cypriots who have been missing since 1974.
In that year, the
Film maker ANAND PATWARDHAN participated in the anti-Vietnam War movement as a student in the US in 1970-72 and has been involved in a variety of social movements in India. His latest film, Father, Son and Holy War, is a documentary exploring the
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