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Pilger online Hidden Agendas: The films and writings of John Pilger<http://pilger.carlton.com&#062; Award-winning journalist and film-maker John Pilger has waged a moral war against Western governments for the past three decades. Unrelenting

S11 street theatreIn the lead up to the anti-World Economic Forum protests in Melbourne on September 11, I'm keen to work up a scripted routine for street performance — for rallies, pickets, campaign meetings, etc. Through a

Tear out your eyes OedipusBy SenecaDirected by Barrie KoskySydney Theatre CompanyThe Wharf REVIEW BY MARK STOYICH Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4BC-65AD) was tutor and close friend to the emperor Nero, until Nero told him to kill himself, so who better

Theatre, money and privilege The Great GatsbyNew Theatre, Newtown, SydneyJuly 15-September 2 REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE The Sydney theatre establishment functions as a sort of club. If you're a member, you get the public funding. Hence Barrie Kosky

Bougainville shows its courage and community An Evergreen IslandFrontyard FilmsMade by Mandy King and Fabio Cavadini Showing Tuesday, August 1, 7pm at the Side On Café, 83 Parramatta Road, Annandale, Sydney REVIEW BY MARK ABBERTON In 1989,

Globalise this! GlobalizationInsurgeChatterbox/Phantom RecordsOrder at <http://www.insurge.com.au&#062;. REVIEW BY SEAN HEALY There have been plenty of bands who've been radical and angry in their early albums, only to turn to mush. Insurge

Exploding like a sonic Molotov cocktailThe surge of interest in "world music" and the development of compelling popular music forms like acid jazz, trip-hop, breakbeat and hip hop have made most rock bands look uninspired by

Wanted: your videos of protest Undercurrents, the British-based alternative media group, wants your videos for a new series of programs, Undercurrents Global Views 2000, focussing on "international direct action and diverse global issues". "Get

The puppet in Pakistani politicsRight-wing thugs disrupted and closed the showing of a political satire, Jhoot ke Palende (Bunch of Lies), at Lahore's Al-Hamra Arts Council on June 16. The play, scheduled to run from June 15-19,

The spectre of Frantz Fanon DURBAN, South Africa — July 20 is the 75th anniversary of Frantz Fanon's birth but his spirit lives on. A few days after McDonald's opened its first branch here, some large and bold graffiti appeared on the

Urban guerillas confront injustice Urban GuerillasJust a LifetimeMad in AustraliaCloud Above my HeadSelf-releasedOrder at <http://www.arch.su.edu.au/~stewa_k/Lyrics.htm&#062; REVIEW BY ROBBIE CASEY Marchers in this year's May Day parade in

Rock Against Racism 2 The Urban Guerillas are performing at Rock Against Racism 2 in Sydney, Thursday August 10, 7.30pm, Harbourside Brasserie. Proceeds go to Green Left Weekly, Art Resistance and the Indigenous Students Network. Phone Jill on 9596