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Jabiluka activists protest prison conditions

Jabiluka activists protest prison conditions By Rebecca Meckelburg Activists from Darwin and the Jabiluka uranium mine site blockade held a vigil outside Berrimah Prison on July 21. More than 60 people stood outside the prison's gates demanding

Latin America fiesta benefits health in Cuba

Latin America fiesta benefits health in Cuba By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — More than 200 people attended the Committee in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean's (CISLAC) annual fiesta fundraiser on July 18. The funds raised on the

Davids strike: 'They want to do as they please'

Davids strike: 'They want to do as they please' A strike at Davids Limited by about 300 members of the National Union of Workers has lasted for more than three weeks. The company wants to reduce workers' conditions through casualisation, increasing

Green Left Weekly — proudly outspoken

Editorial: Green Left Weekly — proudly outspoken Whether this is your first copy of Green Left Weekly or your 150th, you'll notice this newspaper is rather different from the rest. We're proudly anti-racist, proudly pro-environment, proudly

Poisoning Kakadu

Poisoning Kakadu By Grusha If its gets to mine uranium at Jabiluka, Energy Resources of Australia plans to leave 10,770,000 cubic metres — that's 100m X 100m X 1km — of radioactive waste (tailings), and more than that again in non-radioactive

East Timor independence rally

East Timor independence rally By Adrian Gibbs CANBERRA — About 300 East Timorese and their supporters marched under the unity flag from Parliament House to the Indonesian embassy on July 19. The event marked the anniversary of East Timor's

Solidarity helps Zapatistas rebuild

Solidarity helps Zapatistas rebuild By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — Tucson-based author and solidarity activist Martin Taylor addressed a meeting here on July 16 after touring refugee camps and autonomous communities of Chiapas state in southern

Tamil priest calls for peace

By Sue Bull CANBERRA — Father S.J. Emmanuel, a Tamil Catholic priest from Sri Lanka, called on the Sri Lankan government to end its "War for peace" at a public meeting here on July 21. The meeting, called by Friends for Peace in Sri Lanka and

VCA students and staff reject up-front fees

VCA students and staff reject up-front fees By Sue Boland MELBOURNE — At separate meetings on July 23, Victorian College of the Arts students and staff unanimously rejected the college council's attempt to introduce up-front fees for

Socialists rally against racism

By Regan Davis and Tim E. Stewart BRISBANE — "Anti-racists on your feet! Join the march on Boundary Street". This was the call of Democratic Socialists as they marched through cosmopolitan West End here on June 25. Chants of "Hanson, Howard,

Parliamentary representation weakened

By Tony Iltis HOBART — Tasmania's parliament voted last week to cut the size of the lower house from 35 to 25, by reducing the number of members elected by each electorate from 7 to 5. This will make it harder for minor parties and independents

Burma solidarity conference demands democracy

Burma solidarity conference demands democracy By Trish Corcoran MELBOURNE — Up to 100 people attended the Activist Conference for a Free Burma on July 18 and 19 to discuss the political situation in Burma and the prospects for democratisation.