ALICE WALKER, the African-American writer, sent a letter regarding Cuba to US President Bill Clinton on March 13. It is reprinted here abridged. Dear President Clinton:
Thank you very much for the invitation to the White House while I was in
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By Norm Dixon
A representative of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in Australia, Otto Ondawame, has called for the withdrawal of all Indonesian troops from West Papua (called Irian Jaya by Indonesia). He also criticised the Australian government for
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 4pm-7pm.
Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31,
Taxi DriverDirected by Martin ScorseseFeaturing Robert de Niro, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel and Cybill ShepherdDendy Cinema, Brisbane, from April 18Reviewed by Giovanna Castellani This year is the 20th anniversary of one of Martin Scorsese's greatest
Bills gets his 15 minutes
Isn't that ... ? You know. The one who was governor general. Bill Hayden. Oh, you know him. The one who made all the fuss. I saw him on telly with whatisname. It is. It's Bill Hayden, I tell you. I'm sure of it. He
By Vaarurfika Dharmapala
PERTH — For the first time since its inception in 1987, the Network of Women Students of Australia's annual conference will be held here this year. The conference will be held at Edith Cowan University (Mt Lawley campus)
Mick Young
Stories about Mick Young must be legion. Once a delegation fighting to save Port Adelaide Adult Matric (Saint Ethelton Behind the Wire to its inmates) from being chopped by the Bannon and Hawke governments was invited to put its spiel
As poverty, wars and systematic human rights abuses around the world continue to create thousands of new refugees every day, over the last few weeks the Coalition federal government has signalled moves to significantly restrict Australia's refugee
By Cherry Winters
MELBOURNE — Workers at the Campbellfield Nestle factory remain on the picket line after 12 weeks of being locked out. The workers belong to the confectioners division of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU). Workers
New plays launched
BRISBANE — Lucky Hearts cooperative theatre group is presenting a new venture in alternative theatre from April 25 to May 18 at 588 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba, opposite the Mater Hospital.
Shadowboxing, a one-person
Workers join forces with Timor activists
By Barry Sheppard
Readers of Green Left Weekly have followed the struggle against the Indonesian military's occupation of East Timor for many years. But here in the US, this important struggle is not
By Mark Cronin
BRISBANE — About 50 people attended a picket against racism outside the office of the federal minister for Aboriginal Affairs on April 16. The picket was called by members of the Community and Public Sector Union and endorsed by 20
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