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Birth of a South American feminism

Out of the ShadowsBy Jo Fisher Latin America Bureau, 1993. $23.95. Reviewed by Mara Ochoa. Out of the Shadows looks at the important role women have played in struggles against military dictatorships in four countries: Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay

US Greenpeace: combining ecology and social justice

By Frank Noakes SAN FRANCISCO — Of Greenpeace's 5 million supporters worldwide, 1.5 million live in the US, says Greenpeace media coordinator Bill Walker. These supporters "quite frankly still tend to be white and middle-class people scared

ACTU firms links to fake union

By Jana D.K. JAKARTA — Worker activists and representatives of non-government organisations have met ACTU president Martin Ferguson and told him of their opposition to the ACTU's decision to provide $2 million to, and strengthen cooperation

Reflection and reconciliation

By Ignatius Kim Hurtling to international success with the hit single "Treaty", Yothu Yindi have become the cultural ambassadors for traditional Australian music. After representing Australia at the UN launch of the International Year for the

A (very) low-impact trip

A (very) low-impact trip By Tracy Sorensen SYDNEY — Like to visit Asia but can't afford it? One fascinating trip available to Sydneysiders for the cost of a metropolitan train ride is to Cabramatta in the city's south-west. While the

Queen Street Mall threat

Queen Street Mall threat By Nikki Ulasowski BRISBANE — City mall management renewed attacks on democratic rights in the Queen Street Mall on November 30 by trying to force removal of a display board which was part of a stall supporting

Alliance to campaign for democracy

Alliance to campaign for democracy By Dave Wright HOBART — The Tasmanian Community Alliance was formed at a meeting on December 2 to oppose undemocratic legislation introduced by the Groom Liberal government. In addition to giving

Twenty years in the Communist Party

Challenging Faith By John A. McKenzie Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 166 pp. $16.95 Reviewed by Catherine Brown Challenging Faith is a personal account from one of the thousands of people who joined the Communist Party of Australia in the

Economic changes in Vietnam impact on women

By Stephen Robson HANOI — The introduction of private enterprises has adversely affected women here. Of some 700,000 people who have lost their jobs in the state sector, two-thirds are women. Creches and kindergartens have deteriorated

Jericho-Gaza: a small triumph to build upon

By Rami Khoury The apparent breakthrough agreement between Israel and the PLO on an initial self-governing Palestinian authority in Jericho and Gaza has generated much excitement, but also scepticism and opposition in both Israeli and Arab

Building a new politics in Canada

DENNIS HOWLETT is a founding member and Steering Committee member of the Action Canada Network and co-chair of the Network's Education and Communication Committee. During a recent visit to Sydney, he was interviewed by LISA MACDONALD for Â鶹´«Ã½.

Thank you

This issue will be the last Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly produced in 1993. The first issue in 1994 will be dated January 19. Issue 126 marks the successful publication of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly for three years. And without doubt, the third year has been the