Brisbane free speech campaign resumes By Cameron S. Boyd BRISBANE — Some 100 people rallied on May 8 in the Queen Street Mall to generate public support for the freedom of speech campaign in Brisbane. Speakers included Terry Fisher, a
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Cuban Marxists and Christians meet SANTIAGO — Leaders of the Cuban Communist Party and some 50 leaders and lay persons from Protestant Churches in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba met on April 30 under the slogan, "For hope and
By Norm Dixon "We demand that the Security Council condemn the sabotage against the Cuban airline with the same firmness that we condemn the sabotage against the Pan Am and UTA airplanes", wrote Cuba's ambassador to the United Nations, Ricardo
By Liam Mitchell ADELAIDE — A rally of 100 Aborigines and supporters on May 9 heard of the mystery surrounding the death of long-time Aboriginal rights activist Alice Dixon, 53, found dead in her home on May 6. Police have said that there
The Blue Shadows at Night em = By Peter Hicks and Geoff Francis Rodney King was driving home on the freeway one night, He was guilty of nothing, 'cept not being white, There were four of LA's finest there, out to have fun, So for this Black
Businesslike generals Two Indonesian generals sacked over the November 12 army massacre in East Timor are using their new-found free time to study management in the United States, the Indonesian magazine Editor said on May 5. Major-General
By Rose McCann SYDNEY — Late on the afternoon of May 8, clerks employed by the Building Workers Industrial Union (BWIU) and the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association (FEDFA) learned they had won their strike. The 36 clerks had
By Tracy Sorensen When the financial bubble burst for the Laurie Connells, Alan Bonds and Christopher Skases in the late '80s, losing their lenders spectacular sums, the banks turned on the poor to extract some compensation. Those with bank
By Graeme Merry and Arnaud Gallios The Victorian Cross-Campus Education Network, which organised the large and militant "Education Day of Action" demonstration in Melbourne on March 26, and also the large (2000) student demonstration in
By Tracy Sorensen "As I walked into the ABC studios today, I saw a sign saying, "This is a smoke-free environment", David Engwicht, an urban ecology activist and expert, told a seminar in Sydney recently. "Now, think back 10 years. How many
Swaziland is a tiny landlocked southern African monarchy dominated by South Africa. Repression and human rights abuses are overlooked by many governments and the international press. Inspired by the freedom movement in neighbouring South Africa,
From Watts to LA Twenty-seven years ago, a young black person, Marquette Frye, was arrested for drunk driving. His mother and brother were arrested when they protested to the California Highway Patrol officer. These arrests ignited a black
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