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Write on

Fraternite, egalite and liberte? While I deeply share Luke Vanni's concerns (Write On #763) about the exploitation of women, I find the French State Council's decision to deny Faiza Silmi's application for citizenship on the basis of wearing a

A proud history of environmental struggle

Tasmania聮s Wilderness Battles: A History
By Greg Buckman
Jacuna, 2008
272 pages, $29.95

Concert forZimbabwe

Love War & Peace
Featuring the Sydney Soloists
September 1, 7pm, Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Tickets $25
Bookings or (02) 8256 2223

New music from David Bridie

Succumb
Music by David Bridie
Liberation Music
11 tracks, $26.99

Climate change: the case for immediate action

Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency action
By David Spratt & Philip Sutton
Scribe Publications, 2008
320 pages, $27.95

Africa forced to clean up after a party it didn't go to

聯We are the creditors!聰 insist a new layer of African social activists, victimised by the ongoing Third World debt crisis but now gathered to fight back.

Venezuela: Boss's campaign of terror against unionists

The owner of Fundimeca, an air conditioning factory in Valencia, Carabobo, is waging an intense campaign of terror and intimidation against the factory鈥檚 work force.

Sri Lanka: Let the Tamils govern themselves

The Sri Lankan government聮s war against the Tamil people is intensifying.

Bolivia: Right-wing rebellion spurs left offensive

Violent attacks on police officers, roadblocks, civic stoppages enforced by armed fascist youth groups and threats to cut off meat supplies and take over gas fields have all been part of what left-wing Bolivian President Evo Morales has denounced as an attempted 鈥渃ivil coup鈥 by 鈥渄esperate people鈥 following his August 10 recall referendum victory.

A younger, greener council for Newcastle

When you see the line-up of candidates running for Newcastle council in the September 13 elections, you notice the average demographic is seriously out of whack with that of the region.

Habib to appeal conviction

On August 18, former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib was fined $400 in the Ryde Local Court for offensive language and behaviour towards police. The ruling will be appealed in the Parramatta District Court on September 11.

Abortion debate heats up in Victoria

The act of a doctor performing an abortion in Victoria has been listed as a crime in the Crimes Act since 1958.