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Bosnian protest

SYDNEY — Thirty people gathered to protest against the war in Bosnia and the role of the United Nations on Friday, February 18, at Sydney Town Hall. The protest, organised by the Democratic Socialist Party, called on the United Nations to lift the

NOSTRADAMUS' MEDIA WATCH

By Craig Cormick Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Norfolk Island

Campus calendar

Campus calendar Adelaide: Flinders University, Wednesday, March 2, 1 p.m., Art Gallery behind refectory. Visiting Filipino activist Sonny Melencio speaks about the left in the Philippines today. Brisbane: UQ, Thursday, February 24, 12-3

Bougainville to be discussed by UN body

By Frank Enright The war against the people of Bougainville has been accepted on the agenda of the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) for this year in Geneva. The Bougainville interim government representative to the UN, Mike

Needing a few more cuts

Needing a few more cuts Fine cut: All out comedy SBS TV Monday, February 28, 11.15 p.m. (10.45 Adelaide) Reviewed by Lou Stanley Being gay doesn't mean that you're happy or for that matter funny. All out comedy is a reminder that

Richmond: fact versus fiction

Comment by Ruben Montero MELBOURNE — The campaign centred on the Richmond Secondary College was described by Frank Hardy before his death as one of the most inspiring working-class struggles in Australia since the 1890s strikes. The true

Radio highlights

Open Learning — The New World Disorder — This program furthers the analysis of the "displacement of ideology" as the central organising principle of many communities and the rise of ethnic and nationalist-inspired strife. ABC Radio National,

Trade and US foreign policy

PETER CAMEJO is chairperson of Earth Trade, a San Francisco-based import/export company specialising in environmentally sustainable development. He will be a featured guest speaker at the International Â鶹´«Ã½ Conference from March 31 to April 4

Indigenous people organise in Guatemala

By Robyn Marshall Leoncio Sanic Simon is president of the Guatemalan peasant organisation People of Corn, or Achim Ixim. Achim Ixim was founded by Sanic and others in 1990 to help indigenous peasants who have been displaced from their homes by

Ruling against Colombian president

Ruling against Colombian president BOGOTA — Colombian President Cesar Gaviria may have to stand trial for the unauthorised presence of US troops in Colombian territory. On February 9 Colombia's Council of State unanimously ruled that

Greens candidate identifies issues in Fremantle

By Stephen Robson PERTH — When nominations for the by-election in the federal seat of Fremantle closed on February 15, only four names were on the ballot, including candidates for the ALP, Liberals and the Greens (WA). The Australian Democrats

Viva Zapata!

Zapata, Dead or Alive SBS TV Friday, March 4, 8.30 p.m. (8 Adelaide) Reviewed by Peter Boyle Even before the surprise Zapatista uprising in Mexico on New Year's Day, there were Mexicans who believed that the legendary revolutionary leader