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Building maintenance work completed After many weeks of painting and repair work, the maintenance work on the home of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly has finally been completed. The brickwork and mortar have been repaired, sealed and painted. This, along with
Women reclaim the night On October 30 and 31, thousands of women and male supporters marched in the annual Reclaim the Night events Australia-wide to protest violence against women. WA Greens Senator Dee Margetts submitted a Senate motion
By Reihana Mohideen The US constitution, with its radical Bill of Rights, was a product of a social revolution against British colonial rule. In the Philippines in September more than half a million people protested in defence of the constitution,
Resistance holds Rage Against Racism By Wendy Robertson and Cassandra Pomroy SYDNEY — Around 500 young people from across Sydney attended the Resistance "Rage Against Racism" held in Parramatta Park on October 25. Resistance organised the event
Stock market crash A spokesperson for the Unemployed Workers Army said today, "Senior executives should find great openings on the fourteenth floors of office towers; they are called windows". The spokesperson went on to suggest that it was time to
University life in the '90s UniA four-part documentary by Simon TargetFirst episode screens on The Big Picture, ABC, November 6 Review by Marina Carman In this new documentary about student life in the 1990s, Simon Target and crew follow three
ARCO [This poem was written by one of the sacked miners from the Gordonstone coal mine in Queensland. It was read to an October 17 rally of miners and their families in Emerald.] So you're sacking all the workers, that's such a bitter pill.You're
US to step up Colombia intervention On October 20, some 100 rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ambushed a group of high-ranking anti-drug police. The attack took place just a day before anti-narcotics police commander
Pretty Village Pretty FlameDirected by Srdjan DragojevicSharmill FilmsOpening at Dendy Theatres in November Review by Jon Land This is a gripping film which highlights the senselessness of war. While it does not seek to explain the politics of the
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 Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Access News — Melbourne community
Huge cutbacks in funding for documentaries under the Howard government have left the independent film industry on its knees, according to film maker David Bradbury. Bradbury claims that last year's federal government budget cuts, which he described
Strength in numbers The spectacle of hundreds of thousands of African-American women massed in the centre of Philadelphia on October 25 was truly inspiring. Organised by community activists in Philadelphia, and a year in the planning, the