On June 26, the San Jose Mercury News published emails suggesting that the newly created Information Synchronization, Knowledge Management and Intelligence National Guard unit had been spying on members of the peace groups CodePink, Raging Grannies
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Doug Lorimer
On July 2, 50 representatives and activists from an array of left groups, workers' unions and social movements, met in Auckland and founded a Workers Charter movement.
"The voice of working people isn't reflected in the agendas of
Stop the War Coalition (Sydney) statement
London Bombings: The Price of Occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine
In response to the bomb attacks in London on Thursday evening (Sydney time), Prime Minister Tony Blair, President George W.
James Balowski, Jakarta
Hundreds of Acehnese residing in the Indonesian capital Jakarta demonstrated on July 4 in support of the current peace negotiations being held in Helsinki, Finland, between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh
Stuart Munckton
Venezuela hosted an energy summit with officials from 16 Caribbean countries on June 29 that furthered President Hugo Chavez's plan to create an alternative trading bloc known as the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA).
The series of terrorist bombings that occurred in London on the opening day of the G8 summit in Scotland had striking similarities to the series of bombings of commuter trains in Madrid in March 2004 carried out by supporters of Saudi Arabian
On June 28, Pastor Julius Ngayami, a spokesperson for the Ogiek people, appealed to the Kenyan government to stop evicting the Ogiek from their traditional home in the Mu forest. The Kenyan government has evicted more than 100 Ogiek families, many in
Bride of SilenceDirected by Doan Minh Phuong and Doan Thanh NghiaMelbourne Film Festival, July 20-August 5
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
Ten years in the making, Bride of Silence, which screened recently to full houses at the Sydney Film Festival, is
Leslie Richmond, Adelaide
On July 5, 5000 Australian Education Union members from schools, preschools and TAFE campuses rallied at Parliament House, closing half of one of the city's main streets. The state-wide half-day strike was called in
Susan Price, Sydney
Campbelltown carpenter Phil worked for Masterton Homes for more than 26 years. This year the company decided to place him on an individual contract.
Phil refused to lose many of his award rights, including overtime and penalty
Federico Fuentes, Caracas
The Venezuelan government has announced plans for a widespread restructure of the nation's law enforcement agencies following a series of scandals. Most shocking was the late June murder of three students from the
Across Britain, anti-war and left-wings groups were quick to condemn the July 7 bombings in London.
The Stop the War Coalition, which has organised some of the world's biggest anti-war protests in London in recent years, was quick to respond,
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