On April 12, Jorge Navas, secretary of the South Australian branch of the Health Services Union, spoke to a meeting at Unions Tas about human rights in Colombia and campaigns to protect union leaders.
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An action outside Kirribilli House on April 8, organised by the Refugee Action Collective, was addressed by RAC聮s Ian Rintoul and Greens Senator Kerry Nettle, along with representatives from Falun Gong. Some 50 people gathered at Bradfield Park and marched through the streets to the gates of Kirribilli House, demanding an end to mandatory detention and temporary protection visas, the closure of the camps in remote areas, and the granting of asylum to Falun Gong detainees.
An April 12 community organising meeting called by the Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine decided to hold a range of events, including film nights and a public meeting leading up to a June 9 rally as part of the international campaign 聯The world says no to Israeli occupation聰. The CJPP is inviting anyone interested in building this campaign to come to a meeting on April 26 at St Joseph聮s Church, Bedford St, Newtown. For more information, email <cjpp@coalitionforpalestine.org>
The streets of downtown Los Angeles became a sea of red shirts stretching for many city blocks on April 7 when at least 20,000 people turned out for one of the largest immigrant rights demonstrations since the big marches last year.
On April 8, police arrested 14 protesters at the Lake Cowal Gold Mine, 47 kilometres from West Wyalong in central-western NSW. Activists had locked themselves to mining machinery and entered the offices of the mine, in support of demands by the Wiradjuri traditional landowners that the mine cease operations. Some 100 Aboriginal and environmental protesters participated in the action.
Free Market Missionaries: The Corporate Manipulation of Community Values
By Sharon Beder
Earthscan, 2006
260 pages, $56
By Sharon Beder
Earthscan, 2006
260 pages, $56
In his first two articles in the Cuban Communist Party鈥檚 newspaper, Granma, since becoming ill last year, President Fidel Castro lashed out at the recently signed ethanol deal between Brazil and the US. In an April 3 article he described it as 鈥渢he internationalisation of genocide鈥.
Want to buy a second hand war?
Want to buy the war in Iraq?
We went there for oil, made Iraqi blood boil
now we're asking what for
and wondering how we ever get back.
The profits have gone and hope is forlorn
it's preloved, it's used and we
Declaring that there 聯is the distinct possibility of casualties and that should be understood and prepared for by the Australian public聰, PM John Howard announced on April 10 that an Australian military task force spearheaded by 300 Special Air Services troops would be deployed to Afghanistan聮s south-central Oruzgan province.
The 19th Arab League (AL) summit, held in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh on March 28-29, voted to re-affirm support for the 聯Arab peace initiative聰 proposed by Saudi Arabia聮s King Abdullah five years ago.
More than 50 people protested on April 12 against the Australian government鈥檚 decision to send 300 extra troops to Afghanistan. The speakout was called at short notice by the Stop the War Coalition. Activists pointed out that the wars against Iraq and Afghanistan are part of the same 鈥渨ar on terror鈥, are both motivated by lies, and are both wars of occupation in which innocent people are being killed for US corporate interests.
Work Choices
The first anniversary of Work Choices is marked by another employer exploiting the Howard government's feudal IR laws to reduce workers' pay and conditions
National retail chain Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops expects its 1509 casual
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