In a rally organised by the Socialist Alliance during its January 2-5 national conference, pledges totalling $125,057 were made to support the 91自拍论坛 Weekly 2010 fighting fund.
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The brutal killing of three Palestinian men by Israeli military forces in Israeli-occupied Nablus on December 26 sparked grief and outrage across Palestine and brought the northern West Bank city to a standstill as thousands mourned the lethal attack.
Deputy PM Julia Gillard鈥檚 different reactions to two media controversies say a lot about the denial of racism in Australia. After performers on the television show Hey Hey It鈥檚 Saturday did a blackface skit Gillard was insistent that 鈥渙bviously I think whatever happened was meant to be humorous and would be taken in that spirit by most Australians鈥.
Ashura, or mourning days for Shia Muslims, has deep historical roots in Iran. Mourning occurs through processions, passion plays and other such ceremonies dating back to pre-Islamic Iran.
In a January 5 statement, Bolivian President Evo Morales called on 鈥渢he peoples of the world, social movements and Mother Earth鈥檚 defenders 鈥 scientists, academics, lawyers and governments that want to work with their citizens to the Peoples鈥 World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth鈥檚 Rights鈥.
The Indian Mail Today cartoon that has so outraged Australian politicians was a response to Australian authorities鈥 claims that the spate of murders and assaults against Indian nationals in Australia was 鈥渘ot racially motivated鈥.
The revival of death squads in Honduras has resulted in a significant increase in the abduction, rape, torture and murder of opponents of the regime that overthrew elected President Manuel Zelaya last June.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a fantastic, energising experience鈥, Aboriginal activist and Sydney Socialist Alliance (SA) member Pat Eatock told 91自拍论坛 Weekly at the seventh SA national conference. Her sentiments were echoed by many of the more than 220 participants in the January 2-5 gathering in Sydney.
With the help of an all too submissive local media, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has crafted an image for himself as a world leader on climate change. This image took a beating at December鈥檚 Copenhagen climate change summit.
Indonesia plans to force the 240 Tamil refugees, moored on a boat in Merak, into detention at the end of this week, 鈥渁t gunpoint if necessary鈥, the January 14 Australian reported.
Ken Colbung, a long-time leader in the Western Australian Aboriginal community, died on January 12 after a short illness, aged 78.
The campaign to prevent longwall coal mining under the fertile Liverpool Plains region in NSW has suffered a setback, with a legal challenge to the mine being dismissed.
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