US rock group the White Stripes has protested at what it says is the unauthorised use of an instrumental version of its song 鈥淔ell in Love With a Girl鈥 in a recruiting ad for the US military, the New York Times said on February 9.
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Anti-war and democratic rights activists are organising protests for US President Barack Obama鈥檚 upcoming visit.
More than 2500 TAFE teachers filled Sydney Town Hall on February 11 during a 24-hour strike. The action was in response to New South Wales government attacks on TAFE teachers and the delivery of quality education.
In October, when Ampilatwatja walk-off spokesperson Richard Downs toured the eastern states with Yuendumu elder Uncle Harry Nelson, they explained how their protest camp would demonstrate that Aboriginal people running their own affairs could build the type of sustainable community that the Northern Territory intervention, like past assimilationist and paternalistic policies, had failed to deliver.
鈥淕overnments making new laws all of the time
Try to tell 'em that being young's not a crime鈥 鈥 Area 7
After holding power in Chile since the end of Pinochet鈥檚 military dictatorship in 1988, the social democratic coalition Concertacion lost power to the right wing Alianza coalition in the December and January elections.
United States President 鈥 and Nobel Peace Laureate 鈥 Barack Obama will spend nearly US$1 trillion on war this year.
Socialist councillor Sam Wainwright has called on Fremantle residents to support a March 11 rally against the state government鈥檚 attacks on the public sector.
The December 7-18 United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen was supposed to 鈥渟eal a global deal鈥 to tackle climate change. It failed miserably.
On February 1, NSW premier Kristina Keneally announced changes to public transport fares and ticketing at a Parramatta railway station press conference.
Dwarfing recent opposition protests, more than 100,000 supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marched in Caracas on February 4 in defence of the government and to celebrate 18 years since Chavez led a failed civilian-military uprising against a corrupt government in 1992.
The statement published below has been signed by the Working People鈥檚 Association (Indonesia); Confederation Congress of Indonesia Union Alliance; the Singapore Democratic Party; the Socialist Party of Malaysia; Socialist Alternative (Australia); Socialist Alliance (Australia); and Socialist Worker New Zealand. If your organisation wants to sign this joint statement, email international@prp-indonesia.org.
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