In stark contrast to the thumb-twiddling of the G8 overlords, who meet on July 7-9 to decide on taking as little action as possible on climate change and the developing global food and fuel crises, the June 30-July 1 summit of the Common Market of South America (Mercosur) was one more demonstration of the role being played by Venezuela 聴 together with other South American countries 聴 in charting a way out of these crises.
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Tens of thousands of workers and peasants rallied across Peru on July 9 as part of a general strike called by the General Confederation of Workers (CGTP) against the neoliberal policies of the government of President Alan Garcia.
Rail workers鈥 militancy against Morris Iemma鈥檚 NSW Labor government has won some important concessions and forced the government onto the back foot.
All Governments Lie! The Life & Times of Rebel Journalist I. F. Stone
By Myra Macpherson
Scribner, 2008
564 pp, $29 (pb)
By Myra Macpherson
Scribner, 2008
564 pp, $29 (pb)
Right at the beginning of his draft report on climate change, Professor Ross Garnaut points out that global warming can聮t be beaten unless an international 聯prisoner聮s dilemma聰 gets resolved.
SINGLETON 鈥 A 100-strong community forum on July 3 to discuss the damage caused to people's health, rivers and water tables by coalmining, watched Rivers of Shame, a documentary made by Rivers SOS that profiles rivers and water tables irreversibly
鈥淯nions are totally enmeshed in Cuban society鈥, Scott Wilson, an organiser for the Queensland branch of the Electrical Trades Union told a July 9 public forum, sponsored by the ETU and the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network (AVSN).
The following article is based on a talk given at the Resistance National Conference, held in Sydney from June 27-29.
Activists have asked the Federal Court to rule that the recently gazetted NSW regulation declaring that people can be fined $5500 for 聯annoying聰 behaviour during July, but especially during the pope聮s World Youth Day (WYD) visit, be declared invalid. The case was heard on July 11.
Over three days, starting on July 7, the students at the East Timor National University protested in opposition to the purchase of luxury cars for each parliament member. All up, the government of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao arrested 53 students.
While the historic elections for a constituent assembly were held in April 鈥 a product of the pro-democracy uprising that has ended Nepal鈥檚 monarchy and created a republic 鈥 Nepal is still yet to have a new government sworn in.
Zimbabwe
In response to Brian Souter's letter (GLW #757), I would say that while there is officially a two party system in Zimbabwe, the Mugabe regime has refused to relinquish its power after losing the first election earlier this year, and has
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