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  1. Eyewitness to northern Syria’s feminist, democratic revolution

    within the Kurdish movement? In the beginning, the Kurdish movement was not that progressive on women ... and the Middle East, there needs to be more focus not just on women's participation but on making ... and getting more women on the boards of big companies. But they say no, these are masculine values we ...

  2. Vale Njabulanj Helen Williams

    Women's Centre Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation Njabulanj Helen Williams, a KunibΓ­dji woman of the Wurnal ... born in 1956 on Mardbalk (Goulburn Island). Her father, a pastor, relocated from Goulburn Island to ... ManingridaΒ when the Japanese threatened to invade during World War II. As a child, she travelled back and forth in ...

  3. Britain: Left Unity leader on creating a new party for the left

    women’s rights and LGBTI rights. Also there is the issue of war. In September, Left Unity was active ... Imperialism & war Workers & unions Socialism LGBTIQ Feminism Economy Environment Elections ... struggle across Europe against austerity. There was a coordinated general strike across Europe on November ...

  4. Government prepares further attacks on Zapatista municipalities

    tear gas on and attack indigenous peasant women, preventing them from repelling the troops and damaging ... five-year-olds being tortured by state security police, sexual attacks on women and teenagers and beatings of ... By Peter Gellert MEXICO CITY β€” The government is stepping up attacks on Zapatista-led autonomous ...

  5. Nepali Communists win landslide, but face big obstacles to win change

    districts out of 75 districts. Only five women won the elections in the FPTP system on the open seats ... for House of Representatives of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal held in two phases on November 26 ... seats out of 165 determined by FPTP. Two parties based on the Madhesi ethnic people, the Rastriya Janata ...

  6. Arab Spring confronts obstacles one year on

    terrorist attacks by unknown groups, the country is on the brink of civil war. The UNHCR estimates about ... we see and hear about now could lead to a civil war.” On January 12, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and ... protester, 10,000 women marched on December 20, Ahram Online reported. On New Year’s Eve, 50,000 protesters ...

  7. 10 new political albums to fire up activists in 2019

    would you suggest? Comment onΒ  Twitter,Β  Facebook, orΒ  email.Β  SYMPTOMEN- WELCOME TO BRAZIL.jpg 1. ... battles or war. Our people have nothing to fight for. Since the world robbed almost everything we had. And ... R Kelly, released on January 3. A day later, feminist funsters T-Rextasy- hailed for "sticking it to ...

  8. New PM Scott Morrison's first lie: 'We're on your side'

    Turnbull as prime minister on August 24. TheΒ two have a lot in common. While we may be feeling relieved ... Morrison's income tax policy is to make those on a minimum wage (earning around $41,000) pay the same rate as ... those on five times as much. Then there are the company tax cuts, which failed to get through the Senate ...

  9. On the box

    On the box Actively Radical TV β€” Sydney community television's progressive current affairs ... Freda Brown. β€” At 17, Freda Brown joined the Communist Party. After the war, she joined the New ... Housewives Association, ultimately becoming president of what became the Union of Australian Women ...

  10. On the box

    every Friday at 10.30pm. This week's program is a documentary on the history of women ... On the box Actively Radical TV β€” Community television's progressive current affairs program, ... 's liberation. Guests include Nadia Stani and Francis Peters, who discuss women's issues from the viewpoint ...

  11. Why the ban on the PKK is wrong

    cooperation, based on grassroots assemblies and in which women are being empowered to step forward and ... Anti-racism Democracy Economy Imperialism & war Socialist Alliance Dave Holmes Kurdistan ... Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has been included on Australia's list of terrorist organisations. It is ...

  12. Fidel Castro on Wikileaks: The empire stands accused

    Imperialism & war Democracy Fidel Castro Havana December 14, 2010-- Julian Assange, a man ... a revolutionary doctrine capable of shaking to its foundations the empire based on plunder and exploitation of the ... about him, apart from the highly publicised accusation of having sexual relations with two women ...

  13. On the box

    On the box Leila and the Wolves β€” Heiny Srour's controversial film draws on Arab oral ... tradition to explore the collective memory of Arab women and their hidden role in the history of Lebanon and ... not fatal, effects of such pollution on the dolphin population. SBS, Saturday, April 1, 2.30pm. Movie: ...

  14. On the Box

    the Goose β€” A report on the explosion in women's demand for female-focused erotica. SBS, Monday, ... On the box On the box Programs of interest on Sydney Community TV (UHF 31) β€” Perleeka, indigenous ... Bent TV, gay and lesbian program, Thursdays, 10.30pm and Fridays, 2.30am. XX, women's program, ...

  15. On the box

    Chaser's War on Everything β€” Australian political satire. ABC, Wednesday, May 16, 9pm. Yowarliny β€” Traces ... On the box Bastard Boys β€” It was the fight that stopped the nation, the 1998 battle for ... Australia's waterfront, becoming a war for the hearts and minds of Australians. ABC, Sunday and Monday, May ...

  16. On the box

    On the box Message Stick: Koori Court β€” "Broken Bones" is a gritty tale of social ... Behind the Veil β€” Unveils the lives of two women who work as prostitutes in the Islamic society of Iran ... Kubrick's brutal 1987 film about US Marines sent to Vietnam, hailed by many as a powerful anti-war ...

  17. Syria: Shaky ceasefire in Idlib

    Imperialism & war Chris Slee Rojava Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Idlib Turkish president ... Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 5, where they agreed on ... for democracy, women’s rights and equal rights for all religious and ethnic groups. This democratic ...

  18. Rojava welcomes refugees from Idlib

    Idlib since December. About 80% are women and children. Photo: ANF English. Escalating war in Idlib ... Imperialism & war International solidarity Peter Boyle Rojava Asylum seekers & refugees ... Administration of North and East Syria (better known as Rojava) has welcomed refugees from war-devastated Idlib ...

  19. SEARCH Foundation launches 'Comrades! Lives of Australian Communists'

    struggle for women’s rights and equality; and β€œFrom all the lands on Earth we come”: Migrants and ... Lives of Australian Communists on October 30. The book, which commemorated the lives of 100 members of ... CPA, on October 30,1920. Brian Aarons, SEARCH Foundation committee member, explained that the 100 short ...

  20. United States: Demands for new probe into Malcolm X assassination

    white pro-Trump rioters at the Capitol on January 6. Black men and women continue to be killed. In that ... behind Macolm's assassination on February 21, 1965. In the letter he admits he was part of ... a conspiracy targeting Malcolm. The letter was presented at a news conference in New York on February 20, by ...

  21. George Bush: guilty on all counts

    proposed visit to Australia during the New Year period. Charges against Bush included: l Waging war against ... the people of the Middle East during the Gulf War and perpetuating the oppression of the Palestinian ... Vietnam and the Philippines. l Attacking women's rights, especially the right to abortion. ...

  22. Kurdish future hangs on Kobane resistance

    Imperialism & war International solidarity Democracy National liberation Amed Dickle On the ... world map, Kobane falls in the north of Syria, right on the border with Turkey. According to the Kurds, ... Kobane to Qamislo, many families were divided into two. One brother remained on one side of the train ...

  23. On the box

    On the box Actively Radical TV β€” Sydney community television's progressive current affairs ... details. Fearless Stories From Asian Women β€” Hien Tran has been an outworker since arriving in Australia in ... Ken Colbung, who after joining the army at 19 took on many leadership roles in the Aboriginal cause ...

  24. Write on: Letters to the editor

    Write on: Letters to the editor Reform or revolution Re. "How do you change society?" ... has shown repeatedly that revolution or civil war are the cruellest forms of struggle; they pit family ... next arrest warrant might have Gareth Evans' name on it. Gareth Smith O'Connor ACT Vehicle ...

  25. Pilger's Breaking the Silence on SBS

    on Tuesday, December 9 at 8.30pm. Pilger investigates Washington's "war on terror", ... John Pilger's latest documentary, Breaking the Silence, will be broadcast on SBS television ... and contains previously unseen material from Iraq. Two years on, Pilger points out that ...

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