E D I T O R I A L

Wage Fixing
The Premier’s attempt to cajole the NSW Industrial Relations Commission - and his subsequent eleventh hour bid to reopen wage negotiations - is about a lot more than the teachers' pay claim.

F E A T U R E S

Interview: Machine Man
It’s regarded as the most powerful job in the Party, but new NSW ALP general secretary Mark Arbib wants to build a bridge with the union movement.

Unions: Testing Times
Unions are not opposed to drug and alcohol testing, but they do want to see real safety issues addressed, writes Phil Doyle.

Bad Boss: Freespirit Haunts Internet
FreeSpirit forked out a motza for a whiz bang internet presence then disappeared right off the radar – once it was nominated as our Bad Boss for May.

Unions: Badge of Honour
Surry Hills is home to one of the world’s finest displays of union badges thanks to Bill "The Bear" Pirie and a supporting cast headed by Joe Strummer, Mark Knopfler, George Benson, Annie Lennox and other seriously big noises.

National Focus: Noel's World
Shrill bosses bleat over minimum wage rise, union spinmeisters congregate in Melbourne and Tassie’s nurses take the baton from their mob in Victoria reports Noel Hester in this national round up.

Economics: Safe Refuge
A humanitarian approach to refugees and an economically rational one?? I’d like to see that. Frank Stilwell did, when he went to Young in NSW to look into the impact of the Afghan refugees on temporary protection visas who came to work for the local abattoir

International: Global Abuse
Amnesty International have joined the chorus against the violation of trade union rights in the former Soviet republic of Belarus.

History: The Honeypot
To the Honeypot come those individuals anxious to get their hands on instant wealth. So it was in the early days of Broken Hill, wrties Grace Hawes in this homage to the mining town.

Review: Death And The Barbarians
This new take on coming of age films focuses on the coming of death and the dignity and maturity it can inspire among those touched by it - though not always easily in the overcrowded Canadian public health system, writes Tara de Boehmler.

Poetry: Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Resident Bard David Peetz uncovers some of the unfolding mysteries of talk back radio.

N E W S

Chalkies Draw Line In Sand

Porkies Leave Shearers In Tents

Dust Flies In Asbestos Blue

Joel’s Law One Step Closer

BHP In Hedland Horror

Occupation Focuses Anglo Minds

STOP PRESS - Mitsubishi Carves Up SA

Ties That Bind

Fair Play At The Olympics

Rally Demands Boss’ Head

Nurses Stake Aged Claim

Labor To Roll Up Sleeves

Feds Take Axe To Safety

AWU Remembers 9-11 Victim

Activists What’s On!

C O L U M N S

The Soapbox
Rethinking Left and Right Part 1
Dr David McKnight, from the University of Technology, Sydney presents a new frame for looking at the competing ideas within Social Democracy.

The Soapbox
Rethinking Left and Right Part 2
David McKnight concludes the paper he presented to the ‘Rethinking Social Democracy’ conference, in London, April 15-17, 2004.

Sport
Out On A Limb
Phil Doyle becomes the first Australian journalist to state that the Olympics will be called off.

Politics
The Westie Wing
In the latest episode, Ian West explores what Disraeli called "Lies, damn lies and statistics".

Postcard
Message from America
Searing snapshots from a landscape of uncertainty have plunged the Bush Administration into deeper crisis, writes WorkingForChange's Bill Berkowitz.

L E T T E R S

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Activists What’s On!

Pig On a Spit - Safari Picket

The famous CFMEU safari restaurant picket is now a nightly picket!

The CFMEU are conducting a picket of the Safari restaurant to get the owners to pay entitlements owed to workers (the owners are also builders). The Safari restaurant is in King Street Newtown. Picket is nightly (and every night until they pay up!). From 6pm. All welcome.

Anti-war drawings

The Glen Street Theatre in Sydney is currently showing an exhibition of anti-war drawings and prints by the artist and illustrator Michel Streich.

WAR

an exhibition of satirical drawings and prints by

Michel Streich

showing now until Saturday 29 May 2004

Glen Street Theatre

Glen Street (no Street number)

Belrose/Frenchs Forest, Sydney

tel. (02) 9975 1455

free admission: daily from 9.30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

Monday 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Sunday 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

THE WAR ON TERROR: SAFEGUARDING THE WORLD OR DIVIDING IT?

WAR ON TERROR FORUM

SUPRA, The USYD Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and the USYD UN Society are holding a forum entitled

Speakers:

Dr KEN MACNAB - President, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, USYD

AFROZ ALI - founder and Executive Director of al-GHAZZALI Centre for Islamic Sciences and Human Development

EILEEN MALLOY - US Consul General, Sydney

7-8.30pm Tues 25 May

General Lecture Theatre

Sydney Uni Main Quad

SEARCH Foundation

Rm 610, 3 Smail St, BROADWAY NSW 2007

Australia

Ph: 02 9211 4164; Fax: 02 9211 1407

promoting democracy, social justice and environmental sustainability

Note new email addresses:

[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Redfern at the Block - Open Day

Whanau Iwi Inc invites you to attend an open day at "the block' in Redfern (between Everleigh Street and Louis street) on Sunday May 30 - 10am to 5pm.

Entertainment

Culture

Stalls

Food

Face painting

Music

Kapa Haka

Hangi

Powhiri and Karakia starts at 10.00am sharp

This will be an alcohol and drug free open day.

Labor for Refugees meeting with Carmen Lawrence>

Date: Friday 4 June 2004 Time: 5.30 - 7pm.

Place: Meredith Burgmann's Office President's Dining Room Parliament House Sydney Aim: Debriefing after ALP National Conference Please advise [email protected] if you wish to attend so that we can organise numbers for the alcohol and nibbles which will be supplied.

Is Australian Democracy Working for Women?

The Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) are holding their national conference in Sydney on the 12th and 13th June. Sessions will cover

* legislation as a way to protect women's rights

* measuring the quality of women's lives

* creating a culture for work and family reform

* what women want

Speakers include Elain Thompson, Pru Goward, Reg Graycar, Eva Cox and Mary Crooks

To register and for further information contact WEL on 9212 4374 or logon to the website at www.wel.org.au

Popular Education Activism & Organising

Education is a key to developing activists and active members of organisations. The new activist educator is an organiser, teacher, consultant and theorist. What methods are being used today to equip activists to build social movements? Does activist education reflect a democratic agenda or is it largely instrumental? How do we know if educational practices are working? Are new theories of learning be utilised? This is the second of a three forum series looking at different education, organising and activist strategies being used by movements and organizations pursuing social justice and change agendas. Union activists, environmental campaigners, community advocates, educators and grassroots campaigners are participating in the forums. The forum will actively engage participants in discussing and analysing different experiences. Case Studies Date: Friday, 18 June 2004 Time: 9am - 1.30pm Location: Centre for Popular Education University of Technology, Sydney Jones St, Broadway (Old Fairfax Building) FEES - $30 for one forum; $50 for two forums For further details contact Lee Malone (02) 9514 3861, Daniel Ng (02) 9514 3843 or Tony Brown (02) 9514 3866 email: [email protected] For updates go the Centre for Popular Education website

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