By Hans Hielscher

[The author has observed Africa as a journalist since the beginning of the
1960s -- practically since the independence of most African countries. In
this article, he draws up a personal balance sheet. How has he personally
and the German media in general reported on the neighbouring continent over
these decades? How has the image of Africa change in the years? His sobering
conclusion: reporting on Africa has reached an all-time low.

Canada: displacement issue. also charlie smoke, palestine, colombia, immigration facts, etc.
toronto events
info and resources on war and racism

One of the world's most respected statesmen, Nelson Mandela, has condemned United States intervention in the Middle East as "a threat to world peace".

In Defence of Marxism

Think about that. Hundreds of al-Qaeda, demanding principally that the U.S. get its troops out of Saudi Arabia. Tens of thousands of communist-led guerrillas---and many millions who identify with the legacy of the historical left---demanding an end to exploitation and inequality on the planet.

The Hindu , 10 September 02
Editorial

One great asset or attribute of a hardened criminal is his taciturn
silence, his monstrous muteness. Time and again his rare but laconic
mutterings convey, however unwittingly, far more in their seemingly
idiotic incoherence and plain lunacy than a formal confession or a
sworn statement.

Education: Cut in government
spending may spell the beginning
of the end of higher education

SINCE the time the BJP government has come to power at the centre, the attacks on higher education have increased manifold.

Today in the context of globalization the lives of peasants, tribals and
poor people become miserable day by day. In M.P. about 7 Lacs of people are
suppose to get eviction notice from the forest which was their livelihood
since thousands of years.

The National Commission for Minorities on Tuesday took strong exception to the inflammatory speeches against the minorities by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during his Gujarat Gaurav Yatra and has asked the state government to provide the text of Modi's speeches.

Interlocutory Application No.703 of 2001
(Application for directions filed by Amicus Curiae in the Court on 23.11.2001)

The mobilization against Forest eviction order, by Adviasi Aikya Vedika and other peoples organisations is going on strongly in the Adivasi areas. Rallies, Dharnas and meetings have been organised as follows

Vol. 3 – Fall 2002
Festival News, Views and Issues, from Planet in Focus

WSF 2003 –January 23 to 28, 2003 – Porto Alegre, Brazil

9th September observed as a

Darkest day in the history of Bhutanese movement

We fuck the world

Shelvan Kannuthurai wants to give the poor a fighting chance. He and the CCBC team have pioneered Professeurs Pour Liberté, which is utilizing the education portal, e-Studies.com, to provide post-secondary education to as many as 92 million African students at no cost to them.

Demonstrations continued today against Tuesday's police brutality at the Melur and Madurai colleges.

. The State Human Rights Commission has ordered notice to the Madurai Collector and the police Commissioner, seeking a report on a complaint filed by two city advocates against police action on students who were protesting the Government proposal to make government colleges constituents of universities.