MONTREAL, Thursday, April 24, 2003 -- After deliberating for more than one
day, a Montreal jury of 9 women and 2 men returned an emphatic verdict of
"not guilty" in the riot trial of activists Jonathan Aspireault-Masse,
Jaggi Singh and Christina Xydous. The charges date back to October 23,
2000, more than two-and-a-half years ago, when over 1000 people gathered
in downtown Montreal to protest a meeting of the G-20 (which includes the
heads of the IMF and World Bank). The trial lasted three weeks.

Le remarquable historien anglais Eric Hobsbawn, ex-marxiste, analyse les circonstances dans lesquelles se développe la gauche mondiale dans le millénaire qui commence, répondant aux questions du journaliste italien Antonio Polito...

Traduit de l'espagnol par : Pierre Trottier

Hundreds of thousands gathered in Bolivar Avenue, Caracas, on April 13 to commemorate the first anniversary of the popular uprising that defeated the reactionary coup of April 11, 2002. The different events that have been taking place a year after the coup give us a clear picture of the current balance of forces between the classes in Venezuela.

gaza don't lose hope

text: simon jester | translation: ofek

to listen to the song and watch the slideshow go to http://ofek.com/200302.php

gaza gaza don't lose hope
the occupation has to stop
every protest people cry
but nothing seems to signify

bombers return to your skies
in your streets tanks mobilize
your defenders die again
your children are in cold blood slain

the subjugator again comes in
again they beat, they shoot, they ruin
now and then we cry against it
and your blood just spills on dirt

beit laheeya dir el-balakh
el-shati bet khanun and rafakh
once again they're trampled by
the feet of those they must defy

stand up gaza on your feet
shake those bigots off your streets
wipe your tears off and sustain
the morning sun will shine again

A protester hurls a Molotov cocktail at policemen outside the U.S. embassy in Athens during an anti-war rally April 16, 2003.

*** STOPPONS LA MACHINE DE GUERRE ***
*** SNAKE MARCH CONTRE L'OCCUPATION DE L'IRAK ***

Marche serpentine (Snake March) en appui à une action directe ciblant le complexe militaro-industriel à Montréal et les élites capitalistes qui font des millions sur le sang versé en Irak et menacent d'attaquer la Syrie pour leur profit.

Mercredi, le 23 avril 2003
Départ à 15h30 pile
Convergence au Carré Saint-Louis, Métro Sherbrooke

LA GUERRE N'EST PAS FINIE!
IMPÉRIALISTES, HORS D'IRAK!
CESSEZ L'OCCUPATION MAINTENANT!