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Toronto International Film Festival 2002 Part 5

January 9, 2003

Progressive Cinema Although the all-encompassing Toronto International Film Festival, with 265 feature films, has its share of Hollywood blockbusters and a seemingly endless array of celebrities, it’s the stunning collection of socially conscious films that attracts...

A New Years resolution

January 7, 2003

As 2002 ended, so did the People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo Fund Drive. We’re still totaling up the amounts as the last of the money comes into the office. But we can already see that this year...

Workers strike at Domino Sugar refinery

December 20, 2002

BALTIMORE – The 330 workers at Domino Sugar’s refinery are usually busy this time of year making the holidays sweet. This year, they are walking the picketline to protest takeaways demanded by Domino’s new owners, Florida...

Peace actions mark Human Rights Day

December 20, 2002

Drawn, they said, by a combination of fear and hope, about 200 Louisville, Ky., peace activists braved the evening’s chill and rain to take part in candlelight vigils against an Iraq war. The fear, they said,...

Uptown youth march for peace and justice

December 20, 2002

HARLEM, N.Y. – Nearly 1,000 young workers, high school and college students marched here Dec. 14 demanding an end to Bush’s war drive and citywide campus budget cuts. With the slogan 'We Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere!' the...