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Reports the rally held by unionized staff at the Queens Borough Public Library in Jamaica, New York on July 31, 2002, against a dress code policy. Their claims against the dress code; Other purpose of their protest action; Comparison of the Queens Borough with other public libraries in the U.S., in terms of implementing dress codes.

Focuses on a debate over wages for union librarians at public libraries in New York City. Demand to increase wages by fifteen percent; Proposal to increase wages only if hours of work are also increased; Protests staged by librarians; Organizations which are involved in the dispute.

Reports on the protests initiated by Holocaust survivors against trustees of the Memorial Foundation for the Murdered Jews of Europe to dispose the use of antigraffiti material in construction of memorial site produced by chemical firm Degussa Corp. in the U.S. Issues on the mismanagement of Degussa; Credibility of the protests; History of the chemical firm.

Reports on a major protest against the plan of supermarket giant Safeway to expand its store. Details of the Safeway expansion plan; Celebrities that joined the protest against the supermarket.

Reports that malt farmers will stage a protest against poor malting barley prices on October 28, 2002 outside the Edinburgh offices of Diagio. Details on the Save our Scotch protest of the farmers; Remarks from National Farmer's Union Scotland President Jim Walker.

Reports on the protests planned by Scottish dairy farmers if the asked price rise on dairy products will not be granted according to National Farmers' Union Scotland President Jim Walker. Reaction of Walker to the pricing strategies of some supermarkets; Concern of dairy farmers about the pricing of cheese.

Reports on the issuance of free posters by the magazine 'Farmer's Weekly' to support the Liberty and Livelihood protest in London, England on September 22, 2002. Objective of the campaign; Description of the posters being issued.

Presents world news briefs related to libraries as of June/July 2002. Statistics related to cultural activities in the European Union, including library visits; Plans of the Chinese government to spend a record amount of money to fund a national digital library that will become the world's largest online repository of Chinese-language information; Protest in Helsinki, Finland of the city's threatened closure of six suburban library branches in order to save money for an expensive roof for the Olympic Stadium; Others.

Reports the protest of rural residents in Scotland by depositing manure outside the residence of the first minister in Edinburgh.

Reports the protest of business groups against the oil industry royalties hike under the hydrocarbons law decreed by President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Reasons for the opposition of the business groups; Details on the provisions of the law.

States that hundreds of Muslim activists have rallied in northern Malaysia demanding that the government lift its restrictions to `Hakarah,' the country's most popular opposition newspaper on March 3, 2000. Measures taken by International journalism organizations in persuading the government to lift the restrictions.

Reports on the Watch Out Listen Up campaign organized by the National Organization for Women (NOW) to protest against the representation of women on television, on radio and in print. Role of media activism in the fight for women's rights and social justice; Details of the campaign; Information on the other media activism projects of NOW.

Focuses on the refunds demanded by Linux users on Microsoft Corp. for unused versions of Windows that were forced upon them when they purchased their personal computer (PC) system. How the issue of paying unused operating system has started; Approach that users should used in order to achieve their demand; Role played by vendors in selling operating systems.