12 May 2008 Perth Indymedia

From the newswire: Illegal Drilling on Aboriginal Site must be Stopped - 4 May 2008 - Ngalia Heritage Research Council has written to the Government to investigate illegal drilling by a local mining company (St Barbara Mines) on two Aboriginal sites near Leonora, Western Australia. "This company is drilling on previously recorded Aboriginal sites.We are very concerned that the company has not done the right thing by consulting with local custodians for these sites and has obviously acted illegally by entering upon these sites and started drilling. They can't be allowed to get away with it, the
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11 May 2008 Aotearoa IMC - Features

Last week marked the thirtieth anniversary of the reoccupation of Takaparawha/Bastion Point in Orakei, Tamaki Makaurau. As Ana comments,

the occupation certainly cemented the momentum and Maori drive for self determination, Takaparawha also showed the strength of solidarity with union placing green bans in support of the protest and support of many non Maori.It was a very visible reassertion of identity, pride & collective power. For a haapu that had been made virtually landless by the colonial imposition of Auckland, Takaparawha demonstrated the importance of fighting for the ahi
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09 May 2008 Aotearoa IMC - Features

New Zealand Open Rescue has conducted an undercover investigation into an intensive piggery in Auckland, uncovering gruesome evidence and rescuing two female piglets.

“Our investigation revealed death, cannibalism and immense suffering,” says New Zealand Open Rescue spokesperson Deirdre Sims.

“We witnessed sows in farrowing crates anguished in extreme confinement. These mother pigs were unable to walk or turn around, let alone able to interact with their babies. Our team also documented many dead piglets, one of which had been severely cannibalized."

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06 May 2008 Aotearoa IMC - Features

The Human Rights Network of Aotearoa is proud to present the fourth annual New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival - a cinematic event celebrating extraordinary people striving for success and achievement amidst the most difficult circumstances and conditions.

2008 is a particularly special year for the Human Rights movement as it’s the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the films shown during the festival not only celebrate how far we have come since the signing but also where work is still needed if the promise of the first Article - All human beings
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04 May 2008 Perth Indymedia

From the newswire: PUBLIC OPEN DAY FOR UNDERWOOD AVENUE BUSHLAND - Sunday May 4th 2008 - Underwood Avenue Bushland consists of 32 hectares of unique Banksia, Tuart and Jarrah bushland and forms a vital part of a bush corridor linking Kings Park, Shenton Bushland and Bold Park. This important urban bushland area is currently under threat of being cleared, fragmented, developed for housing and ultimately destroyed. Despite strong community opposition, The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended approval for UWA to develop and sell Underwood Avenue Bushland for a residential
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02 May 2008 Jakarta IMC

187 aktivis ditangkap polisi

Sekitar 20.000 buruh melakukan aksi longmarch menuju Istana Negara pada peringatan May Day 2008 di Jakarta. Mereka berkumpul sejak pukul 10 pagi di Bundaran Hotel Indonesia.

Sementara itu 187 aktivis Jaringan Anti Otoritarian dihadang dan ditangkap dengan tindakan represif oleh personil Polres Jakarta Selatan seusai demonstrasi di depan Wisma Bakrie, saat hendak bergabung menuju bundaran HI. Di Depok, 5 truk rombongan buruh yang hendak menuju Jakarta ditahan personel Polres Depok.

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Baca Juga: Aksi May Day: 187 aktivis Jaringan Anti
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01 May 2008 Perth Indymedia

MAY DAY 2008 The Australian working class is under the most sustained attack on their living conditions - wages, hours, working conditions, safety on the job, their right to organise, right to health care, education, housing and employment, by the capitalist class and the institutions of capitalism. Corporate ideology says capitalism's long world economic growth is inevitable. But millions throughout the world experience the disastrous impact of the economic crisis on their lives. It is getting worse daily. Australia's working class already suffer from working under WorkChoices and right wing
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08 Apr 2008 Jakarta IMC

22 April Api Olimpiade tiba di Jakarta

Solidaritas Global mendukung anti kekerasan Pemerintah Komunis Cina terhadap Tibet. Boikot Api Obor Olimpiade Beijing 2008.

Sejak rusuh Tibet tiga pekan lalu, gerakan solidaritas dunia mulai muncul. Persis seperti aksi massa yang dipimpin para Biksu Budha di Burma, yang akhirnya mendapatkan dukungan secara Internasioal. Kedua momentum tersebut seakan-akan memilki kondisi yang sama, yakni ketertindasan, dikerangkengnya kebebasan HAM dan Demokrasi , Rakyat Burma dan Tibet. Walaupun mungkin terkesan terlalu berlebihan untuk menyetarakannya, namun pada
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14 Mar 2008 Melbourne Indymedia

The Melbourne Indymedia collective met in February after a long hiatus to discuss its future. We decided that we did not have the energy required to continue the project and that therefore the collective had come to an end.

We are however keen to help others take up the challenge of producing an activist based, participatory news site, whether that be a Melbourne Indymedia, an Australia Indymedia or something all together new. We feel such a space is very much needed.

Several Melbourne Indymedia members expressed interest in mentoring such a project. If this interests you please contact us
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18 Feb 2008 Jakarta IMC

Sebuah keseriusan ataukah lagi-lagi sekedar sandiwara politik

Setelah hampir satu dasawarsa perkara kasus dugaan korupsi mantan penguasa orde baru, Soeharto yang nilainya mencapai Rp 1,4 trilyun dan 416 juta dolar Amerika itu, belum juga terselesaikan. Padahal empat presiden silih berganti. Bahkan dapat dikatakan, kasus Soeharto merupakan simbol paling kuat dari diskriminasi hukum. Sebab kasusnya dibiarkan mengambang tanpa ada penuntasan sejak 10 tahun terakhir ini. Apalagi sejumlah politisi ikut memperkeruh masalah ini.

Padahal berkas perkara setebal 3.500 halaman yang berisi dugaan
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17 Jan 2008 Manila Indymedia

NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines- Tribal villagers up north Luzon blockaded the Australian mining company from further exploring minerals in their community, Friday noon, and forced the mining firm to leave the village. According to reports, hundred dozens of indigenous residents in Kasibu town ,"pushed away employees of a foreign mining firm and their earth-moving equipment that were supposed to start exploration in their community", said Inq.Net. The action held by local people has lead to an indefinite operation shut down of OceanaGold Philippines Inc.- an Australian company. Indigenous residents
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03 Dec 2007 Manila Indymedia

To us members of the Progresibong Alyansa ng mga Mangingisda sa Pilipinas (PANGISDA), the curfew imposed by Malacanang last Friday was a stark reminder of Martial Law. In Central and Southern Luzon, the curfew prevented fishermen living in interior villages from going to the sea to fish and thus violated their constitutional right to travel freely. [ Read More ] Related Stories: [ Rise Up And Be Counted | Condemn Detention of Journalists | Workers Vow To Continue The Struggle ]
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13 Nov 2007 Manila Indymedia

Roderick Sumang, Delter Algay, Edwin Lee, Jesus Manaqued, Sherilo Moraleja, Socrates Silan Jr., Dennis Tolentino, Noel Cusi and Jose Menpin -- all undocumented workers -- flew to Mauritius a month ago to work as crew members on the fishing vessel Ruei Thih Fa. With their Taiwanese captain Jui-yin Huang and nine other Chinese crewmen, they set sail from Mauritius' capital, Port Louis, on Oct. 31 and began work on Nov. 2, unaware that they were to fill 22-hour work days. On Nov. 5, their fourth day at work, they took action. Jolted awake by the captain's buzzer after only two hours of sleep,
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09 Oct 2007 Melbourne Indymedia

Open publishing has been suspended on Melbourne Indymedia as numbers in our editorial collective are insufficient to manage the site effectively and responsibly. We realise that MIM has played a vital role in reporting activist news from Melbourne, around Australia and internationally. To this end the present collective will be assessing options for how best to provide an activist news service in the future. If you wish to get involved, please contact us, or subscribe to our mailing list.
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10 Jun 2007 Melbourne Indymedia

The Australian Conservation Foundation's (ACF) Peter Rawlinson Award was given to 'Uncle' Kevin Buzzacott, an Arabunna elder, on World Environment Day in 2007 for two decades of work highlighting the impacts of uranium mining and promoting a nuclear free Australia. Uncle Kev has been a tireless campaigner for indigenous rights including reclaiming the kangaroo and emu sacred totems from the Coat of Arms from Parliament House in Canberra and accusing the Federal Government of genocide. [Full Story]
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