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END:CIV director Franklin López to tour Australia

Submitted by stimulator on Fri, 20/01/2012 - 9:08am

END:CIV director Franklin López to tour Australia.

END:CIV illustrates the brutality of a civilization addicted to
systematic violence and environmental destruction, and the heroism of
those who confront it head-on.

As Australia is beginning to experience more frequent environmental
crises resulting from climate change and a history of poor environmental
management this film will be instrumental in bringing awareness of the
need to confront the system which allows this destruction to continue.

López’s will answer questions from the audience and lead a discussion

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Biodiversity a crucial climate change buffer for ecosystem and cultural diversity

Submitted by takver on Wed, 18/01/2012 - 2:03pm

A new multi-author scientific study says that preservation of plant biodiversity provides a crucial buffer to negative effects of climate change and desertification in drylands. Preventing ecosystem degredation in a warming world is significant with drylands particularly vulnerable to environmental changes and desertification. Dryland ecosystems cover 41% of the land surface of the Earth and support 38% of the human population.

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China’s Wukan protest and corruption - another side of the story

Submitted by Wei Ling Chua on Mon, 16/01/2012 - 4:39pm

One of the major flaws with many western writers is that, there is a common lack of detail studied and understanding of policy development on the respective issues in the developing countries such as China: journalists and writers alike simply hop in and begin all kind of negativity against the Central government as and when an incident took place within some corners of the society.

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Wukan Protest

Help stop the spread of infections in the sick - go vegan!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 15/01/2012 - 8:02pm

If being healthier, reducing your carbon and water footprint and reducing the suffering of animals was not enough reason for you to go Vegan perhaps you should think of the sick. This recent article in the Age explains how anti-biotics banned in the U.S. are still being used in Australia. This is despite scientific findings tat the use of these anti-biotics in livestock is likely to be leading to the increase in resistant strains of bacteria's and infections.

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ALP keeps dole at poverty levels to undermine conditions of Australian workers

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 15/01/2012 - 5:16pm

The following article from the World Socialist Website explains how the Federal ALP is keeping the dole at $243 a week or only $35 a day to try and force people into sub-standard working conditions. To add insult to injury the minister in charge of this decision is former Union official Bill Shorten - showing once again how hostile the union bureaucracy is to ordinary people.

Australian government rejects any dole increase

By Mike Head
14 January 2012

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Climate activists protest spying and surveillance authorised by energy minister Martin Ferguson

Submitted by takver on Fri, 13/01/2012 - 4:37pm

Martin Ferguson, Minister for Resources and Energy has pushed for increased surveillance of environmental and climate activists protesting coal-fired power stations and coal export facilities, after he was directly lobbied by coal and energy infrastructure companies.

Climate and Environment activists along with Occupy Melbourne paid a call on thursday afternoon to Martin Ferguson's electoral office at 159 High Street, Preston. The office, of course, was closed early supposedly on occupational health and safety grounds, and had a Federal and Victorian police presence.

Related: Northcote Independent - That's a pretty clear "No" to Ferguson's NOSIC | Photos by Takver

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Rex Bellotti Jnr Walk for Justice - 450km - an end to injustices against Aboriginal peoples

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Fri, 13/01/2012 - 12:46am

Rally on and walk for justice to end Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander injustice.

It's almost three years since a police vehicle ran over Nyungar boy Rex Bellotti Junior in Albany, Western Australia and justice is yet to be served.

Rex Junior, the leading goal kicker on his Clontarf Football Academy team was not being pursued by the police, he was crossing the road when he was hit on March 10, 2009 and is now permanently impaired.

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National Check in with Martin Ferguson campaign launched

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 11/01/2012 - 9:39pm

Some very clever climate activists have launched a National Check in with Martin Ferguson campaign on Facebook as a response to the revelations of his spying on climate activists on behalf of the coal and power multinationals - see below

Australian Taxpayers money is being spent to monitor the activities of community climate groups.

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/afp-spies-targeting-green-activists...

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Martin Ferguson

Our sincere apologies, Prime Minister: Commentary by Paul Watson

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/01/2012 - 8:19pm

Our apologies, Prime Minister. I’m sorry we were not racing around the world trying to establish a world record on a ten million dollar sailing vessel that was wrecked by a storm.

I’m sorry we were not a Russian poaching vessel stealing Patagonia toothfish from the waters off the coast of Antarctica where we breached our hull and needed your help.

I’m sorry that we are not an eco-tourist vessel grounded on the beach of Antarctica in need of your assistance.

Unfortunately we’re not setting world records, poaching fish or gawking at penguins.

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