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Climate protest fleet attempts blockade of Newcastle coal port

Submitted by takver on Sun, 28/03/2010 - 3:14pm

Newcastle, Sun Mar 28, 2010: Climate activists from Rising Tide blocked entry to the world's largest coal port on Newcastle Harbour, north of Sydney. The 'People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port' put together a motley protest fleet of 60 rafts, kayaks and boats including a 70 foot yacht. Over 350 people attended the protest according to Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon. Carbon dioxide emissions from coal is a major contributor of climate change. Photos on Flickr | More photos

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WGAR News: Nuclear Waste Dump; Close the Gap day (28 Mar 10)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 28/03/2010 - 12:39pm

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Nuclear Waste Dump in NT, Australia
Close the Gap day
NT Intervention Articles
Other Aboriginal Articles

NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP IN NT, AUSTRALIA:

- Background

Beyond Nuclear Initiative’s weblog:
http://beyondnuclearinitiative.wordpress.com/
“This site is a snapshot of current nuclear free campaigns in Australia, particularly focusing on the proposal for a federal radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory.”

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Northern Territory Intervention

Nuclear waste dump

Muckaty station

Close the Gap

Climate protest disrupts new Newcastle coal loader

Submitted by takver on Tue, 23/03/2010 - 12:34am

The first shipment of coal from Newcastle's third coal loader has been delayed by climate activists from Rising Tide. The docking of the Sunny Success bulk carrier was delayed at the newly built terminal by one protestor chaining himself to the wharf, and four others in a boat on the harbour.

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The film Uribe doesn’t want you to see screened on the walls of the Colombian embassy in Canberra

Submitted by Peace and Justice on Wed, 17/03/2010 - 7:56pm

In response to the Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's call to his ambassadors to ban the screening of Insurgency of the 21st Century, Australian activist groups have started promoting the documentary.

The premiere screening took place on March 6, outside the Colombian embassy in Canberra, Australia. This coincided with a national day of protest against state terror in Colombia. Uribe and his supporters say their continuing repression of Colombian people is part of the “war on terror”.

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The film Uribe doesn’t want you to see screened on the walls of the Colombian embassy in Canberra

Submitted by Peace and Justice on Wed, 17/03/2010 - 7:55pm

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Ban duck shooting! The 'Duck Army' mobilizes at Parliament House, 14 March 2010

Submitted by peter on Mon, 15/03/2010 - 12:14pm

With the start of the new duck killing season only a week away, opponents of the slaughter of native birds in the name of sport lined the steps of Parliament House on Sunday to condemn the Brumby Government’s decision not only to allow the season to go ahead, but even to increase the allowed catch – this in spite of overwhelming opposition from within the community and the ALP itself, not to mention the near-catastophic drop in bird populations after years of drought.

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Coalition against Duck Shooting

Protest at Muckaty waste dump nomination - open-air film night at office of Martin Ferguson, 11 March

Submitted by peter on Sat, 13/03/2010 - 3:12pm

Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson’s announcement on 23 February of plans to dump nuclear waste at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory in spite of opposition from a range of traditional owners triggered immediate protests, including one by FoE’s ACE collective on Friday 26th. A further action took the form of an open-air film night outside his electorate office, with films projected on a makeshift screen on the side wall, while the ‘audience’ made themselves comfortable on the footpath opposite...

The following statement was issued by Friends of the Earth Australia:

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More from SLAM rally - 23 February 2010 Ctd

Submitted by peter on Wed, 10/03/2010 - 2:53pm

See previous post - these are the remaining speeches from the rally at Parliament House. (Note - Quincy McLean and Helen Marcou spoke in turns, and are represented by one file, and Dan Sultan's welcome and acknowledgement of the elders will be found on the video of the performance of "It's a long way...') MC Brian Nankervis spoke throughout, and again, some of what he said can be heard on the video clips.

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More from SLAM rally - 23 February 2010

Submitted by peter on Wed, 10/03/2010 - 2:30pm

The last part of the rally consisted of speeches from a number of prominent members of the music community, and the organisers of the event have placed partial transcripts/summaries of some of these on the SLAM website - http://www.slamrally.org/speeches/ There are also snippets in the video clips posted on YouTube.

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20,000 march to protect live music in Melbourne

Submitted by Flowerpower on Tue, 02/03/2010 - 8:34pm

Over 20,000 people marched in Melbourne on February 23rd in probably the biggest protest in Australian history organised in defence of culture and the arts. The rally recreated the AC/DC clip "Its a long way to the top" by following a flat bed truck down Swanston St.

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