As much as 70% of Australia's native vegetation has been cleared in the past 200 years, not sure how much native vegetation has been cleared in Brazil or other countries in South America, but Australia which is another continent south of the equator has already had 70% of its native vegetation cleared.
Newsletter date: 30 December 2012
Last Updated: 31 December 2012
Background info page:
Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory-...
'concerned Australians': Without Justice there can be no Reconciliation: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/
Creative Spirits: Northern Territory Emergence Response (NTER) - "The Intervention": http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/northern-terr...
The Independent Media Center (also known as Indymedia or IMC) is a global participatory network of journalists that report on political and social issues. It originated during the Seattle anti-WTO protests worldwide in 1999 and remains closely associated with the global justice movement, which criticizes neo-liberalism and its associated institutions. Indymedia uses an open publishing and democratic media process that allows anybody to contribute.
Newsletter date: 29 December 2012
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Event: 10 December 2012 to 10 January 2013: Online
Our Generation film
Film released free online
"To mark the International Day for Human Rights
(10 Dec), we have uploaded the original version
of the film to watch for free online.
It will be available to view until 10 Jan 2013."
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/news/film-released-free-online-1
About the film: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
Film Reviews: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/09/24/our-generation-film-reviews
Sydney Aboriginal rights events for your diary - from 26 January 2013
Click on the links for details of the events ...
Event: 10 December 2012 to 10 January 2013: Online
Our Generation film
Film released free online
"To mark the International Day for Human Rights
(10 Dec), we have uploaded the original version
of the film to watch for free online.
It will be available to view until 10 Jan 2013."
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/news/film-released-free-online-1
About the film: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
Northern Territory Aboriginal rights events for your diary - from 26 January 2013
Click on the links for details of the events ...
Event: 26 January 2013: Fannie Bay, Darwin, NT
Monsoon Movies Film Festival
Survival Day film screening:
Murundak: Songs for Freedom
Organised by Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition
Event details: http://darwinaboriginalrights.wordpress.com/2013/01/03/monsoon-movies-fi...
Event details: http://darwinaboriginalrights.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/survival-day-film...
Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary - from 26 January 2013
Click on the links for details of the events ...
Event: 10 December 2012 to 10 January 2013: Online
Our Generation film
Film released free online
"To mark the International Day for Human Rights
(10 Dec), we have uploaded the original version
of the film to watch for free online.
It will be available to view until 10 Jan 2013."
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/news/film-released-free-online-1
About the film: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
EnergyAustralia has announced shelving plans for construction of a 1000MW gas fired power station in the Latrobe Valley at it's Yallourn site saying that low wholesale energy prices and reduced electricity demand did not make the project viable. EnergyAustralia is a division of Hong Kong-based utility CLP Holdings Ltd.
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In this issue:
* A Capitalist Disaster: Class, Race and Hurricane Sandy
* No Choice for Workers in Capitalist Election Shell Game
A Western Rebellion could ensure an ethical human rights ‘bottom-line’ for all people.
Anthony Ravlich
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A complaints procedure (Optional Protocol, OP) for the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2008 and there can be little doubt that this led to the Global Financial Crisis in 2009 with the statistics providing stark evidence.
Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (December 28) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (128kb)(27MB), broadcast quality (16MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom
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Newsletter date: 28 December 2012
Contents:
* SNAICC News: Genuine Participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Child Protection Decision-making
* Leah Talbot & Dave Sweeney, ACF: Looking to the mining industry to empower Indigenous communities is a dangerous and fraught path
* Chris Graham At Large: Is our children learning and are you’re politician’s listening?
* Gerry Georgatos, Indymedia Australia: Is non-sniffable fuel really the answer?
* Sean Kerins, Crikey: No room at the inn for Aboriginal customers in Borroloola
Tamworth, 23 December 12 - - A prominent Aboriginal sovereignty campaigner argues that former prime minister, John Howard, amended the Native Title Act in 1998 because he was fully aware of the inherent power of Aboriginal peoples based on their continuing sovereignty.
“With the passage of time it is now painfully obvious that former Prime Minister, John Howard, fully realised that Aboriginal peoples maintain a very powerful position in Australia,” Michael Anderson writes in a media release.
Newsletter date: 26 December 2012
Contents:
* Amy McQuire, Tracker: WA govt’s "mean-spirited" refusal to extend Stolen Wages deadline
* Stolen Wages: Many will miss out says ALSWA [Aboriginal Legal Service of WA]
* Robin Chapple MLC: Hundreds will miss out as Government refuses to extend Stolen Wages Scheme
* ABC Indigenous: Payments flow to stolen wage victims
* Stolen Wages offer a 'slap in the face' says ALSWA [Aboriginal Legal Service of WA]
* Gerry Georgatos, Indymedia Australia: Stolen wages remain stolen with $2,000 offer
* Creative Spirits: Stolen Wages
To the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
We are protesting today because of children and women who are suffering here.
Because they think they are dying here day by day
We are always asking about who is responsible who is in charge.
Our situation is insane.
Our children go to school that has no air conditioning in it.
They bring all the women and children to here and they don’t treat them very well and because of the hot weather and they are battling in the hot situation and the children are losing their appetite.
Art and Awareness – Uranium Film Festival is traveling: After taking place twice in Brazil and last October in Germany, the International Uranium Film Festival is now traveling to India. Documentary film maker from India Shriprakash is organizing the festival in New Delhi, Shillong, Ranchi, Pune, Mumbai, Hydarabad and Chennai.
Call for Entry - Uranium Film Fesival 2013: The International Uranium Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro 2013 is calling for entries of films made on nuclear issues. The festival invites independent short films and feature films, documentaries, movies, animated films and image films, produced at any point of time.
To all my friends, and to everyone I have been fortunate enough to have crossed paths in this last year, and to everyone in general, best wishes for Christmas, for the New Year - for each and every day.
For myself 2012 has been an interesting year, one of myriad bright good outcomes however always mixed with lingering frustrations and disappointments. This is life as we know it.
Philippines: A war on semantics had been waged by the front organizations of the CPP-NPA-NDF regarding Children Involved in Armed Conflicts. They are contented with just twisting the truth and to play with words. For the truth of the matter, the issue is all about children recruited by the Communist front organizations and the New People’s Army and used as frontliners and in any other capacity, armed or unarmed.
On Thursday the 20th of December in Athens Greece, Villa Amalias squat was raided by riot police and eight comrades inside were arrested. All have been charged with various felonies and misdemeanours and are being held at Athens police HQ till they will be brought again before a judge on the 24th of December.
