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SFER Press Release March 11th 2011:In an unprecedented decision yesterday, at Batemans Bay Local Court, Forests NSW were ordered to pay all costs on two matters. Eleven people were facing 31 charges over 4 days for protests over the logging of Mumbulla Mountain, north east of Bega which began in March last year. Each day was being treated as a separate court case. Crown solicitors were flown in from Sydney to prosecute on behalf of Forests NSW. The three day hearing resulted in all charges bar two being dismissed.

Newsletter date: 10 March 2011

Contents:
* Complaint against ‘racist’ Alice Springs TV advertisements
* Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Jude Kelly invites Kevin Rudd to Aboriginal Tent Embassy
* Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra speaks about Aboriginal Customary Law
* “The biggest failure in our health system”

COMPLAINT AGAINST 'RACIST' ALICE SPRINGS TV ADVERTISEMENTS:

- Statement / Report

Rollback the Intervention - Statements/Reports:
Intervention Rollback Action Group Response to ‘Action for Alice’

Today, women in the Philippines and all over the world gather in different places and spaces to show our collective strength and make our collective voice heard as we speak out our sufferings, challenges, triumphs and aspirations.

By Kristy Henderson: Leading climate scientists declared last Tuesday night that the recent Australian floods are not necessarily attributable to climate change. According to Professor David Karoly, Professor Neville Nicolls, and Dr Karl Braganza from the Bureau of Meteorology, the scientific basis for human induced climate change is overwhelmingly compelling, yet more research will need to be done to quantify its impacts with regard recent extreme weather events.

NSW LEAK (2)

With the State election under way, I have decided to include information to help voters decide which party candidate they will give their vote.

As the polls show labor will not be returned to power, it stands to reason the opposition will, but are they more worthy to vote for, or not.

In March 1993, when the Office of the Ombudsman sent me copies of reports, statements, records of interview and all other related documents including a copy of the Police final investigation report.

The Partido ng Manggagawa (PM - Labor Party - Philippines) criticized the shortcomings of EDSA 1 as the government commemorates the 25th anniversary of the first people power uprising. “The people power uprising of 1986 turns silver today but it shines no more. That is because the social deficit outweighs the political benefits of simple political turnover between factions of the elite, which is the main achievement of the post-EDSA dispensation,” declared Renato Magtubo, PM chair.

DON’T VISIT GREECE!

10th of March: Worldwide solidarity action day with the 300 hunger strikers immigrants-workers in Greece

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Latest Greece travel advises:

On Sunday March 6th, 145 Bike riders took part in the Melbourne leg of the "World Naked Bide Ride". The Mission Statement of the WNBR is "We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians plus all the negative effects of oil, cars, war, consumerism and non-renewable energy.".

See video of the event on Engage Media here:

United Voice Press Release: Wed 02 Mar 11 Officials and members from United Voice were involved in a protest against public hospital privatisation which blocked the traffic on St George’s Terrace this morning. Commuters were held up for around 90 minutes before police moved seven cars which stopped the traffic in front of the Premier’s office in Governor Stirling Tower.

United Voice organised for the keys of the cars blocking the terrace to be brought to the scene as soon as police said it was a public safety issue.