Older Features | Newswire | Publish | Links | About ASIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER Jan 6 2005 The complexities of delivering aid in Acheh from the newswire: Nurdin Abdul Rahman from the Achehnese Community of Australia speaks to AID/WATCH campaigner Tim O'Connor about the complexities of delivering aid in Acheh. [ Read more and discuss: | AID|Watch ] ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM Jan 5 2005 Gunns Blazing: Boycott Tamar Ridge Wines from the newswire: To the tune of $6.5 million, Tasmanian woodchip giant Gunns Timber is suing both individuals (including Senator Bob Brown) and non-profit organizations (including the Wilderness Society and Doctors for Native Forests, Inc.). Gunns alleges that a total of 20 defendants engaged in a series of "wrongful acts" that have been detrimental to company profits. Gunns has been roundly criticized for its anti-ecological forest management techniques, including the widespread use of toxic chemicals and fertilizers. In solidarity with the 20 defendants, a boycott of Tamar Ridge Wines (a Gunns subsidiary) is hereby called. [ Read more & discuss | McGunns | Global Indymedia ] Illegal Deportation Dec 24 2004 PROTEST against Deportation of BAKHTIYARI FAMILY About 50 refugee rights activists from the Refugee Action Coalition, Socialist Alliance, ChilOut, a.o. spoke out loudly in defence of the BAKHTIYARI FAMILY, who are about to be deported to Pakistan depite super-strong evidence that they are from the Hazara minority from Afghanistan. Hassle Amanda Vanstone and the whole corrupt government and tell them that the whole world is watching their lies, cheats and apalling tricks to make an emample of courageous Ali Bakhtiyari & his family, incl. his sons Alamdar and Muntazar, who became world-famous by escaping from Woomera hell hole and applying for asylum at the british consulate. [ more info ] GLOBAL WARMING Dec 20 2004 Death of a Wild Land From the newswire: The world is getting hotter. In the snowfields of sunny Australia, global warming is visible and measurable. The effects of climate change have begun and around Kosciuszko it is being felt. The truth is this, in the not too distant future, the ski fields of Australia will all but disappear. The CSIRO tell us that the last decade was the warmest in a hundred years and 1998 was the warmest year on record. A study into the financial viability of resorts in the NSW alpine region found that by 2070, 20 percent of the snow cover will disappear and in sixty years the ski industry in NSW will die. Four Season Resort Development (FSRD) was born from the realisation that climate change will kill the ski resort industry around Kosciuszko. The answer to this dilemma was to encourage more summer visitors. The selling of Perisher as an all-seasons resort has already begun. But with this expansion comes more buildings, more infrastructure, more visitors, more wastage and ultimately, more harm to the local environment. [ Read more & discuss ] HUMAN RIGHTS Dec 17 2004 Goulburn Jail breaches UN standards Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has called on Justice Minister John Hatzistergos to bring Goulburn Jail's Maximum Security Wing into line with United Nations standards, after a prison inmate's covert survey of his fellow inmates revealed problems with rehabilitation programs and basic amenities. Goulburn Jail inmate Christopher Binse secretly issued a questionnaire to more than 140 of his fellow inmates in C-Wing, and the results paint a disturbing picture," said Ms Rhiannon. The survey showed that although most inmates were very keen to undertake rehabilitation and education programs, they were overwhelmingly not getting the services they needed. Prisoners are punished by long-term deprivation of liberty. The role of the prison is not to inflict boot-camp hardship on prisoners, but to ensure they don't re-offend when released. Rehabilitation is crucial to breaking the cycle of criminality. Yet the prisoners' own testimony reveals that not enough is being done to ensure they can integrate back into society. The President of the NSW Bar Association has written to the Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court requesting a judicial inspection of the HRMU due to concerns about conditions. [ Read More and Discuss | Justice Action ] LATIN AMERICA UNDERGROUND FILM FEST Dec 16 2004 Argentine Activist Video Cine Esperanza in association with Pabrik Productions presents Argentine Activist Video. Screening the work of Grupo de Cine Insurgente. Grupo de Cine Insurgente are a collective working at the forefront of Independent documentary in Argentina today. Cine Esperanza in association with Pabrik Productions are chuffed to present 3 nights in Decmeber of short films from the political undergrowth of Argentina. With the film release of "The Motorcycle Diaries" onto the manistream market, Argentina's remarkable political legacy is now made accessible to millions more. Meanwhile Grupo de Cine Insurgente work to provide access to many more of the unheard struggles or the underground swell for change that still goes on today. Continuing in the charismatic spirit of "The Motorcycle Diaries" is El che: poeta y periodista ( Che: poet and writer ) (27 min.), one of ten films to be shown, with a unique look at the writings of Che Guevara, and the actions these words produced. Other films such as Por un nuevo cine en un nuevo pais ( For a New Cinema, A New Country ) (2002, 31 min.) provide a different point of view of the tumultuous events of December 19th and 20th, 2001 in Argentina, which saw the collapse of 5 governments in one week. More than fifteen independent cameramen joined together to produce this collective material, which offers a point of view of the rebellion different from the one shown by mass media corporations. (Selected Official Documentary Competition 24th International New Latinamerican Film Festival La Habana - Cuba.) [ Sat 18th Event Details on Active Sydney | Read more and discuss: ] DISSENT Dec 15 2004 Peace, Civil Liberties, Intimidation and Harassment in Parramatta One week before the anniversary of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the direct personal complaints of the Parramatta Lord Mayor, Julia Finn, have shut down and censored the activities of the Parramatta Peace Group and its members, on Saturday December 4th. "Our civil liberties and rights to freely express our wish for Peace have been curtailed through intimidation, political harassment and heavy handed bullying during our usual fundraising stall at the Parramatta Town Hall (every two months)." "We were threatened with being forcefully removed, fined and all other bookings for any such events being cancelled. Currently, there are completed bookings and arrangements for the next six months until Saturday 18th June, 2005." This is setting an extremely dangerous precedent. Similar incidents have been occurring all over Western Sydney, mostly in ALP controlled councils. Just to name a few cases nearby: Blacktown: Council and the Mayor banning an anti-war art exhibition just last week; Fairfield: Council preventing the distribution of papers, leaflets and fliers in public areas; Mt. Druitt: the Western Sydney Peace Group being stopped from holding rallies and participating in community events; Parramatta (AGAIN!): Council stopped the launch of a "Rock the Vote" event and CD, taking place in the mini-auditorium in the pedestrian mall by a number of musicians, Frenzal Rhomb, etc. Parramatta Council made unreasonable requests mounting to political censorship: including requests for lyrics, any written materials and speeches prior to approval being granted! [ Read More and Discuss: | Stop the War Coalition ] Older Features | Newswire | Publish | Links | About

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