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Say NO to GMO Action
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31 Jul 2008
Perth Indymedia
From the newswire: Say NO to GMO Action! This Friday 1st August 11:00am - Jim McGinty's office, Shop 1, Queensgate Centre, William Street, Freo With a state election coming soon, now is a crucial time to raise the 'labeling of GM ingredients' with health minister, Hon Jim McGinty. The Conservation Council WA is presenting him with a basket of non-GMO food and a basket of goodies that may potentially contain (unlabelled) GM ingredients. Fremantle mayor, Peter Tagliaferri will be presenting them, representing the Freo council, who is one of the first to become GM free. Also present will be
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Mandatory detention changes welcomed with caution
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29 Jul 2008
Perth Indymedia
From the newswire: Tuesday July 29, 2008 WA based human rights group Project SafeCom has welcomed the Immigration policy changes, but says too much smoke and mirrors remain. "John Howard has left the Department in a state of serious politicisation, and the Rudd government's failure to apply the blowtorch to the Immigration Department has already resulted in several questionable practices around Ministerial Intervention decisions since the Rudd government came to power..." Mr Smit said. "...questions remain about the measure of independence of this legal advice: the government needs to ensure
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Condoleeza Rice comes to Perth
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23 Jul 2008
Perth Indymedia
Condoleezza Rice arrives in Perth... From the newswire: One of the "biggest war criminals in the world" Condoleeza Rice is coming to Perth on Thursday for a two day visit. See some PHOTOS... In the spirit of promoting our governmen's alliance with the US, Condaleeza Rice, the US Secretary of State and chief foreign mouth piece for the war on terror, is paying our city a visit thus week. Rice has recently returned from Israel after (again) selling out the Palestinians and is an advocate for the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. "Our government is all too keen to maintain this alliance,
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Aksi Internasional Menentang Pertemuan G8 telah dimulai
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30 Jun 2008
Jakarta IMC
 Aksi protes terhadap pertemuan G8 2008 telah dimulai. Pada hari kamis, demonstrasi menentang pertemuan Menteri Luar Negeri Negara-negara G8 telah dilakukan di Kyoto. Terdapat tiga kamp protes di Sapporo, kota terdekat dengan Lake Toya, dimana pertemuan G8 akan dilaksanakan mulai tanggal 7-9 Juli. Alternative Media Centre di Sapporo dan Tokyo telah di siapkan dan jaringan pengacara untuk kondisi darurat telah siap mendukung aksi demonstrasi ini. Bahkan, beberapa konferensi dan aksi demonstrasi telah dijadwalkan minggu depan. Berbagai aktivis dari seluruh dunia telah terbang ke Jepang,
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Aksi Menolak Kenaikan BBM, Aktivis Bentrok dengan Polisi
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24 Jun 2008
Jakarta IMC
Seorang mahasiswa Jambi ditabrak mobil patroli polisi Update:
25 Juni. Sekitar pk 17.30 WIB, dua aktivis Temu Aktivis Lintas Generasi (Tali Generasi), Jeffri Silalahi dan Musa, ditangkap oleh aparat berpakaian preman di Taman Matraman. Dalam penangkapan ini, para aktivis dikepung oleh belasan mobil. Pukul 20.30 ratusan mahasiswa yang melakukan aksi corat-coret pos polisi di bundaran senayan. Mahasiswa moncoreti pos polisi dengan tulisan "Polisi Pembunuh". Aksi ini dibubarkan polisi dengan tembakan gas air mata. Mahasiswa mundur ke kampus Mustopo. Dua mahasiswa ditangkap.
Sampai malam
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Aktivis Berkumpul di Tugu Proklamasi
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23 Jun 2008
Jakarta IMC
Temu Aktivis Lintas Generasi 23-25 Mei 2008 Ratusan aktivis dari berbagai kota, seperti dari Bandung, Solo, Malang, Bali, Medan, Jambi, Palembang, Kalimantan Selatan, Yogyakarta, Makassar, Maluku, Aceh, dll berkumpul di Tugu Proklamasi, untuk berkonsolidasi dalam Temu Aktivis Lintas Generasi (Tali Generasi) yang diadakan pada 23-25 Juni 2008.
Sekitar 50 tenda telah didirikan di dalam kompleks tugu proklamasi. Terdapat juga bangunan saung bambu yang digunakan untuk berbagai acara, seperti diskusi, konferensi pers, tahlilan untuk almarhum Maftuh, dll. 22 Mei 2008
Malah hari diisi dengan
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Midwinter Multimedia: For those left out in the cold
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09 Jun 2008
Aotearoa IMC - Features
As Midwinter approaches and rain and winds push us (mostly) off the streets and into our homes, why not dash out for an evening to various events that seek to raise awareness about those people left out in the cold by society and those for whom war and colonisation pushes to the margins; homeless people, female factory workers in Mexico, refugees, Tuhoe and Latin American anti-imperialists.
Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland:
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Airport Foodcourt Workers Strike Against Medieval Conditions
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09 Jun 2008
Aotearoa IMC - Features
Two dozen workers at Auckland Airport’s foodcourt staged a lightening strike on Saturday 7 June, in protest at medieval working conditions. The strikers marched through the foodcourt calling for their rights and were applauded by the public. Employers and security tried unsuccessfully to silence the upbeat strikers. The company is a joint venture between HMSC, a mega-corporation with businesses around the world, and Auckland International Airport. Mike Treen of Unite Union said the workers had the worst employment contract the union had come across. The workers have a start time but no
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The Life and Times of Melbourne Indymedia
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14 Mar 2008
Melbourne Indymedia
The Melbourne Indymedia collective met in February after a long hiatus to discuss its future. We decided that we did not have the energy required to continue the project and that therefore the collective had come to an end.
We are however keen to help others take up the challenge of producing an activist based, participatory news site, whether that be a Melbourne Indymedia, an Australia Indymedia or something all together new. We feel such a space is very much needed.
Several Melbourne Indymedia members expressed interest in mentoring such a project. If this interests you please contact us
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Indigenous Action Against Mining Hold Australian Firm At Bay
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17 Jan 2008
Manila Indymedia
NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines- Tribal villagers up north Luzon blockaded the Australian mining company from further exploring minerals in their community, Friday noon, and forced the mining firm to leave the village. According to reports, hundred dozens of indigenous residents in Kasibu town ,"pushed away employees of a foreign mining firm and their earth-moving equipment that were supposed to start exploration in their community", said Inq.Net. The action held by local people has lead to an indefinite operation shut down of OceanaGold Philippines Inc.- an Australian company. Indigenous residents
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Letter to the Manila Indymedia Editor
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03 Dec 2007
Manila Indymedia
To us members of the Progresibong Alyansa ng mga Mangingisda sa Pilipinas (PANGISDA), the curfew imposed by Malacanang last Friday was a stark reminder of Martial Law. In Central and Southern Luzon, the curfew prevented fishermen living in interior villages from going to the sea to fish and thus violated their constitutional right to travel freely. [ Read More ] Related Stories: [ Rise Up And Be Counted | Condemn Detention of Journalists | Workers Vow To Continue The Struggle ]
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Nine Filipinos Staged Mutiny In the High Seas
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13 Nov 2007
Manila Indymedia
Roderick Sumang, Delter Algay, Edwin Lee, Jesus Manaqued, Sherilo Moraleja, Socrates Silan Jr., Dennis Tolentino, Noel Cusi and Jose Menpin -- all undocumented workers -- flew to Mauritius a month ago to work as crew members on the fishing vessel Ruei Thih Fa. With their Taiwanese captain Jui-yin Huang and nine other Chinese crewmen, they set sail from Mauritius' capital, Port Louis, on Oct. 31 and began work on Nov. 2, unaware that they were to fill 22-hour work days. On Nov. 5, their fourth day at work, they took action. Jolted awake by the captain's buzzer after only two hours of sleep,
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Indigenous Elder wins Environment Award
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10 Jun 2007
Melbourne Indymedia
 The Australian Conservation Foundation's (ACF) Peter Rawlinson Award was given to 'Uncle' Kevin Buzzacott, an Arabunna elder, on World Environment Day in 2007 for two decades of work highlighting the impacts of uranium mining and promoting a nuclear free Australia. Uncle Kev has been a tireless campaigner for indigenous rights including reclaiming the kangaroo and emu sacred totems from the Coat of Arms from Parliament House in Canberra and accusing the Federal Government of genocide. [Full Story]
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