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Oceania RSS FeedsCockburn Structure Plan: bush and coast under threat - From the newswire Bushland and coastline are again under threat just south of Fremantle with the expansion of the Port Coogee development. The proposed Cockburn Structure Plan includes the provision of a 'bush forever' reserve (50.6 hectares). However it also proposes the construction of a primary arterial road, Cockburn Coast Drv, constructed as two lanes with road reserve to construct four lanes in the future. This road will result in the destruction in approximately a third to a half of existing bushland. Many are concerned about the loss of bushland; whether the 50 hectares is a...Feed Source: perth.indymedia.org GMKI Jakarta Kembali Diserang Satpol PP Tengah Malam - Tengah malam tadi (10/9), lewat jam dua belas, saya menerima pesan singkat lewat telepon genggam dari Carles, Ketua GMKI Jakarta. Isinya, "Ru, barusan kami diserang Satpol PP dan mereka ambil spanduk Bubarkan Satpol PP!, mereka 150 orang". Setelah itu, saya balas pesan singkat itu dengan menanyakan kapan kejadiannya dan bagaimana kondisi teman-teman. Carles, yang juga aktif di Aliansi Rakyat Miskin (ARM), menjawab, "kejadiannya jam 23.45, kawan-kawan ada yang ditendang dan dipukul".Baca juga: Kekerasan merebak dari Aceh hingga Papua, saatnya satpol PP dibubarkan | ... WA Election 2008 - WA ELECTION UPDATE - See the count in progress on the WAEC website. Also see ABC WA Election site. HISTORICAL KNIFE EDGE: As counting continues, the WA state election has seen both major parties fail to win enough seats to govern - meaning independent members will hold the balance of power. The National Party is being courted by both Labor and Liberal parties as the four seats they hold may be critical in forming government. But many political analysts are tipping a hung Parliament. The Greens scored around 11 per cent of the vote and should give them up to 5 upper house seats. READ... STOP the WAR FAIR - Adelaide 11-13 Nov 08 - UPDATE: ARMS FAIR CANCELLED: ACTIVIST VICTORY! OZ PEACE PRESS RELEASE - SEPT 7, 2008 From the newswire: Campaign to Stop the APDSE - The Asia Pacific Defence and Security Exhibition (APDSE) is an international arms fair being held in Adelaide between 11-13 November 2008. APDSE corporate site: apds2008.com NOVEMBER 11 = Armistice Day: On a day normally set aside for remembering the horrors of war, the world's arms dealers will be thinking only of profit, but the campaign against the arms fair in November is building nationally. Campaign site: apdsexhibition.org The Premier of South Australia... Petani vs PTPN VIII Condong : Empat Aktivis Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria Ditangkap Polisi - Hentikan Teror Aparat Kepolisian terhadap Petani Karangsari!Tiga pengurus Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) ranting Desa Karangsari yang diculik aparat kepolisian tidak berseragam kemarin, Selasa (26/08) kini telah berada di sel tahanan Polres Garut. Ketiganya adalah Mulyana, Dede, dan Dayat. Sementara satu orang lainnya, Asep, masih belum diketahui keberadaannya. AGRA menuntut kepolisian untuk segera membebaskan seluruh aktivis yang ditangkap.Perkembangan ini disampaikan Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) melalui siaran pers tertanggal 27 Agustus 2008. Sebelumnya, AGRA menyatakan... Pembubaran Blokade dan Penangkapan Korban Lapindo - Sekitar pukul 17.30 WIB lalu (Senin, 25/08/08) barisan korban Lapindo dari desa Siring dan Jatirejo yang memblokade jalan masuk utama tanggul di pinggir jalan raya Surabaya-Malang dibubarkan oleh polisi. Blokade warga tersebut terkait dengan berlarut-larutnya pembayaran ganti rugi yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah maupun Lapindo. Pada pembubaran tersebut, tiga orang warga dari Jatirejo ditangkap oleh polisi. Peristiwa pembubaran oleh polisi ini dilakukan pada saat sebagian warga yang sejak pagi tadi berkumpul pulang ke rumah untuk makan dan mandi. Secara kuantitas, jumlah warga yang masih berada... Midwinter Multimedia: For those left out in the cold - 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: Socialist Aotearoa: Workshop on Che Guevara | 7pm, Thursday 12th June Homage to Chilean President Salvador Allende - an evening of music, dance and film | 7pm, Friday 27th June... A daughter's wish for her missing father on Father's Day - Lorena "Aya" Santos, aged 25 from the Philippines, has written an open Father's Day letter to her father, Leo Velasco who 'disappeared', after being abducted last year by soldiers and has not been seen since. Father's Day occurs in June in the Philippines. Mr Velasco is a consultant for the National Democratic Front Philippines (NDFP), in its peace negotiations with the government. The NDFP is the umbrella political wing of a number of left organisations, including the bannedCommunist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in its peace negotiations with the Philippines government. Her mother is... Airport Foodcourt Workers Strike Against Medieval Conditions - 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... The Life and Times of 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... Indigenous Action Against Mining Hold Australian Firm At Bay - 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... Letter to the Manila Indymedia Editor - 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 ]... Nine Filipinos Staged Mutiny In the High Seas - 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,... Melbourne Indymedia Suspends Publishing - Open publishing has been suspended on Melbourne Indymedia as numbers in our editorial collective are insufficient to manage the site effectively and responsibly. We realise that MIM has played a vital role in reporting activist news from Melbourne, around Australia and internationally. To this end the present collective will be assessing options for how best to provide an activist news service in the future. If you wish to get involved, please contact us, or subscribe to our mailing list.... Indigenous Elder wins Environment Award - 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]... Copyright © 2012, Online Business Idea. All Rights Reserved. |