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Oceania RSS FeedsRudd to blame for Indonesians opening fire on asylum seekers? - From the newswire: November 18, 2009 - Last week two asylum seekers were shot by the Indonesian coast guard. Their boat, carrying 61 Afghans, was heading for Australia when it was discovered off the eastern coast of Indonesia. WA human Rights group Project SafeCom say Kevin Rudd is responsible for the incident - "responsible for those who have been stuck in Indonesia for up to eight years, and he is responsible for the misery of those who he fiercely, nastily, covertly and miserably, prevents from coming to Australia -the only UN Convention country in the nearest 5,000 miles, the only home for...Feed Source: perth.indymedia.org Polisi Indonesia Bubarkan Climate Defender Camp Karena Tekanan dari Penjahat Hutan - Teluk Meranti, Riau, Indonesia — Kepolisian Indonesia, di bawah perintah dari Gubernur Riau, melakukan pemindahan kepada para aktivis Greenpeace dan masyarakat setempat yang berada di Kamp Pembela Iklim (Climate Defender Camp) di Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra, yang sedang terancam. Polisi dan petugas imigrasi juga menetapkan deportasi kepada 11 aktivis internasional yang melakukan aksi menghentikan perusakan hutan oleh Asia Pacific Resource International Holdings (APRIL) – PT. RAPP yang berada di kawasan gambut beberapa hari lalu. Link: Dukungan Masyarakat Membuat Polisi Memberikan ... WA Police flag metal detectors for Perth train stations and Northbridge - From the newswire NOV 16, 2009 - Walk-through metal detectors have been flagged for Northbridge and Perth train station under proposed laws to give police greater stop and search powers. The new laws would give WA police unprecedented powers to frisk people for drugs and weapons - without having to prove grounds of suspicion in court. According to media reports, Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan says they may also set up "walk-through detectors" at the Perth train station, with officers walking Northbridge wielding handheld detectors. The laws, described as "an erosion of civil rights",... Kulcha cancels play Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza - From the newswire: November 13, 2009: The WA branch of Amnesty International had planned to hold a performance of the Caryl Churchill play Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza last Sunday at the Fremantle arts venue Kulcha as part of the ARTillery Youth Arts Festival. Unfortunately Kulcha decided to cancel the performance. Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza is a controversial six-page, 10-minute play by British playwright Caryl Churchill, written in response to the 2008-2009 Israel military strike on Gaza, and first performed at London's Royal Court Theatre on 6 February 2009. Churchill,... Untuk barisan yang tercerai berai, Untuk kawan yang berguguran sepuluh tahun silam - 10 Tahun Tragedi SemanggiSudah tiga hari berlalu. Kami kembali pulang ke Salemba. Ratusan kardus berisi roti gopek-an (Rp 500), serta tumpukan air mineral dari merek Aqua, Vit, Ades, sampai merek yang tidak terkenal, tinggi tersusun. Bertumpuk mencapai langit ruangan. Wah-wah dari mana bantuan sebanyak ini datang, sejenak terpikir dibenak saya, pergerakan ini ternyata didukung banyak orang. Tapi kaku otot kaki dan rasa kesemutan di pundak sebelah kanan cepat-cepat merebut perhatian.(artikel ini kami tayangkan ulang pada feature sebagai peringatan sebelas tahun tragedi semanggi.. agar... Kronologi Lengkap: Dari Anggoro, Bibit-Chandra lalu ke Susno - "MS Kaban tadi hanya dikatakan selintas, banyak cabang-cabangnya ini dalam pemeriksaan Antasari. Jadi amat complicated dan sangat ruwet. Mungkin setelah gelar perkara lebih jelas," tandas Adnan Buyung Nasution, usai pertemuan antara Tim Delapan dan Kapolri, Rabu (4/11) kemarin.Jujur, saya mengalami kebingungan yang sama seperti diucapkan oleh ketua Tim Delapan tersebut (sama bingungnya, tapi beda pinternya, hehehe…). Setelah melahap semua berita terkait kasus ini, mulai dari dijadikannya Anggoro sebagai tersangka, pembentukan Tim Lima oleh presiden, munculnya pernyataan... National Day of Action Against ACC funding cuts - Monday October 19 was a national day of action against ACC's proposed changes to funding for sexual abuse counseling. Under the new criteria, survivors will only be eligible for ACC covered counseling if they have been diagnosed as having a mental injury, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV.In Auckland, over 200 people gathered in Albert Park to show their support for survivors and protest the ACC cuts to counseling. Speakers from Rape Prevention Education, Courageous Women, Labour Party, the Greens and End Rape Culture Now! (the organisers of the march)... Climate Camp shuts down Dendrobium coal mine - Sunday AM - 7.05am. Currently, four people from Climate Camp 2009 have scaled and locked themselves onto the coal conveyor belt at the Dendrobium coal mine near Helensburgh, NSW.... Anti-fascist demonstration, Chippendale - Last Friday (October 1) a crowd of over 70 people made it clear to a far-right gathering in Sydney that fascists are not welcome and that they will not be able to meet undisturbed.... 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... 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 © 2010, homeworkersbusiness. All Rights Reserved. |