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Oceania RSS FeedsMarket madness: the socialist alternative - ?The market isn?t functioning properly. . .? - George Bush, Sept 25 What?s behind the current woes on Wall Street? Are the problems the result of just a few greedy speculators or do they reflect deeper problems within the system? Why do all the ?mainstream? discussions of the problems focus on the interests of business - what about the workers? Is there an alternative that puts workers? interests first? If you are in Dunedin or Christchurch Come along and hear Paul Hopkinson, John Edmundson and Philip Ferguson of the Workers Party address these issues: DUNEDIN 7.30pm, Wednesday, Oct 15 OUSA...Feed Source: indymedia.org.nz One Year On: Remember the October 15 State Terror Raids - Next Wednesday marks the first anniversary of the nationwide police raids on the homes of activists from the Tino Rangatiratanga (Maori Sovereignty), anti-war, environmental and anarchist movements. The majority of the arrested activists were held in prison for nearly a month. The entire town of Ruatoki was blockaded by heavily armed police. Men, women and children were locked in freezing cold sheds for hours without charge while their houses were trashed by police. A number of events are happening around Aotearoa to mark the anniversary of this dark day. Wellington Saturday October 11,... Arms Traders in Balaclavas: Weapons conference resistance continues - 8th October Tonight we descended on the weapons conference delegates as they were entering the duxton hotel on wakefield street, wellington for the ?Minister of Defence awards for excellence? and gala dinner (one presumes, covered in a nice bloody sauce). Their composure was disrupted with shouts, screams, drums and general noise. Food not bombs served up a tasty soup, delicious dumpstered bananas and bread to keep us going for 2 hours. The duxton hotel has been surrounded by poolice and provision security scum for two days. They have gone to extreme lengths to keep the conference secret and... Seeking asylum is a human right - not illegal - WE ARE ALL BOATPEOPLE."It is not illegal to arrive in this country without a visa." Fleeing persecution and seeking refuge is a human right enshrined in international law. Some recent media reports have stated that 'illegal migrants' have been intercepted on the way to Australia. The myth that asylum seekers are illegal immigrants must no longer be perpetuated. A term like 'illegals' is not only offensive, but also inaccurate. Sarah Hanson Young Australia has a responsibility to assist asylum seekers. As a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Geneva Convention on Refugees, and a country that... UWA SILENCING DISSENT - SAVE UNDERWOOD - From the newswire - 6TH OCTOBER 2008: UWA SILENCING DISSENT OVER PROPOSED BUSHLAND DEVELOPMENT PHOTOS from the ACTION || Report of the UWA Action On Tuesday 7th October at 9am UWA students and concerned community members will carried out a peaceful tree-sit and silent protest at the University of Western Australia, Crawley campus. The action was in response to the UWA's threats to sue the Nedlands Council to silence a motion to rezone Underwood Avenue Bushland - the rezoning would prevent the residential development of this precious urban bushland. UWA's proposal threatens to destroy one of... Proposed Alice Springs Uranium Mine a "Travesty" - From the newswire: October 6, 2008 - The NT Government has granted miners Cameco & Paladin the right to explore the Angela and Pamela uranium deposits - 25 kilometres south of Alice Springs. The decision prompted two protests over the weekend involving hundreds of people, setting the stage for major confrontation between the uranium mining industry and the wider community. See story: Action in Alice over Uranium Mine The Arid Lands Environment Centre say the Territory Government seems to have completely disregarded the opposition they've hit at every stage of this process. See: Alice Springs... 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 | ... 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... 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]... A Spate of Spam - In recent times, we have had to go offline because of a flood of spam.... Full Circle: The Philippines and the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal - After Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia, the Philippines will only be the third country in history to be the subject of a session twice by the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT).... So Young, So Committed, and So Much in Danger - Even as young lawyers, they have witnessed injustices being committed as they chose to defend the oppressed. And because they persist in handling "controversial" cases, Jobert Pahilga and Noel Neri have earned the ire of some of the country's most powerful landlords and capitalists, as well as state security forces, and have become victims themselves of political retribution. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA... Copyright © 2008, The Veggie Lady - Free Organic Gardening Advice. All Rights Reserved. |