2012-05-26T23:00:48+10:00 Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors daily 1 2010-04-29T17:00:31Z The long running community TV station in Melbourne C31 is still being denied the opportunity by the Rudd government to broadcast in digital. C31 does not receive any government funding and to ensure long term survival must be given the opportunity to simulcast now. The government is running a $140million campaign to encourage the Australian public to switch to digital and with 80% of its funding coming from sponsorship and revenue C31 should be given one of the three channels left of the digital spectrum in Melbourne. C31 provides a platform for the community to communicate and is the largest broadcaster of local content in Australia. Michelle Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors 2012-05-07T08:02:16Z Video video/x-ms-wmv 3CR's Radiothon is running 1-14 June 2009. We need to raise $210 000!! Your donation to 3CrR's 2009 People Powered Radio Radiothon will help them maintain a community voice. Since 1976, 3CR has been a model of a diverse community holding strong to its core values of independence, people before profit and progressive voices telling stories not heard elsewhere. Michelle Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors 2012-05-11T15:34:25Z Video video/mp4 On Saturday 13th June 2009 there were rallies in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra and Hobart on the same day as part of an initiative by Australia's Climate Action Summit in February 2009 when over 140 climate action groups came together. The rallies are our chance to secure strong global action to cut emissions in time to avoid catastrophic climate change. In December 2009, governments of the world will meet in Copenhagen to forge a critical new global climate change agreement in the lead-up to this we will be calling for 100% renewable energy by 2020 and Australia to lead the way in combating climate change. This is a slideshow of the stills from Sydney Michelle Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors 2012-05-06T15:15:10Z Video video/quicktime Music video of John Butler in the Styx Valley, Tasmania. Many people have visited the Styx Valley in Tasmania during the battle to save the old growth forest and the giant trees aged hundreds of years from logging multinationals such as Gunns Ltd who clear fell these areas for pulp. The singer/songwriter John Butler performed up a tree sit 85metres up during a time when volunteers, The Wilderness Society and Greenpeace occupied the area and many lived up on the tree sit maintaining it for five months. Michelle Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors featured 2012-05-06T02:46:16Z Video video/mp4 Lukautim Bus (Save Our Forest) is a short film about the struggle of the Papua New Guineans from Lake Murray, Western Province against illegal logging. The community there have become one of the first communities to work towards a model of eco-forestry to become self sufficient and supporting rather than becoming prey to the corruption of the illegal logging companies who come to such areas rich with resources only to plunder the forests and the people. Michelle Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors 2012-05-09T15:49:39Z Video video/mpeg Mackay/Cairns Queensland, Friday 7th August 2009: The Greenpeace vessel the Esperanza is now on its way to Cairns following a week of peaceful direct actions during the Pacific Islands Forum. A sustained blockade of the Hay Point Coal Export Terminal ended late last night, 6 August 2009, after Greenpeace successfully stopped coal loading at Hay Point for over 36 hours. Michelle Copyright 2009, Greenpeace Australia Pacific 2012-05-08T22:33:43Z Video video/mp4 In June 1999 there was a global Reclaim the Streets event and Sydney took part with over 1000 people gathering in Newtown to reclaim public space from the tyranny of roads, create a community space and give the pedestrian, skateboarder, bike rider and musician a chance. The band Insurge perfomed their new single "I hate Stupid People there" - this is the dance remix cut to the Reclaim the Streets footage. Michelle Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors 2012-05-06T18:29:55Z Video video/mp4 Dirty Old Coal is a short film made to emphasize how the coal industry is fed to consumers like brands of breakfast cereal. Like going to the supermarket to buy our breakfast cereal the option of renewables isn't on plain view and offer like coal is and sometimes it seems as though that is all we can get when reaching for the shelf. Michelle Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors featured climate-crisis t4ra 2012-04-30T14:57:47Z Video video/mp4 Six year legal battle for water rights in South Africa reaches Constitutional Court on 2nd Sept 2009 Amanzi Ngawethu (Water is Ours) is spreading the word about a critical moment for water struggles in South Africa. Please forward and spread the news far and wide! Michelle Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors 2012-05-17T07:28:31Z Video video/mp4 On September 16 and 17 2009 Greenpeace New Zealand and activists staged a massive action, blocking a shipment of palm kernel animal feed from Indonesia from entering Tauranga Port. The feed was destined for Fonterra dairy farms. They are calling on New Zealand PM John Key to halt imports of the product due to its impact on climate change and address intensive dairy farming in New Zealand. Michelle Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors featured climate-crisis 2012-05-10T03:05:26Z Video video/mp4