Toy Satellite

The Forest and the Dam

06:44

In episode two of "Sarawak Gone - THE DAM" we review the Environment Impact Assessment prepared prior to construction of the Bengoh Dam. We look at the anticipated loss of habitat and the inundation of protected and endangered species. Read more…

Categories

• Climate Change
• Forests / Conservation
• Human Rights
• Indigenous
• Water

Country

• Malaysia

We Can't Eat The Road

11:34

Bidayuh travel to the Bakun Dam resettlement scheme and hear from the resettled Kenyah at Sungai Asap about their experiences and see first hand the results of resettlement. They also meet with Iban at Rumah Agi who fought to retain customary right to their own land in the face of palm oil exploitation. Episode three of "The Dam" from the micro-docs series, Sarawak Gone. Read more…

Categories

• Forests / Conservation
• Human Rights
• Indigenous

Country

• Malaysia

SARAWAK GONE - Trailer 01

02:40

Sarawak Gone - the last forest communities of Sarawak struggle to maintain customary rights to land - a micro-docs series. Presented by Andrew Garton in association with SACCESS. Released online, February 2010. Read more…

Categories

• Forests / Conservation
• Human Rights
• Indigenous

Country

• Malaysia

The Bidayuh and the Dam

10:50

The Bidayuh, one of more than 40 sub-ethnic groups in Sarawak, face a threat to their livelihood, traditional lands and culture with the development of the controversial Bengoh Dam. Twelve more dams are proposed for Sarawak and tens of thousands of forest people are likely to be displaced. Not only are the last forest communities of Borneo losing access to their ancestral lands, the world is losing some of the last rainforests that remain in Asia. Read more…

Categories

• Human Rights
• Indigenous

Country

• Malaysia

TONG TANA - Free of Sin

04:30

TONG TANA (Penan for “into the forest”) is a series of metaphorical stories inspired by the diminishing forests of the world, deep concerns on their rapid urbanisation and the dispossession from land that troubles the remaining forested countries. TONG TANA draws direct influence from the indigenous peoples of Sarawak (one of two states of Malaysia on the island of Borneo), struggling to maintain their customary right to the land they inhabit, feed themselves from and protect. Read more…

Categories

• Art / Culture
• Forests / Conservation
• Human Rights
• Indigenous

Country

• Malaysia

EngageMedia Strategic Planning Survey

Over the past five years EngageMedia has established itself as a leading distribution platform of social justice videos from the Asia-Pacific Region. We are now entering a new phase and with it, a strategic plan to guide us through the next few years. To accomplish this we would like to hear from you! Read more…

Towards an EngageMedia strategic plan

Over the past five years EngageMedia has established itself as a leading distribution platform of social justice videos from the Asia-Pacific Region. We are now entering a new phase and with it, a strategic plan to guide us through the next few years. Read more…

T4RA Climate Crisis DVD Launched

EngageMedia's response to the international climate crisis, Time For Reel Action, was launched in Jakarta to an audience of 70 strong supporters. Video producers, NGOs, artists and the general public came out on World Environment Day to support the release of the DVD video compile representing views and issues on climate change from the Asia-Pacific region. Read more…

Association for Progressive Communications Membership Transferred to EngageMedia

The Executive Board of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has agreed unanimously to support the transfer of APC membership from long-standing member, apc.au, to EngageMedia. APC was co-founded in 1990 by Pegasus Networks, the first community based national Internet provider in Australia. Former Pegasus staff established apc.au in 1997. Read more…

Support Sarawak Gone, innovative micro-docs series

Innovative micro-docs series produced by apc.au / Toy Satellite in association with Rengah Sarawak seeks support towards its completion. Sarawak Gone explores four remote Bidayuh communities accessible by foot within an hour's drive from Kuching, capital city of Sarawak, Malaysia. Read more…