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Posted: 23-Jul-2008 Video duration : 5 minutes 41 seconds
Count Down to the End of Coal - Tome Fromme
The human clock counts down to the end of coal at Climate Camp Australia 2008 in Newcastle. This clip contains footage from a helicopter flying over beautiful Newcastle beaches, the busy harbour and coal terminals, mountains of black coal and finally an inspiring community protest at Climate Camp in a football oval, just over from the Carrington coal loaders. Read more…
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Posted: 22-Jul-2008 Video duration : 4 minutes 8 seconds
Guerrilla Gardening - Interview with Bronwyn
As part of the Climate Camp distributed direct action day, Brett organised a Guerrilla-style working bee to kick-start plans to revitalise the space at Webb Park. Bronwyn swung-by to check out the action. Read more…
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Posted: 21-Jul-2008 Video duration : 1 minute 7 seconds
Many Hands at Webb Park
During the 2008 Camp for Climate Action in Newcastle, a bunch of activists put their positive energy toward kick-starting a proposed community garden at Webb Park on Hanbury Street, Mayfield. This clip captures the spirit and passion nurtured by Climate Camps around the world. Read more…
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Posted: 13-Jul-2008 Video duration : 10 minutes 28 seconds
Climate Camp Australia 2008
This video shows the day of action in Newcastle to halt coal trains, protesting the continued export of coal from one of the largest coal ports in the world. Read more…
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Posted: 13-Jul-2008 Video duration : 1 minute 24 seconds
Newcastle Climate Camp - Blackhands
Participants of Camp for Climate Action engaged a mass action on Sunday 13th of July. Many participants broke through the police blockade with ease and proceded to climb onto the coal train. Read more…
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Posted: 13-Jul-2008 Video duration : 2 minutes 20 seconds
Climate Camp Action Interview
Participants in the Camp for Climate Action and other concerned citizens came together on Sunday 13th of July to blockade the coal train lines. Non-Violent Direct Action was taken to highlight the need for renewable energy and stop the polluting coal industry. An interview with Pete, one of the many arrested after the mass action blocking Newcastle's coal trains. Read more…
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Posted: 12-Jul-2008 Video duration : 9 minutes 19 seconds
The World Bank, Forest and Carbon Trading
Praful Bidwai, noted journalist, political analyst, and activist, indicts the World Bank in this testimony on two issues. First, he charges the World Bank with India's deforestation. Secondly, and at greater length, he exposes the "carbon credit" market for what it is: a market which attempts to deal with global warming by moving around pollution. Read more…
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Posted: 11-Jul-2008 Video duration : 9 minutes 48 seconds
Graham Brown at Climate Camp
Graham Brown, ex-coal worker and now climate change activist speaking at the Climate Camp in Newcastle (11th of July 2008) in a session on making a socially just transition from coal-powered communities to a renewable economy in Australia. Read more…
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Posted: 10-Jul-2008 Video duration : 25 minutes 20 seconds
The Place That Got It Right
An overview of the economic and environmental consequences of woodchipping Tasmania. Read more…
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Posted: 07-Jul-2008 Video duration : 24 minutes 5 seconds
The One Tree Project
A documentary outlining some of the issues about Tasmanian forestry. One tree that was to be woodchipped for export is given to over 30 artists and craftspeople. The exhibition of the art works and furniture toured Australia for over three years. An on-line auction of the pieces after the exhibition raised over $10,000. As woodchips, the tree was valued at $350-$450 if that. What is the value of one tree ? Read more…
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Posted: 05-Jul-2008 Video duration : 6 minutes 45 seconds
629Anti-G8 Action
629Anti-G8 Action in Japan. Read more…
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Posted: 21-Jun-2008 Video duration : 4 minutes 58 seconds
Taiwan: Bloggers' Further Action on Saving Losheng Sanatorium
As mentioned in the previous post, discussions and actions on saving Lo-Sheng Sanatorium have widely spread in Taiwan blogosphere. Now the whole event has also attracted attention from mainstream media, the public, and politicians. Read more…
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Posted: 19-Jun-2008 Video duration : 12 minutes 57 seconds
Shut Them Down: No Uranium in Our Country
In 2008 Franklin and Rob from Friends of the Earth Brisbane travelled to far north Queensland to speak to indigenous elders about their views on uranium mining and corporate desecration of their sovreign lands. Read more…
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Posted: 19-Jun-2008 Video duration : 12 minutes 0 seconds
In the name of oil palm
The impact of oil palm in the Oro Province and the challenges faced by landowners and organisations who are trying to stop the expansion of oil palm plantations in the region. Read more…
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Posted: 19-Jun-2008 Video duration : 14 minutes 17 seconds
Dirt Road to Peace
Peaceniks against the US war machine in Australia oppose the 2005 Talisman Saber war games Read more…
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Posted: 17-Jun-2008 Video duration : 2 minutes 20 seconds
I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons
ICAN's latest short video highlights that nuclear weapons abolition is both wanted and possible. It's not a "green" or "left" issue - it's simply one of survival and sanity. Read more…
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Posted: 13-Jun-2008 Video duration : 45 minutes 38 seconds
Aidex '91: inside the Australian arms trade
Aidex '91 documents the protests against the Aidex Arms Trade "Fair" held in Canberra, Australia in 1991. It also investigated the politics of Australian weapons trading in the Asia-Pacific region. It was produced for transmission on Community Access TV who were conducting test broadcasts of community TV on UHF Ch31 in Sydney, Australia. The large protest against Aidex, the police response, and the general public reaction, combined to make the arms traders very wary of staging such a prominent display for a decade and a half. There is soon to be another, so perhaps now is a good time to revisit this history for learnings. Read more…
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Posted: 12-Jun-2008 Video duration : 6 minutes 0 seconds
Transmission Asia-Pacific (TXAP) 2008
TXAP 2008 From May 19-25 2008 fifty-five tech and video activists gathered in West Java, Indonesia to share code and stories. Organised by EngageMedia and the Jakarta based Ruangrupa Transmission Asia-Pacific brought together projects from 15 different countries, from Japan to India, and China to New Zealand, to discuss ways to most effectively use online video as a social change tool. Read more…
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Posted: 03-Jun-2008 Video duration : 0 minutes 58 seconds
Karne (Rights Vol. I)
A video that compares the slaughterhouse to the wholesale violence experienced by a long list of activists and defenders of human rights. Read more…
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Posted: 03-Jun-2008 Video duration : 1 minute 13 seconds
Bangka o Eroplano (Rights Vol. I)
At an early age, children in the Philippines are exposed to the reality of activists becoming victims of enforced disappearances. Read more…
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Independent Media at Climate Camp Australia 2008
Plug-in TV production meeting for new season!