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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: 03-Jun-2008 Video duration : 6 minutes 47 seconds
Sanying Aboriginal Community in Taipei
Sanying Aboriginal Community in Taipei County, like Sijeou Aboriginal Community and many aboriginal communities spotted at corners of big cities in Taiwan, is a forgotten place where many aborigines live and count on. However, the sweet homes to these indigenous people is not only vulnerable to typhoons and thunderstorms, but also to bureaucrats'construction blue prints. Inhabitants of Sanying Aboriginal Community are the latest victims whose self-made house have been torn apart on Feb 21 by bulldozers and excavators under the order of Taipei County Government. Read more…
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Posted: 05-Apr-2008 Video duration : 6 minutes 1 second
Wiradjuri Elder exposes Barrick Gold's mine pit collapse at Lake Cowal
Neville 'Chappy' Williams, Wiradjuri Traditional Owner of the Lake Cowal area, recently took an aerial flight over Barrick's gold mine in Lake Cowal. He describes his feelings as he witnesses the destruction and desecration of his Peoples sacred sites by the world's largest gold mining company. Read more…
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Posted: 28-Feb-2008 Video duration : 2 minutes 44 seconds
Made in China (Episode 4)
Meet Wayne and Li. After the local mine shut down, most of Wayne's friends left home. Li Jieli left home too to work in a factory. Her family counts on her weekly paychecks. Wayne found a way to stay employed by learning a new profession. Li found a way to support her family but had to leave home. Both have made sacrifices. Wayne and Li don't know each other. But the global economy affects them both. And it connects us all. Read more…
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Posted: 18-Feb-2008 Video duration : 3 minutes 29 seconds
Reclaim da mullet
temporary autonomous zones in adelaide, a counter-fringe with special effects. Read more…
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Posted: 06-Feb-2008 Video duration : 10 minutes 0 seconds
The Yiriman Project
A short doco explaining the work of Yiriman, a Youth Project in the Kimberley seeking to build stories in young people. Yiriman and the Back to Country trips were conceived and developed by elders concerned for their young people, particularly in regard for the capacity for self harm and substance abuse, and saw the need for a place where youth could separate themselves from negative influences, and reconnect with their culture in a remote and culturally significant place. Read more…
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Posted: 31-Jan-2008 Video duration : 8 minutes 40 seconds
Invasion Day 2008
A short video shot on Invasion Day (Australia Day) in Melbourne, Australia, January 26th 2008. The actions coincided with the World Social Forum global day of action. Read more…
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Posted: 05-Jan-2008 Video duration : 9 minutes 46 seconds
Another World Is On Her Way
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Posted: 20-Dec-2007 Video duration : 40 minutes 42 seconds
Panel 2- Web 2.0
Making Links panel discussion about Web 2.0, its benefits and challenges. Sydney, October 2007. Read more…
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Posted: 19-Dec-2007 Video duration : 16 minutes 28 seconds
Interviews from Making Links 2007
Vox pop videos taken of delegates feedback from the Making Links Conference, Sydney, October 2007. Read more…
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Posted: 11-Dec-2007 Video duration : 0 minutes 40 seconds
Nature’s Investment Bank
Marine protected areas can contribute to poverty reduction. In a preview of this documentary, a local leader from Waiqanake, Fiji tells in his own words how marine protected areas have improved his community's wellbeing and helped reduce poverty. "Nature's Investment Bank" is a companion to a quantitative and qualitative analysis of more than 1,000 interviews and group discussions in four countries that show how specific marine protected areas have contributed to local poverty reduction. Read more…
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Posted: 27-Nov-2007 Video duration : 10 minutes 50 seconds
"Time to Rebel" - Eureka Rebellion Anniversary Rally 23 November 2007
Footage from a rally held at the State Library in Melbourne on the eve of the Federal election to protest at attempts by the Howard Government's Australian Building and Construction Commission to ban the Eureka flag from building sites ... Read more…
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Posted: 15-Nov-2007 Video duration : 10 minutes 40 seconds
Stop Repression in Pakistan - Rally 15 November - Melbourne
Extracts from speeches made at a rally held in Melbourne at the old GPO building on Thursday 15 November, expressing solidarity with the people of Pakistan and calling for an end to Australian Government support for the Musharraf dictatorship ... There was a long list of speakers, including two who spoke in Spanish with an interpreter, so individual speeches are unavoidably truncated. Read more…
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Posted: 09-Nov-2007 Video duration : 1 minute 42 seconds
Sea of Hands 10th anniversary
October 2007 was the 10th anniversary of the Sea of Hands. This short film celebrates past Sea of Hands installations and invites people to add a hand for reconciliation. Read more…
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Posted: 29-Oct-2007 Video duration : 10 minutes 0 seconds
Melbourne Solidarity with Aotearoa arrestees - 27 October 07
Footage from the rally held at Federation Square at noon on Saturday 27 October 2007 as far of a global day of action in support of activists arrested in Aotearoa/NZ since Monday October 15th. Read more…
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Posted: 26-Oct-2007 Video duration : 13 minutes 51 seconds
Uranium Dreaming
Uranium mining threatens Aboriginal culture and land rights at many sites across Australia. In this film, Traditional Owners speak out against the mining companies which bring sickness to the land. Uranium Dreaming tells the story of the industry almost nobody wants. Read more…
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Posted: 24-Oct-2007 Video duration : 6 minutes 5 seconds
Happy School
This is an inspiring story about how ordinary people can become heroes through their willingness to take responsibility for their world, and through their care for others. Read more…
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Posted: 17-Oct-2007 Video duration : 12 minutes 5 seconds
Journey to reality
A documentary on discovering your roots. We take a look at a young Philippino, Joe Natoli, as he returns to the Philippines to learn more about where he comes from, and the conditions of life that exist there. Through interviews with Joe, his parents and a short documentary that Joe himself made, we see how important it is to maintain a connection to the cultures that we come from, and to be more aware of the world around us. Read more…
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Posted: 16-Oct-2007 Video duration : 7 minutes 59 seconds
Solidarity protest at NZ Consulate - support 15 Oct arrestees
Following the crackdown on dissent in Aotearoa protests are being held widely - this is roughly cut footage from a speakout and street theatre outside the NZ Consulate in Melbourne at 11am on Tuesday 16 October See further coverage on NZ Indymedia - http://www.indymedia.org.nz/ Read more…
Independent Media at Climate Camp Australia 2008
Plug-in TV production meeting for new season!