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Angry Aboriginal protesters have confronted West Australian Premier Colin Barnett in Perth, leading security officers to rush him to the safety of a waiting car.
The protesters delayed the premier's departure from Fraser's Restaurant in Kings Park on Wednesday after he addressed Noongar elders about a proposed $1 billion deal to settle native title claims in WA's southwest.
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Noongar elder Richard Wilkes said he thought the deal would be illegal and SWALSC was falsely representing Swan River people who didn't agree with it.
"This land up here belongs to the Swan River people and we speak for it.
"This is a whitewash with a billion dollars," he said.
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http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/protestors-surround-barnett-after-1-billion-native-title-whitewash-20120208-1rc8p.htmlAngry Aboriginal protesters have confronted West Australian Premier Colin Barnett in... more
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The Mapuche defeated the Spanish Crown invaders, and do not recognize the border that Chile and Argentina have tried to impose. Presently, the struggle is focused on maintaining the identity as a people, and stopping the encroachment of multinational corporations in Mapuche ancestral territory. In an effort to increase profits, logging, hydroelectric, oil, mining, and tourist companies -among others- cause destruction and pollution on both sides of the Andes Mountains.
http://equalitynow.blog.com/2011/10/17/the-voice-of-the-mapuche-one-people-one-nation-undivided-by-the-andes/The Mapuche defeated the Spanish Crown invaders, and do not recognize the border that... more
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In the sixth installment of Heart of Dryness, author James G. Workman explores the traditional wisdom that has kept the Bushmen alive despite incredibly water-scarce conditions and how the national government threatened their existence. And as recent news indicates, the indigenous peoples continue to struggle for their land rights as Botswana’s government allows safari lodges to be built on the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.In the sixth installment of Heart of Dryness, author James G. Workman explores the... more
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(I am not making a judgment, I will be seeing both. Just thought it was interesting)
What if protesters against land grabs in southern China start to use Avatar as a rallying cry, amid a dispute with Google and disagreement between the U.S. and Chinese governments, about whether information should be allowed to flow freely to the Chinese public?
Apparently, you claim commercial reasons for pulling “Avatar” from most of the theaters on which it’s showing, and substitute a Chinese-made film about Confucius that contains a message ― respect for hierarchy ― you consider more appropriate for the mass consumption.
The problem is, the Jan. 22 opening of “Confucius” proved so anemic that the Chinese Film Board has already backpedaled. It now says that cinemas without 3D screens can continue to show the 2D version of “Avatar.”
Meanwhile, state enterprises and government offices have been block-booking “Confucius” tickets for their employees. Some theaters are giving away free “Confucius” tickets with “Avatar” tickets. Others are enticing those who buy
“Confucius” tickets with the opportunity to purchase much sought-after Avatar tickets. And through it all, China’s outspoken online community has let it rip.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/02/197_60033.html(I am not making a judgment, I will be seeing both. Just thought it was interesting)... more
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Does sticking your flag in something mean you own it? We are about to find out, as several new space fairing countries are now orbiting the moon and some are planning human landings on it soon. Let the battle begin! Lawyers and such other creatures are now writing the rules and regulations for lunar property rights, real estate, and mineral rights. This could get interesting, and yet another excuse for wars to break out.
My son actually bought me an acre on the moon for X-Mas in 2002, lot number 1/0269, from The Sovereign Worlds of Hope. Maybe I can cash in on this in a few years from now.
Click the link above to read more.Does sticking your flag in something mean you own it? We are about to find out, as... more
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This does not bode well for the people of India should this diversion happen as reported. With the Himalayas also melting at a far faster rate than predicted, water resources for billions who count on the freshwater from those glaciers will only make any diversion of water from the Brahmaputra a more contentious issue. For sure, both the people of India and China deserve to have enough water to survive(how much of it China really plans on using for their coal plants is also a question.) However, it would appear that China believes they hold autonomy over this region and may simply take this water without the consent of the India govt.or the people of Tibet.
Here we have a classic example of how water wars will begin. I surely hope that does not happen, but considering the latent animosities between India and China already, this potential diversion of a sacred source as well as the only source of their survival could give us a glimpse into the world of the future where water is more precious than oil, and where stronger countries will exert their power over weaker countries to take their resources.This does not bode well for the people of India should this diversion happen as... more
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Campesinos in the department of San Pedro occupied Brazilian-owned farms on Oct. 1 to block the entry of transgenic soy, and began planting other crops such as sesame and yucca on the plots.
Some 120 campesinos occupied two 600-hectare (1,480 acre) farms, according to local media reports.
Cristino Peralta, the San Pedro correspondent of the daily ABC Color, said that the farmers immediately began planting the sesame and yucca after occupying the plantations.
"There was no law enforcement intervention," he said. "The group's leader Florencio Martinez said that the occupation marked the start of the recovery of Paraguayan territorial sovereignty."
San Pedro is considered Paraguay's best farmland, but it is also the country's poorest department. President Fernando Lugo worked as a bishop there for a decade.
Land is concentrated in the fewest hands in Paraguay than in any other Latin American country. Only 351 landowners hold 9.7 million hectares (24 million acres), while, according to civil society organizations, there are more than 350,000 families with insufficient quantities of land or no land at all.
The demonstrators said that they took over the Brazilian-owned plantations in protest of what they called the government's failure to implement land reform. Paraguay has also seen other campesino protests against transgenic soy plantations and the indiscriminate use of farming chemicals.
Lugo had requested that the campesinos give his government 100 days starting Aug. 15 to seek financing for land reform. The period ends on Nov. 22.
According to campesino leader Elvio Benitez, the government "continues without finding a solution to the lack of land of thousands of our compatriots, while the Brazilian's presence is getting bigger and bigger. We can't do anything else but occupy the Brazilian-owned haciendas because the soy crops are causing deforestation, eliminating natural forests and contaminating people with its pesticides."
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People are standing up worldwide to the hoax that is GM food. We have enough conventional NATURAL food to feed the people of this planet. Good to see people standing up to the fake unnatural test tube food these mutli nationals are trying to shove down their throats for profit.Campesinos in the department of San Pedro occupied Brazilian-owned farms on Oct. 1 to... more
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"Donald Trump's $2 billion dream golf course in Scotland got a key vote of approval Tuesday - but not from the feisty fisherman whose refusal to sell his farm has knocked the billionaire's plans off-kilter.
"I'll never ever sell to Trump," Michael Forbes told the Daily News. "He's pissed me off now." "
I say good for him. He's standing up for what's his and doesn't want a golf course and hotel defacing his land. The sad thing is that Trump, being the man he is, will eventually just be able to claim 'eminent domain' and force him off the land."Donald Trump's $2 billion dream golf course in Scotland got a key vote of... more
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The Raramuri—also called Tarahumara by outsiders—are some of the last people in North America who continue to live a traditional, subsistence way of life. Corn is their primary crop, used to make everything from tortillas to tesquinada—a home brew for their festivals.
One of the most remote Raramuri communities in the Sierra Madre is Choreachi. Nestled deep in the canyons, surrounded by old-growth forest, Choreachi is one of the most traditional indigenous communities in North America. It is also one of the most endangered.
Logging bosses have altered maps and boundaries—going so far as to move two mountains on a fradulent official map—in order to obtain logging permits to clearcut the forests of Choreachi. The Mexican environmental agency—SEMARNAT—rubber-stamped the permits in 2006.
The Raramuri decided to fight for their ancestral lands. With the help of the Sierra Madre Alliance, a nonprofit focused on defending Raramuri lands and rights, the Raramuri filed a lawsuit last year, which temporarily suspended the logging at Choreachi. They currently await trial, where they will have to contend with decades of fraudulent documents and decisions that have prevented legal recognition of Raramuri land rights.
Having run away from conflict for centuries, the Raramuri now must face it head-on. To defend their lands, they must confront corrupt government officials, corporate logging operations, and murderous druglords. The odds are stacked against them.
Yet one thing is clear: the Raramuri know how to endure. Their quiet determination may enable them to overcome the enormous odds. And their tight-knit sense of community may empower them to unite and become politically active. With over 60,000 people, they are the second-largest indigenous group in Mexico.
Most importantly, they are deeply, intensely connected to their lands. That connection could be their source of strength—both personally and politically—in the years ahead. The canyons, rivers, and forests are not just sources of food and nourishment. They are sacred places where their people have thrived for centuries. The Raramuri’s connection to the land is as deep as the canyons themselves.
The Raramuri—also called Tarahumara by outsiders—are some of the last... more
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