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Rudd's so-called education revolution
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28 Aug 2008
Perth Indymedia
From the newswire: AUG 27, 2008 - In light of Rudd's so-called education revolution, here's a piece by a local reporter on the need to revisit the Federal schools funding model. Last last year we went through the all too familiar ritual of analysing the school results and announcing to stunned gasps that the private system has outperformed the public system. This year, 13 of the top 15 schools are private ones... The Howard model is here to stay. Unless the state and federal government come up with a way to make sure our public schools are properly resourced, so is the gap between the two
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Pembubaran Blokade dan Penangkapan Korban Lapindo
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25 Aug 2008
Jakarta IMC
Sekitar pukul 17.30 WIB lalu (Senin, 25/08/08) barisan korban Lapindo dari desa Siring dan Jatirejo yang memblokade jalan masuk utama tanggul di pinggir jalan raya Surabaya-Malang dibubarkan oleh polisi. Blokade warga tersebut terkait dengan berlarut-larutnya pembayaran ganti rugi yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah maupun Lapindo. Pada pembubaran tersebut, tiga orang warga dari Jatirejo ditangkap oleh polisi. Peristiwa pembubaran oleh polisi ini dilakukan pada saat sebagian warga yang sejak pagi tadi berkumpul pulang ke rumah untuk makan dan mandi. Secara kuantitas, jumlah warga yang masih berada
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US Spy Base for Geraldton - West Coast Pine Gap
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21 Aug 2008
Perth Indymedia
From the newswire Tuesday 19th August 2008 - Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has confirmed that negotiations are well underway to install a US military facility outside Geraldton - despite there being no consultation with the state or local governments, or the local community. Work is expected to begin later this year on a satellite ground station for the US MUOS, a new satellite communications system being deployed by the US Navy. When built, the system would become the third US site housed in WA, alongside a spy base and a military communications centre. It is the first big US
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Demand Fair Student Income Support
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18 Aug 2008
Perth Indymedia
National Day of Action - Wed 20th August 2008, 1pm Wesley Church, Perth SOS - SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS: Why? Student income support is set below the poverty line; 1 in 8 students can't afford regular meals; Centrelink doesn't think you're independent until you're 25; 1 in 4 students have their studies adversely affected by financial stress... There will be speakers, some entertainment and a healthy amount of attention-grabbing noise. Each campus will be organising transport to the city before 1pm. CONTACT See: From the Perth Indymedia Action Calendar... READ MORE/Comment...
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Aksi Internasional Menentang Pertemuan G8 telah dimulai
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30 Jun 2008
Jakarta IMC
 Aksi protes terhadap pertemuan G8 2008 telah dimulai. Pada hari kamis, demonstrasi menentang pertemuan Menteri Luar Negeri Negara-negara G8 telah dilakukan di Kyoto. Terdapat tiga kamp protes di Sapporo, kota terdekat dengan Lake Toya, dimana pertemuan G8 akan dilaksanakan mulai tanggal 7-9 Juli. Alternative Media Centre di Sapporo dan Tokyo telah di siapkan dan jaringan pengacara untuk kondisi darurat telah siap mendukung aksi demonstrasi ini. Bahkan, beberapa konferensi dan aksi demonstrasi telah dijadwalkan minggu depan. Berbagai aktivis dari seluruh dunia telah terbang ke Jepang,
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Midwinter Multimedia: For those left out in the cold
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09 Jun 2008
Aotearoa IMC - Features
As Midwinter approaches and rain and winds push us (mostly) off the streets and into our homes, why not dash out for an evening to various events that seek to raise awareness about those people left out in the cold by society and those for whom war and colonisation pushes to the margins; homeless people, female factory workers in Mexico, refugees, Tuhoe and Latin American anti-imperialists.
Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland:
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Airport Foodcourt Workers Strike Against Medieval Conditions
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09 Jun 2008
Aotearoa IMC - Features
Two dozen workers at Auckland Airport’s foodcourt staged a lightening strike on Saturday 7 June, in protest at medieval working conditions. The strikers marched through the foodcourt calling for their rights and were applauded by the public. Employers and security tried unsuccessfully to silence the upbeat strikers. The company is a joint venture between HMSC, a mega-corporation with businesses around the world, and Auckland International Airport. Mike Treen of Unite Union said the workers had the worst employment contract the union had come across. The workers have a start time but no
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The Life and Times of Melbourne Indymedia
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14 Mar 2008
Melbourne Indymedia
The Melbourne Indymedia collective met in February after a long hiatus to discuss its future. We decided that we did not have the energy required to continue the project and that therefore the collective had come to an end.
We are however keen to help others take up the challenge of producing an activist based, participatory news site, whether that be a Melbourne Indymedia, an Australia Indymedia or something all together new. We feel such a space is very much needed.
Several Melbourne Indymedia members expressed interest in mentoring such a project. If this interests you please contact us
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Indigenous Action Against Mining Hold Australian Firm At Bay
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17 Jan 2008
Manila Indymedia
NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines- Tribal villagers up north Luzon blockaded the Australian mining company from further exploring minerals in their community, Friday noon, and forced the mining firm to leave the village. According to reports, hundred dozens of indigenous residents in Kasibu town ,"pushed away employees of a foreign mining firm and their earth-moving equipment that were supposed to start exploration in their community", said Inq.Net. The action held by local people has lead to an indefinite operation shut down of OceanaGold Philippines Inc.- an Australian company. Indigenous residents
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Letter to the Manila Indymedia Editor
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03 Dec 2007
Manila Indymedia
To us members of the Progresibong Alyansa ng mga Mangingisda sa Pilipinas (PANGISDA), the curfew imposed by Malacanang last Friday was a stark reminder of Martial Law. In Central and Southern Luzon, the curfew prevented fishermen living in interior villages from going to the sea to fish and thus violated their constitutional right to travel freely. [ Read More ] Related Stories: [ Rise Up And Be Counted | Condemn Detention of Journalists | Workers Vow To Continue The Struggle ]
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Nine Filipinos Staged Mutiny In the High Seas
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13 Nov 2007
Manila Indymedia
Roderick Sumang, Delter Algay, Edwin Lee, Jesus Manaqued, Sherilo Moraleja, Socrates Silan Jr., Dennis Tolentino, Noel Cusi and Jose Menpin -- all undocumented workers -- flew to Mauritius a month ago to work as crew members on the fishing vessel Ruei Thih Fa. With their Taiwanese captain Jui-yin Huang and nine other Chinese crewmen, they set sail from Mauritius' capital, Port Louis, on Oct. 31 and began work on Nov. 2, unaware that they were to fill 22-hour work days. On Nov. 5, their fourth day at work, they took action. Jolted awake by the captain's buzzer after only two hours of sleep,
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Indigenous Elder wins Environment Award
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10 Jun 2007
Melbourne Indymedia
 The Australian Conservation Foundation's (ACF) Peter Rawlinson Award was given to 'Uncle' Kevin Buzzacott, an Arabunna elder, on World Environment Day in 2007 for two decades of work highlighting the impacts of uranium mining and promoting a nuclear free Australia. Uncle Kev has been a tireless campaigner for indigenous rights including reclaiming the kangaroo and emu sacred totems from the Coat of Arms from Parliament House in Canberra and accusing the Federal Government of genocide. [Full Story]
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