A production of SKA TV + Friends of the Earth.
Global
Insights 1998 was first screened
at the State Film Theatre on in August 1998
and
featured Direct action footage from around the planet with raves by anti-nuclear
& indigenous activists.
DOWNLOAD A SAMPLE VIDEO FILE NOW - THE PEOPLE'S COURT - for synopsis see below -requires realplayer
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The video is now available. It contains the following stories: · Global News - produced by Undercurrents (UK). Has brief action updates from around the world. · Melbourne Direct Action Update - highlights from the previous six months of direct action as featured on Access News. · In Memory - a tribute to EarthFirst! activist Judi Bari who was the victim of a carbomb attack · Action on Jabiluka - After a huge year with this campaign, proters are unrelenting in their opposition to a new uranium mine in Kakadu National Park. · The People's Court - protesters at the Jabiluka mine hold their own court procedings in which ERA (the company that is trying to build the mine) are charged with trespass and asked to leave the site after being found 'GUILTY' of a number of charges. · Trainstopping - thousands of people in germany try to stop the passage of a train carrying radioactive material... · Subvertising - anti-ads. Sit back. · Guest Speaker: Dave Sweeny from Friends of the Earth talks about the anti-uranium campaign and community media · Forest Fight - A beautiful short, filled with images that both enchant and sicken. Shows you how amazing the world is, and how quickly it is being destroyed. · The Zapatistas and Rainforest of Chiapas - the indigenous people of southern Mexico fight for their lives and their natural environment against the ramifications of the North American Free Trade Agreement. · Listen to the Banned - In 1996, 6 charities had adverts banned. Censorship, or did they go too far? · Timber - images of forests, logging and resistance from around the world, featuring music from Coldcut · Minewatch Philippines - 22 different indigenous groups from all over the philippines meet at the government Department of the Environment and Natural Resources in Manila to demand a halt to destructive mining practises on their lands - particularly australian-based mining companies. |
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