July, 2008

• The Century of the Self: Happiness Machines

  

  July 12, 2008  2,902 views 6 comments Share

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  Happiness Machines is the first of four episodes from "The Century of the Self," a 2002 Documentary that examines "the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty," or as Director Adam Curtis puts it, "how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in [...]

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• Guatamelan Campesinos Face Kidaps, Multiple Attacks

  

  July 10, 2008  2,204 views 0 Comments Share

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  Rights Action has sent a media alert concerning the safety of members belonging to the National Committee of CUC (the Campesino Unity Committee) and more than 100 Maya Keqchi families from the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala. Since June 30, they've faced multiple attacks and kidnappings by paramilitaries associated with the bio fuel agribusiness, Ingenio [...]

  Filed Under ALERT • biofuel • business • Energy • Guatemala • Indigenous Peoples • Maya • Mayan • violence • World Bank

• Six Nations Halt Construction at Five Sites

  

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  On Monday, about 150 Six Nations People stopped construction at a number of development projects in Brantford, ignoring last month's court injunction that prohibits "native protests." "Our people have been patient and today our patience has run out," said Butch Thomas, a Seneca sub-chief. "Any new development in this area or on our land has [...]

  Filed Under business • Canada • Indigenous Peoples • jurisdiction • protests • Six Nations • struggles

• Indigenous Communities Oppose Deep Sea Mining

  

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  During the last week of June, indigenous representatives from the Bismark Sea region of Papua New Guinea held a three day gathering to discuss deep sea mining and what dangers they may face as a result of this experimental mining process. The Canadian mining company Nautilus Minerals recently gained a contract from the government to [...]

  Filed Under business • Canada • Indigenous Peoples • jurisdiction • mining • Papua • struggles

• The Walk4Justice Needs Your Support

  

  July 9, 2008  2,117 views 4 comments Share

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  Setting out on June 21, the "Walk4Justice" is now well on its way to Ottawa. That means there's at least sixteen more stops before they reach Parliament Hill in September, where they will present a petition and demand a full public inquiry into the "scandal" of missing and murdered women in Canada. Over the past [...]

  Filed Under Canada • Indigenous Peoples • justice • women

• The Algonquins of Barriere Lake

  

  July 8, 2008  3,019 views 1 comment Share

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  The Algonquins of Barriere Lake is a 41-minute documentary that illustrates the Algonquin community's decades-long struggle to have their land and resource rights recognized by Canada and the Province of Quebec. You can find the video below... On June 26th, Algonquin representatives and supporters from the Barriere Lake Solidarity Collective peacefully occupied the offices of [...]

  Filed Under Algonquins • Canada • Indigenous Peoples • jurisdiction • struggles

• Takla Lake Escalates Blockade

  

  July 6, 2008  1,631 views 0 Comments Share

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  In response to the governments continued refusal to deal with their concerns, the Takla Lake First Nation has blockaded a second access road to their traditional territory. "The situation is urgent", states Chief Dolly Abraham. "We need to sit down with the Province and with all mining companies in our Territory if any exploration is [...]

  Filed Under blockades • business • Canada • Indigenous Peoples • mercury • mining • Takla • toxins