Fwd: August UPDATE

[Gustaff Harriman Iskandar]

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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. AUGUST'S VIDEOS Perempuan Penggali Batu Kapur (Woman Limestone Miner) by Numbay Media The Mnukwar film group in Manokwari, West Papua, explores the stories of women limestone miners. One of them is Welmince Hiowati who struggles to get food on the table and pay for the education of her 7 children. The special autonomy package in Manokwari brings investors and money to the district, however many of its residents remain untouched by development. No Harvey No - GetUp & MFC by Simon Duncan-Watt This commercial was banned from Australian television by CAD, an industry body which represents all of Australia's commercial free-to-air television licencees. The advertisement demands Harvey Norman implement publicly available procurement polices that rule out stocking Australian native forests and to clearly label the source of their wood products. Air, Tahu, dan Internet by Institute for Essential Services Reform Access to electricity can improve the welfare of many socieities, including those who live in remote areas like the Cibuluh and Ciptagelar villages in West Java, Indonesia. These villages are are able to utilise local water sources to generate electricity using a micro hydro power plant. Jakarta Punya Mau: Ayumi's Letter on the Busway by Lococonut Japanese student Ayumi Ogura wrote to her Indonesian language lecturer describing her experience with the much loved and hated busway transportation system in Jakarta. Her letter was then read out and improvised on by the participants of Video for Change Workshop in Jakarta. FEATURED FILMMAKER Terry Narcissan Tsui is a member of the Hong Kong based Autonomous 8a, a shared space for activists to develop and realise projects of social concern. Terry regularly produces and uploads videos about migrant worker struggles in Hong Kong ... more NEWS This year has been declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations. In response, the World Rainforest Movement has launched a campaign that challenges the definition of 'forest' used by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ... more In Indonesia, there are strong criticisms of the light sentences imposed on Islamist militants for a deadly attack on an Ahmadiyah community in the village of Cikeusik, on February 6. 'The verdicts, announced on July 28, 2011, are a setback for religious freedom in Indonesia', Human Rights Watch said ... more Ashoka Changemakers is seeking entrants to a global competition for innovations in citizen media. The top four innovations will each win a US$5,000 prize. The most competitive entrants will also be considered for an Ashoka Fellowship. Deadline for entries is September 14th. BLOG HIGHLIGHTS As a part of the recent ASTEKI TV Network training, EngageMedia subtitled the Creative Commons video 'Get Creative' into Indonesian. Watch it here. Also in the EngageMedia blog, Andrew Garton identifies a number of video security issues and offers a range of possible strategies ... more Over July, EngageMedia participated in the first VideoVortex event outside Europe, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia ... more Support EngageMedia Stay in Touch Got any thoughts, requests or compliments? Drop us a line at con...@engagemedia.org   SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIDEO FROM THE ASIA PACIFIC | PUBLISH | BROWSE | READ You are receiving this email because you signed up at engagemedia.org Unsubscribe blaul...@gmail.com from this list. Update your subscription preferences EngageMedia Collective Inc. (VIC A0048171P) The text in this email is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 licence. Please check individual videos and images for licensing information.   Forward this email to a friend Update your profile

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