Fwd: Violence in Papua, Occupy Melbourne and Jakarta, Camp Sambel is back!

[Gustaff Harriman Iskandar]

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. NOVEMBER'S VIDEOS Attack on the Papuan People's Congress This is raw footage of the recent attack by the Indonesian military and police on the Third Papuan People's Congress in Jayapura. The footage shows people dancing, soldiers closing in, and gun shots. The video was shot by several observers. The last sequence was shot while the camera person was hiding from gunfire. Police have now confirmed that five people were killed in the attack - human rights groups say it was more. Release Indonesian minors from Australian jails! Lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and activists rallied outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta on 24 October 2011, calling for the release of more than 50 Indonesian juveniles in Australian adult prisons. The children were arrested for crewing people smuggling vessels. EngageMedia talked to Feby Yonesta of YLBHI about the fate of the children. No Harvey No! The global action for Aussie forests On the 7-8 October 2011, over 40 actions took place across the world, demanding that retail giant Harvey Norman stop selling furniture and flooring that come from the destruction of Australia's iconic native forests. This included a massive action at the Sydney Opera House where activists abseiled off the roof with a giant banner. From Milan to Melbourne, people are saying 'No Harvey No' Stop selling Aussie forest destruction. NEWS In September, Occupy Wall Street began to protest the injustices perpetuated by the 1% (economic and political elite) whose actions affect all of us, the 99%. Since then, people in cities all over the world, including Melbourne and Jakarta have been speaking out, resisting and occupying. - Cop It Sweet: Occupy Melbourne - Everyone Leads the Movement:   Fay's Occupy Jakarta Speech - Songs of Occupy Jakarta - Occupy Melbourne:   Eviction and New Beginnings   Applications for Camp Sambel 2 are now open. If you are a video activist based in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Philippines, Southern Thailand or Brunei, this is a fantastic opportunity to learn with peers. More information in English here and Indonesian/Malaysian here. EngageMedia is looking for an outgoing person based in Malaysia or the Philippines to lead a video subtitling and outreach project based on the Universal Subtitles system. Full job description here. Online submissions to the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, in Prague, Czech Republic, are open until November 30. Read the guidelines here. 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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