http://www.engagemedia.org Collection of latest News and Events daily 1 2009-01-20T07:42:04Z http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/traverser11/news/al-jazeera-censored/view Al Jazeera has bowed to Indonesian pressure not to screen the West Papua documentary 'Pride of Warriors. The film, which voiced West Papuan perspectives of the Indonesian military presence and human rights abuses, was due to be screen on Al Jazeera English channel on Thursday night at 6:30pm. EngageMedia traverser11 featured 2009-07-04T06:55:27Z News Item text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/rjian/events/new-media-and-the-2010-elections-july-24-25-26-2009-sofitel-philippine-plaza-manila/view Join us in the New Media and 2010 Election event! EngageMedia rjian Social Event forum 2009-07-03T05:26:50Z Event text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/andycat/news/open-translation-tools-book-sprint-book-publishes-translation-and-video-books/view The books are the outcome of the first-ever Open Translation Tools Book Sprint, and builds on work done at two Open Translation Tools convergences, a pair of live events designed by Aspiration (www.aspirationtech.org). The books on open translation tools and video subtiting were released into the wild on 29th June 2009. EngageMedia andycat 2009-07-02T11:51:34Z News Item text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/rjian/events/sfd-09-on-region-ix/view Celebration SFD Worldwide, for this year from Region IX Philippines the Computer Professionals Union, Mindanao Open Source Society together with the STI College Zamboanga will be organizing and hosting the SFD on Region IX. EngageMedia rjian workshop 2009-06-30T03:05:51Z Event text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/andycat/news/engagemedia-working-with-flossmanuals-on-open-translation-tools/view EngageMedia is involved in a 'book sprint' organised by FLOSSManuals & AspirationTech in Amsterdam, starting 24 June. After 5 days of intensive collaborative book creation, the open content licensed book will be launched on Monday 29th June 2009. EngageMedia andycat 2009-07-01T22:16:33Z News Item text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Timmah/events/i-want-to-live-here-film-competition-the-war-on-creativity/view The war on creativity asks young artists to respond to the effects of gentrification in their cities and neighbourhoods. Make a film in 3m or less that responds to these issues, first prize $3000! EngageMedia Timmah 2009-06-25T04:10:41Z Event text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/andrew/news/engagemedia-at-the-open-video-conference/view EngageMedia was in attendance at the Open Video Conference in New York city on June 19-21. EngageMedia andrew 2009-06-24T18:28:08Z News Item text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Michelle/news/pacific-climate-change-ambassadors-take-to-the-front-line/view Pacific climate change activists and ambassadors began meetings on Sunday 21 June in the lead up to the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Copenhagen later on in the year. The meetings began in Cook Islands and will continue on for a month throughout the Pacific also documenting climate change in places such as Samoa and Vanuatu. Leaders on climate change will be meeting with the global NGO Greenpeace and other travellers aboard the Esperanza such as Oscar nominated star of Whale Rider, Keisha Castle-Hughes. EngageMedia Michelle 2009-06-22T23:16:34Z News Item text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Michelle/events/indigenous-men-and-women-currently-in-victorian-prisons-will-have-a-public-voice-during-naidoc-week-5-12-july/view Indigenous men and women currently in Victorian prisons will have a public voice during NAIDOC Week, 5 - 12 July. 3CR Community Radio Station, Melbourne, presents four prison broadcasts as part of a week of on air NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) celebrations. Please find a Press Release and flyer for the broadcasts attached EngageMedia Michelle 2009-06-19T00:41:58Z Event text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/plugintv/events/melbourne-rally-stop-the-intervention-in-northern-territory/view On Saturday 20th June supporters of Aboriginal rights in Melbourne will be marking the two-year anniversary of the Northern Territory intervention with a solidarity rally in the CBD, followed by a public meeting at Trades Hall. The events will feature live music and a range of speakers, including a woman from the Alice Springs town camps. I'm coordinating a group of people to film this event and upload online soon-ish after the rally. I would need people with filming equipment/audio/photography... If anyone out there is able to help out on this day... email info@plugintv.net or 2111media@gmail.com Thanks Sheryl EngageMedia plugintv video activism, social and environmental change, Social Event Social justice, documentary, performance, injustice, human rights, Chika Honda, art, arts, theatre 2009-06-17T00:27:39Z Event text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Michelle/news/anti-logging-activists-continue-to-be-dragged-through-four-year-legal-battle-with-gunns/view Environmental activists are still struggling in a legal battle against the timber giant Gunns that has been going on over four years now. Gunns have been been suing the remaining 14 activists from the original 20 over their anti-logging protests citing their activities as damaging to the company EngageMedia Michelle 2009-06-16T02:49:44Z News Item text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Michelle/news/australias-public-demand-action-on-climate-change-at-the-national-climate-emergency-rally/view On Saturday 13th June 2009 there were rallies in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra and Hobart on the same day as part of an initiative by Australia's Climate Action Summit in February 2009 when over 140 climate action groups came together. The rallies are our chance to secure strong global action to cut emissions in time to avoid catastrophic climate change. In December 2009, governments of the world will meet in Copenhagen to forge a critical new global climate change agreement in the lead-up to this we will be calling for 100% renewable energy by 2020 and Australia to lead the way in combating climate change. EngageMedia Michelle featured 2009-06-14T23:29:15Z News Item text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/andrew/news/engagemedia-is-hiring-technical-coordinator/view EngageMedia is looking for a Technical Projects Coordinator to join our team. Please see the details below for more information. EngageMedia andrew 2009-06-09T14:03:56Z News Item text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Novaruth/news/bandung-denpasar-workshop/view EngageMedia is hosting another two free digital video distribution workshops, this time in Bandung and Denpasar, Indonesia. These 2-day free workshops will explore how to effectively distribute your critical films both online and offline. Read more here and download the registration form. * Bandung, July 25-26, 2009 deadline for submission of applications : July 11, 2009 * Denpasar, August 15-16, 2009 deadline for submission of applications : August 2, 2009 EngageMedia Novaruth featured 2009-07-03T10:31:34Z News Item text/html http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/robbie/events/galactic-sex-wars-and-other-bulk-ace-films-screening/view The revolution will not be televised, but it will be screened at Trades Hall on Friday the 12th. This is a cinemanic spectacular of short films featuring class war, kung fu mimes and queer space commandos. EngageMedia robbie screening 2009-06-04T01:33:15Z Event text/html