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November 2009 November2009 DANISH NGO’S HOPE PUBLIC CAN INFLUENCE CLIMATE TALKS In this issue... UN Special Rapporteur’s report on Australia Climate Change news and acti on from Australia and the World Eight years on: what’s changed in refugee policy in Australia? NT Interventi on Walkoff Tasmania’s Forest: Sti ll Wild, Sti ll Threatened. Australian Nuclear Free Alliance 2009 Meeti ng the U.N. climate change process police, and that’s a false picture,” element in European protests, by Warrick Jordan is inherently fl awed, and that it CJA’s Sti ne Gry said. “I think there and believes a strict adherence Several Danish NGOs have favours large corporati ons over fair is a more widespread acceptance to non-violence is important to expressed serious concerns over the and eff ecti ve outcomes. that civil disobediance is necessary, communicate messages potenti al outcomes of December’s as the current laws and structures eff ecti vely. COP15 climate negoti ati ons in The group, which formed to focus are not capable of dealing with the Copenhagen. on COP15, is planning to stage a one climate crisis.” “We believe that non-violent direct day occupati on of the conference acti on is an essenti al part of any NGO coaliti ons such as the and establish a ‘people’s conference’ Steve Phillips is the spokesperson for campaign. Large corporati ons government funded People’s Climate where alternati ve models for tackling leading Australian climate change have unprecedented access to the Acti on and the radical Climate Justi ce climate change are presented. direct acti on group Rising Tide, government, and we can’t compete Acti on are att empti ng to engage Janne Aagaard holds some concerns which is based in Newcastle, the through the usual channels. We the Danish public and those from that the good intenti ons of radical world’s largest coal export port. He need people to leave their comfort farther afi eld in events surrounding acti vists may backfi re if a small has some sympathy for the argument zone – there is no more important the summit. People’s Climate Acti on minority of fringe protestors cause put forward by CJA. “There are many issue than climate change,” Mr [PCA] is a government funded problems, and that confl ict may people from the grassroots climate Phillips said. organisati on responsible for raising overshadow both the summit itself movement arguing that the UNFCCC the general public’s awareness of and other positi ve acti ons by the process should be shutdown, as Duncan Jinks is the convenor of climate change, largely though public. it is only providing market-based Climate Acti on Newcastle [CAN], who funding and assisti ng climate related mechanisms and soluti ons for operates in the same city as Rising community projects. “There is a disti ncti on between corporati ons,” Steve said. Tide, working on initi ati ves such as people who want to fi ght and those household emissions reducti ons. “Our main target groups are the who are politi cally engaged,” Ms Rising Tide is hoping for successful Duncan, which will be att ending NGOs. We aim to make them bett er, Aagaard said. “You must respect negoti ati ons, however. “We believe COP15, sees the benefi ts of working with concrete projects that involve the fact thatt here are passionate that the UNFCCC is a very democrati c with groups such as Rising Tide. citi zens.These projects have to people, though that passion can be forum. Tuvalu has the same weight engage people,” said PCA’s Janne used positi vely or negati vely.” as the U.S. for example,” Mr Phillips “In some ways, CAN and Rising Tide Aagaard. “We are expecti ng that the said. “I’m not expecti ng anything are diametrically opposed, however NGOs in Denmark [will] pick up the The Danish branch of WWF has great to happen, but it will be a we virtually never disagree,” Mr torch and lead the engagement of previously criti cised Climate Justi ce tragedy if the talks fail, as this is Jinks said. “We appreciate each civil society, and we get thirty, forty, Acti on’s planned occupati on of the almost our last chance to get this other’s strategy. We need to apply maybe fi ft y thousand people, mostly conference as ‘counter producti ve’ right.” that internati onally.” young people and families, out on and as hindering the ability of groups the streets,” Ms Aagaard said. such as WWF to mobilise people Rising Tide has been a global pioneer More climate justi ce informati on in street marches, as they may be in using non-violent direct acti on can be read at: Climate Justi ce Acti on [CJA], an inti midated by potenti al violence. protests to engage the general www.climate-justice-action. organisati on formed of European, public in the climate issue. org North American and developing “We have this problem as being world acti vists with links to the stamped as crazy, violent, insane Steve says he is aware that there is expanding direct acti on ‘climate people who just want to fi ght the an occasionally more aggressive camps’ movement, argues that htt p://waiquarterly.wordpress.com 1 November2009 Wai was written in numerous nations from Wurundjeri, Gadigal, Arrente. We recognise the sovereignty of every Indigenous nation on this continent, acknowledge that sover- eignty has never been ceded, and pay our respects to all Traditional Owners, past, present and future. We will continue to support Indigenous peoples in their struggle for respect, compensation and self-determination. True justice will only be achieved when we recognise and rectify the injustices to the traditional custodians and the land on which we walk. ABOUT WAI Committee in March, highlighting the level of But Mr Morrison fears these voluntary NEWS funding for Aboriginal legal aid in Australia. conservation agreements are under threat from mining and development. So this is the fourth issue of Wai. Out on the The UN has now responded, saying it is streets almost a year to the day since the $9m life raft for Indigenous languages concerned about a lack of adequate access to “If a better deal comes along, obviously you are In August Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett justice for Indigenous people. going to take it and that means that important has happened within the world and this announced a plan to rescue over 100 threatened areas that have been put on the National first one. It’s been an interesting year. A lot Indigenous languages across Australia. It recommended that the Government adopt a Reserve System could be just as easily taken off mechanism to compensate victims of the Stolen it for other reasons,” he said. paper. I think it’s fair to say that each issue The plan will see the Government allocate $9 Generations. has improved, although there are still some million over the next year towards the project, “I think we are actually in a policy crisis in relation hitches and glitches that we are working on. which includes funding for interpretive and translation services as well as a commitment to But the Government says there will be no to these issues in Canberra.” compensation. This issue we’ve probably broadened our invest in critically endangered languages with There are now 33 Indigenous Protected Areas horizonsthe sham a littlethat withwas anthe article ‘referendum about West on early childhood tests and mobile childhood A spokesman for federal Attorney-General nationally, following last week’s declaration of Papua remarking on the 40 years since teams. Robert McClelland says the Government’s focus the Djelk Indigenous Protected Area. is on ‘closing the gap’ and on initiatives through independence.’ There’s also a little look Mr Garrett says the funding and national focus Land Use Agreement for Central QLD the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at Australian companies in Burma, a little will improve coordination between all parties Native title claimants and five shire councils Healing Foundation. report about climate action groups that working to reduce the loss of languages. in central QLD have begun negotiations to are working in Denmark at the moment to develop an Indigenous Land Use agreement to As Julie Baxter told Professor James Anaya, the protest around the Copenhagen meetings He says the funding recognises that Indigenous over 39,090 sq km of pastoral and other leases, UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples, and also a larger piece about the way coal languages play an important role in student reserves and unallocated state land. They are when he was in Alice Springs “other states have and other lobbyists are curtailing any learning, particularly in bilingual schools. And seeking recognition and protection of their title awarded compensation to Stolen Generations possibilitysection since of thatan agreementwas always atthe Copenhagen. intention of that they are keen that relevant jurisdictions in this area where the local councils are required and yet we here in the NT get nothing because We’ve also included a little regional news are encouraged to provide the opportunity to provide infrastructure and services to their we are a Territory of the Federal Government for Indigenous language support, for those communities and use the land for certain public and they have refused to pay compensation.” Wai- to focus both nationally and regionally. Indigenous language programs that are already purposes. in place to continue. UN assured Aboriginal communities will Sacred sites in Darling Range set to be Locally we’ve got articles on climate change get compo destroyed actions, camps and protests around Australia, The head of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait A Federal Government report to the United there’s anti-nuclear news, a report back Islander Arts Board has welcomed the funding.
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