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MST: Landless farmers and the biggest march in brazilian history
Trailer of documentary. 69m. 2008. Contact xufilmes@gmail.com English. Portuguese. Spanish. For 17 days, 12,000 members of the Movimento Sem Terra, the Brazilian landless movement, rose before dawn and hit the motorway, creating a red column stretching four kilometers as they bore down on the capital Brasília in their bid for land reform. Demonised as dangerous outlaws - even terrorists - by the media in their own country, the movement of over a million and a half people has won international support and has been called the most dynamic social movement in the world. The film accompanies the long march for freedom over 238 kilometres, an epic vision of humanity on the move.
Arakawa Tokyo Japan. WSF global day of action 2008
Arakawa, Tokyo city center. Attac Japan and other social movements organised a Day of Forum on various issues: Against GMO campaign, Antipoverty campaign, Let's raise Income Gap and the Asian Peace Alliance. Various debates and culturale events (dances and open discussions). Short interviews on localizing the World Social Forum event - connection of people to people is possible.
Indonesia-Jakarta Global Day of Action 26 jan 2008
Jakarta, Indonesia A coalition of Indonesian social movements marched in Jakarta today as part of the International Global Day of Action coordinated. Members of workers organisations, fisher folks, peasants and others, gathered at 2pm at the Indosat building (Jl Thamrin) and marched peacefully to the Presidential Palace asking for an « Indonesia without neoliberalism ». People are oppressed by current economic policies that put land, water and sea under the control of transnational companies and that undermine workers rights. Protesters raised key national issues such as the new investment law, import and liberalisation of food products, labour law, global warming and debt. The demonstration was organised by « Gerak Lawan », the Indonesian movement against nelocolonialism and neoliberalism that brings together workers, farmers, women, fisherfolks, students, anti-debt and environmental organisations. The Indonesian Peasants Union (SPI), member of the international movement La Via Campesina actively took part in this action.
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