Yearly Archives: 2011

15 September : Sydney film evening provokes interest and discussion

untold.jpgOver 60 Sydneysiders attended an evening of film and discussion organised by the Australia Western Sahara Association (AWSA) in partnership with the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts on Thursday 15 September 2011, under the title, “Western Sahara: The untold story”.
El Problema, a multi-prize winning documentary which tackles the situation of human rights abuses in the occupied areas  was screened,
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A new dawn? Western Sahara and the Arab Spring

New Internationalist Magazine
Jeremy Corbyn MP and Stefan Simanowitz look at the prospects for a resolution of one of the world’s longest running conflicts.

‘I’ve never felt more optimistic about the possibility for a just resolution of the situation in Western Sahara than I do today,’ former senior British diplomat Carne Ross told a meeting in the House of Commons last week. ….(continued)

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15 September : Sydney Film Night, Western Sahara: The untold story

Sydney Film Night,
Australia Western Sahara Association in partnership with the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts presents :

Western Sahara: The untold story
When:    Thursday 15 September 2011
Time:   6.00pm for 6.30pm start (finishes 8.30pm)
Where:    Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts
The Auditorium, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
$10 ($5 concession)
Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees, AM, Director Sydney Peace Foundation at the University of Sydney, will introduce El Problema documentary.
El Problema
Directed by Jordi Ferrer and Pablo Vidal, Spain 2009, 53 min (Spanish & Arabic with English subtitles)

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A Critical Resource Misused and Now Running Low

bou_conveyer_belt_sahara_phosphate_yale_e360.jpgYale Environment 360
published by  Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
07 Jul 2011: Report by Fred Pearce

Phosphate has been essential to feeding the world since the Green Revolution, but its excessive use as a fertilizer has led to widespread pollution and eutrophication. Now, many of the world’s remaining reserves are starting to be depleted.

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