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Fears over Dardanup forest

From the newswire: 10 March, 2010 - The Preston Environment Group (PEG) is outraged that Dardanup Forest could be destroyed and has urged the community to stand up against the logging plans. The group says if the logging goes ahead they will consider a non-violent, human blockade to stop the felling. The Government-run Forest Products Commission (FPC) plans to harvest the Dardanup Forest through spring and summer of this year. But PEG fears the logging will destroy jarrah trees up to 500 years old and put the rare Western Ringtail Possum in jeopardy. PEG says the forest was extremely special for many reasons, primarily because of its proximity from the growing town of Dardanup. "In 10 or 20 years Dardanup could have their own King's Park on their doorstep. If the logging goes ahead we are losing a valuable asset for future generations." There were a number of significant factors to consider should the forest be destroyed. Crooked Brook and the Ferguson River flow out of the forest and the logging would have a dramatic effect on the water quality of the catchments as a result of erosion. "Also, the Dardanup Forest is a huge carbon sink, and in times of global warming it is important to protect the trees which are working to cleanse the air from pollutants." PEG will hold a public meeting at the Ferguson Valley hall on Sunday March 14 from 4pm to 6pm. For more information contact PEG on 9732 1270 or 0439 976 507. READ MORE/Comment UPDATE: On 11 March, FPC announced: "In consultation with the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), harvesting in the Dardanup 0210 coupe will be postponed for the 2010 harvest season." Source

Stop the Stop and Search laws - Forum

From the newswire: Described as a "gross erosion of civil liberties", the Barnett government is currently attempting to bring in laws that will allow police to search people "without any grounds at all". These laws have been condemned by lawyers, civil libertarians and activists. The Criminal Investigation Amendment Act proposes to remove the current legal requirement of reasonable suspicion before police can stop and search people. The WA Law Society claims proposed new stop and search laws are a grave assault on people's freedom and fear - bringing Western Australia one step closer to a police state. Public Forum - all welcome - Speakers: Giz Watson (WA Greens) | Alex Cassie (Search for Your Rights) | Elliot Herrington (Perth Resistance) This Forum will discuss the threat they represent and the building of a protest movement to stop them. 6.30pm Thurs 11 March - Perth Activist Centre, East Perth READ MORE/Comment... See also: Rally For Your Rights - 20 April, Parliament House. searchforyourrights.org

International Women's Day

From the newswire: International Women's Day (IWD) forum aims to introduce and highlight some of the issues currently affecting women as well as provide an opportunity for women within our local community to raise other concerns. We will also be seeking to form an organising committee for the 2011 IWD march. Sunday 7 March, 2-4pm. Maritime Union Hall, 2-4 Kwong Alley, North Fremantle. READ MORE/Comment Monday 8 March at 5.30pm - Murray Street Mall - EPIC flash mob for International Women's Day: Want to do something fun and policical for international women's day, then join ROAR to raise awareness of violence against women at a flash mob! ROAR will then hold a feminist sunset picnic in Stirling Gardens from 6pm onwards. This part of the event is women and children only. MORE INFO/Comment

No Internet Filter! Perth Rally

Saturday the 6th March 12:00pm - 3:00pm - Forrest Place, Perth Stop the Filter is organising a rally to express opposition to the introduction of a national mandatory internet filter. View Minister Conroy's initial media release on the proposition here. The event will be held as a part of a National Day of Action. Greens Senator Scott Ludlam is a confirmed speaker for the event. Stop the Filter is a non-violent group that neither participates in or endorses any illegal actions, and is not affiliated with any groups who carry out illegal activities to get their point across. The Australian Federal Government is pushing forward with a plan to force Internet Service Providers to censor the Internet for all Australians. This plan will waste tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and will not make anyone safer. The filter will do almost nothing to prevent the people who are willfully making, trading, and accessing child sexual abuse material. This type of material is not distributed in the open and we need to fund police to continue to infiltrate and prosecute the groups of people responsible for creating and distributing such material. NO CLEAN FEED The filter will not prevent children from accessing inappropriate material. The proposed category of censored sites will not be wide enough to provide assurances to parents. Parents will be much better served by installing one of the many voluntary filters that are currently available and ensuring that their children are adequately supervised and aware of risks they may face online. OPEN INTERNET Despite being almost universally condemned by the public, ISPs, State Governments, Media and censorship experts, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is determined to force this filter into your home. STOP THE FILTER FACEBOOK CALENDAR READ MORE...

Request for feedback from Indymedia users

Perth Indymedia is currently undergoing a major facelift. This will include a restructure and revamping of the website. The current website, built from scratch by our dedicated tech heads, has served us well but times and technology change. So we are looking to create something more accessible and user friendly. Most importantly though it has to be something that YOU, the users of Indymedia, will want to use. So please send us your feedback! You can e-mail us at imc-perth@lists.indymedia.org or post your feedback as a comment here. Thanks, Perth Indymedia Ed's

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