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The We Do Tube Too FarmHello, and welcome to some of the You Tube trailers, or links to trailers or movies we want to point you to or introduce you to. While it's unlikely that you'll be able to watch many movies directly from our website, because they eat lots of resources, you will be able to find a growing number of direct links to them. After all, these days www.myspace.com, the place where You Tube lives, is owned by our own Rupert Murdoch, and who said we weren't patriotic? So, We Tube Too these days! Tubes on this pageThe movies below are embedded on this page, or linked to a pop-up window that opens when you click the links. For the pop-up windows to work properly, you may need to adjust the settings on your computer: allow Javascripts and allow pop-up windows on this page or on our website.
Al Jazeera TV: Seeking asylum in AustraliaAl Jazeera Television Fleeing conflict and war, asylum seekers are risking everything they have for new lives in Australia. Increasing numbers of people, many from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, have entered Australian waters in the past year, putting the Rudd government's border protection policy under increasing pressure. For most of those traveling by boat, the end of the journey is mandatory detention on remote Christmas Island, nearly a thousand miles from the Australian mainland. Yet, more and more are making the journey. On this edition of 101 East we are in Australia to look at one of the toughest immigration policies in the world. Nick Lazaredus reports from Christmas Island, and interviews Amnesty International Australia's refugee team co-ordinator Graham Thom, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services Laurie Ferguson, Christmas Island Shire President Graham Thomson and human rights advocate Jack Smit. 2007 World Refugee DayPerth Community TV created a 15-minute documentary of our 2007 World Refugee Day event, which went to air on Foxtel Pay-TV, on Tuesday June 26 in the evening. Below is the movie clip we made for our website. The code for your download is at Myspace here, and our Myspace home page is here: http://www.myspace.com/projectsafecom The Hazaras of AfghanistanSome say they descended from the Moguls and from Ghengis Khan. Others argue that they were the ruling group in Afghanistan before the British came, who ordered the undermining of these rulers, starting the continuous period of oppression. Here's a documentary by the BBC about the Hazaras, now the most trampled group in the country - and amongst those who still need protection under the UN Refugee Convention. Movie preview 
We Will Be Remembered For ThisA Film About Australia In 2006, a group of young people of different nationalities, backgrounds, attitudes and political views took a trip to the Baxter Detention Centre. The stories of the people they met behind the razor wire surprised, moved and challenged them. We Will Be Remembered For This documents their journey. It is a film for everyone. It is a clear, rational and nonpoliticised look at the human issues of Australia's mandatory immigration detention policy. This film poses the essential questions surrounding Australia's refugee policy. Who are the people behind the fences? How did they come to be there? What are the psychological and legal battles they now face? How much do average Australians know about this policy, and if they knew the truth, would they want it to change? Movie preview
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Bring David Hicks homeAn Amnesty International Australia project: send a letter to the PM, John Howard: Bring David Hicks home - Australian citizen David Hicks has been detained in Guantánamo Bay for nearly five years. Amnesty International has launched a global action calling on the Australian Government to bring David Hicks home to face a fair trial or be released. Take action by voicing your support.
LinksGood Night and Good LuckGeorge Clooney's new film brilliantly examines the freedom of the American media during the McCarthy period. But, asks Neal Ascherson, is it really old news, and who can take up the challenge today? Related:5 September 2006: George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck - "... seeing this multi-award winning movie about the McCartheism era in the USA raised my faith in the WA State government by quite a few notches - even though the government seemed to have taken in all of the Federal Anti-Terrorism legislation ..."
LinksHazarah Song, Chinese Flying Forks and a CircusFrom ABC News, Melbourne Hussain Sadiqi first ran away from the Taliban in Afghanistan. He came to Australia courtesy of some people smugglers. Now he's run away with the circus...
Building our Alcatraz: Christmas Island Detention CentreFrom the YouTube website A nine-minute movie of the construction site of the Christmas Island detention centre (with apologies for the length and the soothing background music: we believe it was made by the construction company, Boulderstone Constructions!) Julian Burnside speaks at the launch of Watching BriefFrom the YouTube website Julian Burnside speaks at the launch of 'Watching Brief: reflections on human rights, law, and justice', at fortyfive downstairs, 45 Flinders Lane in Melbourne, on 15 Dec 2007. (click to read about Watching Brief)
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