Sam Oster the Curator of Antistatic Reeldance Festival 2008, tells Radio Adelaide about what’s coming up in the festival at the Media Resource Centre, Adelaide.
From a documentary on the legendary dancer and activist Josephine Baker to dancing hip hop in the Bronx. And a live edited film in 3D.
The Olympics are over, the Olympic flame has been extinguished and the athletes are on their way home. So are 10 foreign protesters – 8 American, 1 British and 1 German-Tibetan – who were arrested by the Chinese Government for ‘Free Tibet’ demonstrations in Beijing and have consequently been deported. Some of them were only released after 10 days in custody and after the US Embassy in China released a statement bringing attention to the arrests. Several journalists were also remanded in custody for their coverage of these protests.
The Games on the whole are being hailed by many as a success, in more ways than one, and whilst the change in the architectural landscape of Beijing is evident, it seems the eyes and attention of the world has had no effect on China’s dubious human rights policies. It is now the hope of many that these abuses will remain at the fore of people’s minds post-Olympics. The Australian Tibetan Council is attempting to do just that with an ad campaign that Channel Seven refused to play during the Closing Ceremony, but was played on other channels simultaniously.
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This morning Stephanie was at a silk market in Beijing where you can purchase anything from silk to fake Rolex watches, but make sure you bargain with the traders though.
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Diesel has just released his eighth studio album and is touring to support the release.
The album, DAYS LIKE THESE is the product of a series of studio jam sessions. Peter spoke with him what that approach brings to the finished product…
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NICOLE KUEPPER is a Solar Cell Scientist, a PhD student and lecturer at the SCHOOL of PHOTOVOLTAIC and RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING, at the University of NSW.
She has just been acknowledged by the Australian Museums Eureka Prize Peoples Choice Award for her work developing and patenting a solar cell that can manufactured in a much simpler method than traditional processes.
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Peter tripped over the pronounciation of this movie, but Kat spoke a lot about this animation set in Iran during the Islamic revolution…
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Jamie Oliver is not the only Brit promoting the health and ethical treatment of the Farm Animals of the world.
Amy Firth works for the World Society for the Protection of Animals in London and is the Farm Animal Welfare Programmes Manager. She was in Australia spreading awareness of industrial farming practices, particularly the growth of bad practices and an increase in meat consumption in developing countries. She spoke to Claire Wald about some of the abhorrent conditions seen in these industrial farms as well as the growing trend for free range and organic products in the developed world.
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Remember the controversy when the Hodfast Shores Development was proposed for Glenelg? Well, in New York there’s a similar fate in store for the famous Coney Island.
Jess went there to find out what the Islands attraction for toursists is… but learned much more…
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In the East of Beijing, Stephanie Raison misses the sunrise, but finds a park where the locals go to exercise in the early hours of the morning. She also talks to Peter about a new chant which made its debut at the softball in Athens and has now re-appeared in Beijing…
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The new $400 million dollar Christmas Island detention centre has caused concern because of its “high security, prison-like character”. Representatives of eight NGO’s (non-government organisations) have signed a letter to the Immigration minister expressing these concerns. CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia, Paul Power spoke about the new centre…
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