Michael Murphy

20 Jan Outcry over Bagua violence report: Indigenous groups blast government-appointed group’s account of bloody clashes between protesters and police (Latin America Press)

Posted at 16:50h in News, Posts

A government-appointed commission stopped short of blaming Peru´s president and entire executive branch for the bloody clashes between indigenous protesters and police in June that left more than 30 people dead.  The report, released Jan. 12 by the Coordinating Group for the Development of Amazon Peoples,...

20 Jan UN report gives kohanga reo centres a big tick (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 16:48h in News, Posts

A UN education report has commended New Zealand's kohanga reo early childhood centres for playing an important role in challenging discrimination and building a more multicultural national identity. Unesco communications officer, Leila Loupis, said the new report, "Reaching the marginalised", looked at how countries have...

18 Jan Pine beetle ruination threatens treaty deal: Infestation has destroyed 80 per cent of forest (The Vancouver Sun)

Posted at 16:34h in News, Posts

The pine beetle has already taken its toll on B.C. forests. Now it's threatening even more. Years of work to conclude a treaty with the Yekooche First Nation, a small remote community in northern B.C., is back to square one because the original agreement centred...