Watch the Awards here:

http://mdgawards.org/webcast.html

More on the MDGs here (is it all a giant conspiracy?):

http://www.element-tv.net/mdg/

And more on Tina and Ifie’s fight to make the oil industry do the decent thing, here:

http://http:www.element-tv.net/news/2007/03/episode-2/

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http://poisonfire.org/poison-fire-movie

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Want to write to Tia? Here’s her address:

Message from Tia:

It’s been just over a year since I returned from Papua New Guinea Global Forest Rescue Campaign and it feels like yesterday.
Since working with the local tribes in PNG- sharing food, traditions and stories – my views have broadened to more of an Indigenous Unity direction.

Because of the issues affecting the indigenous people (Maori) here in Aotearoa/ New Zealand, I’ve gotten involved in an organisation called Conscious Collaborations.

Our vision is to collaborate with other NGO’s creating Global Networks, so that indigenous peoples from around the world can share struggles, victories, strategies, arts… all the things that make us unique to our lands.
By doing this we can create a stronger voice and empower people to move forward in their campaigns… and just be there to support each other in each others’ fight for our lands and resources.

One thing I strongly remember from my time in Papua New Guinea was warning the local tribes about colonisation, corporate theft, government confiscation and privatisation of lands and resources: the things that Maori people in Aotearoa/ New Zealand have already experienced and are now fighting to reclaim.

I hope that from our example the people of Papua New Guinea will not go down the same road.

Peace love and indigenous global solidarity

Tia

With thanks to Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/

and to Pitch Black and Salmonella Dub for the music:

http://www.salmonelladub.com

http://www.pitchblack.co.nz/

and to Serena Stevenson for the footage of Tia’s moko session:
http://www.serenastevenson.com”

Tia’s Element relates to:
Millennium Development Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability

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Message from Craig:

At Free The Children, we are shameless idealists. We believe that young people of all ages possess the power to make real change in the world today, on both local and international scales. We believe that when given the opportunity of education, the world’s children can overcome poverty and injustice to become empowered global citizens. We believe that by taking action, today’s generation can have a positive impact to help developing nations break free of the cycle of poverty. And we believe that this movement begins with you.

For the first time in history, we possess the ability to actually eradicate extreme poverty on a global scale. Accomplishing this goal might seem an overwhelming task, but the power is within our grasp. But it will require a fundamental shift in the way we spend, think and act.

Many thanks to Element and MTV for their help in our ongoing mission.

Be the Change,

Craig Kielburger

What next?

Adopt a Village: empower a community by providing access to education, clean water and health programs, alternative sources of income
http://www.freethechildren.com/getinvolved/adoptavillage.htm

Step out of your zone: volunteer internationally–building schools, interacting with community members and see the possibility for change.
http://leaderstoday.com/trips/

Speak out through silence: Take a “vow of silence” with Free The Children to raise awareness and collect funds for the millions of children throughout the world who do not have a voice.
http://www.freethechildren.com/youthzone/campaigns/vowofsilence.htm

Craig’s Element relates to:
Millennium Development 2: Achieve universal primary education