fPcN interCultural:

friends of Peoples close to Nature

REMEMBERING THE BLOOD Of BIAK ANCIDENT, JULY 06, 1998

From July 2 to 6, 1998, when the military opened fire, the mornig star
flag flew over the thirty-five meter-tall water tower near the harbor in
Biak town. The demostranion was led by Filip Karma” Yopy Karma”. The flag
appeard on the top of the tower on July 2, at about 5: 00 a.m. Some
seventy five people gathred beneath it, shouting freedom slogans, singing
songs and dancing traditional dances. Some had painted their faces and
arms with the morning star symbol, and as the demonstration contiuend,

Revolutionary Anti Colonialism & Anti Capitalism in the Pacific.

"Australia and NZ remained unrepentant for their brutal suppression of indigenous independence movements in the Pacific. They rationalized such behaviour as enhancing the welfare of the Islands and the human development of their people – just as they justified similar behaviour towards indigenous peoples in their own countries"

by Ana
Kulin Nations,
Occupied Aboriginal Australia

Indigenist Intelligence Review from Angry Indian.

IIR Editorial Policy:
"We called for the creation of a network of independent media, a network of information.... We need this network not only as a tool for our social movements but for our lives: this is a project of life, humanity -- humanity which has a right to critical and truthful information.."

Our MySpace, created by members of the fPcN collective

The Liberation Army of Free Papua Movement (Tentara Pembebasan Nasional Organisasi Papua Merdeka - TPN/OPM) is the mother organisation of independence movement in West Papua since the early 1960's. It has been fighting a guerrilla war since then with the only and single demand: to gain back the stolen and robbed Independence on May 1, 1963 when the United Nations Temporary Executives Administration (UNTEA) handed over West Papua to Indonesia, instead of carrying out an act of self-determination

The Bushmen: also known as KhoiSan, Basarwa or San. These people are the original inhabitants of the Kalahari, indeed of Southern Africa. A race apart, they are small of stature and golden-skinned with an oriental cast to their features which prompted some early Portuguese explorers who encountered them to think that they had arrived in China. Their languages are distinctive - containing at least six vocal 'clicks', which punctuate the speech like rapid machine-gun fire.

The South African Human Rights Commission is the national institution established to entrench constitutional democracy. It is committed to promote respect for, observance of and protection of human rights for everyone without fear or favour.

all the important internet sites related to south africa etc.

The Kalahari Peoples Fund (KPF) is a non-profit organization formed for the benefit of the San (Bushmen, Basarwa) and other rural peoples of the Kalahari desert region of southern Africa. It is composed of anthropologists, development workers, and other interested individuals who have worked closely with these peoples and are familiar with their contemporary situations.

This is an open forum, focused on the World Wildlife Fund

The Forest Peoples Programme is an NGO, established in 1990 by the World Rainforest Movement specifically to work with forest peoples in their struggle to survive the global forest crisis.

This is an open forum, focussed on Worldbank activities against tribal peoples. Everyone interested is invited to subscribe, to post articles, comments, photos, et

Legacy of Colonialism: pertaining to the history of colonialism and its ongoing affects including the continued marginalization of Indigenous peoples and the preservation of their heritage, the biased practices of the IMF, criminal and monopolizing acts of transnational corporations, non-mutually beneficial international trade practices, self-seeking international military coersion, first world state sponsored terrorism, & globalization.

This group invites, those with information to expose the activities of states and corporations that use, or sponsor of terrorism as a means of control, oppression and propaganda.

Dancing Turtle is at the forefront of the global music scene, promoting and producing music from emerging artists around the world. Our commitment to unearthing new styles and sub-genres of music, as well as broadening the audience of more familiar sounds has created a vibrant base for musicians to showcase their sounds.