Breaking news about a logging road blockade at Ba Abang and Long Kawi. Ba Abang is the location of one of our preschools. Check it out the press release from our friends at the Bruno Manser Fund: *** We have just received the news that the Penan communities of Ba Abang and Long Kawi in…
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Land Rights Victory in Sarawak!
Check out this great win from Baru Bian, a leading land rights lawyer. A great victory for the people of Krian, Sawarak. **** MalaysiaKini http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/176735 Krian natives win legal battle against loggers Sep 24, 11 12:02pm The High Court in Sabah and Sarawak has declared illegal the logging licence issued by the Forest Department…
Baram Dam put on hold (Baleh Dam to go ahead first)
After out cry from indigenous groups and ally NGOs, the Baram dam has been up on hold! This is thrilling information for many of our allies in the Baram region. Now, however, the Baleh Dam, which is near the Murum and (infamous) Bakun dam, will now go ahead first. While this is exciting news, infrastructure…
Bay Area Event: Poetry Reading with Nathaniel Tarn
Come celebrate with the Borneo Project the joyous and fertile union of poetry and activism. The Borneo Project is pleased to invite you to a reading on October 12th by the celebrated poet, translator, and anthropologist, Nathaniel Tarn. Octavio Paz praises Tarn’s work for its “rich temperament, a remarkable, linguistic inventiveness, and a vision both…