"Saving Our Land." Peoples Power against the Mining Company with Money Power. Trailer m4v

Clive Porabou's Trailer for his new Documentary "Saving Our Land", on the struggle of the indigenous population of Mekamui/Bougainville against the re-opening of Panguna mine by Rio Tinto's subsidy Bougainville Copper Limited. Panguna mine brought many problems to Mekamui and the war and military blockade which followed its closure in 1989 had cost the lives of 20 000 people, which was a fifth of the population. None of the indigenous people living on the Land and from the Land want the mine re-opened. They have opposed the principles of large-scale- mining already in the 60's and just want to live in peace and harmony without the intrusion of international companies ripping them of their resources and destroying and polluting their island.

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[mekamui1]

HOW to ORDER "SAVING OUR LAND" Peoples Power against the Mining Company with Money Power, Documentary by CLIVE PORABOU:

AU$20 plus $5 for Postage & Handling. (International Postage: AU$10)

To order: deposit the money into Eel Films account and send e-mail with postal address to: bj@mekamui.org

NAB (National Australia Bank) account: Eel Films Mekamui

account number:117276350, BSB number: 082476

for international transfers: NAB's SWIFT address code: NATAAU3303M

[mekamui1]

Note: the price for Community Groups, Primary & Secondary Schools, Public

Libraries and Colleges is: $50

Government Departments, State Ed.Resource Library, State Library and

University Library Price is: $120

Also available: “Panguna Mine Dilemma”, 2008 for AU$15.

Community Groups, Primary & Secondary Schools, Public Libraries and Colleges: AU$30

Government Departments, State Ed.Resource Library, State Library and

University Library: AU$60

[mekamui1]

Those sympathizers and supporters have the same ideas of our mother earth that is why they support us morally, spiritually and through media to voice our side of the story which is not entertained by the mainstream media. The mainstream media is

mostly controlled by the mining company with money power.

There are schools, clinics and other services in Mekamui/Bougainville, nobody is stopping such services.

[mekamui1]

Some outsiders who are crazy to rip our Island apart are saying that we are remotely controlled and financed from London. That is a total bullshit from a people desperate to turn our island into a desert from its natural beauty that we are enjoying today.

Why would we be controlled from outside, we are not robots?

We fought with the above principles and we still stand on them.

[mekamui1]

We see that the 4 principles are basic in the life of the Mekamui people. That is why we joined in the war.

In regards to mining issues: we want to save our land, that is why we fought. So why should we have to entertain mining again after so many of us died and were wounded to close it?

[mekamui1]

Mekamui Hardliners Stand

Mekamui Hardliners will always voice out the silent majority voices based on the principles that the BRA fought for. If we don’t uphold the principles than our comrades, relatives, brothers, sisters, fathers and mother’s blood will be spilt in vain.

The four basic principles are:

We fought

1. To save our land and environment

2. To save our culture and customs

3. To save our future generation

4. For Independence

[PiplinksTV]

@bocandorra - I'm writing as Managing Editor of Mines & Communities to point out that we have not funded Clive, or any person/group re Bougainville. Our website supports mine-affected communities, and allows them space to publish their views (given the industry has plenty of money to publicise theirs). We have a small budget, a board of international editors, and take our lead and positions from affected communities. We do not seek to influence them, and do not finance them. Andy Whitmore

[bocandorra]

Clive, why don't you tell the people that you are financed by the London based left-wing anti-mining group mines and communities and that you are working as a tool for foreign interest only? You're really a damned liar!

[bently1958]

Clive,you have a nice documentary but mate would it be better to let BCL come back and get much needed services to Bougainville ,I know for sure you did benefitted from BCL in your schooling days,unlike some of us who struggled to get to where we are today and mind you don't brain wash the simple villagers who are not educated like you.. Cheers Bakapiaaru..

[Ingriddylan]

great work Clive. Looking forward to the film in August - take care, Ingrid and family from St Georges Basin