Thursday, March 10, 2011

Native's land under water



Screening of Bakun Trilogy
Subsequent screening schedule
1. Negeri Sembilan Chinese Assembly Hall (10 March 11) 8.00 pm.
2. Kelab 50-B, Bangsar Utama (11 March 11) 8,00 pm.
3. Perpustakaan Mini Oasis, Ipoh (16 March 11) 8.00 pm.
4. Penang Chinese Town Hall (18 March 11) 8.00 pm.
5. Caring Society Complex, Penang (19 March 11) 2.00 pm.
6. Pay Fong Media Room, Malacca (24 March 11) 8.0 pm.
7. Pusat Khidmat Ahli Parliament Bakri, Muar (25 March 11)
8. SUARAM JB Office (27 March 11) 8.00 pm.
9. Post Museum, Singapore (28 March 11) 8.00 pm.

The notorious Sarawak Bakun Hydro Electric Project had forcefully relocated some 9,500 indigenous people. In October 2010, the impoundment of the dam started by disregarding those who chose to stay put guarding their homes and land.
In these two videos (DVD) Flood (Episode 1) and Injustice (Episode 2) take you to the life and hardship the people are facing. The third DVD, Defend Our Homeland is about the struggle for five years of protest against the construction of high-voltage cable over Rawang New Village.