TASMANIA´S FORESTS ACTIVISTS ATTACKED BY LOGGERS

FOREST ACTIVISTS ATTACKED IN THE UPPER FLORENTINE VALLEY, TASSIE

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WAR­NING ! THIS FOO­TA­GE CON­TAINS VERY COAR­SE LAN­GUA­GE AND SCE­NES THAT MAY BE DIS­TRES­SING

This mor­ning, a pea­ce­ful ac­tion by con­ser­va­tio­nists in the Up­per Flo­ren­ti­ne was tar­ge­ted by vio­lent log­ging con­trac­tors, with one ac­ti­vist ki­cked in the head and blo­cka­de in­fras­truc­tu­re at­ta­cked with a sled­geham­mer, se­riously en­dan­ge­ring two ac­ti­vists.This oc­cu­rred whi­le a Fo­res­try Tas­ma­nia em­plo­yee wat­ched on. "Mem­bers of the Tas­ma­nian com­mu­nity en­ga­ged in le­gi­ti­ma­te pea­ce­ful pro­test in de­fen­ce of an­cient fo­rests should not be sub­jec­ted to this kind of vio­len­ce, nor should it be con­do­ned by Fo­res­try Tas­ma­nia em­plo­yees" said Still Wild Still Th­rea­te­ned spo­ke­per­son Ula Ma­jews­ki. "Due to the car­bon-​sto­ra­ge va­lue of this fo­rest, the con­ten­tious na­tu­re of this log­ging ope­ra­tion and to­day's vio­len­ce, Still Wild Still Th­rea­te­ned re­quests an im­me­dia­te ces­sa­tion of log­ging in coupe FO042E" Ula Ma­jews­ki said.

Full story here: http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2008/10/22/34071_tasmania-news.html

                           Original video: http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/45007754
                           Video uploaded to YouTube by:  ElectronSoup el 21/10/2008

OUR NATURAL HERITAGE UNDER ATTACK: THE FIGHT TO SAVE TASMANIAN´S ANCIENT FOREST FROM JAPANESE GREEDINESS

Part One
Introducing the Upper Florentine Forest
Direct Action Kids

Videos uploaded by Tassieforests el 27/08/2007

This is a three-part documentary about one of Tasmania's ancient threatened forests. The valley has some of the most amazing giant Eucalyptus trees, Sassafras and old beautiful Myrtles, such natural beauty is hard to convey through a screen, come to Tasmania and see the forests for yourself.

Tasmania's old growth forests are under threat by a money hungry short-sighted corporation, called Gunns Ltd. They have the government wrapped around their little finger. They are ripping up these intricate ecosystems and turning them into woodchip for paper. The industry is not sustainable and action needs to be taken to stop this disgusting destruction.

In December 2006, non-violent direct action volunteers began the tree sit blockade of a proposed logging road through Tasmania's Upper Florentine Valley. Halting the destruction of pristine ancient old growth forest, which should be protected as WORLD HERITAGE

                    Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlrdvYr6wvQ&feature=related



Part Two
Stop Work Actions: In a Logging Coupe in The Upper Florentine Valley
The Destruction of Clear Felling
Be My Florentine: 12-Volt Fundraiser In The Forest

                   Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9MHIzJchE&feature=related

Part Three
Camp Florentine Police Raid Footage
Camp Florentine Crew: The Return
The Tripod of Justice
Monopoles of Mayhem and
The Brief Life of The Fort
The Message

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQd-N4O25Bs&feature=related