Archive for the 'Land Issues' Category
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
The Ladies from Boeung Kak Lake were out again, venting their anger at the Municipality. They try to obtain 15Ha, out of the 133Ha Shukaku Inc. is going to develop, for an on-site relocation. Not such an extravagant request… The whole story is visible here… Meanwhile, the demolition of the houses from those who agreed […]
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Thursday, March 10th, 2011
To support the Stop Evictions night at Metahouse (I will present a 12 minute slideshow with pictures from the last 10 years), I uploaded an updated version of the Boeung Kak Lake eviction on my new website.
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Wishfull thinking yes… Metahouse will host a STOP EVICTIONS night on March 10th. Films to be screened include Channel 4’s ‘Cambodia is Selling the Killing Fields’ and ‘A Country for Sale’ by Nana Yuriko (2009, 60 mins). I will contribute a slideshow (hopefully x sound) which is just a sample of evictions I have witnessed […]
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
For Women’s Day it would be appropriate to celebrate that, in Cambodia, women are ALWAYS on the frontline when it comes to fighting for social justice. Believe me: they are tough bunch… And here is one from yesterdays’ Boeung Kak Lake gathering at the Phnom Penh Municipality…
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Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Wishfull thinking of course… Metahouse will host a STOP EVICTIONS night on March 10th. Films to be screened include Channel 4’s ‘Cambodia is Selling the Killing Fields’ and ‘A Country for Sale’ by Nana Yuriko (2009, 60 mins). I will contribute a slideshow (hopefully x sound) which is just a sample of evictions I have […]
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Thursday, February 24th, 2011
The Boeung Kak Lake community held a press conference to inform the public of an alternative plan to the one of Shukaku Inc. They want to keep 15ha for 1500 families out of the 133ha Shukaku Inc. obtained as a concession from the authorities.
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Well not really 2nd choice anymore… These pictures were taken after the deadline for the assignment passed by… It is hard to stop. There is so much more to tell. New places were discovered, worthy exploring a bit more. Anyhow: these are the last in the series I’ll show you. Now you’ll have to wait […]
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Well not really 2nd choice anymore… These pictures were taken after the deadline for the assignment passed by… It is hard to stop. There is so much more to tell. New places were discovered, worthy exploring a bit more. (REMINDER: I have finished a really exciting assignment. I will not tell you who it is […]
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