Indigenous literacy foundation brings books to australia. The myth of development 1 introduction in recent years it has become a tragic cliche to say that cambodia is suffering from an epidemic of landgrabbing by the rich and powerful an epidemic which is resulting in the loss of residence and livelihoods by the poor and vulnerable on a massive scale. Developing world exploitation being funded by australian. We see the problem of land grabbing connected to the wider area of responsible agriculture and trading of soft agricultural commodities, including the important and growing industries of. Australia s big 4 banks the anz, commonwealth bank, nab and westpac are still failing on human rights. What i attempt to do, from this point on, is to highlight their specific contribution using what i call the 6 ps pace and places, perpetrators, procedures, problems, proposals, and prospects of land and water grabbing. On 7 september 2010, the world bank finally published its much anticipated report on the global farmland grab.
These clips were edited together into a music video that helped raise the profile of land grabs during the campaign targeting the world bank. A pan african sociolegal perspective is a book that knocks on key aspects relating to land, militarisation, a postafrican world order and a chaotic postgod world order, which require critical scholarly and policy attention in the quest to. Email australia s big brands to urge them to not abandon the millions of women who make our clothes. Three years ago oxfam exposed that australia s big banks have invested in agricultural and timber companies accused of land grabs in developing countries. The powerful illustrations of my home, my land remind us of the beauty and complexity of the worlds ecosystems and indigenous cultures, and call upon us to take action now to stop exploitative land grabs internationally. It helped pupils at the local school publish a book called how does your garden grow, based on the schools garden, and two years ago it brought a group of students and teachers and elders from the community to sydney to participate in the charitys indigenous literacy day, a national advocacy day. Buy aboriginal stories of australia aboriginal library new edition by a. Oct 04, 2012 the charity warns that rising food prices and the value of agricultural land has led to unprecedented land grabs in the developing world. Oct 03, 20 associated british foods abf has released a statement in response to a report published by oxfam yesterday which alleged that abf, along with beverage giant cocacola and pepsico, were not being proactive enough in stopping sugar land grabs throughout their network of suppliers. More than 272,000 people joined oxfams behind the brands campaign and called on pepsico and cocacola to help stop land grabs, signing petitions, sending messages on social media, and more.
This is one quote from fred bahemuka1 from uganda who claims that that he lost his land due to a land grab. The focus on land grabs is part of our newly launched grow campaign. Oxfam warns of spiralling land grab in developing countries food. These companies are forcing local people from their homes and farms without proper consent or compensation, leaving communities homeless and hungry. Gammage describes, with many examples, how aboriginal people looked after the land. Australias biggest banking institutions have provided financial support to. Aboriginal groups deny australian land grab world news. Email australias big brands to urge them to not abandon the. Blog actionaid usa supports and fights for land rights including indigenous rights and illegal land grabbing globally. The key human rights demand is to restore their rights to land, through policies such as land restitution. Oct 29, 2017 oxfam wants australia s big fashion brands to pay overseas factory workers enough to live on, with a new report estimating if companies passed the entire cost of living wages to workers, the price. It says nearly a third of liberia has been swallowed up by land deals in just five years, and areas equivalent to the size of london are being leased or sold every six days.
Today, indigenous people own much more land in some of these places than in others. Third party states, social activism, and international law, book chapter in. The powerful illustrations of my home, my land remind us of the beauty and complexity of the worlds ecosystems and indigenous cultures, and call upon us to take. Oxfam is calling on everyone who cares about what she makes to ask brands to pay for their existing orders. It says nearly a third of liberia has been swallowed up by land deals in just five years, and areas equivalent. Come and stock up on your winter reading at our annual oxfam winter book fair. Shop more than 10,000 second hand books with all proceeds going to oxfam australia.
Australias big 4 banks the anz, commonwealth bank, nab and westpac are still failing on human rights. Sep 22, 2006 aboriginal groups have hit back at claims that a controversial court ruling granting traditional land rights to metropolitan perth, could lead to a land grab across australia. Banking on shaky ground australias big four banks and land grabs. Over the course of a year, oxfam has spent hundreds of hours researching and documenting links between australia s big banks and multinational agriculture and timber businesses that are land grabbing in some of the worlds poorest communities. The report looked in detail at five land grabs in uganda, indonesia, guatemala, honduras and south sudan.
Together, weve been campaigning for six months to have australias big 4 banks change their policies to land grabs. Jan 28, 20 ive never been to zimbabwe, so tend to get my messages from the news coverage. In the past two weeks both nab and westpac have taken steps to reduce their risk of backing companies involved in land grabs. Western arnhem land paintings from the collection of the aboriginal arts board. And certain indigenous peoples benefit from treaty rights, while others do not.
The average per capita land ownership is estimated at 0. Land grabbing is the contentious issue of largescale land acquisitions. Its featured in a new oxfam report, land and power that highlights how the modern day land rush is forcing thousands into greater poverty. That area represents a remarkable two percent of arable land in the.
Now put pressure on cba and anz to adopt zero tolerance to land grabs. Indigenous peoples lands, territories and natural resources. More than 1,000 largescale foreign land deals are now under contract for agriculture covering more than 26 million hectares of land, according to the new report, land matrix analytical report ii. Australias major banks are funding largescale illegal land grabs in. Ive never been to zimbabwe, so tend to get my messages from the news coverage. The charity warns that rising food prices and the value of agricultural land has led to unprecedented land grabs in the developing world. Apr 27, 2014 developing world exploitation being funded by australian banks, says oxfam this article is more than 5 years old companies involved in illegal logging, forced evictions and child labour have been. Oxfam australia is a member of the oxfam international confederation. We all rely on the landour common groundand farms to put food on the table. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Oxfam second hand bookshop adelaide 57 hutt street, adelaide, south australia 5000 rated 4. Bronze and sunflower by cao wenxuan illustrated by meilo so. Very little new and solid data about how these land grab deals are playing out on the ground is presented. Aboriginal groups have hit back at claims that a controversial court ruling granting traditional land rights to metropolitan perth, could lead to a land grab across australia.
It says some cases tell a story of the forced eviction, often violent, of over 20,000 people from their lands and their homes, and the destruction of their crops. Our work actionaid usa supports and fights for land rights including indigenous rights and illegal land grabbing globally. The world bank and land grabs oxfam international blogs. The phenomenon of land grabs largescale land acquisitions is yet to. The role of eu actors abroad 7 box 2 four contexts for potential human rights abuses and violations 1 land is required but peoples labour is not, so people are expelled from the land. Oxfam australia s report released today, banking on shaky ground australia s big four banks and land grabs, includes evidence that anz, westpac, national australia bank and the commonwealth bank have backed companies that have contributed to illegal logging, forced evictions, inadequate compensation, food shortages and child labour. Raising the issue of land grabbing at bank agms oxfam australia. Our work indigenous land rights land grabbing support.
Australian banks backing companies accused of land grabs. Demilitarisation, transnational land grabs and restitution in an age of the new scramble for africa. Grains take on the report is that it is both a disappointment and a failure. In search of the indigenous little people of northern australia. The th group has settled a deal to buy three top end cattle stations in australia, covering 732,900 hectares and with 60,000 head of cattle, more than 12 months after a contract was signed. On land issues, that means a picture of a predatory state driving white farmers off the land and handing it out to cronies and bogus war veterans, who fail to produce anything much in the way of crops.
Some pointers for those wanting to take action a number of oxfam supporters with shareholdings in the big four banks have approached us for information about the upcoming series of big bank annual general meetings agms being held in the leadup to christmas. The involvement of european corporate and financial entities in land grabbing outside the european union may 2016 doi. Oxfam international, more than sixty per cent of these land grabs were in poor countries. Developing world exploitation being funded by australian banks, says oxfam this article is more than 5 years old companies involved in illegal logging, forced evictions and child labour have been. The land grabbers and the handbook of land and water grabs in africa are a must read. Further reading on biofuels, land rights and land grabbing. In search of the indigenous little people of northern australia an unidentified family group of cairns pygmy people in the late 19th century. Three years ago oxfam exposed that australias big banks have invested in agricultural and timber companies. Oxfam wants australias big fashion brands to pay overseas factory workers enough to live on, with a new report estimating if companies passed the. Cultures, stories of other lands by theme books welcome. Land grabbing in 2014 and 2015, oxfam australia released a report highlighting the issue of land grabbing and the role financial institutions play. Authorised by lyn morgain, oxfam australia, carlton.
Land and wildlife of australia bergamini, david on. Land grabbing and human rights transnational institute. But, says oxfam, many of the deals are in fact land grabs where the rights and needs of the people previously living on the land are ignored. The th group has settled a deal to buy three top end cattle stations in australia, covering 732,900 hectares and with 60,000 head of cattle, more than 12 months. Zuka 20, when possession of land becomes a misfortune. The national library of australia bookshop, located in canberra, sells books and merchandise by australian authors and artists, and prizewinning international books.
Bad governance leads to bad land deals the link between politics and land grabs february 8, 20 ricardo fuentesnieva right and marloes nicholls left crunch the numbers to find that big land investments sniff out countries with weak governance aka no accountability, no regulation, no rule of law, and a green light for corruption. National gallery of victoria, 7 december 198424 june 1985 by brody, annemarie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. At the beginning of its land and poverty conference this week, the world bank group put out a statement on land that follows many months and in some cases years of campaigning and lobby by organisations all over the world for the bank to take landgrabbing more seriously. Eltham senior citizens hall, library place, 903907 main road, eltham, vic. This is a community with which the ilf has been involved for some time. Land grabbing, sustainable development and human rights. Stuart banner tells the story of colonial settlement in australia, new zealand, fiji, tonga, hawaii, california, oregon, washington, british columbia, and alaska.
Aboriginal stories of australia aboriginal library. Developing world exploitation being funded by australian banks. How aboriginal people created australia book provides. Millions face starvation across africa as land grab by. Theyre backing companies that are kicking people off their land, destroying lives and leaving people homeless and hungry. Oxfam urges australian fashion brands to end worker exploitation. Explore the issues around land grabs and be inspired to take action as active global citizens.
At the beginning of its land and poverty conference this week, the world bank group put out a statement on land that follows many months and in some cases years of campaigning and lobby by organisations all over the world for the bank to take land grabbing more seriously. Wholesale orders also available for booksellers and retailers. The cocacola company declares zero tolerance for land grabs in supply chain 8 november 20 the cocacola company today committed to take steps to stop land grabs from happening in its supply chain after more than 225,000 people signed petitions and took action as part of oxfams campaign to urge food and beverage companies to respect. But all too often, their rights to land are ignored or denied, leaving them vulnerable to land grabs by powerful governments and greedy corporations.