They are the children of 鈥渃holos鈥 鈥 the disrespectful name given to urban indigenous people in Bolivia. They refer to themselves in English single-syllable words and the names of their songs speak of indigenous pride; they criticise capitalism and demand a radical social change. This mix, so appropriate for these times, characterises the 鈥渉ip hop鈥 movement of El Alto, which is expanding and channelling youth rebellion in this large city of poor migrants, located at a height of 4000 metres and surrounded by impressive snow covered peaks.
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Message Stick: Pride of the League 鈥 A look into the Rabbitohs football club's Indigenous heritage through the use of the "black" rabbit for away games. ABC, Sunday, March 25, 1.30pm.
Kidnapped by the CIA 鈥 Examines the illegal kidnapping of
Suciwati, the widow of Munir, the prominent Indonesian human rights activist killed by arsenic poisoning aboard a plane in 2004, visited Australia in February to call on the Australian government to help pressure Jakarta to resolve the case. Accompanying her was Usman Hamid, the executive director of Kontras 聴 the Indonesian Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence 聴 an organisation set up by Munir.
A True Person
Written by Gabiann Marin
Illustrated by Jacqui Grantford
New Frontier Publishing, 2007
27 pages, $24.95
Written by Gabiann Marin
Illustrated by Jacqui Grantford
New Frontier Publishing, 2007
27 pages, $24.95
Ugly Betty
With America Ferrera & Eric Mabius
Sundays 7.30pm, Channel 7
With America Ferrera & Eric Mabius
Sundays 7.30pm, Channel 7
Two large undercover security guards arrive first in a separate car to survey the parking garage. They radio 鈥渁ll clear鈥 back to the second car, carrying Patricia Isasa and her escort. The first guards then scout out the route to the restaurant and stake out her table according to lowest security risk.
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