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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Kickstarter Project: "Weaving Solidarity: Indigenous Chamorro Movements & the US Military Buildup of Guam"

Weaving Solidarity: Indigenous Chamorro Movements & The US Military Buildup of Guam from Hermon Farahi on Vimeo.

Filmed at the US Social Forum, held in Detroit, MI, June 22-26, 2010, this video promo is from the Kickstarter Project Campaign, and features Christine Illarmo and Kyle Kajihiro:

THE ISSUE:

The indigenous Chamorro people of Guam and the Mariana Islands are facing the impacts of the single largest military base expenditure in modern history, with an estimated budget of $16 Billion USD. The U.S. already occupies one third of the island for military purposes, and seeks to further dispossess the local inhabitants off their land. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deemed the buildup as “environmentally unsatisfactory," attributing the worst possible rating to the proposed plans. All this is in the context of 500 years of continuous colonial occupation, which has not changed til this day.

Many thanks to filmmaker and writer Koohan Paik, author of "Living at the "'Tip of the Spear'," about the proposed U.S. military buildup on Guam, for the head's up on this video and project.

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# The Ten Thousand Things blog has the wonderful collections of the recent Guam news that this site manager could not recently have the time to arrange. Please see the other links of the blog as in the below as well.

Christina Illarmo: 'American Lake' or Ka Moana Nui?: Demilitarization Movements in the Asia-Pacific (links to great blogs & resources)
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Beyond the Fence: "Pågat Under Fire: Resistance through Historic Preservation"
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Guam News Watch: Local leaders discuss Pagat with military officials; concerns about respect for sacred site & private property unabated
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

They want to destroy a sacred historic site to build firing range? Guam governor & U.S. military still haven't yet changed mind on Pagat -Below video (original source: We Are Guahan) informed.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010