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Peacebu.com captain, Graeme Dunstan, is in Nimbin celebrating the 35th anniversary commemorations of the Nimbin Aquarius Festival by convening an Honorable Elders camp 16-19 May under the Nimbin Rocks .
The captain was honored to be appointed Marshall of the 2008 Nimbin Mardi Grass parade on 4 May 2008. Story and pics to be posted.
For the previous 3 months he has been on the road with Cyanide Watch, the direct action campaign to bear witness to the cyanide crimes of the gold mining industry and their suppliers, is on the road again.
In association with a video illustrated presentation on Zapista resistance in southern Mexico at The Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, NSW, on the evening of 11 April 2008, a Cyanide Watch action took place by the rail. See In Katoomba Cart Wheeling Cyanide Free.
There have also been Cyanide Watch actions outside the gates of the Barrick Gold mine at Lake Cowal, Easter Sunday 23 March and before that outside the Stawell Gold Mine in Stawell Victoria 19 March.
There is a report of the Cyanide Watch was outside of Orica's HQ in Melbourne on Friday 29 February.
Peacebus.com was present and assisting at the Sorry Day actions and celebration at the Tent Embassy on the days 9 through 13 February 2008.
While in Canberra Peacebus.com took the opportunity to bear witness to the disgracing of Australian Federal Police Chief Commisioner, Mick Keelty, with a Speak Out outside AFP HQ on 15 February.
Peacebus.com contributed to the Sydney APEC protests by producing the Ghost Dance in Hyde Park North, Friday 7 September 2007.
But after APEC Happy Wheels required a heart transplant and was off the road. A retreat time from activism for Peacebus.com captain. Report to be posted.
2007 was a busy year for the Cyanide Watch. See reports of Cyanide Watch actions at Casino, 26 July, at the front gates of Orica's cyanide making plant at Yarwun, near Gladstone, 26 June, at Urunga, 24 May 2007 and at Chullora, 2 May.
See YouTube video of Casino Cyanide Watch.
The current state of denial about the hazard created by the bulk transport of cyanide through towns and waterways can be seen here.
On the way from Bellingen to the Cyanide Watch blockade at Urunga, Peacebus.com captain Graeme Dunstan was stopped by police and arrested and subsequently convicted for de-arresting at Lake Cowal last Easter. See the above report for the arrest story and The Facts Sheet of the charge and Graeme's statement to the court.
Another gathering with take place at Lake Cowal this coming Easter. Watch this space.
Peacebus.com celebrated Independence from America Day in Byron Bay, Sunday 1 July 2007. The seventh annual, see pics.
It was a triumphant return of peace activists from the Rainbow Region who attended the Peace Convergence at Yeppoon-Rockhampton 18-24 June in opposition to the US-Oz war games at Shoal Water Bay.
Peacebus.com aims to build sustainable resistance. For insight, check out Peacebus.com praxis.
Here Iggy Bravo and Grandpa Graeme on their first bush adventure together in the Blue Mountains National Park Thursday 3 April 2008.
Of their first bush walking adventure, Graeme thinks Iggy liked best snuggling under the doona in my bed inHappy Wheels out of the wind and eating strawberry jam and butter on Uneeda biscuits.
What did Graeme liked best? Iggy climbing into his lap and hugging him close to his heart.
And here a recent photo of grand daughter, Dixie Valentina Dunstan Valderrama, who was born around 11:55pm 29th January in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Dixie the Mexican Pixie.
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