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Thursday, 2 August 2012


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Linda’s death on 27 January 2012 caused delay to completion of her movie about Linomoyo. 

At Linda’s memorial AYAD presented the Apple computer that Linda had applied for to edit the movie and AYAD funded training for Yasril and Ekeng in Final Cut software at Jakarta in May. Donations to The Linda McRae Dreaming Fund began at her funeral. The fund is being used to pay for transport to Linomoyo, wages to those who work on the project and costs associated with the screenings.

Fortunately the Chinese mining company that inspired this project have not proceeded with their plans to mine the limestone hills as fast as expected, though we will find out more at the screening.

The premiere of "Rawa Kehiduran" or "Swamp Life" will be at Bendewuta on Saturday 4th August. Subsequent discussions, facilitated by LePMIL, will help the community decide the manner in which they. wish to manage their future. With sufficient leadership and strength in the community to ensure the sustainable management of fishing, water and land use in area, that may be the end of Linda’s project in North Konawe.

The movie will be screened in Kendari the following week, with local NGOs invited to attend. Copies of the movie will be available, though only in Indonesian initially. The Australian version will be in English.