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Exhibition: Humanity and Tribal Conflict in Papua New Guinea
ICRC multimedia exhibition featuring at international photographic festival in Australia shares stories of resilience amid warfare in the remote peaks and valleys of Papua New Guinea's highlands.
Layered mountain peaks hide the harsh reality of conflict in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Sparked by disputes over issues ranging from land to election results, tribal fights lead to dozens of deaths and thousands of displacements every year.
Long seen as part of highland culture, tribal conflicts are held to be traditional ways of expressing grief and seeking restitution. Feuds can last generations, resurfacing to cause new casualties for old crimes.
In the Fight: Humanity and Tribal Conflict is a journey through the deep-rooted historical and cultural complexities of tribal warfare in Papua New Guinea. It is a story of how communities are working with the International Committee of the Red Cross to minimize the humanitarian consequences of being 'in the fight'.
In 2016, the Aboriginal community of Yalata in South Australia gifted a sculpture to the Nagasaki Peace Park. Mayors for Peace, Fremantle City and Alphaville arts production company were the Australian partners, with the Nagasaki Atomic Survivor Council and Nagasaki City Council. The film shows the production of the sculpture and the process of community participation from which it emerged; as well as the visit to Nagasaki by a delegation of artists and community leaders, for the unveiling the sculpture
Hidden Valley
2013 Documentary.
“Is this development for the benefit of local people or for the shareholders in Australia and South Africa?” – Howard Sindana in Hidden Valley.
A people speak out for their river and for their future.
The Hidden Valley gold and silver mine in the Morobe Province is affecting communities living along the Watut River, a long and fast-flowing river in the lush mountains of Papua New Guinea. In this evocative and beautifully shot short documentary we hear how indigenous models of development are clashing with those imposed by mining companies and government when they are not listening to local landowners.
We hear from a diverse range of local community representatives, community workers and landowners including Reuben Mete from the Union of Watut River Communities and from Dr. Gavin Mudd, an environmental engineer, as they describe the impacts of this jointly Australian – South African owned mine as well as the way forward to a more sustainable future.
Premiered at on 5th September 2013 at the Environmental Film Festival Melbourne, Australia
