01 · 15

Indonesia: Sandals for Justice

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Begin forwarded message:

From: "Alice Jay - Avaaz.org" <avaaz@avaaz.org>
Date: January 16, 2012 3:29:31 AM GMT+07:00
To: 
Subject: Indonesia: Sandals for Justice

***Geser ke bawah untuk edisi Bahasa Indonesia***

Dear friends across Indonesia,


Our police are brutally abusing their power and failing to provide the most basic legal services. But the recent 'sandal case' has provoked massive public outrage and the police are on the back foot. If enough of us raise our voices now we can build the protest and could get critical police reforms. Sign the urgent petition now to President Yudhoyono to rein in the police:
Since police in Palu brutally beat fifteen year-old A.A.L. and threatened him with a 5 year jail sentence in the 'sandal scandal', citizens across the country are standing up against police brutality. If we can ramp up public pressure now we could end this abuse.

This is the latest in a series of recent incidents from Aceh to Bima and from Lampung to Cilacap in which the police have turned against our children and vulnerable citizens and abused their power. But people have had enough and are sending a ‘flood of sandals’ to demonstrate their disgust. Now, the police are on the back foot and the government is feeling the heat. If we can build a huge public petition to President Yudhoyono we could force him to rein in our police and initiate critical reforms.

We have to act fast and ramp up the pressure to make sure the system is overhauled and the abuses stop. Let's make A.A.L.'s the last case of police brutality against our kids. Click below to sign the urgent petition to SBY and then share this with family and friends! When we reach 50,000 signers we’ll deliver it directly to the President with a pair of sandals for each 1000 signers.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/indonesia_sandals_for_justice/?vl

The police are failing to provide even the most basic legal services. At the same time, officers overstepping the law get away with murder while citizens without money or influence face harsh punishment. But while A.A.L. has been released and the officers responsible for his mistreatment got a token slap on the wrists, more and more reports of disproportionate police behaviour are surfacing.

There's no civilian bureaucrat at its head, and the National Police Commission lacks the powers to deal effectively with police abuses. But President Yudhoyono is ultimately responsible for the police and he is said to be following recent developments. If we target him directly now he has the opportunity to respond to our outcry and start a meaningful reform process.

In early January, more than 100 pairs of sandals were delivered to the police headquarters in Jakarta, embarrassing our law-enforcers in front of national and international media. And police chief Pradopo is due to be questioned in parliament next week over the excessive use of force in the handling of recent demonstrations and clashes. We need to show the President and the police that this is not a flash in the pan public protest. Click to below to build a massive petition for urgent police reform and send this to everyone:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/indonesia_sandals_for_justice/?vl

From pressing for the release of political prisoners in Burma to stopping the illegal eviction of the Occupy movement, citizens across the world working together have fought injustices -- and won! Now it's in our hands to stop Indonesian police abuse -- if we unite now our voices will be heard and we can prevent more violence.

With hope,

Alice, Antonia, Morgan, Ricken, Caroline, Pascal and the entire Avaaz-team

More information:

Indonesia outrage at boy's conviction for sandal theft (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16415716

Indonesia's uneven justice system (Global Post)
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/indonesia/120106/indonesia-justice-system-flip-flop-protest

Sandals and Solidarity: Why Indonesians Are Using Flip-flops as Symbols of Protest (Time)
http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2012/01/06/sandals-and-solidarity-why-indonesians-are-using-flip-flops-as-symbols-of-protest/

Indonesian Sandal Case Fuels Juvenile Court Push (The Jakarta Globe)
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/politics/indonesian-sandal-case-fuels-juvenile-court-push/489642

DPR's Commission III summons police chief (Kompas.com, in Bahasa Indonesia)
http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2012/01/10/18292383/Komisi.III.DPR.Panggil.Kapolri

Untuk kawan-kawan di seluruh Indonesia.


Polri secara brutal melakukan penyalahgunaan kekuasaannya dan gagal memberikan pelayanan dasar pada warga negara Indonesia. 'Kasus sandal' AAL telah adalah bukti, dan sekaligus pemicu munculnya kepedulian publik pada dunia hukum. Bila kita bisa melayangkan protest atas hal ini, maka reformasi Polri akan bisa cepat terlaksana. Tanda tangani petisi untuk Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sekarang, agar polisi tetap bisa diawasi dan dikendalikan:
Sejak polisi di Palu secara brutal menuntut ALL dengan kasus sandal, dengan ancaman hukuman 5 tahun penjara, seluruh warga negara memilih untuk melawan. Jika kita bisa menggalang tekanan publik saat ini, maka kita bisa mengakhiri prilaku kesewenang-wenangan kekuasaan semacam ini.

Ini adalah kasus terbaru, setelah rangkaian kasus-kasus sebelumnya dari Aceh sampai Bima, dari Lampung sampai Cilacap. Semuanya melibatkan polisi yang secara sadar menggunakan kekuatannya, menerapkan hukum dengan semena-mena pada anak-anak dan orang biasa. Memang, masyarakat Indonesia yang peduli sudah membuat gerakan’banjir sandal‘ sebagai ekspresi perlawanan pada kasus itu. Sekarang, polisi dalam tekanan dan pemerintah pun merasakan dampaknya. Jika kita dapat membangun sebuah petisi publik yang merepresentasi banyak orang kepada Presiden Yudhoyono, kita bisa memaksa SBY untuk mengendalikan polisi dan memulai dilakukannya reformasi hal-hal yang kritis dan penting.

Kita harus bergerak cepat dan memperbesar tekanan untuk memastikan sistem keliru dan penyalahgunaan kewenangan harus segera dihentikan. Mari menjadikan kasus AAL sebagai kasus terakhir pada anak-anak kita. Klik link di bawah ini untuk menandatangani petisi untuk Presiden SBY, lalu sebarluaskan pada keluarga dan teman-teman. Bila jumlah penandatanganan ini mencapai 50 ribu orang, maka kami akan mengirimkan petisi ini pada Presiden SBY, sekaligus mengirimkan satu pasang sandal pada Presiden SBY untuk setiap 1000 petisi.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/indonesia_sandals_for_justice/?vl

Seperti yang kita ketahui, polisi Indonesia telah gagal memenuhi pelayanan dasar hukum. Dalam waktu yang bersamaan, polisi dengan semena-mena bisa mengabaikan hukum dan lolos dari kasus pembunuhan, sementara warga masyarakat yang miskin dan tidak punya pengaruh, justru dihadapkan pada hukum yang keras. Itulah mengapa, meskipun AAL sudah bebas, dan polisi yang menuntut AAL sudah dipenjara misalnya, namun ribuan anak-anak tetap saja terancam akan masuk ke penjara karena kasus kriminal yang dituduhkan kepadanya. Dan berbagai laporan tentang perilaku polisi yang tidak proporsional terus bermunculan ke permukaan.

Tanpa adanya birokrat sipil yang menjadi atasan polisi, maka kasus-kasus yang melibatkan penyalahgunaan kekuasaan polisi, akan bisa dengan serta merta diabaikan oleh para pimpinan kepolisian. Maka, Presiden SBY harus bertanggungjawab atas hal ini. Presiden SBY juga dikatakan mengikuti perkembangan terakhir. Hal itu berarti, kita memiliki kesempatan untuk mendapatkan respon atas petisi yang akan kita kirim, menuntutnya meminta maaf pada AAL, dan memulai reformasi yang serius.

Lebih dari 100 pasang sandal sudah dikirim ke Mabes Polri di Jakarta. Hal itu adalah kritis paling pedas dan memalukan yang dimuat media nasional dan internasional. Dan sekarang, DPR RI akan memanggil Kapolri Timur Pradopo untuk mencari tahu penggunaan kekerasan berlebihan oleh polisi dalam demonstrasi hingga bentrok antara polisi dengan demonstran. Kita perlu menunjukkan kepada Presiden SBY dan polisi bahwa kita tetap mengawasi dan akan terus mengeluarkan protest pada hal-hal yang tidak sejalan dengan hukum dan keadilan. Mari bergabung dalam petisi untuk solidaritas pada AAL, dan untuk mendorong polisi lebih bertanggungjawab. Klik link di bawah ini untuk terlibat dalam pembuatan petisi untuk reformasi penting di tubuh polisi dan kirim ke semua orang:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/indonesia_sandals_for_justice/?vl

Dari gerakan untuk pembebasan tahanan polisi di Burma hingga penghentian pengusiran gerakan Occupy, warga di seluruh dunia kini bekerja bersama untuk melawan ketidakadilan, dan menang! Di tangan kitalah upaya penghentian kekerasan polisi Indonesia bisa dilakukan. Jika kita bersatu sekarang, maka suara kita akan didengar dan bisa mengakhiri kesewenang-wenangan polisi untuk semua orang.

Salam solidaritas,

Alice, Antonia, Morgan, Ricken, Caroline, Pascal dan seluruh tim Avaaz

Information lebih lanjut:

Solidaritas Seribu Sendal Buat Briptu Ahmad (Tempo)
http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2012/01/02/214374800/p-Solidaritas-Seribu-Sendal-Buat-Briptu-Ahmad

'Dihadiahi' 1.000 Sandal, Kapolri Tidak Tersinggung (Detik.com)
http://us.detiknews.com/read/2012/01/05/211157/1808048/10/dihadiahi-1000-sandal-kapolri-tidak-tersinggung

Presiden Ikuti Kasus Dugaan Pencurian Sandal Jepit (Kompas.com)
http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2012/01/04/12102915/Presiden.Ikuti.Kasus.Dugaan.Pencurian.Sandal.Jepit

Komisi III DPR Panggil Kapolri (Kompas.com)
http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2012/01/10/18292383/Komisi.III.DPR.Panggil.Kapolri

Sandal Jepit Baru untuk Briptu Rusdi (Kompas.com)
http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2012/01/11/11591163/Sandal.Jepit.Baru.untuk.Briptu.Rusdi


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10 · 23

Good try: U.S. Department of State - United States Permanent Resident Card for Robin Malau

Meh! #scam

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: U.S. Department of State <dvs@kccusafis.org>
Date: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 4:44 AM
Subject: U.S. Department of State - United States Permanent Resident Card for Robin Malau
To: Robin Malau <robinmalau@gmail.com>


 



Your registered name Robin Malau ( robinmalau@gmail.com ) is included to show this message originated from U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State notifies Robin Malau   of being selected as a winner of the Diversity Visa program.

Dear Robin Malau , You are one of the 50,000 winners selected by the computer random draw from the 12.1 million entries registered in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program . The Diversity Immigrant Visa program is a United States congressionally-mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card. It is also known as the Green Card Lottery.


Winner Details


Acceptance Date: Saturday 22nd of October 2011 09:44:03 PM
Winner Name: Robin Malau
Country of Birth: Indonesia
Phone Number: 62-361-753687

Diversity Visa Details
With the Diversity Visa (also known as Green Card) you will enjoy all the advantages and benefits of a U.S. permanent resident, including health and education benefits, and employment opportunities along with guidance in your new country, orientation sessions and programs to integrate into mainstream American society. Once received you can use it at any time you want to move in the United States or just travel. The visa must be renewed after 10 years.

U.S. Government helps you with the accommodation and offers you Health Insurance (Freedom HSA Direct Individual Health insurance for 1 year), Dwelling (Apartment in any city you prefer, 1 bedroom for 3 months ), a guaranteed job (in the field that you are are currently qualified so you can start working even from the first week you arrive in the United States and get paid as U.S citizen. ) and education (for U.S. Students or Higher Education through EducationUSA. It includes transfer to a U.S college or University so you can continue your educational study. More details can be found at http://educationusa.state.gov/ .)

Processing fees

Type of Residence Card Status Amount (per person)
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Processing fees Included
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Although the Diversity Visa participation was free, the law and regulations require to every diversity visa winner to pay a visa processing fee of $879. The Diversity Visa(Green Card) is guaranteed upon receiving the payment.
The per person fee for each Diversity Visa is $879, payable in U.S. dollars or equivalent of your local currency. This $879 fee is the only fee a winner needs to pay throughout the entire relocation process.
Accompanying family members(wife/husband, fiancee, brothers, sisters, childrens, cousins) may be included in the program and their visas will be provided at the same time with yours so you can travel/move together in the same time. However the fees must be paid per person and each member(e.g wife, brother, parents, childrens, cousin) must pay $879. There is no discount for childrens.

Please note that you are allowed to take with you as many family members you want. However for each person you must pay an additional amount of U.S $879
For example if you decide to move in the United States with your wife and a kid the total fee is US$879(your fee) + US$879(your wife) + US$879(your kid) = US$2637.

PURPOSE: The U.S. Department of State uses the fee payment primarily to process your visa related documents and verify your identity.
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The fees must be paid using Western Union money transfer and will be processed by the U.S. embassy in the United Kingdom.
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Then wait for the confirmation that the payment was received.

Within 48 hours, you will receive a confirmation via email with your Case Number/Confirmation Number and exact date and time(approx. 2 days) of the final interview. Upon successful interview you will receive your documents and travel information to move in the United States. Under no circumstances your visa status won't be affected by the interview. After you have paid the processing fees your visa is guaranteed !


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10 · 20

The Rise of Facebook Mobile

Facebook-mobile

Via Flowtown.
09 · 21

Creative Commons Newsletter September 2010

Creative Commons Newsletter September 2010

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A very exciting thing happened in July, when the popular video sharing site Vimeo launched formal support for Creative Commons licenses. Now if you want to add a CC license to your Vimeo video, you can do so quickly and easily by choosing it from a menu inside your publishing settings. This is a big deal for video creators who want to grant usage rights to the public, as it makes sharing on your own terms easier than ever. It's also great news for people looking for high quality videos that they can easily find and legally use and repurpose. It was a great pleasure for Creative Commons to work with Vimeo on this project, and we're looking forward to seeing new CC-related features and functions roll out on the site in the coming months.

Speaking of new CC-related features, SoundCloud recently added a bunch of 'em. Last month, the audio sharing site, long a favorite among musicians who share tracks under Creative Commons licenses, launched advanced search functionality that makes it easy to find audio based on its CC permissions, added a CC portal that enables you to browse the latest and greatest in CC sounds, and redesigned the SoundCloud audio player to prominently display each track's CC license. To celebrate the revamp, the site published a series of interviews with SoundCloud members who use Creative Commons licenses, including electronic composer Stretta, field recording team London Sound Survey, and children's book publisher Pratham Books, which uses the site to distribute audiobooks under CC licenses. Meanwhile, we posted a check-in conversation with SoundCloud's Parker Higgins on the Creative Commons site, in which we discussed the past, present, and future of the site.

Catalyst Grant Recipients Announced!

It’s with great pleasure that we announce the recipients of the first CC Catalyst Grants Program. Out of a grant pool consisting of more than 130 applications, seven projects have been selected for awards up to $10,000 each, to catalyze projects that contribute to the commons. Thanks to your generous support during the Catalyst Grants campaign, we raised almost $50,000, 100% of which will directly fuel the grant awards. Recipient projects include an Arabic Open Educational Resources (OER) Platform, the 2010 Creative Commons Latam Conference to bring together CC Latin America chapters, and a remixable art exhibition in Australia.
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09 · 21

OK Go - White Knuckles (cool video)

09 · 18

Slipknot DVD '(sic)nesses' Coming to Theaters before Release

Six days before the Sept. 28 release their fourth DVD, '(sic)nesses,' platinum-selling metal pioneers Slipknot will debut the movie at dozens of theaters around the world. Screening cities and locations are being updated regularly

'(sic)nesses' features Slipknot's June 13, 2009 headline performance before 80,000 fans at the annual Download Festival in the U.K. In addition to the band's full set of career-spanning material, the DVD features a 45-minute film, music videos and other bonuses. 

Bring on the fucking pain!


09 · 02

How to find your iTunes Ping profile URL

Go to your profile on iTunes Ping and right click on your name, then Copy Link:

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Now you can paste your profile URL on IM, Twitter etc. 
08 · 23

15 Facts About Net Neutrality (Infographic)

Net-neutrality

Via Online MBA.

08 · 16

How to Delete a Secondary Blog on Tumblr

You can delete or cancel secondary blogs on Tumblr but still keep your account and other blogs. 

Here's how:

  • In your dashboard, looking your sidebar you will see the title of you main blog, and right next to it a drop down menu, click on it and choose the secondary tumblelog that you want to delete.
  • Once in your secondary blog’s dashboard, there will be a new option right under the blog’s name in the sidedar (same place as in the first step).  The link is called Members. Click on it.
  • You will be taken to another screen, there’s an option called Leave This Blog, if you are the only member of this blog, it will get deleted after you confirm this step.

If you want to completely delete your Tumblr account, click this link http://www.tumblr.com/account/delete and confirm you want to delete all your blogs and posts.

Via Tumblring.
08 · 08

YouTube's Path to World Domination, Never Gonna Give You Up!

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