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Policing freedom campers in the Mackenzie District could prove tricky, the local MP says.

The Mackenzie District Council planning and regulation committee voted last week to introduce a bylaw banning freedom campers from parts of Tekapo, Twizel, and the Lake Opuha and Ruataniwha shorelines.

Mackenzie District mayor Claire Barlow said yesterday the district still welcomed freedom campers if they followed the new rules.

Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean said the district's size could make it hard to catch campers who didn't meet the bylaw's new requirement to be able to take care of their own sanitary needs if they stayed on council land.

"There are so many corners for them to tuck themselves away."

Council community facilities manager Garth Nixon said the council could consider hiring contractors to hand out $200 instant fines for those parked on its land, but it owned only a small percentage of public land in the district.

Nixon said the Department of Conservation was a major landowner in the Mackenzie District, administering land on the shores of lakes Alexandrina, Ohau, Poaka, Pukaki, and Tekapo and elsewhere in the district.

DOC spokesperson Shirley Slatter said DOC rangers checked for freedom campers in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, charging them a $10 camping fee if they were caught.

DOC did not police land next to state highways in the district, but restricted freedom camping on the shores of Lake Poaka to self-contained vehicles staying at the site for no more than four nights in any calendar month.

A Meridian Energy spokesperson said the company was reviewing the draft bylaw. The electricity generator had installed fences and signs on Meridian-owned land to keep freedom campers off areas such as grass verges where they could endanger road users. The company tried to maintain public access where possible.

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- Common commitment to inspire spiritual and practical action by all world faiths and people of goodwill everywhere to eradicate modern slaveryVatican City, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 - Today, on the International Dayfor the Abolition of Slavery, the Global Freedom Network (GFN) has broughttogether leaders of the Christian Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox, as wellas Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim faiths who have jointly declared onecommon humanitarian endeavour: To eradicate modern slavery by 2020throughout our world and for all time as a crime against humanity.In a ceremonial act, a Joint Declaration of Religious Leaders againstModern Slavery was signed by: - Catholic: Pope Francis - Hindu: Her Holiness Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma) - Buddhist: Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) (represented by Venerable Bhikkhuni Thich Nu Chan Khong) - Buddhist: The Most Ven. Datuk K Sri Dhammaratana, Chief High Priest of Malaysia - Jewish: Rabbi Dr. Abraham Skorka - Jewish: Chief Rabbi David Rosen, KSG, CBE - Orthodox: His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (represented by His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France) - Muslim: Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (represented by Dr. Abbas Abdalla Abbas Soliman, Undersecretary of State of Al Azhar Alsharif) - Muslim: Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi - Muslim: Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer Hussain al Najafi (represented by Sheikh Naziyah Razzaq Jaafar, Special advisor of Grand Ayatollah) - Muslim: Sheikh Omar Abboud - Anglican: Most Revd and Right Hon Justin Welby, Archbishop of CanterburyA number of faith leaders spoke at the event and video messages were givenby His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and by Grand AyatollahSheikh Basheer Hussain al Najafi who could not attend the ceremony but areequally committed to eradicating modern slavery and human trafficking.Videos of the event are available on:http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7391151-faith-leaders-eradicate-slavery/ as well as on the GFN Website: http://www.globalfreedomnetwork.orgAs one of the founding partners of the Global Freedom Network, the WalkFree Foundation's Andrew Forrest, witnessed the historic event and calledfor international organisations and business leaders to join with faithleaders in the fight against modern slavery.This is the first time in history that the leaders of the ChristianCatholic, Anglican and Orthodox, as well as Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish andMuslim faiths have come together to jointly declare one common endeavouragainst slavery.Joint Declaration of Religious Leaders against Modern Slavery"We, the undersigned, are gathered here today for a historic initiative toinspire spiritual and practical action by all global faiths and people ofgood will everywhere to eradicate modern slavery across the world by 2020and for all time.In the eyes of God*, each human being is a free person, whether girl, boy,woman or man, and is destined to exist for the good of all in equality andfraternity. Modern slavery, in terms of human trafficking, forced labourand prostitution, organ trafficking, and any relationship that fails torespect the fundamental conviction that all people are equal and have thesame freedom and dignity, is a crime against humanity.We pledge ourselves here today to do all in our power, within our faithcommunities and beyond, to work together for the freedom of all those whoare enslaved and trafficked so that their future may be restored. Today wehave the opportunity, awareness, wisdom, innovation and technology toachieve this human and moral imperative."*The Grand Imam of Al Azhar uses the word "religions"For more information please visit: http://www.globalfreedomnetwork.orgProfessional images and videos are provided free of charge on the GFNwebsite: http://www.globalfreedomnetwork.org and onhttp://www.multivu.com/players/English/7391151-faith-leaders-eradicate-slavery/Please also visit our social media channels: Twitter @gfn2020 (#EndSlavery)About modern slaveryModern slavery is the systematic deprivation of a person's liberty, andabuse of his or her body, for example through mutilation or organ removal,for the purposes of personal or commercial exploitation. According to the2014 Global Slavery Index released by GFN's member partner Walk FreeFoundation, almost 36 million people are currently trapped in modernslavery. These are people who have lost their freedom and are beingexploited for personal or commercial gain. According to the InternationalLabour Organization the total profits obtained from the use of forcedlabour in the private economy worldwide amount to US$150 billion per year.The Global Freedom NetworkThe Global Freedom Network is a faith-based global network with a visionand purpose to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking throughoutour world and for all time. It was launched on 17 March 2014 at theVatican. The Memorandum of Agreement and Joint Statement establishing theGlobal Freedom Network had signatories from the Casina Pio IV, LambethPalace, Al Azhar Mosque and Walk Free Foundation.The Global Freedom Network has outlined six fields of action for achievingits vision. These include mobilising faith based communities, supply chainproofing to promote ethical purchasing arrangements, improving the care forvictims and survivors, advocating for law reforms and enforcement,facilitating and promoting education and awareness, and securing sizeablefunds in order to carry out its task.Press contactCNC - Communications & Network ConsultingMax Hohenbergmax.hohenberg@cnc-communications.com+49 172 899 6264Marie von Bismarck marie.bismarck@cnc-communications.com + 49 172 853 2927---------------------------------02.12.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - aservice of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at http://www.dgap-medientreff.de and http://www.dgap.de---------------------------------301531 02.12.2014

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NCRM to honor 4 during Freedom Awards Ceremony NCRM to honor 4 during Freedom Awards Ceremony

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Fighting for human rights both in America and worldwide, that is the meaning behind the National Civil Rights Museum's annual Freedom Awards.

"Breaking Barriers, Advancing Freedom" is the theme behinds this years awards that will be handed out Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Cannon Center in Memphis.

Journalist Charlayne Hunter Gault will receive the International Freedom Award. Civil Rights organizer Bob Moses will be given the National Freedom Award. Baseball icon Frank Robinson will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports.

NBC News Tom Brokaw will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Journalism. Brokaw started his career with NBC back in 1966. After receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation's highest civilian honor, Brokaw sat down with WMC Action News 5's Joe Birch about what the Freedom Award means to him.

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Marlborough New Zealand Motor Caravan Association members Lawrence and Barbara Gledhill with their greatgranddaughter Delia Conner, 4, at the clubs Christmas party.

Freedom camping is a part of Kiwi life that is unlikely to stop but needs to be properly regulated and policed, says the president of a campervan group.

Marlborough New Zealand Motor Caravan Association president Kevin Addley said he had nothing against freedom camping so long as those using the allocated sites were sticking to the rules.

He said one of the benefits of being in the association was that all members had access to "park over" properties.

"We have an index of these properties around the country where you can camp at very reasonable prices. Being self contained is very important and is a requirement of being a member of the association," he said.

Freedom camping has been an ongoing issue in Marlborough, with campsite and holiday park owners upset after the Marlborough District Council last year opened a car park at Collins Memorial/Koromiko Reserve near Picton to freedom campers.

Last week, council announced that four further sites - A&P Park, the railway station, and the Wynen St car park in Blenheim and the High St car park in Picton - would be opened to freedom campers. The sites would operate on a trial-only basis during summer and would include strict conditions, including self-contained vehicles only, parking between 6pm and 9am, one night only and no hanging clothes.

Addley said he wasn't against the new sites, although he didn't think the site in Picton was a good idea because of its location.

"These places need to be properly policed by council."

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(Laos Battle Cry for Freedom - Part 11)
Laos PDR regime is not the Solution! It is the Problem! No person shall be arrested or detained without being at once informed of the charges against him or her; nor shall he or she be detained...

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141129- FREEDOM OF FAITH - Jasbir Singh Rode - Nov 29, 2014 - Katha from Sri Bangla Sahib Delhi Pt-1

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Palestinians: In which Middle Eastern country do Arabs have the most freedom?
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Highest Point - Ultimate Freedom - GoPro HERO3
This video is about comparing edited and raw GoPro footage of my Security VS Parkour Chase filmed during a small training session last month. The footage partition on the left is a raw gopro...

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