Saturday, 19 October 2013
Bobii: Australian PM’s Words Hurt the People of Papua
“People seeking to grandstand against Indonesia, please, don’t look to do it in Australia, you are not welcome. ………. The situation in West Papua is getting better, not worse” were the words of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on 7 October 2013 after three Papuan citizens scaled the wall and entered the Australian Consulate in Bali(1) .......... READ MORE
W est Papua M edia: Police violently break up 3rd Congress
- October 19, 2013West Papua Media team and local stringersEarly reports received from West Papua Media stringers have described another serious and violent crackdown across West Papua on October 19 by Indonesian security forces, against peaceful gatherings commemorating the third anniversary of the brutal crackdown on the Third Papuan Congress in October 2011.
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- West Papua Media: Police violently break up 3rd Congress NFRPB commemorations across West Papua
Sunday, 6 October 2013
#Oct7Proclaim Sylvia McAdam Video Solidarity #IdlenoMore
#Oct7Proclaim : Sylvia McAdam explains ....
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Guarani Kaiowa Idle No More- Brazil
@Idle_No_More Solidarity Sydney Australia are in solidarity with our indigenous sisters and brothers in Brazil -and Globally. We know that the Guarani Kaiowa People have spent decades being driven from their ancestral lands as profit driven agricultural barons seek ever more land for ever more profit by any means necessary. The indigenous people of Mato Grosso de Sul struggle with not only disposession but with the additional issues of introduced addictions and sickness caused by inability to access and harvest traditional foods we hear their call. Today Guarani Kaiowa People are standing as one with Indigenous People from throughout Brazil to assert their rights to the Freedom so many of us in the Western First World consider they have, despite not once having to fight for or defend it.
When Indigenous Peoples of the World Stand to defend their way of life and their very existence we stand in solidarity with them. With their stance as in Brazil, they will be IdleNoMore - IdleNoMore Brazil is uniting the traditional voices and todays understandings using all peaceful means to assert. #Oct7Proclaim #IdleNoMore
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Monday, 11 February 2013
Canberra Brisbane #IdleNoMore ACTION FEBRUARY 13TH against push for constitutional recognition
#IdleNoMore ACTION FEBRUARY 13TH against push for constitutional recognition…
- BRISBANE: rally at QLD State Parliament at 10am
- CANBERRA: rally outside Federal Parliament House 8:30am-12 noon
On February 13, Australia’s Federal Parliament will vote on the ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012’. This legislation is tokenistic, provides the original sovereign tribes of this continent with NO BENEFITS and is simply an attempt by the Commonwealth Government of Australia (and their corporate backers) to put off the real issues at hand – SOVEREIGNTY & TREATY.
Listed below is what the Act of Recognition will do:
1) The Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, recognises that the continent and the islands now known as Australia were first occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
2) The Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, acknowledges the continuing relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with their traditional lands and waters.
3) The Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, acknowledges and respects the continuing cultures, languages and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Although this may sound good, none of the above enactments provide any legal basis for our claim to SOVEREIGNTY, land rights, water rights, protection of our languages or cultural heritage. This ‘Act of Recognition’ is just like Kevin Rudd’s apology – words without change.
The other part of this ‘Act of Recognition’ is what is known as a sunset clause which means that the Act will cease to exist after 2 years. After this 2 years is up, they will once again decide whether the Australian public is ready for a referendum on Constitutional recognition. As we all know, the push for a referendum on Constitutional reform (specifically the recommendations of the ‘expert panel’ which included Government appointed ‘Aboriginal leaders’ like Noel Pearson, Pat Dodson and Marcia Langton) is yet another effort to put off the question of sovereignty and treaty. Both of these efforts by Government are attempts to sell our SOVEREIGN RIGHTS, to sell our LAND RIGHTS and our SONG, DANCE & STORY.
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- BRISBANE: rally at QLD State Parliament at 10am
On February 13, Australia’s Federal Parliament will vote on the ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012’. This legislation is tokenistic, provides the original sovereign tribes of this continent with NO BENEFITS and is simply an attempt by the Commonwealth Government of Australia (and their corporate backers) to put off the real issues at hand – SOVEREIGNTY & TREATY.
Listed below is what the Act of Recognition will do:
1) The Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, recognises that the continent and the islands now known as Australia were first occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
2) The Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, acknowledges the continuing relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with their traditional lands and waters.
3) The Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, acknowledges and respects the continuing cultures, languages and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Although this may sound good, none of the above enactments provide any legal basis for our claim to SOVEREIGNTY, land rights, water rights, protection of our languages or cultural heritage. This ‘Act of Recognition’ is just like Kevin Rudd’s apology – words without change.
The other part of this ‘Act of Recognition’ is what is known as a sunset clause which means that the Act will cease to exist after 2 years. After this 2 years is up, they will once again decide whether the Australian public is ready for a referendum on Constitutional recognition. As we all know, the push for a referendum on Constitutional reform (specifically the recommendations of the ‘expert panel’ which included Government appointed ‘Aboriginal leaders’ like Noel Pearson, Pat Dodson and Marcia Langton) is yet another effort to put off the question of sovereignty and treaty. Both of these efforts by Government are attempts to sell our SOVEREIGN RIGHTS, to sell our LAND RIGHTS and our SONG, DANCE & STORY.
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advice from Canberra mob is that The Tent Embassy is a Safe Place to Sleep overnight in Canberra if Required
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Sunday, 13 January 2013
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