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International Day of Action: Stop the Genocide on Stolen Aboriginal Land in Australia

by Aotearoa Indymedia Repost
Thursday, July 12, 2007 : Actions against Howard's invasion of Aboriginal Communities are being held throughout Australia, New Zealand and in London. A call for a tourist boycott of Australia has begun circulating in the International community.
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Robbie Thorpe, from the Krautungalung people of the Gunnai Nation, the traditional owners of Lake Tyers, and a spokesperson for the Black GST and Camp Sovereignty said:

“The Howard Settler Governments invasion of the Northern territory is land-grabbing racism nothing more. This invasion is part of the neo liberal structural adjustment programme of Intuitions such as the World, Bank, and the IMF & APEC to diminish and extinguish Indigenous rights forever.

“It is no surprise to see that the four countries that are blocking the passage of the Draft Declaration of indigenous rights through the United Nations, Australia, New Zealand, United States & Canada, they are the same four states that as part of APEC are raping the marine ocean environment in the Pacific, and are further oppressing & eroding the hard won rights of their Indigenous Nations & Peoples through out the world and within their own countries. What is happening to our brothers and sisters in the NT, is part of that process, part of that genocide.”

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§Central Australia as Howard's troops move in...
by Sydney Indymedia Reposted
I'm currently in Alice Springs, where coppers and military are movin' in, following Howard's orders, and attempting to take control of Aboriginal communities in the area.

It's pretty confusing and damn hard to find out what's going on. Some, such as the community at Amoonguna, have initially refused to allow military and police forces to enter their community, until the 350 residents had a chance to meet and discuss whether they wanted to participate.

We're building for the National Day of Action on Saturday July 14th: so far happenin' in Alice Springs, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland (New Zealand), Perth and Brisbane.

John Howard's plans include banning alcohol from the occupied territories despite that 92% the communities are already dry, quarantining of welfare payments, taking control of 60 communities through five year leases, and sending in police and miliary personnel to carry out their policies.

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http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/51326
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