>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Mar 7 16:37:49 1999 >Received: from home (home.ease.lsoft.com) by home.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 7 Mar 1999 19:32:22 -0500 >Received: from HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM by HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM (LISTSERV-TCP/IP > release 1.8d) with spool id 22982775 for > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 19:32:15 -0500 >Received: from las.vegas.com.au (mail.magnafield.com.au) by home.ease.lsoft.com > (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 7 Mar 1999 19:29:45 -0500 >Received: from default (dialup55.magnafield.com.au [203.36.92.155]) by > las.vegas.com.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA09370 for > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:27:15 +1100 (EST) >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:20:03 +1100 >Reply-To: Abigail's Rebels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sender: Abigail's Rebels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: jocelynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [AB] Action requested: Release of Jacqui Katona and Christine > Christopherson from Darwin's Berrimah prison, > and cease uranium mining in Jabiluka >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >all - we (in australia) would appreciate support from far and wide re the >imprisonment of jacqui katona and christine chrisopherson who refused to >pay fines and are now in prison. they were fined for demonstrating against >uranium mining on their OWN land - at kakadu in the north of australia. >they are of the mirrar people, upon whose land a uranium mine is to be >established. they (not surprisingly) do not want it there. neither do we. >all support gratefully received. > >am listing e-mail addresses of all to whom letters can be sent. also a copy >to the globalsisterhoodnetwork (gsn) list would be appreciated, so that a >compendium of letters/support can be retained. > >>Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 09:30:37 +1100 >>To: The Deputy Prime Minister of Australia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>From: jocelynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Cc: "The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Mr. Denis Burke" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Senator for Aboriginal Affairs John Herron ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Senator Margaret Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Senator Bob Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Senator Meg Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Senator Dee Margetts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Senator Natasha Stott Despoja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Senator John Woodley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Mailing-List: list [EMAIL PROTECTED]; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [GSN] Release of Jacqui Katona and Christine Christopherson from >Darwin's Berrimah prison, and cease uranium mining in Jabiluka >> >>From: jocelynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Dear Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Tim Fischer, >>The current Prime Minister, Mr. John Howard, has distanced himself from the >>public by making himself unavailable for email messages. I therefore write >>to you on a matter that ought to be the concern of the Australian >>government, as it is to many, many Australians. >> >>The imprisonment of Jacqui Katona and Christine Christopherson in Darwin's >>Berrimah prison, as a consequence of a ruling that they were 'trespassing' >>on their own land/country at Kakadu is intolerable. I am concerned that two >>Mirrar women, including the senior traditional owner of Jabiluka, Yvonne >>Margarula, and the spokeswoman for the Jabiluka mine site's traditional >>owners, were convicted of trespass on Mirrar land, the title being held by >>the Mirrar under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act. >>It is unconscionable that these women ever appeared before an >>Australian court on these charges. It is unconscionable that they were >>arrested at all. That a 12 day jail sentence has been imposed upon Jaqui >Katona and Christine Christopherson for their refusal to pay a 'fine' for >'trespassing' upon their own land is not only unconscionable, it is an >affront to everyone who respects and acknowledges the original ownership >and custodianship of this land by Indigenous Australians. The arrest, fine >and imprisonment are unjust and unjustifiable. >> >>By imposing a prison sentence on Jacqui and Christine, the Northern Territory >>Government, and by implication the Australian Government, have not only >>failed to acknowledge the inherent rights of these two strong and dedicated >>Mirrar women - Indigenous Australians whom we ought to be recognising in >>full tribute to their concern for Indigenous Australian culture and for the >>ongoing conservation of the land. The Northern Territory government and, by >>implication, the Australian government, have wrongfully left them with a >>criminal record. The arrest, conviction, and now imprisonment of Jacqui >>Katona and Christine Christopherson is a matter of national shame. It shows >>beyond any shadow of doubt that neither the Northern Territory government >>nor the Australian government has any concern about or understanding of the >>civil and citizenship rights of Indigenous Australians. It raises concerns >>about the use of the legal system so as to discriminate against legitimate >>claims and protest of all Australians, and most particularly Indigenous >>Australian citizens. >> >>Already Australia's standing is in question in the international community, >>most particularly in respect to what any fair and cogent assessment would >>say are policies imbued with racism. Human, civil and citizenship rights >>are not to be disgregarded because they are held by Indigenous people. The >>Australian and Northern Territory government, by its actions and >>condonation of the arrest, trial, fining and imprisonment of Jacqui Katona >>and Christine Christopherson clearly say otherwise. This is an affront to >>all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous. >> >>The preoccupation with and support of mining profits to the detriment of >>Indigenous Australians and the wellbeing of Australia and Australians as a >>whole is places us all at risk. Australia's natural heritage is far more >>precious than any income received from the mining, sale and export of >>uranium. >> >>Like millions of other Australians and members of the international >>community, I applaud the courage and fortitude of the traditional owners, >>predominately women, from Jabiluka. >> >>Not only must Jacqui Katona and Christine Chrisopherson be released >>immediately from prison. Both must be pardoned and, better still, have >>their records expunged. Anything less than this confirms the concerns of >>many, many Australians and those within the international community that >>those in authority in Australia at present are wedded to anti-Indigenous >>Australian policies and practices, and have no ability, will or wish to >>change. >> >>All uranium mining operations in Jabiluka must cease. This world heritage >>region must be returned to its rightful owners, the Mirrar. >> >>This is the justice which should be attainable, for the sake of Australia >>as a whole, for the Mirrar people and in particular for Jacqui Katona and >>Chritine Christopherson. They ought not to have gone to prison as a >>consequence of their struggle which is one that is for the benefit of >>Australia and all Australians. >> >>Jocelynne A. Scutt (Dr) >> >>cc Dr. Lynette Dumble and the Global Sisterhood Network. >> >>Dr. Lynette J. Dumble, >>Co-ordinator, Global Sisterhood Network >>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >><http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/GSN>http://www.onelist.com/subscribe. >>cgi/GSN >>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >><http://home.vicnet.net.au/~globalsn>http://home.vicnet.net.au/~globalsn/ >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Ideas on how we can improve ONElist? >>http://www.onelist.com >>Check out the Suggestion Box feature on our new web site >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Free Games, Cash Prizes! >>Gamesville - World's Biggest Game Show Site! >> http://www.onelist.com/ad/0 >> > > >************************************************************************* > "We are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold >ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation." > > -- From Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March, 1776 >************************************************************************* > >Visit the ABIGAILS-L homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/8984/ >Irene Stuber's Women's Internet Information Net: http://www.undelete.org/ > >To unsubscribe from ABIGAILS-L, send a a message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text SIGNOFF ABIGAILS-L > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
