ACTION ALERT! Please circulate widely support is needed for the block - widest possible circulation two clumps of housing already demolished current development application - 44-56 eveleigh st Redfern the block community speakout hand delivered to the council meeting 17/2/99 their strong objection to the demolition of the block for a better black they spoke out about the dispersal of black peoples and called on international law to stop decisions that result in genocide council approval was given on 23/2/99 because councilors were told that the properties were uninhabited this portion of the block is not uninhabited even tho properties are in appauling condition squatting is one step away from homelessness for these women, children and men, old and young how did housing, in an area that desperately needs housing, end up being seen in local government eyes as uninhabited there is a history of forced civil evictions, with police involvement, for some of the addresses that have been demolished, or are up for demolition in the current application bona fide lease holders have been 'relocated' one way or another some scared out, some thrown out, some paid to relocate, some had their homes destroyed around their ears and for the safety of their families, some moved out of their own accord for many reasons some can't return to their homes all are refugees in their own land, forced to leave the black heart of australia - land that was granted to black australia, that has somehow become 'owned' in such a way as to invoke civil evictions some who were previously relocated have returned, albeit without the status of lessee, which makes them invisible to decision makers who remain uninformed about their local communities, or who ignore the reality of local life such that approval for demolition is given on the basis of deception - ie that the 'owner' has vacant possession the remaining residents and visiting community, watch for the bulldozers whilst trying to survive on the many circuits that interact to manifest as their individual lives the community has spoken, but it has not been underestood or is ignored by decision makers bulldozing for a better black is not the answer to what is troubling the block already 24 hour policing has not stopped nor reduced the drug trade, nor sexual and physical violence, nor other 'incidences' that abound there is genocide daily enacted by perpetrator and protector alike please add your voice to this speakout and stop this deliberate dispersal of a peoples add your energies to rebuilding the block according to what the community know they need what to do - add yourself to our mailing list to receive information about other ways to make change - send your message of support asap to our po box or email - we will forward them as one speak to the community, the council, state and federal government - hoping to get enough 'voices' together to be finally heard, in our own land, at home - now a petition from the grandmothers on the block will follow shorty, your signature will add support to their statement add your heartbeat to the black heart of australia the block community speakout [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.isis.aust.com/theblock PO Box 1 Annandale NSW Australia 2038 ------------------------------------------------------ ************************************************************************* This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
