UNIONISTS AGAINST CORPORATE TYRANNY
Comrades and friends,
following is a statement of support for the rally to be held at 10am in
Victoria Park, Sydney on September 15.
Names are being collected for this statement which will be sent to the
media and used in rally publicity. If you wish to add your name please can
you email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or phone 0425 209 375.
Please forward this email on to other lists and networks.
Melanie Sjoberg
for UACT
The whole world is watching - justice for Indigenous Australia
Statement of aims for September 15:
Those gathering for the assembly on September 15 at the Tent Embassy Peace
Keeping Camp, Victoria Park, aim to hold a peaceful demonstration which
uses the occasion of Sydney hosting the 2000 Olympics to highlight the
struggle for justice and sovereignty for Indigenous people. The central
demands we seek to raise are:
1. Treaty and Aboriginal sovereignty
2. Overturn Mandatory Sentencing
3. Apologise and compensate the Stolen Generation
4. Fund social justice not the Olympics
We will assemble at the Tent Embassy to stop the war on Aboriginal people.
Our aim is to draw to the world's attention to the appalling lack of human
rights for Indigenous people in this country and ignite the struggle for
justice. We assert our right to free speech and resist any attempts by the
government to silence our dissent.
The right of Indigenous people to walk the land is as old as time
immemorial. We show our commitment to the struggle for justice for
Indigenous people and our support and solidarity with all organisations who
are part of this struggle.
We call on all defenders of human rights to support and attend the rally at
the Tent Embassy on September 15.
Signed:
Isabelle Coe, Aboriginal Tent Embassy Peace Keeping Camp
Murrandoo Yanner, General Manager Carpentaria Land's Council
Kevin Buzzacott, Arabunna Elder, walking the Land for our ancient rights,
Lake Eyre to Sydney
Audrey Kinnear, co-Chair, National Sorry Day Committee
Sol Bellar, Chair, Aboriginal Medical Services, Redfern
Joel Bray, National Convener of Indigenous Student's Network
Kim Bullimore, Indigenous Students Network
Yaluritja - Clarrie Isaacs, Aboriginal Government of Australia
Herb Simms, Secretary, La Perouse Land Council
Valery Fay-Smith, Bundjalung Elder
Ray Jackson, Indigenous Social Justice Association
Dominic Kanak, Bondi Stadium Protest
Sam Watson, Indigenous author and film maker
Trevor Close, President United Githabul Tribal Nation Aboriginal Inc.
Jagama Yanner, Administrator for Carpentaria Lands Council
Lee Rhiannon, The NSW Greens
Zanny Begg, Indigenous Solidarity Action
Ian Cohen, The NSW Greens
Dr Marg Perrot, Medical Practicioner
Dr Jim Green, anti-nuclear activist, Lecturer in Science and Technology
Studies.
John Percy, secretary, Democratic Socialist Party
Kerryn Williams, national co-ordinator, Resistance
Lisa McDonald, Green Left Weekly
Max Lane, national co-ordinator, Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and
East Timor
Vicki Sentas, Anti-Olympic Alliance
Kate Carr, Education Officer Sydney University SRC
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