Papua New Guinea (PNG) Solidarity Action - this Sat 7 July 01 at 12noon @ Martin Place by Andrew Stanton or Gary Lee - 9:22pm Tue Jul 3 '01 phone: 0402 871 949 eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A demonstration has been called by a collective of students from around Australia, attending this years S&S conference in Newcastle, to protest the brutal repression of PNG students to express solidarity with the peoples movement opposing the IMF and World Bank restructuring programme. Speakers include University of PNG Student Union reps. Papua New Guinea Solidarity Action ---------------------------------- Where: Martin Place, then on to World Bank Office followed by march to AusAID Office When: This Saturday 7 June, 12:00 noon (meet @ Martin Place) Why: To protest against the IMF/World Bank/Aust Govt imposed restructuring programme in PNG and to condemn the killing of 5 UPNG Student Activists last week in Port Moresby A demonstration has been called by a collective of students from around Australia, attending this years S&S conference in Newcastle, to protest the brutal repression of PNG students to express solidarity with the peoples movement opposing the IMF and World Bank retructuring programme. Speakers will include representatives of the University of Papua New Guinea Student Union, Australian students, unionists and (other) human rights activists The situation in PNG: --------------------- Hi Guys, It's a sad week for me, lost alot of tears, and fellow students in our struggle against economic reforms. What you have heard over the radio is true, but more to that by this morning the death toll of students has gone up to 5 since the battle with riot police 7 days ago. In PNG we don't have proper riot police, rather two deadly killer units called mobile squad and task force, both of these forces with there M16 and SLR rifles are shooting down students and protesters without mercy. As you might have guessed I'm in the forefront of all this but thank God I'm safe and sound. Actually we the student leaders are under heavy security by the defence force and the general public as there are plans by the police to raid the campus. The campus is mourning the death as the death toll is increasing daily. We had a long battle with the police on Monday night, 10pm till 8am Tuesday morning, that's when our comrades were shot thus forcing us to retreat to the campus. THERE ARE 17 CASUALTIES AND IN INTENSIVE CARE. The reason for our sit in protest was the demand by the students to the government to remove World Bank and IMF sponsored economic reforms in the country. I will inform you and all friends from Aussie as soon as there are further developments. Other than that the student leaders are in enclosed buildings out of campus and thus leading the students. I as a student leader here give my full permission for the publication or relaying of this news to any media or persons who might be of help to this course. The international commmunity needs to know the ruthless killing of unarmed civilians and students. Raymond http://www.active.org.au/sydney here: http://www.active.org.au/sydney/calendar/?display=zoom&event=1917 for the latest, also check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/m1_sydney/ here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/m1_sydney/message/851 -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
