Subject: Join the Tent Embassy firewood convoy on 27/8/01
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:04:42 +1100
Join the Tent Embassy firewood convoy on 27/8/01
Picture a firewood bearing convoy to the Fire at the Aboriginal Tent
Embassy: join with us!
Happening at noon, Monday 27 August, 2001
The theme of Last night's FRIENDS OF THE EMBASSY meeting was building
support for Aboriginal people, and one very visible, dramatic, practical
way is being planned for Monday the 27th of August, just before the start
of the UN World Conference Against Racism:
A convoy of vehicles: trucks, trailers, cars (with wood in boots or roof
racks), perhaps even bicycles with trailers, or horses, ponies and
Foot-falcons all decorated with Aboriginal flags and banners, carrying wood
for the ceremonial healing Fires for Peace and Justice at the Embassy after
a short procession.
We plan to assemble from noon to 12:30 in the car park behind the Canberra
Rex (at the corner of Ipima and Henty/Lowanna Streets), drive south in
convoy on Northbourne Avenue through Civic, then past the War Memorial,
down Anzac Parade, across Kings Avenue Bridge, circle around new Parliament
House and then deliver the wood to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, on the
National Heritage-listed site across from Old Parliament House.
Then we intend to have a shared lunch/picnic at the Embassy.
We need:
Women and men with any sort of vehicles for carrying firewood and/or
leafy gum branches (for the traditional humpy shelters)
People who can make extra flags and banners (some in advance, if
possible)
Rope and tape for decorating the vehicles
Streamers (red, black & yellow)
Help with advance publicity
Bring picnic lunches!
Talking with Aboriginal Elder Uncle Kevin Buzzacott after the meeting we
found out that another two fairly urgent needs of the Embassy are:
a floodlight
a tape recorder, ideally one with two decks
Can anyone help with this?
Contacts: Flora 6231 7884; Ffionnan 6248 8837; Bobi 6249 7951;
Ellie 6247 6821; Claire 6288 0535; Joon 6254 7742
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