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=============================================================== ALERT: Media Statement Woomera Hunger Strike - Submission period Extended =============================================================== Hello all The response to our Collective Media Statement responding to the Woomera Hunger Strike has been overwhelming: more than 280 endorsements were received from individuals, refugee support centres, action groups and others. Amongst the signatories are the entire crew of Radio 3CR in Fitzroy, Vic, the Indo-China Refugee Association, the Burma Hope Foundation Inc, the Catholic Parish of Caloundra QLD Refugee Support Group, Bellingen Rural Australians for Refugees, the Melbourne Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office, CHILOUT at Flinders University Adelaide, the National Union of Students Inc, the Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project and the Macquarie University Branch of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union. There are too many to acknowledge. I do want to make a special mention of Tony Kevin, former Australian ambassador to Cambodia: the person who started to uncover the SIEV-X saga with an article in The Canberra Times "353 dead: this could be our Watergate" on May 10 this year. A VERY warm thank-you to all of you who immediately jumped into action and sent the alert to hundreds of people. Australia is NOT a mean-spirited country, but a compassionate country, where those without stupid political ambitions do not tolerate lies, deception, cruelty and inhumanity. Remember that please, as I try to remember that! And still about ten submissions come in per hour.... ========================= Submission period Extended ========================= The Media Statement has been sent to about 40 news media yesterday evening and this morning. But we're committed to relay this Statement further. Next week Monday/Tuesday the Statement will be sent to EVERY politician in the Australian Federal government. It has now been installed on our website, and signatures can be submitted using the "Sign it!" button on the document, via a website submission form. The document now has its new place on our website here: http://www.safecom.org.au/media-250602.htm Please alert everyone through your lists, and please remember to make it clear to NOT submit endorsements any longer through email. regards Jack H Smit Coordinator Project SafeCom Inc. http://www.safecom.org.au/refugees.htm -- 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
