Aotearoa: National Day of Action: July 14th - Melbourne

I wish to commend Sisters Sina, Tori, Julia and Alison for their efforts in getting this information out there to the Fourth World. As usual, it takes our women to show us the way. - The Angryindian
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MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Friday 6 July 2007

National Day of Action: Stop the Genocide on Stolen Aboriginal Land

A mass community rally will be held in Melbourne on Saturday 14 July, 12:30 pm to voice opposition to the government's escalation of attacks on Indigenous communities and the denial of justice for Mulrunji and other Indigenous people who have been killed in police custody.

Greg Fryer, spokesperson for the Indigenous Social Justice Association, said, "Whilst the Labour opposition has cowardly failed to oppose the sending of police and military forces into Indigenous communities this rally shows that there is massive community opposition to these polices, by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians."

"Howard's intervention goes directly against the recommendations in the Little Children are Sacred Report. Instead, we support the many community controlled initiatives already underway in Indigenous communities to improve the quality of lives for Indigenous children, women and men. If the politicians were serious about protecting the rights of Indigenous children they would support these community controlled initiatives and provide proper funding."

"Decent Australians recognise that these actions have not been motivated by concern for Indigenous communities. At the same time that the federal Government is implementing this despicable land grab the Palm Island community is mourning the denial of justice for Mulrunji after the acquittal of Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley. Indigenous lands continued to be destroyed by mining corporations, and many communities do not have proper health and education services."

We are demanding:
• An end to Aboriginal deaths in custody! Justice for Mulrunji and all killed in custody and the proper implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody!
• Land rights not mining rights! No new mines, no new dumps!
• Funding for community controlled services, not troops, cops and martial law! Social welfare, not social control!
• Aboriginal control of Aboriginal affairs! Treaty NOW!

"This community rally will bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous people from across Melbourne in a colourful and vibrant show of support for Indigenous self-determination, land rights and treaty."

The rally is part of an International Day of Action, with rallies being held in cities across Australia and with solidarity rallies happening across the world.

Day: Saturday 14 July
Time: 12:30pm
Place: City Square, corner of Swanston and Collins Streets

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Rally — Stop the genocide on stolen Aboriginal land

Full endorsement list as of 7 July 2007
Rally — Stop the genocide on stolen Aboriginal land

Endorsements — Australia

Indigenous Social Justice Association – Melbourne
Australian Asia Worker Links
Black GST
Camp Sovereignty
Chilean Popular and Indigenous Network
Freedom Socialist Party
Latin American Solidairty Network (LASNET)
Ongoing G20 Arrestees Solidarity Network
Radical Women
Resistance,
RMIT Student Union
Socialist Alliance
Socialist Alternative
Your Voice
3 KND
Nuclear Free Australia
International Socialist Organisation
3CR
Socialist Party
Electrical Trades Union
Plumbers Union
Union Community Alliance
Communist Party of Australia
Maritime Union of Australia
Geelong Trades and Labour Council
Moreland Peace Group
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (Victoria)
Campaign for Women’s Reproductive Rights
Indigenous Social Justice Association — Sydney
Anarchist Media Institute
IWW (Australia)
Leonard Peltier Support Group
Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
Union Solidarity
Anti Nuclear Australia
Australian Student Environment Network
Friends of the Earth

International endorsements

• From Aoteroa

Te Ata Tino Toa
Conscious Collaborations - Global indigenous network
Mana Wahine
Komiti Pasifika
Solidarity Union
Socialist Worker (Aotearoa)
Human Rights Project Aotearoa
Whakaminenga o Te Paatu
Wellington Wildcat Anarchist Collective
Aocafe (Aotearoa Cafe)
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
Radical Youth (Auckland)
Citizens Against Privatisation (Auckland)
Imagine Native Action
Indiginz
Hone Harawira, Maori Party MP Te Tai, Tokerau
Te Ururoa Flavell, Maori Party MP, Waiariki
Metiria Turei List MP Green party Aotearoa/NZ

• From Canada

MNN Mohawk Nation News

• From Chile

Mapuche Solidarity Coalition
People's Assembly Movement
Colectivo Avanzar - Santiago

• From the United States

Freedom Socialist Party — U.S. Section
U.S. Radical Women
American Indian Movement
Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
Intelligentaindigena Novajoservo

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