Protest Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer this weekend!
Protest Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, at NZ National Party Conference.
ImagineNative Action, in collaboration with Radical Youth, is organising an action this weekend to protest the presence of Alexander Downer at the National Party Conference being held at the Langham Hotel in central Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland). We want to send a clear message to Alexander Downer and the National Party that we do not support the Australian Colonial Government's recent military/police invasion of Aboriginal Lands.
More importantly we wish to stand in solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Occupied Australia as this plays a vital role in lifting the spirits of the Aboriginal People, strengthening their will to resist the colonial invasion and economic exploitation of their lands.
Saturday August 4th, 2.30pm Mass demo against Downer and the National Party. Meet corner of Symonds Street and K'rd to march on the Langham Hotel, Symonds Street.
7.00pm: Disrupt Downer's Dinner.
Meet corner of Karangahape Road and Symonds Street, Auckland.
Bring musical instruments (especially taonga puoro - traditional Maori instruments) and noise makers. Some kai will be provided but donations are always welcome!
Since Don Brash resigned as National Party leader the National Party has put in a lot effort to convince us that they care about Tangata Whenua, the environment, and the poor of Aotearoa. Alexander Downer is a leading representative of a colonial government that has invaded Indigenous lands, supported similar actions in Indonesia and supplied troops to the invasion/occupation of Iraq. His government has publicly advocated using Aboriginal lands for large scale mining and nuclear waste dumping operations.
Downer's presence at the National conference clearly shows that National hasn't changed at all. It is still a party that endorses racism against indigenous people and represents the interests of the rich and powerful, at the expense of ordinary people and our whenua.
As it is likely that National will form the next colonial government of Aotearoa it is essential they know we will not tolerate racist and exploitative policies such as those enacted by Alexander Downer and his government.
For more information or to endorse this action email indigenous.solidarity@gmail.com or call/text 021 1551154
Endorsed by:
ImagineNative Action
Radical Youth
Indonesia Human Rights Committee
A Space Inside: Tamaki Makaurau Anarchist Collective
Global Peace and Justice Auckland (GPJA)
More endorsements to come.
Reminder: A planning and banner making session for this action is being held this Wednesday, August 1st from 7pm at 43 Warwick Ave, Westmere (Look for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag). Bring red, black and yellow paint, banner materials.
As always some kai will be provided but koha always welcome!
Mauriora!
na Te Kanikani Tangata Hara (ImagineNative Action) & ……. (Radical Youth)
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http://www.radicalyouth.org.nz/
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Re: Protest Australian Foriegn Minister Alexander Downer this we
The sound of a distressed magpie-lark (peewee) is not something I want to hear often, for it has upset me.
My office looks out on to large flowering mock-orange trees that are home to many bird species. This morning the birds in the neighbourhood are disturbed and restless. Their squawks and calls are not typical. I now know why. I have just witnessed a highly distressed mother bird helplessly trying to defend her offspring. At first I could only hear her. She was amongst the thick green foliage. Two peewees clung to the powerlines overhead, seemingly unsure if they should help. I followed their troubled gaze and her deafening screams until I could see her. She was agitated and panicked. No sooner had I spotted her when a large bird of prey took flight carrying the limp body of a young peewee within its talons - it was her baby.
She immediately took chase, desperately trying to rescue her baby from the clutches of this predatory bird. It was hopeless but she was undeterred, even though she was one-third its size. For the next few minutes I could hear echoes through the neighbourhood and it seemed to last forever.
I felt her loss. I admired her determination and bravery. Any species that instinctively defends its own kind so defiantly, so admirably, demonstrates to me qualities that we humans share. We even issue medals of valour for such courage! These qualities are not unique to us and the more we remind ourselves of that the sooner we will come to respect all animals.
It's hard to accept that the animal kingdom is not without distress, cruelty and even mourning. I mourn with a mother peewee bird today. I may be accused of being anthropomorphic but there is no shame in such feelings if we believe them to be true.
Re: Protest Australian Foriegn Minister Alexander Downer this we
how stupid is this?
Re: Protest Australian Foriegn Minister Alexander Downer this we
I heard they moved the meeting to the Hilton
Re: Protest Australian Foriegn Minister Alexander Downer this we
there is always shame in not caring for mother earth
Re: Protest Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer this we
Gareth Hall from WIN News Victoria, Australia, should read these articles as he said some terrible racial remarks about the aborigines here. Gareth Hall is no better, as all he does is report and play sports and not doing anything good for this country. Respect our indigenous peoples who were here before your ancestors plundered this non-European country. Gareth Hall from WIN News, we don't like you, you closed-minded hillbilly.
Oh, one more thing, learn how to speak correct English you jungli.