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Cultural Genocide continues in Victoria
by Camp Sovereignty Crew
Monday March 12, 2007 at 05:47 PM
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Victorian Police obstruct justice and contradict their own officers and Melbourne Fire staff by extinguishing the sacred fire during ceremony in Kings Domain today.
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Camp Sovereignty supporters today gathered in King's Domain in Melbourne to celebrate the anniversary of the successful 60 day occupation held there in 2006. A fire ceremony was held prompting a visit from Police and Fire authorities. After friendly negotiations, it was agreed the fire could stay there until 8pm in line with the agreement between MFB and Aboriginal People about the use of and respect towards sacred fire.
About an hour later during a peaceful family picnic a different group of police arrived and pushed through the crowd, including women and small children, and extinguished the fire. The people present proudly stood up to this blatant colonial oppression, both physically and verbally. A human wall was formed to protect the fire and shouts of "shame" drowned out any attempts by police to try and justify their bullying behaviour.
After the police left the fire was re-lit to the delight of supporters.
Police returned and the fire was extinguished again.
The fire was re-lit again.
Police returned and, you guessed it, the fire was extinguished again.
Despite agreeing to allow the ceremony to take place earlier in the day there was an obvious order from another authority to extinguish the fire.
Victoria is now covered by human rights legislation which protects the right of religious expression. This right was violently obstructed by Victorian Police today in yet another display of racist colonialist policing.
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Peaceful family picnic
by Camp Sovereignty Crew
Monday March 12, 2007 at 05:47 PM
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Police moving in
by Camp Sovereignty Crew
Monday March 12, 2007 at 05:47 PM
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video: AVI at 11.6 mebibytes
Short footage of first extinguishing attempt
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Police moving in pt II
by Camp Sovereignty Crew
Monday March 12, 2007 at 05:47 PM
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video: AVI at 14.5 mebibytes
Short footage of first extinguishing attempt
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| he he! |
Dead Rabbit |
Tuesday March 20, 2007 at 02:01 AM |
| a reader comments |
a reader |
Saturday March 17, 2007 at 06:57 PM |
| A Question of Sovereignty |
Mililani Trask |
Wednesday March 14, 2007 at 05:10 PM |
| absurdly reductive |
david |
Wednesday March 14, 2007 at 02:16 AM |
| More excuse makeing and blame shifting from David |
Iain Hall |
Tuesday March 13, 2007 at 09:38 PM |
| Is Dickhead your christian name? |
Iain Hall |
Tuesday March 13, 2007 at 08:11 PM |
| Genocide is not the issue either |
Iain Hall |
Tuesday March 13, 2007 at 07:57 PM |
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AAP |
Tuesday March 13, 2007 at 07:27 PM |
| You are in denial |
Dickhead Iain |
Tuesday March 13, 2007 at 07:21 PM |
| Dickhead |
Iain |
Tuesday March 13, 2007 at 07:17 PM |
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