An Aboriginal protest group, the Black GST (Genocide to end, Sovereignty acknowledged, Treaty to be made) has set up a camp in Melbourne's Kings Domain during the Commonwealth Games and has since refused to leave.
Today, Mr Howard said the camp should be removed as soon as possible, despite the Victorian government refusing to intervene.
The group called the games the "Stolenwealth Games" and had said they planned to pack up "Camp Sovereignty" on March 25, but have since declared a fire on the site as sacred.
Err, right...
The very white looking guy in the centre of the photo reminds me of an old British eco-warrior, Stumpy. Shame i cant find a picture of him.
The fire represents the struggle, it was made from embers brought down from the Canberra Tent Embassy, and the struggle is sacred. It's a matter of the survival of a people.
ReplyDeleteI find it hilarious that the most common criticism launched at activists of aboriginal issues is that they don't look black enough, "comply to our sterotypes damn it!"
Keep hugging those trees, Kieran
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