The Howard Settler Governments invasion of the Northern territory is land-grabbing racism nothing more. This invasion is part of the neo liberal structural adjustment programme of Intuitions such as the World, Bank, the IMF & APEC to diminish and extinguish Indigenous rights forever.
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By James Petras
On Monday May 12 LASNET (Latin American Solidarity Network) is having the Indigenous Solidarity Gathering 2008 organising meeting at FOE, 312 Smith St., Fitzroy.
At 7:30pm Jorge Shafick Handal Jr., one of the leaders of the FMLN touring in Australia will speak about the Salvadorean situation.
As you are aware for October 24-26, 2008, LASNET, FOE Melbourne and other solidarity groups are holding The Latin American and Australasia International Indigenous Solidarity Gathering, which will bring along indigenous and non indigenous grassroots popular organisations from Australia, Aotearoa(NZ), Pacific Islands, Turtle Island (North America), Latin America and other interested participants.
This Gathering is taking place on Wurundjery land. We give our respects to the wurungjery elders past and present.
The Gathering (Encuentro) has the main goal to build bridges of struggles, friendship and collaboration between indigenous and grassroots organisations throughout this regions of the world, specially today where multinational corporations are increasing their invasion to aboriginal lands and the military repression are in its pick.
During the days of the Gathering (Encuentro), main meetings, workshops, documentary festival, get together activities; different people from Australia and overseas will explore the questions of Genocide over our aboriginal nations by the dominant states, Autonomous struggles, The ancestral rights of land and own culture, sovereignty and the global order, sovereignty, land and nation..And other topics that people assisting to the gathering will present.
Our idea is to be open and inclusive to ideas, discourses supporting the aboriginal people self-determination, sovereign of their future and popular grassroots struggles for justice, peace, dignity and democracy from below.
If you want to come along and support the gathering don’t hesitate to come to our next organising meeting, Monday May 12, 7:00pm at FOE, 312 Smith Street, Fitzroy.
During our meeting, Jorge Schafik Handal, Jr, a prominent Latin American leader from El Salvador visiting Australia, will speak about Salvadorean political situation and its people between 7:30-8:30pm, don’t miss this important occasion to meet Schafik and be inspiring by this important fighter for better conditions of life in El Salvador. The comrades and friends of El Salvador will stay to the organising meeting for future participation during the Gathering (Encuentro) 2008.
Please confirm you attendance to organise beverages refreshments and food at 0400 914 944
Thanks,
Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET)
lasnet@latinlasnet.org
www.latinlasnet.org
