Apr 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sail4Justice with the Wa Canoe joins Walk4Refugees Rally To raise awareness about the ongoing human rights violations in West Papua and to draw attention to this slow motion genocide on our doorstep, the West Papuan community and their supporters pushed the Wa Canoe for Freedom during the Palm Sunday Justice for Refugees rally. Built by Lober Wainggai and decorated by Amos Wainggai, the canoe is a replica of the one that arrived on Australian shores in 2006 carrying 43 West Papuan refugees,...
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Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
On Sunday some of our #sail4justice crew joined in solidarity with a fantastic turn out of people who care about our oceans and coastal communities, Fight for the Bight, at St Kilda West Beach – Melbournians standing up when our politicians won’t. There was a massive paddle-out protest against Norwegian Company Equinor’s plan to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight. . THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT IS UNDER THREAT FROM BIG OIL. The Bight is no place for risky deepwater drilling. You...
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Mar 20, 2019 | Support, Uncategorized, Videos
Melbourne Political Hip-hop band Combat Wombat will be donating all proceeds from downloads from their revolutionary hip-hop track ‘ Plant Dem Seeds’ to #sail4justice! Pay as you feel to support this epic mission and check out our deadly new film clip from Moja film. Download song here:https://combatwombat.bandcamp.com/track/plant-dem-seed-feat-yt Plant Dem Seeds Music video Release!Combat Wombat featuring YTVideo by Moja film Plant Dem Seeds features footage from the MC Izzy...
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Feb 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
As the dust settles on a historic day in Parliament we would like to acknowledge the work of the community – people in detention, activists and advocates – in the passage of the Medical Evacuation Bill. This bill recognises that it is unjust to refuse medical treatment to critically ill people. We must go a step further and recognise the underlying injustice – and the cause of these illnesses in the first place – that it is unjust to refuse protection to people seeking...
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Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sail4Justice crew are joining the Melbourne West Papua Community and supporters for the national day of action for West Papua at the front of the Indonesian Consulate at 10am Tuesday 12.2.2019 “In 2018, between December 4 and 15, the Indonesian government unleashed a brutal military operation in the central highlands of West Papua. Photos emerged of civilians limbs covered in burns and wounds. Seven are confirmed dead and thousands more fled to the nearby hills, displacing them from...
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