>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [olympic-link] Email & phone campaign to defend the Sydney
>Aboriginal Tent Embassy
>Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 10:34:34 Australia/Canberra
>
>Please distribute widely�.
>URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT
>
>We encourage all supporters of Indigenous Rights to contact the South
>Sydney
>City Council stating their support for the Victoria Park Tent Embassy (see
>details below)
>
>To support the Victoria Park Aboriginal Tent Embassy phone the South Sydney
>City Council on tel: 02 9288 5000 or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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>On the 14th July, Isabel Coe, a veteran and elder of the Aboriginal Tent
>Embassy in Canberra established an off shoot of the original Embassy, in
>Victoria Park across the road from the University of Sydney. The Victoria
>Park
>Embassy will be used to inform visitors and the media during the Olympics
>about
>the suppression of Indigenous rights by past and present governments.
>
>On July 25, South Sydney City Council, issued the Embassy with a letter
>stating
>that they were currently unlawful occupying the park and demanded that they
>agree to Council terms if they wished to remain (attached below, with
>Embassy
>response).
>
>In addition to the Council's attempt to close down the Embassy, a number of
>Sydney's radio "shock jocks" have gone on the offensive, labeling the
>Embassy a
>disgrace and encouraging listeners to ring the Council and complain.
>
>In response, the Indigenous Student Network (ISN), who unanimously agreed
>to
>endorse the Victoria Park Embassy at a recent meeting, have launched a
>email
>and phone campaign in support of the Embassy.
>
>We encourage all supporters of Indigenous Rights to contact the South
>Sydney
>City Council stating their support for the Embassy.
>
>To support the Victoria Park Aboriginal Tent Embassy phone the South Sydney
>City Council on tel: 02 9288 5000 or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Please distribute this email widely.
>
>The Tent Embassy also welcomes any donations of funds or goods (e.g.
>seating,
>tents, equipment, kitchen utensils etc) to assist in its running. All
>visitors welcome.
>
>Kim Bullimore
>On behalf of the Indigenous Student Network
>
>Media Release issued by the Victoria Park Tent Embassy in response to the
>Council's letter.
>
>COUNCIL THREATENS ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSY
>
> The Aboriginal Tent Embassy has been set up to assert Aboriginal
> Sovereignty and in particular highlight how the Aboriginal people are
> regarded as "aliens" in our own land. We call upon the Australian
> community to respect our universal right to life.
> We welcome the dialogue that has transpired between the Aboriginal
> Tent Embassy and the South Sydney Council and call for full co-operation
>in
> achieving a peaceful coexistence whilst the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
>carries
> on our aims and objectives which are safeguarded by the United Nations
> Human Rights Instruments. The Tent Embassy believes that common sense
>can
>only prevail in this regard. For the last two mornings the Mayor of South
>Sydney Council and the Newtown Police had arranged meetings with
>representatives of the Embassy at 10 am each day. The Mayor and
>representatives of the Police did not show up for these meetings and this
>morning the Council sent a couple of minor
> representatives around to deliver a letter that outlined the conditions
> of agreement for occupation of Victoria Park. This seems unusual to us
> since we have been here from Friday 14 July, the 28th anniversary of the
> Aboriginal Tent Embassy. We are enclosing a copy of this letter.
>
> The Embassy's responses to the conditions imposed are listed
> hereunder:
> 1. "only one tent and caretakers accommodation may be set up in the
>100
> square meters defined by council"
>
>RESPONSE: This condition reinforces past policies and interferes with our
>ancient right to assemble and have a corroboree.
>
>2. "the site must e vacated within one week of the Olympics"
>
>RESPONSE: That decision will be decided at the time.
>
> 3. "A maximum number of four people specifically nominated by name
> occupying the campsite overnight"
>
>RESPONSE: This interferes with the camp function as a community and it is
>not
>safe to have a Maximum number of 4 people.
>
> 4. "the business of the campsite be only conducted during sunrise to
>sunset"
>
>RESPONSE: The Aboriginal Tent Embassy since its inception in 1972 as always
> operated on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis.
>
> 5. "No vehicles being parked in the campsite or driven on the park"
>
>RESPONSE: Interferes with supply vehicles and the function of the Embassy.
>
>6. "the campsite fore being contained within a metal drum"
>
>RESPONSE: The campfire is a ceremonial fire and the spirit of the fire
>cannot
>be imprisoned in a metal drum.
>
> 7. "A porta-Loo being provided and maintained for the use of the
> occupants of the campsite"
>
>RESPONSE: Not applicable as the Sydney University has provided more
>hygienic
>and cleaner facilities for us to use.
>
> 8 "That no public address system or amplification equipment shall
>be
>used."
>
>RESPONSE: The Aboriginal Tent Embassy uses these facilities to get our
>message
> across and to welcome people to the site.
>
>9 " No alcohol or drugs being consumed"
>
>RESPONSE: This is Embassy Policy.
>
> 10 " offensive behavior of persons not being tolerated by the
>campsite
>personnel"
>
>RESPONSE: This is Embassy Policy.
>
> 11 " That the council and Minister for conservation shall be
>indemnified
> against any claims for injury to persons or damage to property arising
>out of
>such approval and such indemnity shall be expressed in the form of public
>risk
>insurance policy in the minimum amount of $10,000,000 for any individual
>claim"
>
>RESPONSE: This is legal jargon and has nothing whatsoever to do with
>Aboriginal
>Sovereignty.
>
> Isabell Coe said "The document from South Sydney Council reminds me of
> the past genocidal policies of the Aboriginal Welfare & Protection
>Board".
> And we invite all press to the meeting with South Sydney Council tomorrow
> morning Wednesday at 10 am.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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