Ampilatwatja Walkoff - Aboriginal Australia today

"On July 14, 2009, we, Elders from the Ampilatwatja community, walked out of our houses and set up camp in the bush. We are fed up with the federal government's Northern Territory Intervention, controls and measures, visions and goals forced onto us from outside. We felt we were outcasts and isolated from all decision making -there has been no meaningful consultation... We therefore have no intention of going back there. We intend to stay here until our demands are met.

I would like to send a personal invitation to all our brothers and sisters, who are leaders and workers in their Aboriginal organisations to come together as one people. I would like to share with you the visions of our leaders and Elders and the path we have chosen to honour the lines of our country, mother Earth, our dreaming and spirituality. Brothers and sisters, we are one and we are part of you. We are all connected through mother Earth. This is the true line we must follow to unite and to bring all our white brothers and sisters on this journey with us. We have many struggles and journeys ahead. The time is now. It is vital that we come together to listen to each other and share our thoughts and ideas on the way forward. What will be the future for our aboriginal people across this country? I look forward to meeting many of you on the tour and hope to create lasting friendships and connections so that we can work towards creating a better future for our younger generations."

Richard Downs,
Alyawarra People, Ampilatwatja Community
Central Australia

During October '09, Ampilatwatja's spokesperson, Richard Downs, conducted a speaking-tour along the east coast of Australia, talking at Universities, Workers' Unions, Indigenous communities and at public rallies in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, raising awareness of the walk-off and appealing for funds to help the walkoff camp to remain self-sufficient.

Accompanying Richard, Warlpiri Elder, Harry Nelson, of the Yuendemu community talked about his own struggle to fight the Government's attempt to force communities in the Northern Territory to sign 40 year leases, thus handing over their lands to Government.

This video covers footage of Richard and Harry's speaking tour in Melbourne: 14-16 October.

Video of Richard and Harry talking at Melbourne University:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVQKgtfk8tU

Intervention Walkoff's Blog (keep up to date on latest events regarding the walkoff):
http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Indigenous
• Aboriginal
• Australia
• Northern
• Territory
• Intervention
• Ampilatwatja
• walkoff
• Richard
• Downs
• Harry
• Nelson
• sovereignty
• treaty
• climate
• sustainability
• 2012
• NWO
• resistance
• revolution

[MikeyAbbott]

At about 5 minutes in Harry Nelson says "...we don't know where to go." I can't speak for others, but I feel in a similar place there. I don't know what to do to help.

[thejuicemedia]

hi Mikey - i hear ya. have you found the ampilatwatja walkoff's blog? (just google it) there are ways you can help and/or participate.

[lookupwakeup]

This is awesome.

So glad to see people standing up to corrupt governments. This is what we all need to do.

Thanks for posting.

[thejuicemedia]

x cheers

[Lectricboots]

awesome. I have so much admmiration....

brilliant and courageous, thank you for this.

[thejuicemedia]

thx lectric - hope u'r well :)

[NewWorldRebel]

A brilliant story. A lesson to all of us - the best way to beat the system is to disconnect from it.

Featured.

[Hungrybear9562]

I am right along with you, I did this in 1988, rainbows come to the land I settled on, on a regular basis. Your story mirrors our story. Keep it up, look for rainbows, they are signs you are doing the right thing.

[Hectorjohn73]

@pick8lock How about saving children from the Catholic church instead? ?  ?

[thek9mark5]

kkoolllys

[Chacha5678]

theres shitloads of land in australia, why cant they just give some to the aborgines? its not like australia is overpopulated (outside of cities)

[pick8lock]

@mickeyh1961

truth is thats truth

sad thing is i as a darwin resident dont see that.

the bad full bloods fighting killing and drinking all day make these good ones look bad.

also if they are so concerned with the environment why was it a mob of them pushing the nuclear power staiton being on their land so they can collect royalty's

from it..............

[pick8lock]

doesnt change fact most communitys are shit holes.

its got nothing to do with nwo illuminati if that was true why do abos ge hudge handouts of money........

its becuse children are getting banged and no one wants to tell on the elders.

resarch this .

what about all the full bloods in darwin into alcoholism

drinking tax dollars away.

why dont you do anything to help these people that got kicked out of communitys.

SAVE THE CHILDREN

[LionGoddess1]

australia is huge.. why not share it fairly? :P

[therealesteyeopener]

Hey People! Check up on youtube on "alex jones", "the freeman perspective", "david icke" and do some research on the "illuminati" and "the globalists" to find out the truth about whats happening in the world.

[mickeyh1961]

Love the Indigenous peoples of Australia, Long may they live their traditional life & help teach us how to respect our world & its Environment plants Animals etc..