Perth Indymedia

Kurdish journalist and detained refugee Behrouz Boochani on conditions inside the besieged Manus Island detention centre.

This weekend just gone, the Dumbartung Aboriginal Corportation, with the support of the CFMEU, presented a panel discussion and photo exhibition "Kerosene Tins and Love Hearts" on the past policies and legislation of the 1905 Native Welfare Act primarily focused on the Stolen Generations and the ingrained trauma associated with the after effects of these policies. The photographic exhibition was a project that came about when Robert and Selina from Dumbartung took students from Clontarf Aboriginal College on a tour of the missions through the south west, documenting the old sites with photographs and telling them the stories of kids who were taken from their parents under the 1905 Native Welfare Act.

Luke Stobart is an author, academic and activist, who was in Catalonia

on the day of the independence referendum, involved amongst other

things in a dramatic demonstration to defend a polling station from

the Spanish national police. He is currently working on a book for

Verso Press, on the multiple crises facing the Spanish state, covering

the rise of the Indignados movement, Podemos, and the Catalan

independence struggle. He spoke to Alex Whisson yesterday from the

UK. Alex began by asking Luke to give his firsthand account of his

experiences on the day of the referendum.

Belinda spoke with Dezeray from Mutual Aid Disaster Relief in Florida, where they have been organising and delivering aid in response to Hurricane Irma. She discusses their model of grassroots anarchist organising, the opportunism of the State in times of crisis, and inequality in access to care. She concludes with analysis of what it means to work from a place of solidarity rather than charity.

Check out https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org for more info.

Photo credit Mutual Aid Disaster Relief

Karun Cowper speaks to Katie, co-founder of Rainbow Revolt, a project to share positive support for queer & LGBTIQA folks through creative direct action painting the country rainbow in support of equal rights.

Karun Cowper speaks to Dr Michelle Maloney of the New Economy Network Australian about the upcoming ‘Building a New Economy for Australia’ which is being held from 1-3 September 2017 in Brisbane. Building on the inaugural 2016 conference held in Sydney, the 2017 gathering invites people to come together to share stories of success, address challenges and join the broader movement so we can continue working together to build a ‘new’ economic system.

Lenny van den Haak and Rosanne Scott on the Activate Tree Planting festival -

"ACTIVATE the Wheatbelt invites you to join us in York for the weekend of July 28th-30th to help us plant 26000 seedlings. This enjoyable weekend will consist of tree planting, live music, DJs, dancing, community and education. This is a drug free and family friendly event open to all age’s, where everyone is welcome to come and help out planting trees. "

https://www.facebook.com/events/216683732072748/

On Friday, the Supreme Court in Perth issued a shameful verdict on the killing of indigenous boy Elijah Doughty, who was run down by a utility vehicle in August last year in Kalgoorlie while riding a small motorcycle. Despite evidence that the driver had intended to at least injure the boy, and social media posts in the community urging vigilante violence against Aboriginal people, the jury refused to convict the man of manslaughter, instead returning a verdict of dangerous driving occasioning death - essentially a traffic infringement. Despite being in mourning, the local Aboriginal community has been galvanised into supporting the family, with a vigil being held on Friday evening and a rally on Sunday to stand in solidarity with the Kalgoorlie community. We're now going to play a speech from yesterday's rally, by community leader Dennis Simmons, who organised a cultural dancing group to take part in the event.

Karun Cowper speaks with Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth Melbourne on the battle to maintain Deductible Gift Recipient status for environmental groups as the Turnbull government renews their attack.

Karun Cowper chats with Katie Stubley, co-director of the Social Impact Festival - a platform for cutting-edge knowledge and ideas, celebrating initiatives creating positive change, and generating insights that address complex social problems. Running from July 18-28.

https://socialimpactfestival.org/