Indigenous solidarity
The AJDS formally acknowledges that we, as an organisation, have members who live and work on the land of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin nation, owners of the Melbourne region. We also have active members in other parts of Australia, all of whom reside on Aboriginal land.
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Decolonisation Forum: From Australia to Israel-Palestine. Sep 2016. With Gary Foley, Clare Land, Sary Zananiri and Zochrot.
From Australia to Israel/Palestine- Transnational solidarity against the intersections of colonialism and racism. July 2019. With Orly Noy, Crystal McKinnon, Micaela Sahhar and Fatima Mawas
AJDS panel in partnership with the Black-Palestinian Solidarity conference. Nov 2019. With Gary Foley, Marcelo Svirsky and Nadia Ben-Youssef
From the blog
The Empire Gets Smacked
by Bogaine Spearim (Kooma/Murrawarri/Gamilaraay). Printed with permission by the author. The original article appears in The Black Rising Magazine; ‘A national Aboriginal publication dedicated to
What’s wrong with colonialism?
by Avigail Abarbanel. Printed with permission by the author. Originally article published in Mondoweiss. http://mondoweiss.net/2018/01/whats-wrong-colonialism/ Avigail Abarbanel was born and raised in Israel. She moved to
Vox Pop On Decolonisation
Just Voices did a Vox Pop on decolonisation. This is what we heard.Adam Sharah is co-chair of ANFA- Australian Nuclear Free Alliance, Campaigner with Friends
How Can We Begin to Think About Decolonising Palestine?
by Nader Ruhayel Comparative settler colonial studies have been productive in highlighting parallels and divergences in the methods of establishment and expansion of settler colonial
Resources
AJDS participated in the William Cooper Legacy Project’s Remembering William Cooper walk. We walked from his house in Footscray to the city to remember his unique protest against Kristallnacht, and to commit to continuing his legacy for justice and land rights.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=257394924938805
9 resources to answer the question: How can I support Indigenous solidarity and allyship?
The AJDS newsletter edition on decolonisation and Indigenous sovereignty
Independent Aboriginal media.
“Sacred birthing trees on Djap Wurrung country need protecting. Over 50 generations have been born on these sites & the birthing trees themselves are 800 years old. We are protecting them from Vic Labor Party’s planned highway extension that is set to destroy this dreaming landscape.”
https://dwembassy.com/
Seed is Australia’s first Indigenous youth climate network.
https://www.seedmob.org.au/