BOOMERANG
PEACE WALK
EVERY FIRST
FRIDAY OF THE MONTH THROUGHOUT 2001 CULMINATING ON THE EVENING OF
26 JANUARY 2002
Bring
plenty of faith, flags, ribbons and friends
ALL WELCOME
TO COME & COME BACK
For
Recognition, Respect, and a Future for Reconciliation all people
are invited to walk together in unison monthly in 2001 and then
walk together on 26 January, 2002
Peace
Walk for Aboriginal Treaty - Indigenous and non-Aboriginal
(Krinkri)
Walking
(Ngoppun) and Talking (Yunnan)
Along North
Terrace, down Kintore Avenue, across to King William Street and
back up to North Terrace
Aboriginal
and Ngarrindjeri people invite everyone to walk to protect
Indigenous culture and spiritual beliefs, and the environment we
share together in our world - for the future of our children
By walking,
talking and singing around
GOVERNMENT
HOUSE
ON THE
EVENING ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Gathering
Time: 7.00 pm
EVERY-BODY
COME ALONG TO SHARE THOUGHTS, IDEAS, SONGS AND STORIES
WE WANT AS
MANY PEACEFUL AND UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO COME
TOGETHER AND WALK, TALK AND SING ALONG TOGETHER
TELL
YOUR ACQUAINTANCES, NEIGHBOURS, FRIENDS, FAMILIES, AND ENEMIES
WHERE TO COME & START WORKING TOGETHER FOR A FUTURE BY
LEARNING AN ANTI-GENOCIDE AND PRO- TOGETHERNESS BOOMERANG PEACE
WALK INDIGENOUS CONDUCT CODE FOR A RECOGNITION, RESPECT &
RECONCILIATION BETWEEN ALL HUMAN BEINGS LIVING IN AUSTRALIA
KEEP
A LOOK OUT FOR MORE INFO RE: THE "BOOMERANG PEACE WALK"
CONTACT:
THE BIGGER PICTURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE GENOCIDE BRIDGE RAISING
THE NGARRINDJERI TREATY FOR UP TO DATE NEWS!
MEANWHILE
HERE ARE DETAILS FOR NOW ON HOW TO STOP THE GENOCIDE OF THE
BRIDGE & START A TREATY
With
Peace Walks to respect, defend & protect Indigenous cultural
and spiritual beliefs and sites for a new world environment to
make a future for our children by coming together to walk
together as one community
1.
Create the positive atmosphere needed to change
oppressive anti-Aboriginal laws
*N.B. PEACEFUL SUPPORTERS SHOULD TRY NOT TO BE ARRESTED
2.
Weekday peace walkers could visit their local government
precinct &
a)
PLACE FLOWERS AS COMMUNITY PEACE SYMBOLS
b)
PUBLICLY SUPPORT WALK BY DONATIONS OF FOOD/MONEY/CANDLES
c)
AID ONGOING COMMUNITY NIGHT PRESENCE BY LIGHTING A CANDLE
d)
ASK PEOPLE TO SEND LETTERS TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL PAPERS AS A
STRATEGY TO AID MEDIA AWARENESS OF BUILD UP TO PEACE WALKING
3. Read
out the 1999 Ngarrindjeri Proclamation / Hold Indigenous Smoking
Ceremony
4. Develop
Community Publicity over 1836 Land Rights Role by Posters, Hand
bills, Message/Telephone Trees, Fax & E-mail, Meetings,
Conversations & Talks
5.
Ngoppun & Yunnan Ngarrindjeri WURRUWARRIN (ie knowing
& believing)
6.
Help defend Kumarangk [Hindmarsh Island]; respect &
protect Aboriginal sites
7.
Campaign the Bigger Picture to Defend, Protect and
Respect Indigenous cultural
and spiritual beliefs and heritage, for a one-world environment
for our children.
TURN
ON THE LIGHT OF TRUTH FOR A BRIGHTER AUSTRALIA FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT AND ALL PEOPLES
PEACE
WALK - CODE OF CONDUCT
The code
will help bind the community together.
SO
PLEASE READ IT
1.
Walk together in unison to our goal.
2.
Being undisciplined or aggressive on
the peace walk will just stop the public
from joining us.
3.
Newspaper and TV pictures of a peace
walker acting out of frustration create
blame against our people and dismissal
of Indigenous opinions as rubbish.
4.
Those managing a peace walk must be
easily identifiable as peaceful walkers.
5.
Ribbons are to be worn by those who
agree to this code by registering with
the peace walk (for future contact).
a)
Physical and verbal abuse of the media
police or anyone else is not acceptable.
All peace walkers must be non-violent.
b)
All peace walkers must treat each other
with respect and treat others not in the
peace walk with the same respect.
c)
No alcohol or illegal substances should
be consumed on the peace walk.
Use
of these
substances will discredit us.
d)
Peace walkers must take personal
responsibility for their actions. This
means being prepared to deal with the
consequences of walking together.
e)
We request that you do not interact
with the media. People have been
asked to undertake this responsibility,
& are also designated to help arrange
transport for walkers back to the start.
6.
Peace walkers are encouraged to walk
in pairs or friendship groups. We must
all support and look after each other.
7.
Some people will not want to support
the idea of a peace treaty. Others may
only want to watch the walk in support.
Others may want to follow the activity
without giving constructive support to
anti-genocide peace walkers.
8.
Being organised and disciplined will
maximise our efforts to be successful.
*
Ngarrindjeri
Contacts:
Tom
Trevorrow - 0409 9619 33 - TEL: (08) 8575 1557 - FAX: (08) 85 751
448 - Camp Coorong - Meningie
Victor Wilson - 0407182353 (or) 08 8532 4940 - Kalparrin Centre - Murray Bridge
Pastor
Ken Sumner - 08 8396 3934 - Uniting Church/AICC - 08 8281 1614
Community
Contacts:
Please
tell Ngarrindjeri contacts ASAP to get you or your organisation
involved
PROTECT
OUR CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND ENVIRONMENT - OUR WORLD - FOR OUR
CHILDREN
BOOMERANG
PEACE WALK
PROGRAM
DETAILS
All people
with spiritual integrity are invited to walk in peace together
over 2001
FIRST
FRIDAY OF THE MONTH Program:
7.00pm
Gather at Prince Henry Gardens park, then walk to Ngarrindjeri
Proclaiming
ceremony at Kintore Ave. Continue
Peace Walk around Government House.
7.30pm
Walk commences
WORKING
PARTY PREPARATION & PLANNING FOR PEACE WALK
PROPOSED
ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY PEACE WALK WORKING PARTY:
1.
Negotiate for an Adelaide City Council permit for a walk on the
footpath/contact Police
2.
Arrange an explanatory public forum to be held at neighbouring
city hall/park/marquee
3.
Communicate with the general public through the media and by
handing out flyers
4.
Organise with officials and supporting groups for the Peace
Walkers to come fortnightly
5.
Set out claim re: disregard of 1836 Letters Patent on notice
board for public exhibition
6.
Contact Indigenous spokespeople to speak to public and to provide
media interviews
7.
Involve supporting groups eg., KOLE etc - arrange agenda space
likely to be requested
8.
Proclaim the ongoing Indigenous Land, Law and People as Sovereign
Rights!!!
Daily
Housekeeping Tasks:
Spell out time & direction for incoming peace walkers.
Set up information areas/ Replenish
information folders with pamphlets/ Signage for toilets/Place
rubbish bins in appropriate
areas/Designate identified security people to maintain
watchful presence around whole peace walk site & liaise with
officials. Working
Bee - Collect rubbish/Clean up Prince Henry Gardens/Clear up
paths, etc.
PEACE
WALK WORKING PARTY MEMBERSHIP/OPEN TO PEACE WORKERS
EVERYONE ON
THE PEACE WALK, INCLUDING MEDIA, POLICE & POLITICIANS HAS A
ROLE TO PLAY TO RECOGNISE, RESPECT & PROTECT THE ABORIGINAL
PEOPLE.
BOOMERANG
PEACE WALK
SUPPORTERS
TO GATHER AT PRINCE HENRY GARDEN, NORTH TCE
PEACE
WALK PLAN FOR FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH OVER 2001
1)
COME TOGETHER IN PRINCE HENRY
GARDEN, NORTH TERRACE, AT 7:00
PM AND REGISTER FOR PEACE WALK.
2)
FLY ABORIGINAL FLAGS IN PARK.
3)
SET UP 4 STREET CORNER BOOTHS FOR
REFRESHMENTS & INFORMATION
4)
8.00PM WALK TO KINTORE AVE TO READ
1836 LETTERS PATENT, SOUTH
AUSTRALIAN PROCLAMATION & THE
1999 NGARRINDJERI PROCLAMATION
& HOLD INDIGENOUS SMOKING EVENT.
5)
TOGETHER SING, TALK AND PEACE
WALK AROUND GOVERNMENT HOUSE
This
is a draft document and planning. Please feel free to
make comments/suggestions for improvements and get involved today
by contacting any working party member with your suggestions.