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Union Solidarity aims to build a mass based united front campaign on the ground to defeat the repressive IR laws. Union Solidarity is a wide network of affiliated community and welfare organisations and unions with the single aim of building a broad people’s movement to beat back attacks on workers, unions and communities.

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Friday, April 07, 2006

Council set to evict Camp Sovereignty

Union Solidarity is concerned by news that the Melbourne City Council are planning on evicting the Aboriginal people currently camped in Kings Domain (Melbourne). Supporters of the camp have spectulated that eviction could occur over the weekend. Reports are that the police visited the Sovereignty camp this morning (Friday 7 April) warning that they will return with legal papers to close the camp down.

Indigenous activists have kept the camp going since the end of the Commonwealth Games. It has been called Camp Sovereignty and has become a meeting place for both indigenous and non-indigenous people since a sacred fire was lit there last month. Rightwing commentators in the local media have been campaigning during the week for the camp's removal.

Union Solidarity supporters are urged to stay in touch, visit the camp and keep informed about the situation. Useful sites: Indymedia | Black G.S.T
 
 

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