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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION 

,TEXT 3 

,OV] ! PA/ F\R DAYS WE HAVE WAT*$ ) HORROR1 DISGU/ & ANG] AS ,PAPUA ,NEW ,GU9EAN POLICE1 IMMIGRATION & NAVY1 UND] ! EFFECTIVE DIRECTION ( ! ,AU/RALIAN GOV]NM5T1 HAVE BEAT5 & BRUTALIZ$ REFUGEES DETA9$ ON ,MANUS ,ISL&4 

,?IS VIOL5T \TBUR/ CAME AS ! ,AU/RALIAN GOV]NM5T S\<T TO BREAK A DET]M9$ & C\RAGE\S PROTE/ BY ! REFUGEES ON ,MANUS4 ,OV] A YE> AGO ! ,P,N,G SUPREME C\RT RUL$ ?AT ! ,AU/RALIAN GOV]NM5T'S ,MANUS ,ISL& REFUGEE PRISON WAS UNLAWFUL4 ,AU/RALIA HAS S\<T TO CIRCUMV5T ?IS DECISION BY SIMPLY MOV+ REFUGEES FROM ONE PRISON TO ANO!R4 ,AFT] F\R YE>S ( IMPRISONM5T ! #f M5 REMA9+ 9 ! ,MANUS ,ISL& PRISON DECID$ TO RESI/1 & REFUS$ TO BE MOV$4 

,9 ! WORDS ( ,IRANIAN J\RNALI/ & REFUGEE ,BEHR\Z ,BOO*ANI3  
  

,! REALITY 9SIDE ,MANUS PRISON & ! REASONS = ! REFUGEE RESI/ANCE >E TOTALLY DIFF]5T TO :AT IS /AT$ 9 SOME M$IA & CLAIM$ 9 (FICIAL PUBLIC /ATEM5TS4 ,:5 ! REFUGEES 5GAGE 9 DISCUSSIONS1 ALL !IR DIALOGUES HAVE ONE ?+ 9 COMMON3 0,WE WON'T PUT UP ) BE+ 9C>C]AT$ ANYMORE4 ,WE HAVE NO 5]GY LEFT TO GO FROM ?IS PRISON TO ANO!R PRISON4 ,WE HAV5'T COMMITT$ ANY CRIME & WE CAN'T TOL]ATE PRISON ANY LONG]40  
  

,! REFUGEES DETA9$ ON ,MANUS HAVE %[N IMM5SE C\RAGE & DET]M9ATION 9 RESI/+ ! P]SECUTION & VIOL5CE P]PETRAT$ AT ! BEHE/ ( ! ,AU/RALIAN GOV]NM5T4 ,!IR /& DEM&S \R ACTIVE SUPPORT & SOLID>ITY4 ,RESPOND+ TO ?IS DEM& REQUIRES ALL ! TOOLS ( PROTE/ AT \R DISPOSAL4 

,IT IS NOT GOOD 5\< = REFUGEE ADVOCATES TO SIMPLY 0BE> WITNESS01 TO CONF9E \RSELVES TO POLITELY ASK+ ! GOV]NM5T TO /OP BE+ SO EVIL PLEASE1 OR TO MOAN ON AB\T H[ ! GOV]NM5T DOESN'T ACT 09 \R NAME04 ,! CRISIS ON ,MANUS ,ISL& MU/ BECOME A POLITICAL CRISIS 9 ,AU/RALIA4 

,H[EV]1 ,MANUS ,ISL& WILL NOT BECOME A CRISIS 9 ,AU/RALIA UNLESS ! =CES :O PURPORT TO ACT 9 SOLID>ITY ) REFUGEES >E PREP>$ TO TAKE ! ACTION NE$$ TO MAKE IT A CRISIS4 ,! *ALL5GE IS ?AT = TW5TY YE>S1 ! B>B>IAN TREATM5T ( REFUGEES HAS HAD BIP>TISAN POLITICAL SUPPORT4 ,BO? ! ,LIB]AL & ,LABOR P>TIES HAVE DONE !IR P>T IMPLEM5T+1 MA9TA9+1 & DEEP5+ ! BRUTALITY ( ! BORD] REGIME4 ,!Y HAVE DONE ?IS ) ! SUPPORT OR APA!TIC ACQUIESC5CE ( AN APP>5T MAJORITY 9 ,AU/RALIAN SOCIETY4 

,?AT SAID1 ! SITUATION IS NOT & HAS NEV] BE5 IMPOSSIBLE4 ,A DET]M9$ & SIZABLE SOCIAL MOVEM5T CAN =CE A GOV]NM5T & A SOCIETY TO MAKE *ANGE4 ,BUT AGA91 9 ORD] TO DO ?IS1 IT MU/ CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* ITS DEM&S CAN NO LONG] BE IGNOR$4 ,! *ALL5GE HAS ALWAYS BE5 TO BUILD A CAMPAIGN ?AT ?AT =CES EV]YONE 9 \R SOCIETY TO PAY ATT5TION1 TO DECIDE :I* SIDE !Y >E ON1 & TO ACT4 ,! CRISIS ON ,MANUS DEM&S DISRUPTIVE PROTE/2 SIT-9S1 LOCK-ONS1 B>RICADES1 RALLIES1 BLOCKADES1 & YES1 EV5 M>*ES4  

 ,WE >E SEE+ SIGNS ( ?IS MOVEM5T EM]G+1 BUT WE >E ALSO SEE+ *ALL5GES & PU% BACK FROM ! /ATE4 

,ALL TOO (T51 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ,AU/RALIA =GET ?AT ! 0RI<T TO PROTE/0 IS NOT D]IV$ FROM SOME PIECE ( LEGISLATION NOR IS IT H&$ D[N FROM ON HI< BY A B5EVOL5T GOV]NM5T4 ,! ME?ODS1 TYPES & EXT5T ( 0ACCEPTABLE0 PROTE/ >E DEF9$ ?R\< A PROCESS ( CONFLICT4 ,! SPACE ( PROTE/ IS A CONTE/$ SPACE1 & ! ONLY RI<TS WE EV] HAVE 9 ?AT SPACE >E ! ONES WE SUCCESSFULLY DEM&1 DEF5D & EX]CISE4 

,ON ANY ISSUE ?AT *ALL5GES ! /ATE1 ! POLITICAL /ATUS QUO & BUS9ESS AS USUAL2 ! POLICE & ! /ATE /& 9 OPPOSITION TO ! RI<T TO PROTE/4 ,AT EV]Y JUNCTURE1 ! /ATE SEEKS TO PU% BACK AGA9/ ! 0RI<TS0 ?AT SOCIAL MOVEM5TS HAVE A*IEV$4 ,NEW LAWS >E PASS$1 NEW POLICE P[]S GRANT$1 & NEW P5ALTIES >E IMPOS$4 ,AS WE CONT9UE TO EXP]IM5T ) NEW WAYS ( PROTE/+1 & AS \R CAMPAIGNS A*IEVE ! DISRUPTION ?AT IS NECESS>Y TO =CE *ANGE1 ! /ATE & ITS REPRESSIVE 9/RUM5TS PU% BACK4 

,EV]Y TIME ! /ATE PU%ES BACK1 WE >E FAC$ ) A *OICE4 ,WE EI!R ACQUIESCE & RETREAT1 OR FI<T TO EX]CISE ! RI<T TO PROTE/ ?AT WE'VE CLAIM$4 ,IF WE CONC$E 9 ! FACE ( AN ATTACK ON ! RI<T TO DEMON/RATE1 WE PROGRESSIVELY LOSE ! RI<TS ( PROTE/ ?AT W]E H>D WON4 ,:5EV] ! POLICE TRY & RE/RICT ! RI<T TO PROTE/1 WE MU/ PU% BACK4 

,! RI<T TO M>* IS UND] ?REAT 9 ,MELB\RNE4 ,OV] SEV]AL YE>S DEMON/RATORS 9 DIV]SE MOVEM5TS 7NOTABLY ! S]IES ,/OP ! ,=CES ,CLOSURES RALLIES7 HAVE CLAIM$ ! RI<T TO BO? M>* & OCCUPY C]TA9 PUBLIC 9T]SECTIONS = ! PURPOSES ( PROTE/4 ,VICTORIA ,POLICE D\BTLESS DESPISE ?IS PRACTICE1 & HAVE GRADUALLY 7& AT TIMES =CEFULLY7 MOV$ TO RE/RICT ?IS =M ( PROTE/4 

,:I* BR+S US BACK TO ! ACTION NECESS>Y 9 RESPONSE TO ! SITUATION ON ,MANUS4 ,= ! PA/ ?REE WEEKS ! ,REFUGEE ,ACTION ,COLLECTIVE HAS CALL$ = ,FRIDAY EV5+ RALLIES1 M>*ES & SIT-9S1 & = ! PA/ ?REE WEEKS ,VICTORIA ,POLICE HAVE MOBILIZ$ DOZ5S ( M\NT$ POLICE & HUNDR$S ( PUBLIC ORD] RESPONSE (FIC]S TO RE/RICT !SE M>*ES4 

,! POLICE >E MAK+ A CLAIM AB\T :AT IS ACCEPTABLE 9 PROTE/4 ,= ! L5G? ( ?IS CAMPAIGN1 ! /&>D PROTE/ PRACTICE HAS BE5 A RALLY AT ! ,/ATE ,LIBR>Y ALMO/ 9V>IABLY FOLL[$ BY A M>* TO ,FL9D]S ,/REET /ATION4 ,= ?REE WEEKS ,VICTORIA ,POLICE HAVE BLOCK$ ! ROAD AT ,B\RKE ,/REET4 ,LA/ WEEK1 DEMON/RATORS ACQUIESC$ TO ?IS %[ ( =CE FROM ,VICTORIA ,POLICE4 ,! M>* 5D$ AT ! 9T]SECTION ( ,B\RKE ,/REET1 & ! POLICE A*IEV$ !IR OBJECTIVES4 

,IT %\LD COME AS NO SURPRISE !N1 ?AT YE/]DAY1 ,VICTORIA ,POLICE AGA9 MOBILIZ$ 9 =CE TO /OP A ,MANUS SOLID>ITY DEMON/RATION FROM UND]TAK+ ! MO/ BASIC ( PROTE/ M>*ES4 ,YE/]DAY1 =TUNATELY1 DEMON/RATORS DEFI$ ! POLICE & ULTIMATELY =C$ A M>* TO ,FL9D]S ,/REET4 

,?IS FI<T = ! RI<T TO DEMON/RATE NEV] 5DS4 ,IF WE DO NOT PU% BACK1 IF WE SURR5D] ! RI<T TO 0M>* D[N ! ROAD01 WE WILL ULTIMATELY BE LEFT ) ! *OICE ( SITT+ ON ! GRASS 9 ! FRONT ( ! ,/ATE ,LIBR>Y OR FAC+ POLICE BATONS & PEPP] SPRAY ON ,SWAN/ON ,/REET4 ,& Y\ CAN BET1 IF WE REA*$ ?AT SITUATION1 IF ?AT BECAME NORMAL1 ,VICTORIA ,POLICE W\LD DISCOV] A SUDD5 CONC]N = ! WELF>E ( GRASS4 

,ON ,FRIDAY 9 ,MELB\RNE WE SAW :O WAS PREP>$ TO DEF5D ! DEMOCRATIC SPACE WE ,N,E,$ 9 ORD] TO FI<T = REFUGEE RI<TS & = A ?\S& O!R /RUGGLES1 & WE SAW :O W\LD RA!R ACQUIESCE TO ! POLICE4 

,! /RUGGLE ( ! HUNDR$S ( REFUGEES DETA9$ ON ,MANUS ,ISL& DEM&S SOLID>ITY4 ,! CRITICAL QUE/ION IS1 AS ALWAYS1 0:I* SIDE >E Y\ ON80 

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