,FREE ,WE/ ,PAPUA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

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,9 RESPONSE TO SMALL BUT CO-ORD9AT$ ,WE/ ,PAPUAN DEMON/RATIONS ACROSS ! C\NTRY 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,AUGU/ ?IS YE>1 ,RI<T W+ =CES 5GAG$ 9 A PROVOCATION AGA9/ ,PAPUAN /UD5TS 9 ! ,9DONESIAN CITY ( ,SURABAYA4 ,:5 ! ,PAPUANS RESPOND$1 !SE ,RI<T W+ =CES ACCUS$ ! /UD5TS ( DISRESPECT+ ! ,9DONESIAN FLAG & /ORM$ ! /UD5TS' DORMITORY1 ATTACK+ !M & 5GAG+ 9 RACIAL SLURS4 

,:5 ! /ORIES ( ?IS ASSAULT SPREAD1 ! CITIES ( ,WE/ ,PAPUA ]UPT$ 9 RAGE4 ,9 ,MANOKW>I1 ,JAYAPURA & ,SORONG1 GOV]NM5T BUILD+S W]E /ORM$ & SOME TOR*$4 ,9 !SE & MANY O!R PLACES1 ! ,MORN+ ,/> FLAG WAS RAIS$4 ,A PROTE/ AGA9/ ANTI-,MELANESIAN RACISM BECAME C5T]$ ON ! ,PAPUANS' CORE DEM& ( 9DEP5D5CE4 

,! ,9DONESIAN ,GOV]NM5T WAS 9ITIALLY TAK5 ABACK BY ! PROTE/S1 P>TICUL>LY AS !Y >OSE 9 REACTION TO AN 9/ANCE ( EGREGI\S RACISM4 ,! RAIS+ ( ! ,MORN+ ,/>1 H[EV]1 WAS A *ALL5GE ?AT C\LD NOT BE LEFT )\T A RESPONSE4 ,MANY PROTE/]S W]E %OT1 ! MILIT>Y WAS GREATLY RE9=C$ 9 ,WE/ ,PAPUA & ACCESS TO ! ,9T]NET WAS %UT D[N4 ,DOZ5S ( PEOPLE W]E MURD]$ BY SECURITY =CES4 ,DEMON/RATIONS DI$ D[N AFT] AB\T A MON?1 BUT ! ISSUES REMA94 

,FUNDAM5TALLY1 IT IS COLONIALISM CAUS+ ! PROBLEMS 9 ,WE/ ,PAPUA4 ,! ,9DONESIAN ,/ATE1 C5T]$ ON ! ,JAVANESE RUL+ ELITES1 DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ! RI<T ( ,WE/ ,PAPUA'S PEOPLE TO SELF-DET]M9ATION & 9/EAD 9SI/S ON A UNIT>Y ,9DONESIAN NATIONAL ID5TITY4 ,FROM ! ORIG9AL TAKE-OV] 9 #a#i#f#b1 ?R\< ! 0,ACT ( ,FREE ,*OICE0 CONDUCT$ AT GUNPO9T 9 #aifi & ! DECADES ( HEAVY MILIT>Y REPRESSION UND] ,SUH>TO'S ,NEW ,ORD] REGIME UNTIL ! #a#i#iS1 ! ,PAPUANS HAVE BE5 OPPRESS$ & !IR L&S HAVE BE5 CONFISCAT$ TO MAKE WAY = MIGRANTS FROM ,JAVA & O!R ,9DONESIAN ISL&S4 ,9DONESIA'S ,BASIC ,=E/RY ,ACT ( #aifg /ATES ?AT 0! RI<TS ( TRADITIONAL LAW COMMUNITIES MAY NOT BE ALL[$ TO /& 9 ! WAY ( TRANSMIGRATION SITES04 

,AS ,AN>*I/S1 WE >E OPPOS$ TO ALL =MS ( NATIONALISM4 ,9/EAD1 WE DEM& WORK]S' REVOLUTION1 BUT ?IS DOES NOT TRANSLATE 9TO A SIMPLE OPPOSITION TO ! ,WE/ ,PAPUANS' DEM& = 9DEP5D5CE4 ,?IS W\LD BE TO SIDE ) ! NATIONALISM ( ! *AUV9I/ ,9DONESIAN ,/ATE4 ,RA!R1 WE OPPOSE ALL =MS ( NATIONAL OPPRESSION1 REG>DLESS ( :]E ! CAPITALI/S DRAW !IR NATIONAL B\ND>IES4 ,WE >E HAPPY TO LET ! LOCATION ( !SE B\ND>IES BE SET BY SIMPLE DEMOCRATIC ME?ODS4 ,IF ! ,WE/ ,PAPUAN PEOPLE WANT 9DEP5D5CE1 !Y >E 5TITL$ TO IT - & !Y WILL LE>N ?AT !IR [N CAPITALI/ CLASS IS CAPABLE ( BE+ JU/ AS VIOL5T & CORRUPT AS ! ,9DONESIAN ONE4 

,! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P !RE=E DEM&S ?AT ! ,9DONESIAN MILIT>Y BE )DRAWN FROM ,WE/ ,PAPUA TO /OP ! IMM$IATE ABUSES & ?AT TRANSMIGRATION TO ,WE/ ,PAPUA BE CEAS$ TO PREV5T ! UND]LY+ DISPOSSESSION GETT+ WORSE4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ! RI<T ( ! ,WE/ ,PAPUAN PEOPLE TO SELF-DET]M9ATION & WE CALL ON ! WORK+ CLASS 9 BO? ,AU/RALIA & ,9DONESIA TO JO9 US 9 ?IS4 ,IT IS P>TICUL>LY IMPORTANT = ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T 9 ,9DONESIA TO RECOGNIZE ! ,WE/ ,PAPUANS' RI<T ( SELF-DET]M9ATION1 BECAUSE ?IS IS ! ONLY WAY 9 :I* ! QUE/ION CAN BE RESOLV$ PEACEFULLY4 ,! O!R ROAD IS >M$ /RUGGLE1 ) ! BACK+ ( ,AU/RALIAN IMP]IALISM - SOME?+ ?AT W\LD RESULT 9 A %AM 9DEP5D5CE & CONDEMN ! ,PAPUANS TO SEMI-COLONIAL S]VITUDE = ! B5EFIT ( ,AU/RALIAN M9+ COMPANIES4 ,ONLY ! WORK+ CLASS CAN FREE ,WE/ ,PAPUA4 

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