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19-Dec-2005

Dear One and All:
I've put up a page about the anti-racist rally last friday. Photos etc
browse at

http://netipr.org/sa/terrorlaw/rally_d051216.html

All webmasters/web-mistresses, please feel free to link-up, download the
page; and enjoy photos.

Regards, Oo.
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Anti-Racism Rally in Adelaide

16-Dec-2005

OUTRAGED and undignified by the racially motivated violence that took
place in New South Wales last weekend, the South Australians have
organised an anti-racist rally in front of the Parliament House today.

A rally of 300 people was addressed by the Senator Kate Reynolds from
Australian Democrats, Mr Tom Bertuleit from Socialist Alliance and a
representative from the Australian Greens.

Ms Reynolds described the incidents in Cronulla Beach in Sydney as the
work of 'thuggish' neo-nazi groups. She said the Australian Democrats
condemn such racially motivated violence.

The Democrat Senator also said such incidents are the manifestation of
discriminatory policy and practices held against racial minorities by
the Commonwealth Government. She point out that the Children Overboard
scandal, the deportation of Vivian Alvarez Solon and recently enacted
anti-terror legislation are the evidence and the products of such
discriminatory policy.

The representative from Australian Green said Australia is a
multi-cultural society and that the majority of people are tolerant
towards each other. But he pointed out that there are some racist
elements exist within the communities. Such racist problems, he said,
will unlikely to get addressed by politicians simply putting debate on
whether 'Australia is not a racist country'.

Mr Bertuleit from Socialist Alliance said the Howard Government always
use the minorities as the scapegoats in order to divert public attention
and so as to strengthen the government's political position. The
corporate mass media work hand in hand with the government in campaigns
of deception to deceit the public. All right-thinking individuals, he
said, must rise up on occasions whenever Australian values are being
challenged by the media and government.

A Network of Right Thinking Youths

All speakers praised the effort of young people who were attending the
rally, which has been organised by the Socialist Resistance Youth Group.
This well-attended rally was organised on a 3 days notice. Despite such
a short notice, the organisers said they were able to mobilise through
the network of friends by using mobile phone text messages and computer
emails. The rally was closed by chanting anti-racist messages.

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