At Easter, it has become traditional to converge at the Baxter Detention Centre near Port Augusta in South Australia to protest against the inhumane mandatory detention of refugees in Australia in contravention of our international obligations.
There were about 500 of us and as many police. We had balloons and kites, illegal in the military no-fly zone. The police had guns, batons and pins they used to pop our balloons.
We made contact with detainees: they saw our balloons, they heard our chants. We gave them hope. We were arrested and beaten and we uploaded it all straight to the Internet.
The whole world is watching. We will not give up.
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^^ Freedom! |
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^^ Kites, banned by police… |
^^ They spell: Free all refugees |
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^^ Brute force and ignorance |
^^ Afternoon, officer |
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^^ Sunset on the long road back to camp |
^^ The detainees can’t see this full moon |
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^^ Indymedia Tent Palace
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