In response to a call from the Kulon Progo farmers for support from Melburnians (see calendar item), the Melbourne Anarchist Club (MAC) organised a protest outside the Indonesian Consulate in Melbourne this morning. Called at short notice and falling on a day when temperatures were forecast to exceed 45 degrees, the gathering was not surprisingly small(about ten in all), but made its point.
A statement was read in English outside the front gate, and then in Indonesian at the back entrance – requests to be admitted to the building or to deliver a message directly to a member of the consulate were refused, but a member of the staff was busy with a camera, and an officer did agree to take a copy of the statement…
A version of this report with higher resolution photos can be found on http://melbourneprotests.wordpress.com/ and a short video is on its way. See also the KP Solidarity website: http://kpsolidarity.wordpress.com/
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Video of Solidarity Action For Kulon Progo Farmers
A video has now been finished of the solidarity action at the Consulate. It is available to view on youtube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8-RA_K49pI
If you would like to download and distribute the video it is also available here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3669217/Solidarity%20Kulon%20Progo%20Consulate%2...
In solidarity!