Press Release 6th June At 7.00am today the VDEECD sent workers and police onto Ballerrt Mooroop College against the Community Picket to fence off two thirds of the school's land to start building a second school on the same site. There is currently a major Sit In and Blockade in protest at the education department's three year plan to build another school on the site when other schools have become vacant.
The departmental fencing will shut out Traditional Owners from their cultural heritage areas subject to protection applications with the State and the Commonwealth. The Glenroy public park will also be lost to local residents.
In effect the state has undermined the federal and state heritage processes. The education department has undermined the wishes of the school and Community putting paid to any State Government policy devolving authority and decision-making to School Councils all over Victoria.
This would never happen to a Jewish or Muslim or Greek or Catholic school. The Spirit Tree, Ceremonial Ground and Gathering Place are to be destroyed in a shameful act of desecration by the Bailieu Government during Reconciliation Week. Legal proceedings are being issued against the State.
We Need Your Support We need People Power for the Sit-In and Protest Letters
We need Firewood and Food supplies for the Sit-In and Blockade
We need the Unions Support to help us enforce the Protest
We need Pro Bono Lawyers for the complex legal issues
The Glenroy Ballerrt Mooroop College perseveres with the struggle against an education system and we need your help.
Read more at the campaign website http://ballerrtmooroop.org/
People Power is needed daily.
Location: 208 Hilton Street, Glenroy VIC 3046 - Map Reference: Melway 16 H1 Google Map - Public Transport: Glenroy train station and bus
