Contrary to Albanese's insistence on France's right to an "Indo-Pacific Empire," the Kanaky people demand self-determination - and in solidarity, we ought to as well.
You're invited to this free and open forum about the Kanaky struggle for freedom and independence from French colonialism. Featuring Nic Maclellan, award-winning journalist and expert on politics in the Pacific region alongside Kim Bullimore, Indigenous socialist, academic, and veteran Palestine solidarity activist.
This is a COVID-safe event. Refreshments will be available in our outdoor area.
Interviews and podcasts:
PODCAST: Paris politics in the Pacific – why riots broke out in New Caledonia, ‘Rear Vision’ program, ABC Radio National, 2 June 2024
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/why-riots-broke-out-in-new-caledonia-/103805988
PODCAST: Why are French troops cracking down on protestors in the Pacific? 7am podcast, 4 June 2024
https://7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/why-are-french-troops-cracking-down-on-riots-in-the-pacific
INTERVIEW: Pacific Civil Society calls out French stance on New Caledonia, Radio New Zealand, 12 June 2024
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/2018942228/pacific-civil-society-calls-out-french-stance-on-new-caledonia
Feature articles:
Macron flies home from New Caledonia without breakthrough, Islands Business online, 27 May 2024
https://islandsbusiness.com/news-break/macron-flies-home-from-new-caledonia-without-breakthrough/
Denise Fisher: Next steps for New Caledonia in the wake of Macron’s proposals, The Interpreter, 27 May 2024
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/next-steps-new-caledonia-wake-macron-s-proposals
A message to Macron: “You can’t negotiate with a gun to your head” , Islands Business online, 7 June 2024
https://islandsbusiness.com/news-break/message-to-macron-you-cant-negotiate-with-a-gun-to-your-head/
New Caledonia reels as President Macron dissolves French parliament, Islands Business online, 11 June 2024
https://islandsbusiness.com/news-break/new-caledonia-5/
The tragedy of New Caledonia, Islands Business magazine, May 2024
https://islandsbusiness.com/2024/the-tragedy-of-new-caledonia/
Saturday, 15 June
3:00 pm
32 Pickett St (next to Borderlands Cooperative), Footscray