The canoe last episode that brought Adolf and 42 others to Australia, is not the only journey in solidarity between here and West Papua.
This is Izzy Brown’s story, about the Freedom Flotilla, and family connections to the West Papua campaign – including one connection that’s too close to home.
Sounds from:
Wantok Musik’s album We Have Come to Testify, Various Artists: https://wantokmusik.bandcamp.com/album/we-have-come-to-testify
Combat Wombat, Plant Dem Seeds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ1qPSvfWmw
Freedom Flotilla documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE4PjQNKIzQ
Episode links:
War on West Papua, tracking weapons sales into the territory:
waronwestpapua.org/
Freedom Flotilla: https://freedomflotillawestpapua.org/
Freedom Flotilla exchange: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8MgUSzcJmg
Investigation into ASIO and Timor Leste leaks: https://etan.org/et99c/december/1-4/01asio.htm
Reports on West Papua: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/
Filep Karma and the Citizens’ Tribunal on the Biak Massacre: https://www.biak-tribunal.org/video-testimony-filep-karma/
Filep Karma detention (2011): https://insidestory.org.au/filep-karma-and-the-fight-for-papuas-future/
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