Indigenous Land & Rights
Citizens Declare Protection of Whale Songline Country
This year on World Environment Day, Gunditjmara Whale Dreaming Custodians and Local Gunditj community of the Warrnambool area invited the general community to come together and share in ceremony and the story of Koontapool, the Southern Right Whale, in celebration of their annual return to Gunditjmara Sea Country. This was a special, profound, and unique event for the Warrnambool community.
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Alliance of the Solwara Warriors: Our culture, our heritage, our future
The Solwara Warriors are fighting deep sea mining in the Pacific, Jonathan Mesulam and Nat Lowrey write for Chain Reaction #141.
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Protecting Tuvalu's Statehood
Hon. Simon Kofe discusses re-defining sovereignty to include fixed maritime boundaries, for Pacific nations loosing their land. From Chain Reaction #141.
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The significance of climate forces migration for pacific culture and spirituality
Stella Miria-Robinson shares powerful Pacific perspectives on migration, for Chain Reaction #141.
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Weaving The Mat - Reverend James Bhagwan on Pacific approaches to climate justice
Volker Boege writes for Chain Reaction #141 on the importance of including Pacific spirituality in climate justice.
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Nifty Neville; Catch Him If You Can
This article was written for Chain Reaction magazine by John Merkyl.
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#Justice4Jari
In compiling this edition, Chain Reaction asked contributors to share their experiences of gender (in)justice and dismantling the patriarchy within the broader environment and social justice movement. Auntie Rissah Vox shares her experiences in this Chain Reaction #140 article.
Readers are advised this article contains images of deceased Aboriginal & Torres Strait people. Trigger warnings: Domestic violence, assault.
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Invasion Day Events 2022
January 26 is a day of mourning for First Nations people, also known as Invasion Day, or Survival Day.
There are many reasons why January 26 is controversial, painful and traumatic for First Nations people. We acknowledge the violent and devastating history of colonisation in Australia since 1788 and the effects of colonisation that are ongoing today.
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Camp Nunguu and the North-East Coast fight for forests
This article, from Chain Reaction magazine written by Zianna Fuad, is a small story about a motley crew of caring souls that have risen together to reject the destruction of public state forests across Gumbaynggirr homelands.
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Friends of the Earth Australia stands in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders
We stand in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders who are standing in the way of the largest fracking project in Canadian history being built on their ancestral lands.