Rally to stop AUKUS-strating for war
Written by: Nick G. on 24 September 2021
Several hundred people rallied in Adelaide late on Friday afternoon to protest nuclear-powered submarines and the latest war AUKUS-strations.
The rally was called by organisations including the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN), Friends of the Earth, SA Greens, and the Medical Association for the Prevention of War.
The rally was called by organisations including the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN), Friends of the Earth, SA Greens, and the Medical Association for the Prevention of War.
The rally was held at Parliament House just as commuters were leaving the city via the nearby Train Station.
Several speakers connected the issue of nuclear-powered submarines with the proposed nuclear waste dump at Kimba on Eyre Peninsula, commending the Barngarla First Peoples for their staunch opposition to the dump on their land.
Arabunna elder Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, well-known for his opposition to uranium mining and to big corporations like BHP, bemoaned the fact that materials for the submarines were likely to be taken from Aboriginal lands without the permission of traditional owners. He said that for the future of our children, war must be opposed.
Greens Senate candidate Barbara Pocock condemned the nuclear-powered submarine decision and the AUKUS Pact for further embedding Australia in the war plans of the United States.
IPAN’s Stephen Darley said AUKUS denied Australia the capacity to act independently, contributed to regional tensions and imposed an extraordinary economic burden on the Australian people.
It was a very good beginning for what is going to be a long campaign.
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