RE-LIGHT THE FIRES ON MAY 17TH.
Radio RATA reporting…the Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council has issued an official callout to all other First Nation communities to join them in lighting synchronised fires on May 17th, 2025.
From MMEIC,
“On May 17th, 1770, Captain James Cook sailed up the East-Coast of Australia, marking the beginning of a colonial era that would forever alter the lives of Aboriginal peoples.
This event is notable not only because of Cook's journey, but also because of his claim over the land on behalf of the British Empire, under the false assertion of terra nullius — the notion that the land was empty and uninhabited, disregarding the presence of Aboriginal nations.
As Cook sailed along the coast, smoke from Aboriginal fires was recorded, both ahead of and following his voyage, a powerful reminder of the long-standing presence and sovereignty of Aboriginal peoples. To mark this event and raise awareness of its profound impact, MMEIC is calling on Aboriginal communities across Queensland to participate in a powerful and symbolic act of contemporary assertion of our ongoing Sovereign presence on this land.
We ask that on May 17th, 2025, Aboriginal communities light synchronised smoke fires along the East-Coast, symbolising our connection to Country and our ongoing journey towards truth-telling and healing.”
This is not merely symbolic - this is a sacred re-assertion of sovereignty and a rejection of “Terra Nulls” in the exact same way mob did the very first time the colonisers came looking.
Let know and start organising with your local mob, and spread the word. This is the opportunity we need to all come together amidst ongoing colonial expansion, exploitation, and repression by so-called “australia”.
For more information and to express your interest to stand in solidarity with MMEIC, you can contact their Associate Producer, Mikayla-Haze Adams-Queary at mikayla.queary@mmeic.org
#spreadtherata #radiorata #rata #pacifika #blak #sovereignfamilies #sovereignty #alwayswasalwayswillbe #minjerribah #moorgumpin #may17 #lightthefire #relightthefires #murri #koori #resistancefamilies
Radio RATA reporting…the Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council has issued an official callout to all other First Nation communities to join them in lighting synchronised fires on May 17th, 2025.
From MMEIC,
“On May 17th, 1770, Captain James Cook sailed up the East-Coast of Australia, marking the beginning of a colonial era that would forever alter the lives of Aboriginal peoples.
This event is notable not only because of Cook's journey, but also because of his claim over the land on behalf of the British Empire, under the false assertion of terra nullius — the notion that the land was empty and uninhabited, disregarding the presence of Aboriginal nations.
As Cook sailed along the coast, smoke from Aboriginal fires was recorded, both ahead of and following his voyage, a powerful reminder of the long-standing presence and sovereignty of Aboriginal peoples. To mark this event and raise awareness of its profound impact, MMEIC is calling on Aboriginal communities across Queensland to participate in a powerful and symbolic act of contemporary assertion of our ongoing Sovereign presence on this land.
We ask that on May 17th, 2025, Aboriginal communities light synchronised smoke fires along the East-Coast, symbolising our connection to Country and our ongoing journey towards truth-telling and healing.”
This is not merely symbolic - this is a sacred re-assertion of sovereignty and a rejection of “Terra Nulls” in the exact same way mob did the very first time the colonisers came looking.
Let know and start organising with your local mob, and spread the word. This is the opportunity we need to all come together amidst ongoing colonial expansion, exploitation, and repression by so-called “australia”.
For more information and to express your interest to stand in solidarity with MMEIC, you can contact their Associate Producer, Mikayla-Haze Adams-Queary at mikayla.queary@mmeic.org
#spreadtherata #radiorata #rata #pacifika #blak #sovereignfamilies #sovereignty #alwayswasalwayswillbe #minjerribah #moorgumpin #may17 #lightthefire #relightthefires #murri #koori #resistancefamilies
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