Neo-Nazis

Neo-Nazis attacked a sacred Aboriginal site, shouting "white power" and beating women with metal bars. The police did nothing to stop it - and Aboriginal leaders are calling for a massive solidarity response NOW. Let's sign to join Australians rising up for justice, and demand this horrific attack be investigated as a hate crime: They tore down flags, desecrated an ancestral fire, and beat women attending a peaceful ceremony at Camp Sovereignty - a sacred site for Aboriginal communities in Naarm (Melbourne) in Australia. Eyewitnesses say the police knew the attack was coming but failed to act. When officers finally arrived, they pepper sprayed the victims - and despite racial slurs, desecration of sacred fires, and organised neo-Nazi violence, authorities haven't recognised this as a hate crime. This is racism, plain and simple- and Aboriginal leaders are demanding justice. Let's stand with Aboriginal communities today against this attack, and push Australia's new police chief to investigate this as a hate crime and prevent more racist violence:

Neo-Nazis attacked a sacred Aboriginal site, shouting "white power" and beating women with metal bars. The police did nothing to stop it - and Aboriginal leaders are calling for a massive solidarity response NOW. Let's sign to join Australians rising up for justice, and demand this horrific attack be investigated as a hate crime: STOP NEO-NAZI VIOLENCE Dear friends, They tore down flags, desecrated an ancestral fire, and beat women attending a peaceful ceremony at Camp Sovereignty - a sacred site for Aboriginal communities in Naarm (Melbourne) in Australia. Eyewitnesses say the police knew the attack was coming but failed to act. When officers finally arrived, they pepper sprayed the victims - and despite racial slurs, desecration of sacred fires, and organised neo-Nazi violence, authorities haven't recognised this as a hate crime. This is racism, plain and simple- and Aboriginal leaders are demanding justice. Let's stand with Aboriginal communities today against this attack, and push Australia's new police chief to investigate this as a hate crime and prevent more racist violence: Incoming Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett: Stop the neo-Nazi Violence Camp Sovereignty was founded by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders as a place of healing, resistance, and honouring ancestors. Today, it stands at the frontline of Australia's fight against white supremacy and hate. Police are investigating the attack, and some perpetrators are on trial - but the government hasn't declared it a hate crime or investigated the deep failures in police response and racial injustice that allowed far-right extremists to terrorise the camp. We have a short window to push for real action: On October 4, Krissy Barrett becomes Australia's new Federal Police Commissioner. We need to build massive global support in response to Aboriginal calls for solidarity before then - so it's a crisis too big to ignore by the time she takes charge. Let's demand she recognises this attack for what it truly is: a hate crime - and launch a full investigation into the police failures that left Indigenous people defenceless, so it can never happen again. Incoming Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett: Stop the neo-Nazi Violence Together, Avaaz members have helped stop violent crackdowns, defend sacred lands, and push governments to act where they wanted to look away. Now we can do it again. If we raise a global outcry, we can make sure Australia's new police chief treats this attack as a hate crime and investigates the police failures. Let's stand with Aboriginal leaders and force justice, as our movement has done time and again. With hope and fierce determination, Liliana, Raveena, Mo, Antonia and the whole Avaaz team The picture shows Krauatungalung elder Robbie Thorpe, a founder of Camp Sovereignty. Source: AAP / Julian Smith More information: Australian neo-Nazi attack on sacred Indigenous site a worrying trend (Al Jazeera)  Calls for inquiry into Camp Sovereignty attack after Melbourne March for Australia rally (ABC Australia) Neo-Nazis storm sacred First Nations protest site, woman hospitalised in violent attack (The Australian) Victorian police admit being caught off guard by Camp Sovereignty attack (National Indigenous Times)

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