Rockin’
For West Papua is a worldwide music, arts and cultural festival of
events raising awareness of the genocide and human rights abuses on the
indigenous people of West Papua, presented by Rize Of The Morning Star.
“We stand for the arts,
we stand for first nations people
and we stand for West Papua.”
#musicisaweapon
Rockin’
For West Papua gigs are being organised around Australia in Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Perth, Byron Bay, Gold Coast,
Lismore, Newcastle and Arnhem Land with more shows to be announced in
all corners of the globe.
CONFIRMED DATES:
Friday 30 September – Sydney AUS: Waywards @ Bank Hotel, Newtown featuring Blackbreaks, The MisMade, The Black Turtles, MC Thorn
Saturday 1 October – Newcastle AUS: The Vault featuring Once Remained, Skinpin, Steinbrenner, The Grounds
Saturday 1 October – Edinburgh UK: Henry’s Cellar Bar featuring Rise Kagona, Samba Sene & Diwan Seneglese, Nawakyipo, Mariam El Sadr & more
Friday 7 October –
Lismore AUS: Lismore City Hall Studio featuring Blakboi, The Humans Of
Lismore, Atomic Monkey Chunks & Punks For West Papua doco screening
Saturday 8 October – Gold Coast AUS: Currumbin Creek Tavern featuring The Poor, Wartooth, Paging Jimi
Saturday 8 October –
Brisbane AUS: Chardons Corner Hotel featuring Kold Creature, Monster
Fodder, System Trashed, Kaosphere, Alice Lost Her Way, Locus Give It All
Saturday 8 October –
Darwin AUS: The Chippo, 2 stages featuring Clever Monkey, Dave Garnham,
Gored Matador, Acid City, Pole Top Rescue, Lungbuster, Ben Evolent,
Brother Phoenix, Joy Greer
Saturday 8 October –
Gauteng SOUTH AFRICA: Wunderbar @ German Club featuring Slash Dogs,
Made For Broadway, Slippery When Wet, Chilean cuisine, Film Screenings
Sunday 9 October –
Melbourne AUS: Bendigo Hotel featuring Liquor Snatch, Indigo Rising,
DevilsMonkey, Mystic Trio, DJ LAPKAT, Long Holiday, Native Rain, New
Age, Elf Tranzporter, MC Izzy Brown, West Papuan String Band and dancers
Saturday 29 October –
Perth AUS: Railway Hotel, Fremantle featuring Yob Mob, The U-Nites
reggae band plus DJ General Justice & Jah Wisdom Sound System,
Potato Stars, Mental Pretzel, Fuzion
MORE GLOBAL CONCERTS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
Following
the noise made and the funds raised by the ‘Punks For West Papua’
movement and documentary, more rockin’ artists are coming together for
several weeks fromSeptember 30 to
show the strength of music and help raise funds to assist the plight of
the West Papuans, presented by global music & cultural movement
Rize Of The Morning Star.
Leader of the ULMWP Benny Wenda said “Indonesia have tanks and guns. West Papuans only have guitars. Music is the only weapon we need for freedom.”
Whilst
West Papuan music is outlawed by the Indonesian Military, Rockin’ For
West Papua & Rize Of The Morning Star are inviting musicians,
artists and anybody who wants to make a stand, to show their colours in
the month of October by organising gigs, exhibitions, festivals or any
social gathering or display of support to let Indonesia, USA, Australian
and UK governments know that we are standing for West Papua.
Filmmaker
Anthony ‘Ash’ Brennan who created the award winning documentary “Punks
For West Papua” is coordinating the Rockin’ For West Papua shows.
Returning from a stint in Rio behind the camera at the Olympic Aquatic
Centre, he said “I
have been very fortunate in my career in TV to have travelled to the
four corners of the globe. I have seen the good and bad in every
country. From Indian Slums, to Soweto in South Africa, and more recently
the Rio favela's. I have learnt that people who have the least, give
the most. They open their hearts with music and art. And I have walked
away richer for the experience. A very humbling experience, coming from
such a privileged country. Music brings people together, empowers us,
and gives us strength to overcome any adversity.”
The
people of West Papua have been suffering under Indonesian occupation
since 1963. Over 500,000 civilians have been killed, and thousands more
have been raped, tortured and imprisoned. Foreign media and human rights
groups are banned from operating in West Papua, so people rarely hear
about the situation there. The Free West Papua Campaign is bringing the
story of West Papua to the world and campaigning for freedom and justice
in West Papua, to end the violence of the last 50 years.
Despite
the growing global support of the United Liberation Movement For West
Papua, in recent months over 800 West Papuan people were arrested and
many tortured by Indonesian authorities simply for peacefully calling
for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). There has
been a surge of human rights abuses as thousands of people joined mass
rallies with hundreds arrested at passive demonstrations in West Papua
and Indonesia. Even with the media ban, harrowing video evidence has
emerged of the brutality that peaceful protesters were met with
including children and students.
All funds raised go to Free West Papua.
#musicisaweapon
Additional info & Articles:
Earlier this year:
TeenRock.com, UK – “10 Things We Learned From ‘Punks 4 West Papua’”
Green Left Weekly, Aus – “Punks For West Papua: Indonesia’s West Papua Crimes Laid Bare In Award-Winning Doco”
The Brag, Aus – “Five Minutes With Ash Brennan, Producer/Director of Punks For West Papua”
For further media info please contact:
DEBORAH GANN – PUBLICIST
RESERVOIR PR+MGMT AUSTRALIA
T: 0481 264 077
Sumber : https://www.engagemedia.org/
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