Camp Sovereignty
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Camp Sovereignty is the name given to an Indigenous Australian protest movement established to publicise the "Black GST" political group. The "GST" reflects the group's aims of ending genocide, acknowledging sovereignty and securing a peace treaty. After the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games the central emphasis of the camp shifted towards the ceremonial fire. , one of the leaders of the protest, argued that the fire was sacred because of the central place of fire in Aboriginal traditions and ceremony.
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Camp Sovereignty
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Australian Indigenous rights
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King's Domain Victoria
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Camp Sovereignty
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Camp Sovereignty is the name given to an Indigenous Australian protest movement established to publicise the "Black GST" political group. The "GST" reflects the group's aims of ending genocide, acknowledging sovereignty and securing a peace treaty. On 12 March 2006 a camp was established and a ceremonial fire was lit in Kings Domain, a public park in Melbourne to symbolise the continuing presence of Indigenous culture in Australia. This camp was also used to protest against the Commonwealth Games, referred to by the protesters as the "Stolenwealth Games" in reference to the group's negative perceptions of the Commonwealth and their historical actions towards Indigenous Australians. After the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games the central emphasis of the camp shifted towards the ceremonial fire. , one of the leaders of the protest, argued that the fire was sacred because of the central place of fire in Aboriginal traditions and ceremony. Under legal threat and the protest of over 100 people it was eventually quenched on 10 May 2006. However several sister fires have been lit in Redfern, Dandenong, and Framlingham to continue the protest. These events have also guided future Australian protests such as the Camp Freedom rally on the Gold Coast during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The events of Camp Sovereignty have also been sourced as inspiration for future Indigenous activists and leaders from this notable and large-scale protest. Camp Sovereignty placed emphasis on maximising media coverage nationally and internationally to make Indigenous Australian civil rights issues criticised rigorously by the global population. Further commentary through the form of podcasts and documentaries have continued to promote and acknowledge the impacts of the Camp Sovereignty movement.
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Marg Thorpe, Robbie Thorpe, Gary Foley, Robert Corowa
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