Name: MICHAEL MANSELL - why I don't vote by Brisbane Blacks
Duration: 4 min 23 s
Description: Palawa lawyer and National Secretary of the Aboriginal Provisional Government (APG) Michael Mansell talks to Brisbane Blacks about why he refuses to vote in the Australian electoral system.

Palawa lawyer and National Secretary of the Aboriginal Provisional Government (APG) Michael Mansell talks to Brisbane Blacks about why he refuses to vote in the Australian electoral system.

MICHAEL MANSELL - why I don't vote

Rhyme In E Minor - Ching A Lings - Lorna Munro I

INDIGENOUS NATIONHOOD MOVEMENT 

Statement of Principles

WHO WE ARE
• We are a movement for land, life, languages, and liberation.
• We are fighting for the survival and independence of Indigenous nations.
• We are an alliance of mutual support and coordinated action that branches out in all Four Directions.
• We are an Indigenous-led movement that includes women, men, and two-spirited people of all ages, colours, and nationalities.

WHAT WE BELIEVE 
• We will protect the land, water, and air that provide the basis for all life.
• Indigenous cultures, spiritualities and governments are the foundation for our continuing survival.
• It is our responsibility to take action and to live according to our original teachings and natural laws.
• Colonial laws and systems must be abolished.
• Restitution must be made for the theft of our lands and the failed attempt to exterminate our peoples.

WHAT WE STAND FOR
• Indigenous self-determination and autonomous nationhood.
• Re-empowering traditional governments.
• Defending and protecting the natural environment and all living beings.
• Reclaiming, renaming, and reoccupying Indigenous homelands and sacred spaces.
• Restoring nation-to-nation relations with Settler people and governments.
• Learning and teaching Indigenous languages, traditions, ceremonies and knowledge.
• Eliminating all forms of violence within Indigenous communities, including violence based on gender and sexual orientation.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: http://NationsRising.org


MICHAEL MANSELL - why I don't vote

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