CORROBOREE AT LAKE COWAL - rain : Melbourne Indymedia

LAKE COWAL CORROBOREE AT EASTER
Friday 14 - Monday 17 April 2006

"We have no resources but we are taking the fight for all the peoples because of the prospect of cyanide poisoning."

Neville 'Chappy' Williams, Traditional Owner of Lake Cowal
UK Independent, October 2005

Come out to the Lake and support Wiradjuri Traditional Owners with their continuing fight to protect Lake Cowal from the hands of gold giant Barrick Gold.

The theme is RAIN so come and listen to this sacred land and bring on the
rain to stop this 'Midas' greed.

The mine starts operating on 27 March 2006 so this is yet another significant year for the campaign as cyanide will be transported through communities from Gladstone, Queensland to Lake Cowal, NSW. The NSW government refuse to release the cyanide transportation route even with pressure from the Greens:
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20060308028

Wiradjuri Traditional Elder Neville 'Chappy' Williams with the ongoing support of the Indigenous Justice Advocacy Network continue to fight Barrick in the courts. barrick is currently the largest gold producer in the world.

Despite the pending court cases regarding the legitimacy of the gold mine and opposition from Tradtional Owners, and environmental and human rights groups the NSW state government is sitting back and allowing further desecration of a significant cultural and ecological site.

(see Inspiring Story of Gathering in 2004
- http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/gold/gather.html)

Recent arial pics of the mine that will be in full operation on 27 March 2006:
http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/gold/lakec.html

CYANIDE WATCH through the work of Peacebus.com, will be leaving the gates
of the mine at the easter corroboree to bear roadside eyewitness to the
transportation of cyanide to the mine.

Check out the new STOP-THE-CYANIDE track at:
http://www.peacebus.com

The Lake Cowal campaign needs your support so come out to corroboree on
Easter weekend and bring on the ... RAIN, RAIN, RAIN

For more information
natalie lowrey
natalie.lowrey@foe.org.au
0431 194 083

Keep watching:
http://www.savelakecowal.org
http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/gold/lakep.html
http://www.peacebus.com/