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Good morning Zed-legends! It’s Marissa and Rosh (and Theo!) in the studio this morning. Today, we’re talking about Kurilpa Commons and the government’s recent destruction of the common farm and enclosure of the site behind fences to “prepare” the site for sale, likely to a private developer. Thinking about the Kurilpa Commons alongside the recent fences going up at Barrambin and the police presence and action over multiple days to remove Yuggera land defenders and allies, we reflect on what it means to defend public space under settler colonialism, and how we build solidarity through and across these struggles.
Happy NAIDOC Week! Don’t forget you can get along to the Family Fun Day at Musgrave Park on Friday, 10 July from 9am-5pm. This weekend, you can also get along to the Free The Park event to protect Barrambin on Saturday, 11 July from 2pm at Ibis Island. On Sunday, show up to protect trans rights against attacks proposed on anti-discrimination legislation. The counter protest for an event featuring Pauline Hanson is happening at 9.30am on Sunday, 12 July at King George Square.
Photo credit: West End Community Association, Facebook post, https://www.facebook.com/WECA4101/posts/kurilpa-commonsanother-day-another-piece-of-publicly-owned-community-land-is-bei/1448265517339837/.