Let's Take Over: October 2006

Mulrunji's death - Brisbane Murri activists rally at Parliament House, where Sam Watson and the Premier, Peter Beattie, spoke.

UPDATE: Ted Reithmuller's photos of the rally can be seen here at Flickr.

Dave Riley of the Socialist Alliance Brisbane blog has put together an excellent sound recording of the rally held at the Parliament of Queensland last Tuesday, October 10th 2006.

The rally demanded that Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley be charged with murder, based on the deputy coroner's report that found he killed Aboriginal man Mulrunji in Palm Island, off North Queensland, two years ago.

Sam Watson speaks to the rally.

So did Peter Beattie, who is the Premier of Queensland.

Press 'play' below to hear Dave Riley's audio report, or visit the original stored report at the Odeo site (where you can download it or put it on your website), or click here to go the sound plus words at the Socialist Alliance blog.

You can find reports and photos about the rally held on November 18th 2006 if you click here.

On December 14th 2006, Queensland public prosecutor Leanne Clare announced that she refuses to charge S/Sgt Hurley. Click here for background, and to see reports and photos about the rally held on December 20th 2006 here. The Dec 20 rally insisted that DPP Clare be dismissed and replaced with someone who will charge S/Sgt Hurley.

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Mulrunji's Killing - Brisbane Activists call rally at Parliament House on Tuesday October 10th

Brisbane Murri and other activists will march on Parliament House on Tuesday October 10th to demand justice over the killing of Mulrunji by Queensland Police Senior Sergean Chris hurley, say both the Socialist Alliance and Bush Telegraph blogs.

Activists will assemble at Queens Park, Brisbane City at 10am and march to Parliament. Petitions will be presented - if you are going, please download the petition and get as many signatures as you can.

Click on the map and then click on the image that pops up for the best view of Queen's Park and Parliament House in Brisbane City. Powered by Google Earth.

Meanwhile, Senior Sergeant Hurley has voluntarily stood aside until the DPP (Director of Public Prosecutions, like an American DA but not elected) decides whether to prosecute or not, says Daryl Passmore in the Sunday Mail (Brisbane).

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Brisbane Murri Activist Sam Watson says Mulrunji's killer should be sacked from the police force today.

Dave Riley at the Socialist Alliance Brisbane website reports that Murri activist Sam Watson talked about Queensland Police Senior Sergeant Hurley, who the deputy coroner says killed Murri man Mulrunji two years ago on Palm Island, North Queensland.

Watson was at an Alliance meeting last Wednesday, October 4th.

The key point was that Watson is calling for the sacking and charging of Hurley, which sounds reasonable. But the Labor Government in Queensland has never really dominated the police, and are probably afraid of what the police will do back to them, if they sack a cop who the deputy coroner says bashed a black man to death. The Police Union president, Gary Wilkinson is already calling the deputy coroner's enquiry a witch-hunt.

If a lot of people put a lot of pressure on the Government, we could do something, but it won't be a walkover.

Watson asked people to sign a petition and get other people to sign it too, and get it to the rally on Tuesday. There is also a public meeting at noon on Friday at Jagara Community Hall, Musgrave Park, West End.

You can read a rushed transcript here (2 200 words on the net the day after the meeting, not an easy job). Or if you go to the main report, you can listen to a recording of Sam Watson's calm yet passionate speech to the meeting.

Or you can press 'play' right here:

BTW I did not record this or even attend the meeting - Dave Riley's report uses a recording of Sam Watson's speech that is stored on Odeo, which means anyone can put it on their website.

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Brisbane Murri (Aboriginal) Activism - Public Meeting and Rally - Mulrunji was killed by a policeman - what is to be done?

Murri community activists are calling a meeting at 12 noon this Friday, October 6th, at the Jagara Community Hall, Musgrave Park, Cordelia St, South Brisbane, say both the Socialist Alliance Brisbane blog and Bush Telegraph. Four days later, on Tuesday Ocober 10th, there will be a rally at the Parliament of Queensland. The time of this rally has not yet been decided.

The meeting will discuss the demands of the Murri community, now that a coroner's inquest has said that Aboriginal man Mulrunji was killed by Queensland Police Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley at Palm Island police station, North Queensland, two years ago. Click here to go to the pdf file of the report of the inquest.

Please bring a plate of food with you, to share at the meeting. You can call Sam Watson on 0401 227 443 (+61401227443) to find out more about the meeting.

Click on this picture, and then click on the picture that pops up, to see this Google Earth map in full size.

WARNING - I have NOT been to this venue yet and this might not be the correct building. I think the building opposite the end Glenelg St, just inside the park, is the Jagera Community Hall - it's the first place I would check, and so should you.

If this is wrong, try the larger building about 50 metres away along Cordelia St, walking down to the bottom of the map.

Click on this picture, and then click on the picture that pops up, to see this Google Earth map in full size.

The map above shows the Parliament on the northside of the Brisbane River, and the Jagara Community Hall on the southside.

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This is a close up showing where the Parliament of Queensland is.

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