Join the WEBINAR: Close Pine Gap Sacred Land Back Convergence!

Want to attend the Close Pine Gap - Sacred Land Back Convergence, but not sure exactly how to get there? Got some questions about what to expect? Look no further!

Mparntwe for Falastin and AMAN (Anti Militarism Action Network) will be hosting a webinar on Thursday May 28 to answer all such questions.

Tune in from 6:30 - 7:30 AEST to get the low down.

Tickets are free, register to get the zoom link on the day.

PPIA South Australia, with IndoPeduli Adelaide, KAGAMA, and the Adelaide Papuan Community (APC), will co-host “Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonisation In Our Time” by Dandhy Laksono & Cypri Paju Dale.

Filmed discreetly under Indonesian military surveillance, this powerful 90-minute documentary exposes an ongoing ecocide in South Papua—the region closest to Australia. Filmmakers uncover the mass deforestation of 2.5 million hectares of ancestral land for corporate palm oil, sugar, and rice projects, displacing thousands of Indigenous people.

With foreign journalists banned and UN investigators blocked by the Indonesian government, this film breaks decades of media silence to reveal the brutal reality of West Papua’s struggle for land and independence.

Admission is free, and we invite you to stay after the screening for a deeper discussion on this ongoing issue in Indonesia, directly with the filmmakers involved.

Gather with community members on Kaurna Yerta planning to join together for the 2026 Close Pine Gap - Sacred Land Back Convergence!

📅 10am, THIS Saturday 6th of June 📌 metro-west Tarntanya (Adelaide) area, on Kaurna Yerta - DM @sage.southaus for the address!

Come along to learn what the Convergence is all about, transport plans, and solidarity ideas for those who want to support from home.

For more Convergence info, visit @mparntwe_for_falastin or @aman_antimilitarismnetwork

We are inviting individuals and groups from peace & anti-militarism movements around the continent to converge on Arrernte lands this July for 3 days of workshops, panels, and actions weaving together threads of anti-militarism and decolonial movements.

Pine Gap is built on stolen sacred land. The facility’s involvement in war crimes, surveillance, and genocide make Australia an accomplice in the crimes of the US.

Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our time has become so popular in Indonesia and abroad that on May 14 organizers recorded around 130 simultaneous viewing locations.

There were over 30 attempts by then Indonesia security forces to close it down. Rather than relying on commercial cinemas or subscription platforms, the documentary is circulated free of charge.

Any community able to gather at least 10 people can organize a screening and receive the film directly from its producers.

Since its release in March, screenings have spread rapidly across the country.

It had become so popular that some enterprising ( thieving ) people in Indonesia cloned the internet address of the film and sold it for $10 for a viewing.

To maximize the films viewing audience on 22nd May the film was made free to view on You tube and it went viral with over 2,459,508 downloads on that day.

We expect that as the film is free and highly popular that we will need to have several showings of the film.

The Event Cinema at The Exchange has seating for 155. If that books out, we will release details of additional showings.

Pesta Babi – Colonialism in our time, by Dandhy Laksono:

Synopsis of the film:

Yasinta Moiwend, a Marind Anim woman in Merauke, was startled when, on a quiet morning, a massive ship docked at her village pier. The vessel carried hundreds of excavators under escort by military forces, sent to Papua for a National Strategic Project for food production, palm-based biodiesel, and sugarcane bioethanol.

Vincen Kwipalo, from the Yei community, was likewise shocked when his clan’s land was suddenly marked with a sign reading: ‘Property of the Indonesian Army’. Only later did he learn that the land had been seized for the construction of a military battalion headquarters, at the very moment when sugarcane, a plantation company, was also encroaching on his ancestral forest.

‘Pig Feast’ combines detailed field recordings with in-depth research to examine the power structures behind the operation. It exposes how government and corporate entities—collaborating with military and religious groups—advance international and national goals of ‘food security’ and ‘energy transition’ at the expense of Indigenous communities and landscapes.

The documentary illustrates the networks of Indonesian elites, oligarchs, and multinational corporations that benefit from the project, providing a vivid depiction of the political ecology of Indonesian governance in Papua. ‘Pig Feast’ serves as a record of colonialism that remains intact today.

About the director: Dandhy Dwi Laksono is an Indonesian activist, investigative journalist, and filmmaker. He is known for his critical documentaries which look at how political and business interests collude to undermine democracy, infringe on human rights and destroy vulnerable natural and social environments in Indonesia. Born in East Java, Dandhy Laksono majored in International Relations at Padjadjaran University in Bandung, West Java, before founding the research-based documentary and audio-visual production house Watchdoc.

NO WAVE is proud to present ART AS ACTION, a night of poetry, music and art to raise funds to support grassroots activism.

Join us on Wednesday July 1 at the Wheaty to hear talented local artists responding to the theme of ART AS ACTION. Art has always been a tool for collective liberation – a way to give marginalised people voice and agency, to build political momentum, and to tell alternative versions of the past, present and future. Now more than ever, we need to share stories, poems and songs that inspire us, radicalise us, move us to act, and connect us with other people and their struggles.

Important info:

Doors open 6.30pm, first set of speakers at 7pm. Line up coming soon!

Tickets are $10 and free for mob. Buy through Humanitix – limited spots so get in quick.

Zines, earrings, stickers and other merch will be available for purchase on the night.

Drinks will be available at the bar and there will be a food truck outside.

This event is a fundraiser, with all proceeds from tickets and merch (minus artist fees) given directly to two grassroots causes:

50% of proceeds will go towards supporting the Close Pine Gap – Sacred Land Back Convergence in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Held from July 18-20, it will bring together activists from around the continent for workshops and protest to say Close Pine Gap, End the US Alliance, and Sacred Land Back. For more info head to: https://closepinegap.org.au/.

50% of proceeds will go to supporting “Preserving Pirltawardli”, a culture-sharing community gathering run by the Kaurna Collective. https://www.facebook.com/share/1GjLc6xHW3/

Merch offerings: As part of the event, we will be selling hand-made merch and accessories including earrings, t-shirts and posters. All funds will be used towards Sacred Land Back Convergence and Preserving Pirltawardli.

Contact closepg.ky@proton.me for further information!

Logistic and financial travel support to Mparntwe is being offered for those wanting to attend the Convergence with support for mob as our priority. If you are a First Nations person travelling from Kaurna Yarta to the convergence please contact us to see how we can make the journey easier for you.

First started in 2017, NO WAVE is a reading series held on the first Wednesday of every month at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, bringing together some of Adelaide’s best poets & other writers. Fans of poetry, fiction, memoir & more are treated to readings from established and emerging local talent.

NO WAVE recognises that we are on the unceded lands of the Kaurna people. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.