This is our third year of our evolving expression to give love to Indonesia on their Independence day, so they may reciprocate by giving Love to West Papua. Indonesia were brutally colonised for over 500 years by a few nations. When Indonesia emerged from their oppression and gained their independence, within a few years they had transferred their pain and suffering on to West Papua by colonising them. #FreeWestPapuaWithLove This year we have created a large ‘Embrace – Infini

The immense pain and suffering these two inspirational leaders have experienced, resonates with the current plight of West Papuans. West Papua is situated embarrassingly close to Australia. The Media is silent about the genocide taking place. There is too much oil, too much gold, too much exploitation, too much collusion, and too many Indigenous people. West Papua is being colonially enslaved and Indonesia is cracking the whip. I started a campaign because I felt the cries of

West Papuan Culture is being eroded West Papuan culture is being eroded. There is no future for West Papua within the Indonesian system. Skimming the surface of the misery of West Papuans is cringe worthy. Their plight resonates with me so well because it's the same story that has been played out in our world over and over again. I feel their pain, it is of the same essence of pain my ancestors endured. The oppressors also resonates with me because my ancestors were enslavers

...evolved from being the abused to becoming the abuser

Dear Indonesia, your brutality in West Papua brings great sadness to our world. We would like you to unconditionally leave West Papua before the genocide becomes a Holocaust. For hundreds of years you have battled with foreign invaders who deemed you were not capable of governing yourselves. The Portuguese first colonised you, then the Dutch and the Japanese had a little go too. There were countless atrocities committed over these generations. Your resilience and desire to be