First published on 5/09/14
Australian Kurdish community’s voice heard in Australian Federal Parliament
Australian Government to send further humanitarian aids and military assistance to Kurdistan. The rally was organised by Kurdish community in the wake of Islamic State’s barbaric attack on Kurdistan and its genocide against the Yezidi Kurd religious minority.
The rally started from King George Square in the Brisbane city centre and ended in front of the Queensland State Parliament after submitting a letter to Hon Campbell Newman, Premier of Queensland.
Later the writer and another rally participant had the honour of meeting with Hon Graham Perrett MP, Federal Parliament member to hand him a petition from the Kurdish community in the Moreton electorate and surrounding areas along with three letters written on behalf of the Kurdish community, including letters to the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Australia.
Hon Graham Perrett MP promised to the raise the concerns mentioned in the petition in the Federal Parliament and personally deliver the letters. On Wednesday 3 September 2014 Hon Graham Perrett MP made a speech in the Federal Parliament in support the petition and Kurdish community’s rally held in Queensland.
Excerpts from his speech in the Federal Parliament:
“I have been contacted by many people about the unfolding situation in the Middle East. I have a significant Muslim population in my electorate, and many of them have raised concerns about the process. The other day a rally was held in Brisbane by the Kurdish community seeking further support, and they provided me with a petition. I am going to read from a few of the people who wrote to me direct from my electorate—there were many other people from outside my electorate, obviously. They said:
The rally started from King George Square in the Brisbane city centre and ended in front of the Queensland State Parliament after submitting a letter to Hon Campbell Newman, Premier of Queensland.
Later the writer and another rally participant had the honour of meeting with Hon Graham Perrett MP, Federal Parliament member to hand him a petition from the Kurdish community in the Moreton electorate and surrounding areas along with three letters written on behalf of the Kurdish community, including letters to the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Australia.
Hon Graham Perrett MP promised to the raise the concerns mentioned in the petition in the Federal Parliament and personally deliver the letters. On Wednesday 3 September 2014 Hon Graham Perrett MP made a speech in the Federal Parliament in support the petition and Kurdish community’s rally held in Queensland.
Excerpts from his speech in the Federal Parliament:
“I have been contacted by many people about the unfolding situation in the Middle East. I have a significant Muslim population in my electorate, and many of them have raised concerns about the process. The other day a rally was held in Brisbane by the Kurdish community seeking further support, and they provided me with a petition. I am going to read from a few of the people who wrote to me direct from my electorate—there were many other people from outside my electorate, obviously. They said:
I urge the Australian Government to send further humanitarian aids and military assistance to Kurdistan.
I also ask the Australian Government to recognise the ISIS barbarism on the people of Kurdistan including the Yezidi, Christian and Shabak religious minorities as acts of war, crime and genocide.
I appreciate your efforts and assistance in advance.
The group also wrote to the Prime Minister, the foreign minister and Tania Plibersek, who is the shadow spokesperson in this area. I personally delivered that correspondence to the foreign minister's office. I know that she has been working hard to make sure that the concerns of the Kurdish community and other minorities that have been targeted are being listened to.
To Jwan from Sunnybank Hills, Karen from Yeronga, Mehdi from Yeronga, Shadia from Acacia Ridge, Kardo from Acacia Ridge, Sabir from Acacia Ridge, Sekala from Runcorn, Zana from Runcorn and Mohammad from Sunnybank Hills—to name a few of the people who have written to me—I have passed on your concerns.”
We take the opportunity of thanking Hon Graham Perrett MP for raising Kurdish community’s concerns in the Federal Parliament and supporting their plea for further humanitarian aids and military assistance to Kurdistan. We also thank the Australian Government for its continuing assistance in this regard.
I also ask the Australian Government to recognise the ISIS barbarism on the people of Kurdistan including the Yezidi, Christian and Shabak religious minorities as acts of war, crime and genocide.
I appreciate your efforts and assistance in advance.
The group also wrote to the Prime Minister, the foreign minister and Tania Plibersek, who is the shadow spokesperson in this area. I personally delivered that correspondence to the foreign minister's office. I know that she has been working hard to make sure that the concerns of the Kurdish community and other minorities that have been targeted are being listened to.
To Jwan from Sunnybank Hills, Karen from Yeronga, Mehdi from Yeronga, Shadia from Acacia Ridge, Kardo from Acacia Ridge, Sabir from Acacia Ridge, Sekala from Runcorn, Zana from Runcorn and Mohammad from Sunnybank Hills—to name a few of the people who have written to me—I have passed on your concerns.”
We take the opportunity of thanking Hon Graham Perrett MP for raising Kurdish community’s concerns in the Federal Parliament and supporting their plea for further humanitarian aids and military assistance to Kurdistan. We also thank the Australian Government for its continuing assistance in this regard.
See the video of the speech made by Hon Graham Perrett MP on YouTube
Photos of Kurdish Community Rally 'In Solidarity with Kurdistan' held in Brisbane on 22 August 2014
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