The reasons why SJG did not preference Labor: Human Rights issues are always first
The Social Justice group decided last night not to go ahead with the preference deal initially struck with Labor in Auburn Council election (first Ward), and possible deal in Canterbury – Central Ward.
“The group decided not to go ahead with the deal after carefully assessing latest Labor stances on many issues” said Jamal Daoud, the group’s lead candidate for Auburn and the spokesperson for the group. “The Labor deeply disappointed us on many human rights issues and issues concerning marginalised communities”
“The group decided to run for the council election not only to fight for local issues like fighting overdevelopment in the area or to clean the streets of the area, but on broad range of issues that are of deep concern for the voters, especially from marginalised groups. The main issue was real Multiculturalism and equal access to decision making bodies”
The decision of the group came after repeated deeply disappointing responses from different Labor ministers (both federal and state) on wide range of issues the group had communicated them for. The latest was the heartless highly inhumane and arrogant letter regarding the long standing ordeal of Aminovs family”
“The letter, if added to other letters from the same minister and other Labor federal and state ministers, gave a very good indication where the Labor is going and taking Australia to. Any hope that Labor will get rid of highly inhumane Coalition policies and practices should be evaporated by now”
“It is very clear that every human rights activist in this country should take off gloves and join forces to enforce this highly regressive government to back off from this bath”
When we add to all this arrogance of the Premiere and his government in general and arrogance in dealing with the issue of power sale against the public demands not to do so, that was enough for the group to decline going ahead with the preference deal.
We should mention here that the group had decided from the beginning not to even negotiate to swap preference with the regressive far -right Liberal party. We also decided not to negotiate with the Greens party, who is lead by opportunist racist hierarchy who is standing firmly against real multiculturalism and empowering of marginalised groups in the community
We will advocate the voters who want to send a strong message about human rights issues, especially issues of working towards real multiculturalism and empowering margnialised groups to lead the struggle for equal representation and share of common wealth, to vote 1 for group C in Auburn council – first Ward and vote 1 for group G in Canterbury council – Central Ward.
For more information, you can contact Jamal Daoud, the lead candidate for First Ward – Auburn council on 0424 163 667
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