Tourist Boycott of Australia

This is from Ridwan's excellent blog, and keeps the pressure up on the racist regime in Austra

http://ridwanlaher.blogspot.com/2007/07/tourist-boycott-of-australia.html

We should also keep in mind that many folks outside of the US will be part of this call ... so we must make our boycott campaign broad enough to include everyone.

What you think?

Holla,
Ridwan

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(Tom's original draft)

Ambassador Dennis Richardson
Embassy of Australia
1601 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington D.C., 20036

Dear Sir,

I am writing to inform you that I am participating in a boycott by foreign tourists against Australia.

The boycott is a response to the Howard administration's recently-announced plan for compulsory medical examination of Aboriginal people's children, confiscation of their land, and other racist, immoral, and illegal measures.

I have no wish to make this boycott last any longer than necessary. But I will continue to participate as long as the policies above remain in force.

Sincerely,
[signed]

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(My suggested edits)

Ambassador Dennis Richardson
Embassy of Australia
1601 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington D.C., 20036

Dear Sir,

I am writing to inform you that I am participating in a boycott by foreign tourists against Australia.

The tourist boycott is in response to Prime Minister Howard's recently adopted plan to institute what I consider draconian measures against Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. In particular, I am protesting the intention to institute compulsory medical examinations of Aboriginal children.

I consider the overal effect of Prime Minister Howard's stated plan to be racist, immoral, and illegal in terms of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

I have no wish to make this boycott last any longer than necessary. But I will continue to participate as long as the policies above remain in force.

Sincerely,
[signed]