#kanaky

[soon-palestine]

[radicalgraff]

"Long live the kanak struggle. Down with the colonial state"

Graffiti in Sydney in solidarity with the anti-colonial movement in French ruled Kanaky / New Caledonia, which has been rocked by a major revolt in recent days.

[oaks-and-willows]

So Kanaky-New Caledonia is going through the most violent times it has seen since the 1980s revolt and it's barely on the news. I'm not a local, let alone indigenous, but I'm stuck in Brisbane on my way there because the international airport of Nouméa closed, and worried indigenous friends are keeping me updated.

The Southern Province is seeing a lot of lootings and armed barricades, and two youths were killed by French special forces today.

Why? Because the French government passed a law that changes who gets to vote in Kanaky New Caledonia, from indigenous people, people born in KNC, and people who have lived there continuously since 1998, to everyone who has lived there for at least 10 years. Less than half the population is Kanak, and the strong influx of French people is shrinking their proportion even further. Immigrants who like the sun and the tropical sea but don't need that to mean that they'll learn about the cultures and the country, i.e. expats. So far, this influx was bad for the job prospects of locals and for property prices, but it didn't matter in local elections. The current government is pro-independence, a stance strongly congruent with Kanaks but not with Europeans.

This is Darmanin's and Macron's reaction to the third referendum on independence from France having failed. Darmanin called it 'a minimum of democracy'. The first two referendums were close calls and the second (51/49) more so than the first (53/46). The third was 90% against independence, which was due to a boycott of the referendum; it happened during Covid, electoral campaigns were impossible except vis TV, which is easier for the well-funded loyalists than for their opponents. Macron ignored this. The referendums were very peaceful and disciplined, but since this discipline was used by the State against the indigenous population to legitimize neo-colonialism, the current violence is not a surprise. Last time barricades were used, in the 1980s, they were very successful. We'll see what happens this time.

[nando161mando]

[colerenoire]

Colonialisme et capitalisme ont toujours avancé main dans la main, dans la soumission des peuples, se battre contre l'un c'est se battre contre l'autre.

[grandboute]

[elea-mar]

Free New Caledonia 🇳🇨 , Free West Papua

[aroundtheworldinstamps]

Another friendship stamp! This one is from New Caledonia (Kanaky) showing the friendship between it and New Zealand (Aotearoa).

[emma-dennehy-presents]

Everyone say hi to new fren :3 King Gizzard. My gorgeous lil boy from Kanaky (New Caledonia, but not actually cuz captive bred). Been doing a whole lot of research and saving to get ready for him and finally brought him home today. He is very nervous and panicky right now from the trip home, so gonna leave him be, other than food, for at least a day or two. He came with lights, an enclosure made by a well regarged local owner, and a lifetime supply of springtails (so many). Exotics shop owner is great and close enough i bump into him at the convenience store. Very excited to have Gizzy in my home!

[tainolearner]

Cuban, Hawaiian, Borikua, Filipino, Samoan, Haitian, Canarian, Aotearoa, Dominican, Chamorro, Jamaican, Tahitian, I-Kiribati, Bahamian, Kanak, & Rapa Nui solidarity

[oaks-and-willows]

So Kanaky-New Caledonia is going through the most violent times it has seen since the 1980s revolt and it's barely on the news. I'm not a local, let alone indigenous, but I'm stuck in Brisbane on my way there because the international airport of Nouméa closed, and worried indigenous friends are keeping me updated.

The Southern Province is seeing a lot of lootings and armed barricades, and two youths were killed by French special forces today.

Why? Because the French government passed a law that changes who gets to vote in Kanaky New Caledonia, from indigenous people, people born in KNC, and people who have lived there continuously since 1998, to everyone who has lived there for at least 10 years. Less than half the population is Kanak, and the strong influx of French people is shrinking their proportion even further. Immigrants who like the sun and the tropical sea but don't need that to mean that they'll learn about the cultures and the country, i.e. expats. So far, this influx was bad for the job prospects of locals and for property prices, but it didn't matter in local elections. The current government is pro-independence, a stance strongly congruent with Kanaks but not with Europeans.

This is Darmanin's and Macron's reaction to the third referendum on independence from France having failed. Darmanin called it 'a minimum of democracy'. The first two referendums were close calls and the second (51/49) more so than the first (53/46). The third was 90% against independence, which was due to a boycott of the referendum; it happened during Covid, electoral campaigns were impossible except vis TV, which is easier for the well-funded loyalists than for their opponents. Macron ignored this. The referendums were very peaceful and disciplined, but since this discipline was used by the State against the indigenous population to legitimize neo-colonialism, the current violence is not a surprise. Last time barricades were used, in the 1980s, they were very successful. We'll see what happens this time.

[sissa-arrows]

The protests for Palestine and for Kanaky reunited and made a new chant in Toulouse today (Saturday 18). “For the honor of Palestine for the honor of Kanaky even if Macron doesn’t want it we’re here”

This is the type of solidarity colonizers don’t want to see.

(Given that on Twitter the Zionists are supporting France it’s probably only a matter of time before they accuse the Kanak people of being Hamas… or maybe they will be like “This was a Hamas and FLN(KS) protest”)

[probablymoons]

it’s great how obvious it sounds when they word it like that. sure, why not

[nando161mando]

L’Actu des Oublié.e.s : l’État colonial en Kanaky

Cinq mois après l’insurrection du 13 mai, alors que le couvre-feu est toujours en vigueur à Nouméa, retour sur le déroulé du mouvement contre le dégel électoral en Kanaky / Nouvelle Calédonie et la répression coloniale imposée par l’État français.

A écouter sur Rapports de force ↙️

News from the Forgotten: the colonial state in Kanaky

Five months after the May 13 uprising, while the curfew is still in effect in Noumea, a look back at the progress of the movement against the electoral thaw in Kanaky/New Caledonia and the colonial repression imposed by the French state.

Listen to it on Rapports de force ↙️

https://rapportsdeforce.fr/linternationale/lactu-des-oublie-e-s-letat-colonial-en-kanaky-110522514

[grimsshelves]

New-Caledonia is not a topic in the hexagon, I dare say that most of the hexagon youth doesn't know the Kanak exists.

New-caledonia is an afterthought, if it is a thought at all. Their news is on a separate channel that the hexagon's. Macron's only promise during his campaign was a new referendum and a revision of the constitution in 2024.

The French government doesn't care about Kanak people. They never did.

They only care about the maritime space, the touristic money, the nickel, and the prestige.