Peace activists from around Australia joined guests from the Pacific to speak out against the Talisman Sabre war training on July 30 outside the Enoggera Army Base.
Many of the soldiers participating in Talisman Sabre left from Enoggera.
Four people died when a helicopter crashed during the war rehearsals. Speakers expressed sympathy for their families and drew attention to the waste of life since the training exercises are part of the AUKUS war drive against China.
The protest heard from guests who addressed the “Calling for Peace in the Pacific” conference including Indigenous women Naek Flores from Guahan (Guam) and Shinako Oyakama from Ryukyu (Okinawa).
Oyakama and Flores left Meanjin/Brisbane for a speaking tour of Gadi/Sydney, Ngunnawal/Canberra and Garramilla/Darwin.
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