Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Redfern: We'll evict them from the block says Aboriginal housing boss Mick Mundine

By Rick FeneleyFeb. 23, 2015, 3:05 p.m.

Down on the Block in Redfern, theyre calling it an act of social cleansing the eviction of Aboriginal people. But they will be evicted on the orders of other Aboriginal people.

The site of the Aboriginal tent embassy at the Block in Redfern. Photo: Nick Moir

The Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy has been issued an eviction notice by the Aboriginal Houncil Corporation. Pic Nick Moir 23 feb 2015 Photo: Nick Moir

Redfern elders Debbie Bell , Kay Hookey and Jenny Hodge. Photo: Nick Moir

An artist's impression of the Pemulwuy project.

Down on the Block in Redfern, they're calling it an act of "social cleansing" the eviction of Aboriginal people. But they will be evicted on the orders of other Aboriginal people.

Michael Mundine, chief executive officer of the Aboriginal Housing Company, says he will initiate the removal of the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy erected on Sorry Day in May last year if its members do not go voluntarily on Monday.

"They're on Aboriginal Housing Company Land," Mr Mundine told Fairfax Media. "It is private land and they're trespassing."

"It's not Micky Mundine's land," says elder Cecil Bowden. "He reckons he owns it but he doesn't. Gough Whitlam gave it to Aboriginal people."

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Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Redfern: We'll evict them from the block says Aboriginal housing boss Mick Mundine

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