A small group of Bunbury musicians will travel to Fremantle this weekend to perform in a Punk Solidarity gig, organised to musically condemn the Indonesian Government\u2019s disregard for the rights of freedom speech and personal expression. <\/p>\n
Enraged by the treatment of a group of punks in Bandah Aceh, who were detained and punished simply for being punks, gigs will be played by Australian bands across the country in a show of support for their Indonesian counterparts. <\/p>\n
In Western Australia, that gig will take place at the Swan Basement in Fremantle where bands from Perth, Mandurah, Margaret River and Bunbury will donate their time. <\/p>\n
Bunbury band Nighthawker said the decision to be involved was easy. <\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018Punk rock is generally a style of music which is disliked and misunderstood by people all over the world, so it\u2019s really refreshing to know that there are like-minded people coming together in multiple locations to stick it to the oppressors and raise awareness of the plight of our Indonesian counterparts,\u2019\u2019 vocalist Anthony Steele said. <\/p>\n
Bunbury musicians and punk music lovers Elle Driver and Daniel Taylor said it was important for them to help raise awareness of the mistreatment of the youths in Bandah Aceh. <\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018It\u2019s a form of personal repression and I don\u2019t agree with it,\u2019\u2019 Miss Driver said. <\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018People in Australia don\u2019t realise how lucky they are when it comes to personal expression and freedom of speech.\u2019\u2019 <\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018When we heard about the gigs we knew we wanted to get involved,\u2019\u2019 Mr Taylor said.<\/p>\n
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