On 11th October more than fifty people met up to take direct action against the New Tribes Mission (NTM) at the UK Headquarters in Grimsby. This was in solidarity with the resistant indigenous people of the Philippines, West Papua and Bougainville.

New Tribes Mission have stated that it is their intent to reach and preach to every tribe on the planet by 2025, such as the Agta of Northern Luzon and tribes in Mindanao. They build airstrips in jungles, have their own planes to ferry about first missionaries and then businessmen, coca-cola and miltary. First comes Christianity and then come the corporations.

The people of West Papua have declared missionaries one of the 4 biggest threats to free peoples. NTM are as responsible as mining companies and logging companies for ecological and cultural destruction.

The protestors visited the NTM wearing West Papuan masks, invaded the offices and occupied them. They severely outnumbered the missionaries working there. It is now reported that essential information and equipment was removed from their offices which will prove valuable research and information for resistance to them. Other people sabotaged and damaged essential computer hardware, software and other office equipment. Others argued with workers. Some others demonstrated outside or in the village nearby with banners.

All the protestors left the scene without any arrests, although missionaries attempted - and failed - to stop people leaving.

This invasion and economic sabotage was part of a week of action to support the SOuth Pacific. The South Pacific is not only one of the most environmentally sensitive areas of the planet but home to some of the last gatherer-hunters - and also to massive resistance.

Other actions reported this week included an occupation of the Indonesian Embassy in London and a blockade of the mining giants RTZ in Wales.






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