Papuans call for an ecological state

In the 21st century, the very existence of indigenous Papuans is treated as a threat — a provocation to a global system addicted to the illusion of technological progress and economic domination.

But let’s ask the real question: Has high technology made us more human? Has economic growth brought justice or peace? Has consumerism brought anything but emptiness?

For over 50,000 years, Papuans lived with dignity, in harmony with their land, sustained by deep communal bonds, ancestral knowledge, and a sacred relationship with nature. They knew happiness not through conquest or accumulation, but through family, tradition, music, and the cosmic rhythm of life.

And then came the colonizers. Modern states now label these people as "primitive" — simply because they don’t worship machines or serve markets. But in truth, it is the so-called civilized world that is committing suicide: poisoning its waters, choking its skies, and slaughtering entire ecosystems in the name of “development.” Their progress is a lie — a death march paved by greed, pride, and envy.

Today, West Papuans are being erased. Genocide is happening — slowly, systematically. Under the brutal occupation of the Indonesian colonial regime — with full complicity from global capitalism — Papuan forests are plundered, rivers poisoned, cultures erased, and voices silenced. This is not progress. It is a war against life itself.

But the Papuans are not surrendering. They are rising. From the ashes of oppression, they are building a new vision — a Green State. A revolutionary model rooted in ecological justice, indigenous sovereignty, communal governance, and deep respect for the Earth.

This vision, put forward by the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) — the legitimate voice of the Papuan people — is supported by more than 140 organizations and global figures such as Noam Chomsky, Peter Tatchell, Benjamin Zephaniah, Jeremy Corbyn, and George Monbiot.

Let it be clear: the Green State is not just for West Papua — it is a call to the entire world. A radical alternative to ecological collapse. A challenge to the capitalist death cult. A demand to restore our bond with nature and each other before it’s too late.

This is a struggle for freedom. For survival. For the planet.

Stand with the West Papuan people. Support the ULMWP. Resist colonialism. Fight for life.