This site Avaaz.org- community petitions offers online petitions, in hopes of elliciting change in governments.  “Community Petitions is a new web platform that gives people around the world the power to start and win campaigns at the local, national, and international levels.”   People can create their own petitions and set a goal.  Online users sign the petitions , in privacy.

For this particular petition, the purpose is persuade the government of Australia  “To empower Indigenous Australians to pursue their sovereign right to self determination, given Australia’s history of ‘genocidal acts’ and racist policies and practices.”  The site is trying to reach 500 signatures, using the Internet to increase the exposure of this issue.  Created by Robert L of Australia and posted on March 16, 2013,  this petition explores the idea that any “referendum regarding Indigenous peoples rights should be voted on seperately by Indigenous peoples and not be dominated by the broader polulation.”

link:  https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Aboriginal_and_Torres_Strait_Island_peoples_sovereign_right_to_selfdetermination/