Ronny Kareni is an Independence advocate with Rize of the Morning Star, a campaign that uses music to shed light on the struggle of the West Papuan People. Ronny also works at 3CR Community Radio in Melbourne as Current Affairs Coordinator; and is a bass player inTabura and Sing-Sing touring around Australia and the Pacific sharing the music and culture of Oceania. Ronny Kareni grew up as a refugee from West Papua in Wewak, Papua New Guinea.