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READING FOR RECONCILIATION
Dates and Titles for 2010
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Last year's highlight was Riding the Black Cockatoo
by local author, John Danalis. We think this book is a MUST READ! This title is readily
available through Brisbane City Council libraries.
MEETING DATES AND TITLES for 2010 are:
MARCH 14 : “Ted Kennedy, Priest of Redfern” by Edmund Campion
APRIL 18 : “Footprints: the journey of Lucy and Percy Pepper” by Simon Flagg
MAY 30 : “The City’s Outback” by Gillian Cowlishaw
JULY 11: “Maralinga: the Anangu story” by Yalata and Oak Valley communities with Christobel Mattingley
AUGUST 22: “It is no secret” by Donna Meehan
OCTOBER 3: “Seven Seasons at Arakun” by Paula Shaw
NOVEMBER 14: “Three Warriors Within” by Marcus Pedro
If you want any
further details on our group, please contact Helen Carrick - helen.carrick@uq.net.au
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1967 referendum
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27 May 2009 marks the 42nd anniversary of the 1967 referendum, in which
more than 90% of the Australian public voted to remove clauses from the
constitution which discriminated against Indigenous people.
Specifically,
the '67 referendum changed the wording of the Constitution to recognise
Aboriginal people in the Commonwealth of Australia, as below:
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The Commonwealth of Australian Constitution Act 1900
Section 51:
The
Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution have power to make laws
for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with
respect to,
(xxvi): the people of any race, other than the aboriginal people in any state, for whom it is necessary to make special laws.
Section 127:
In
reckoning the numbers of the people of the Commonwealth, or of a State
or other part of the Commonwealth, aboriginal natives should not be
counted.
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The removal of the words 'other than aboriginal people in any State' in
section 51 (xxvi) and the whole of section 127 were considered by many
to be representative of the prevailing movement for political change
within Indigenous affairs. As a result of the political climate, this
referendum saw the highest YES vote ever recorded in a Federal
Referendum with 90.77 per cent voting for change.
The success of the '67 referendum was a strong example of Indigenous
and non-Indigenous people working together in a 10 year campaign for
Indigenous rights.
40 years later, it is time to reflect on what the referendum really
meant for Indigenous people and ask - how far have we come since '67?
Every year, Reconciliation Week starts on the day of the referendum (May 27) and finishes on Mabo Day (June 3).
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Australasian World Music Expo (18-21 November 2010)
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The Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) will take place in Melbourne
from 18-21 November, 2010. Now in its third year, AWME is the
Australia-Pacific region's premier music industry conference and
showcase of Indigenous, roots and world music, and a major event which
cements Melbourne's reputation as Australia's live music capital.
For more information and details see www.awme.com.au
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Harmony Day (21 March 2010)
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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Harmony Day coincides with United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and began to be commemorated in 1999 as a day to encourage tolerance and understanding between Australians of all races and cultural backgrounds.
For more information and details on the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination go to www.un.org |
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Human Rights Day (10 December annually)
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Celebrates the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
See www.un.org/rights/ for details on the Declaration.
Also see this Victorian Department of Justice site for details on the Victorian Charter of Human Rights at
www.justice.vic.gov.au/humanrights/
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International day of the world's Indigenous peoples (9 August annually)
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Mabo Day (3 June annually)
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Mabo Day commemorates the anniversary of the 1992 High Court decision in the case brought by Eddie Mabo and others which recognised the existence in Australia of native title rights.
On the 10th anniversary of this day in 2002 there were many calls for the day to become a public holiday, an official National Mabo Day.
Mabo Day is the last day of Reconciliation Week every year and is often marked by events celebrating the culture of the Torres Strait Islands. |
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NAIDOC Week (first full week in July annually)
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NAIDOC has its origins in the fight for Aboriginal rights that began to
gather pace in the 1920s and 1930s. In those years, organisations such
as the Australian Aborigines Progress Association, the Australian
Aborigines League, and the Aborigines Progressive Association were
established to draw attention to the living conditions suffered by
Aboriginal people and their lack of citizenship rights.
Today, NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia in the first full
week in July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
NAIDOC originally stood for 'National Aborigines and Islanders Day
Observance Committee'. This committee was once responsible for
organising national activities during NAIDOC Week, and its acronym has
become the name of the week itself.
The week is celebrated not just in the Indigenous community, but also
in increasing numbers of government agencies, schools, local councils
and workplaces.
For detailed information, background and details on annual events see www.naidoc.org.au
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NAIDOC Week preparations are underway with the National Committee selecting the theme: Unsung Heroes – Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way
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year’s theme is about recognising the people who contribute to
Australian society, often going without recognition. These unsung
heroes are quiet achievers in Indigenous communities who are leading
their own way,
and in doing so, helping other Indigenous people set their own direction for the future.
The 2010 National NAIDOC Poster Competition and National NAIDOC Awards nominations are now open!
Take
the time to recognise someone who makes a difference in the lives of
others by nominating them for a National NAIDOC Award. You
can nominate online at
www.naidoc.org.au/NAIDOC-awards/nomination.aspx
Also, check out the
new NAIDOC Award, the Caring for Country Award! Indigenous artists
interested in national exposure and a cash prize of $5,000 enter the
NAIDOC poster competition online at www.naidoc.org.au/naidocPoster/enterOnline.aspx
Visit the NAIDOC website for more information
www.naidoc.org.au
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National Reconciliation Week (27 May - 3 June 2010)
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National Reconciliation Week provides an opportunity for all
Australians to reflect on our shared history and celebrates the
diversity and richness of cultures of Indigenous Australians.
Let’s join together during National Reconciliation week to work out
strategies for the year in combating racism, cross cultural education
processes, developing personal relationships and addressing social and
economic disadvantage experienced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people.
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National Reconciliation Week (NRW) was initiated in 1996 to provide a
special focus for nationwide reconciliation activities. NRW coincides
with two significant dates in Australia's history which provide strong
symbols of our hopes and aims for Reconciliation.
May 27 marks the anniversary of the 1967 referendum in which more than
90 per cent of Australians voted to remove clauses from the Australian
Constitution which discriminated against Indigenous Australians. The
referendum also gave the Commonwealth Government the power to make laws
on behalf of Aboriginal people.
June 3 marks the anniversary of the High Court of Australia's judgment
in 1992 in the Mabo case. The decision recognised the Native Title
rights of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the
original inhabitants of the continent, and overturned the myth of terra
nullius - that the continent was empty, unowned land before the arrival
of Europeans in 1788.
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National Sorry Day (26 May annually)
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May 26 marks the anniversary of the 1997 tabling of the Human Rights
and Equal Opportunity Commission report Bringing them Home.
Hundreds of thousands of Australians participated in the first National
Sorry Day in 1998. The following year the day was used to launch the
'Journey of Healing', with ten pairs of message sticks which had been
despatched from Uluru three weeks earlier being received in the capital
cities. Every year since, there have been gatherings and activities
across the country-including bridge walks, barbecues, concerts and a
Message Sticks Festival at the Sydney Opera House.
A National Sorry Day Committee maintains a web-site with an events calendar at www.nsdc.org.au
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Survival Day (26 January annually) |
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January 26 marks the landing of the First Fleet in Sydney Cove. In
1938, on the 150th anniversary of this landing, a 'Day of Mourning' was
organised-principally by William Cooper (who had founded the Australian
Aboriginal League in Melbourne and drafted a petition of Aboriginal
grievance which the Government refused to pass on to King George V) and
William Ferguson (leader of the NSW-based Aborigines Progress
Association). For the protest Ferguson and J. P. Patten wrote a
manifesto entitled Aborigines Claim Citizenship Rights in which they
appealed for a new Aboriginal policy, full citizenship status, equality
and land rights. The manifesto opened with: 'This festival of 150
years' so-called "progress" in Australia commemorates also 150 years of
misery and degradation imposed on the original native inhabitants by
white invaders of this country'. The day is often marked by Aboriginal
communities with a Survival Day concert.
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© Reconciliation Queensland Incorporated 2008-09
Images courtesy of RQI and Tourism Queensland
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