Title: Re: [recoznet2] Does Anyone have The Pearson Plan??
Hi again all.....
You can organise/order a copy of the book "Our Right to Take Responsibility" from Bernie in the Partnerships Office. Her email is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cheers...Christine
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From: "Laurie Forde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [recoznet2] Does Anyone have The Pearson Plan??
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 10:59 AM
Tony, there is an article in the November edition of ''Land Rights Queensland" , which is apparently the Qld Government's response to meetings with Pearson and others to discuss his plan.
It is headed 'Cape York Partnerships---Some Practical Ideas.
The Nov. edition is not online yet, but should be any day at www.faira.org.au <http://www.faira.org.au>
Laurie
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From: TONY SPIERS <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 12:15 AM
Subject: [recoznet2] Does Anyone have The Pearson Plan??
· From: Trudy and Rod Bray
· Subject: Re: [recoznet2] Beattie pushes ahead with Pearson plan
· Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 23:01:04 -0800
Plus there are about 500 Aboriginal people from Cape York who have asked Beattie not
to go ahead with this but
to consult with them first. It looks like he will ignore this request. Big mistake.
Trudy
Graham Young wrote:
> Has anyone actually seen the Pearson plan? It has apparently grown since April,
>but what is it? The
> draft document was more an anlaysis than anything. The major thrust seemed to be
>that Aborigines should
> work in return for welfare benefits, and if that is still the major thrust, then it
>is hard to see what the
> Queensland State Government will do as the benefits are paid by the Commonwealth.
>
> Graham Y
>
I have just had a close read of The Light on The Hill Speech (August 12), and then a bit of a wander around the Balkanu site. Apparently in July, Pearson published a book called "Our Right to Take Responsibility" which may well outline this plan of his, whatever it is. Certainly, he does not explain it in the The Light on the Hill:
"I have departed somewhat from the traditions of this annual lecture in that I have not explicated my vision about the Light on the Hill. But in order to have a vision one needs to have an analysis of ones' present situation. I contend that people who want to be progressive today, are in objective fact, regressive in their thinking. This is especially and painfully obvious if you know the situation in the Aboriginal communities of this country."
I agree in principle that the white tit is no solution. That much certainly is obvious to me at any rate, but his proposed solution is not only not obvious, it's not even on the table -- because he has provided us in this paper with NO "analysis of ones' present situation" -- even from a white perspective. It is disappointing that there is not even the glimmer of an indigenous cultural perspective here. It's also a worry, especially after the sellout in 1993.
There is a lot more that is simply missing from this paper, so I am not going to comment on it until I have read the book and any other references, like the one from Graham Young below. Can any body tell me or send me a reference to whatever it was in April that Graham is referring to please?
Have a nice day,
TONY SPIERS.
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