A New Book - "Healing the Land" by Judith Monticone Available online at http://www.healingtheland.dynamite.com.au Massacres Australia-wide since 1788 are detailed comprehensively and lead to the necessities for reconciliation today. Part of the Media Release from the website: When Australia was settled after 1788 the impression given to most Australians today was that it had been a matter of forging into unknown territory, cutting down the trees and farming the unturned soil. These were the pioneering days. And much has been celebrated about this hard past. There is now a secret past that has been revealed that speaks of the desecration of Australian soil by the blood of the First Nations People (aboriginal or indigenous) as white European man came to this land. Over 1,300 massacre sites are listed that detail an Australian wide picture of what actually did occur in the last 211 years. The de-aboriginalisation of Australia had been complete until the Mabo decision in the High Court in 1992 nullifying the legal concept of terra nullius. There are many survivors of these massacres who are aware of their history, that has been hushed by the invaders. The heart of the Australian people is crying out to share this nation so that we can live together. To sit down and talk and be together. Government programs continually miss their target because they aim for the physical needs only, when there is a spiritual cry for the healing of the past. We are more recently becoming aware of the true fact of the bloodshed and war that continues to occur since the invasion of this land during the last 211 years. This is a shocking story of subjugation and unnecessary fear of the First Nations People of this land and the greed and selfishness of the new comers to the land. Trudy Bray Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
