Subject: Community Announcement - Justice & Peace Candle Light Walk -
Friday 5 May - in support of an Indigenous Treaty, a Bill of Rights & No
Nuclear Dumps.
Call for a Bill of Rights to advocate a Treaty with Indigenous people, and
oppose any nuclear dump in South Australia, by walking around Government
House, Adelaide, or around your local government domain in your
State/Territory. This fifteenth Justice & Peace Candlelight Walk follows
on from the first anniversary of the walk commenced by members of the
Ngarrindjeri First Nation on 26/01/00 in Reconciliation with other Australians.
Supporters are asked to gather with candles from 7PM, and to present (where
possible) cultural dancing, didgeridoo playing, or other activities
including discussion of a Treaty and Bill of Rights before walking at
7.30PM. There is a flyer available from the organisers below. Use it to
commence your own local walk.
When speaking to the dominant culture with an express message it's good to
adapt a relevant dominant cultural idiom using language the dominant
culture understands.
A candle light walk is a well understood Australian dominant cultural form.
Equally it's as brilliant to 'sing songs with dance' while we make use of
the candles being lit.
End genocide - come to the fifthteenth(15th) Justice & Peace Candlelight
Walk - Demand a Treaty with Indigenous people, 7.30PM on FRIDAY 5 May , 2001.
Adapt, if not adopt the culture!
JOIN IN A CANDLELIGHT WALK FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, OPPOSE NUCLEAR WASTE
DISPOSAL & CALL FOR AN INDIGENOUS TREATY - MEET ON FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH
MONTH ON GENOCIDE CORNER AT YOUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE OR LOCAL TOWN HALL WITH A
LIGHTED CANDLE AND WALK AS ONE TO END GENOCIDE: BEGIN RESPECT AND
RECOGNITION FOR LAND & WATERS
Feel free to publicise the italics below re: Justice & Peace Candle Light
Walks against Genocide & Nuclear Dumps in support of a Treaty & Bill of Rights.
JUSTICE & PEACE CANDLIGHT WALK: Australians can show their support for a
Treaty with Indigenous people and end genocide. Candles will be lit for
justice and peace advocating an Indigenous Treaty via a Bill of Rights on
each first Friday of the month throughout 2001. Walkers can meet with
candles after gathering from 7PM at their local Government House or Town
Hall for an 7.30PM start . The walk aims to protect and defend
Ngarrindjeri and other Indigenous culture, spiritual beliefs, lands &
waters, and to stop any nuclear waste dump on traditional lands, and
nuclear from wastes from affecting the community and Indigenous environment.
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There's no reason why we can't achieve a better result than the last
fourteen walks if we make a stand in Reconciliation together across Australia.
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For further information contact the organisers and register your fax number
or e-mail address.
Ngarrindjeri Contacts:
Victor Wilson - Kalparrin Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Farm at Murray
Bridge
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
{W} 85 324 940 / FAX 85 325 511 / mob. 040 718 2353;
Pastor Ken Sumner - Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress
{W} 8212 4066 / {H} 8396 3934;
Tom Trevorrow - Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
website: http://www.adelaide.net.au/~nlpa/BIGGERPICTURE.html
{W} 85 751 557|657 / FAX 85 751 448 / mob. 040 996 1933.
PEOPLE WALKING IN UNISON IN SUPPORT OF AN INDIGENOUS TREATY AND FOR A BILL
OF RIGHTS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!!
TELL EVERYONE WHO'S SYMPATHETIC. ASK THEM TO JOIN IN ... OR DO THE SAME
AROUND YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT HOUSE, OR TOWN HALL.
Even if you have received this previously pass it on, this way everyone is
reminded and less will forget!!!!!
PLEASE ADD YOUR ORGANISATION'S ENDORSEMENT TO THE LIST BELOW WHEN YOU CUT
AND PASTE TO RE-SEND THIS E-MAIL:
" Dear all, ...
I think the concept of the Candlelight Walks in the evenings is just
brilliant. So yes, Candlelight Walks on the evening of Invasion/Australia
Day."
In solidarity always, Maureen Riches-Brown
Defenders of Native Title - Victorian ANTaR
Ballarat Branch
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