- Liam ___________________________ . In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse http://itsoch.hypermart.net KOLA Action Group http://kola-hq.hypermart.net Journey of Healing http://www.journeyofhealing.com .___________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, October 21, 1999 2:47 PM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: "Young and powerful" at ATSIC Queensland conference > >21 October 1999 > >"Young and powerful" at ATSIC Queensland conference > >More than 50 "young and powerful" indigenous women from across the State are >meeting for the first time at an historic conference on Magnetic Island to >look at ways of boosting the role of young women and the place of women's >business in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community life in the next >century. >Organised by ATSIC, it is the first time a conference specifically for young >indigenous women has been held in Queensland. >It has drawn a strong response from young women, with many from remote >Queensland communities travelling for up to 10 hours just to get there. >Speaking from the conference, ATSIC's Townsville Regional Council >Chairperson, Ms Jenny Pryor, welcomed the historic meeting saying while a >gathering of talented young women is long overdue, the timing is "perfect", >with the new millennium just months away. >Called "Young and Powerful", the conference seeks to encourage young women >to extend the outstanding leadership skills and qualities they are already >demonstrating on their communities. >And to raise the profile of women's business generally, into the 21st >century while boosting recognition contributions young women are already >making to the strength and success of their home communities. >Some of the key issues they are working on over the three-day conference >include "effective representation" and ways of taking part in decision >making on their communities >They will also develop new contacts and networks between regions and across >the State. >Ms Pryor said some of the achievements of the young women at the conference >include one woman from Charters Towers, who is standing as candidate for the >ATSIC Regional Council elections. >"This is hard enough for women generally, and more so for a younger women, >and she looks almost certain to be elected." >Another has set up a subcommittee to provide advice to other young women. >Others are successfully managing family business or performing important >volunteer work on their community. >While others have left their home and community to seek and find work, >despite the loss of support from family and friends. >Ms Pryor said the "Young and Powerful" conference, which finishes on >Thursday, fulfils the recommendation to ATSIC from the Townsville Aboriginal >and Torres Strait Islander Women's Conference, held in June, that a >gathering of young indigenous women was needed. >Media Contact: Jenny Pryor, Mobile 0417 190 801or c/- Conference at Arcadia >Resort, 07 4778 5177 > >Craig Sproule >Office of Public Affairs - ATSIC >Ph: 02 6121 4952 >Fax: 02 6282 2854 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
