-----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 2:41 PM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: Run Cathy, Run > >RUN CATHY, RUN > > > > >I have not called for "mass protests and an Olympic boycott," as reported >today in a number of major Australian newspapers. > >The ATSIC Board has no official policy on a boycott of the forthcoming >Sydney Olympics or on the issue of protests. > >I do not support a boycott and fellow Commissioners I have talked to in >recent times hold a similar view. > >We do however respect the right of all Australians, Indigenous and >non-Indigenous, to engage in peaceful protests should they so wish. > >All that I ask of those who do seek to protest is that they do so peacefully >and respect the right of others to engage in the Olympic spirit as they >might wish. > >I am sure all ATSIC Commissioners would join me in wishing all Australian >athletes at the forthcoming Olympics the very best in their quest for >honours at the games. > >I was heartened to read in the press today that Cathy Freeman, ATSIC's >Sportsperson of the Year, will be at the Olympics to "run the fastest 400 >metres of my life." > >My message to her is a simple one: run Cathy, run. > > > >Geoff Clark >Chairman >Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. >February 2, 2000 > > >Further information: Martin Freckmann 6121 4962 or 0427 631 045 > Paul Molloy 6121 4961 > ATSIC Office of Public Affairs > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- 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/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
