ABC News Thu, 6 Apr 2000 13:06 AEST Angry Stolen Generations members gather in Canberra Members of the Stolen Generations have gathered outside Parliament House in Canberra to deliver an impassioned plea for recognition by the Federal Government. The Aboriginal people say reconciliation cannot proceed until they receive an apology. Around 80 people gathered in Canberra to express their anger at the Government's submission to a Senate inquiry, which denied there had been a generation of stolen children. "To me reconciliation has gone back 20 years. Why have they done this to us, we haven't done them any wrong? We grew up, didn't even know who our families were," said one protestor. Democrats Senator Aden Ridgeway and Opposition leader Kim Beazley offered their support. "You are the Stolen Generations and this is about your story and no one should take that away," Senator Ridgeway said. "We're here dealing with some of the most damaged, traumatised people in Australian society," said Mr Beazley. � 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation -- _________________________________ Truth is a pathless land. --- Krishnamurti ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ 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/
