> > <<...>> >Joint Media Release > <<...>> > 27 April 2000 > > > >Conference to look at major issues >facing Indigenous youth > >Over 100 Indigenous young people will meet in Melbourne tomorrow to discuss >major issues of importance to them and to make recommendations to the >Federal Government about its policies relating to youth. > >Organised by ATSIC, the Statewide Indigenous Youth Conference will bring >together 15- to 28-year-olds from across Victoria and is an initiative of >the Youth Pathways Action Plan Taskforce (YPAPT). > >The taskforce was convened in response to a key recommendation of the Prime >Minister's Taskforce on Youth Homelessness and is made up of representatives >from the community, academic and business sectors, as well as State, >Territory and Commonwealth Governments. > >The ATSIC Commissioner for social justice issues, Brian Butler, said the >forum would provide an important and timely opportunity for Indigenous youth >to influence the Federal Government's policies in crucial areas of their >lives, such as health, employment and education. > >"This is a chance for our youth to tell the Government about the challenges >they face and the areas in which the Government needs to do more. Some of >the issues will apply to youth in general - such as health, drug use and >sexuality - but others will apply specifically to Indigenous youth, such as >juvenile justice, racism and cultural identity," Mr Butler said. > >Captain David Eldridge, Chairperson of YPAPT, said: "We look forward to this >forum bringing to light those distinct issues that will require specific and >culturally appropriate responses for inclusion in our report to government." > >The taskforce's report will be submitted to the Federal Government in June >2000. > >Commissioner Butler said it was important that the Government acted on the >recommendations arising from the conference. > > > >For more information: Victor Stojcevski (ATSIC Victoria) on 9285 7222 and >mobile > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ 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/
