Spot on, Ian.
In his National Press Club appearance yesterday, and on previous occasions
,Nossal has emphasised that Howard must be respected and his views given
weight by virtue of the fact that he is P.M.-----what if his name was Hanson
or Hitler.----would Nossal still insist that the Reconciliation document
take their views into account?--------Their official political stature would
not ,in any way, validate their views.
I thought Sir Gustav's efforts yesterday were pretty shallow, particularly
when he was questioned by Margo Kingston regarding the Reconciliation
Committee marching alongside Howard at Corroboree 2000----he kept repeating
that it is better to keep talking rather than discontinuing dialogue with
Howard----the trouble with this approach is that Howard uses their continued
public respect for his position to give credence to his racist
approach-----was Nossal a Howard appointee?
I think Patrick Dodson and others have publicly recognised that the
Reconciliation process has, at this stage, been hijacked by Howard and
people who, intentionally or not, are caught up in trying to appease him
because of his position, not because they give credit to his views.
Time for a Treaty.
Laurie
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Ian Henderson wrote.......
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From: Ian Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Thursday, May 04, 2000 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [recoznet2] Evelyn Scott: On track to finish business
>Friends,
>
>Nossal and Scott have succeeded by their trying to be 'real' and
>'truthful'(?) in confusing this reconciliation process to the extent that
>Howard must be laughing himself silly - or sillier. Three members of the
>committee are controlling the outcome and they are all bending over
>backwards to placate Howard.
>
>Howard reckons Reconciliation is good provided the Aboriginal Communities
>reconcile themselves with him. In the early days we called this
assimilation
>or absorption.
>
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>Subject: [recoznet2] Evelyn Scott: On track to finish business
>
>
>> The Sydney Morning Herald
>> On track to finish business
>>
>> Date: 04/05/2000
>>
>> AS THE Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation prepares to launch its
>> final proposals for reconciliation documents at Corroboree 2000 on
>> May 27, I urge all supporters of reconciliation to focus on the goal
>> rather than the ball or the players.
>>
>> I have always had the greatest respect and admiration for Patrick
>> Dodson. He has rightly been called "the father of reconciliation" in
>> this
>> country. For six years as council chairman he was the face of
>> reconciliation and the inspiration for a people's movement whose
>> momentum is now unstoppable. In these difficult times, the
>> reconciliation process now more than ever needs him....
>
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