Mr Ella said the inclusion of Aborigines helped diffuse some activists' plans to use the media spotlight to protest against Australia's treatment of its indigenous people Too right they did Gary, along with a lot of other contentious issues. However, there can be no true reconciliation without social justice. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trudy Bray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "news-clip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "news-clip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2 October 2000 7:02 P.M. Subject: AAP: Post-Olympic reconciliation push Post-Olympic reconciliation push Source: AAP|Published: Monday October 2, 2:12 PM Australia's leaders could not turn a blind eye to the reconciliation push arising from the Sydney Olympics, SOCOG indigenous program manager Gary Ella said today. He said the public's support for Aborigines, such as gold medal-winning runner Cathy Freeman, was fantastic. "(The Games were) one of those great events that no-one could turn a blind eye to," Mr Ella told ABC television. "I guess it shows there were a lot of people very supportive of Aboriginal issues, and want to make sure that Aboriginal culture is showcased to the world." Mr Ella, a former Wallaby with his two brothers, said the indigenous culture showcased in the opening and closing ceremonies was accepted as Australia's image. "It comes to the stage now where some people have to make some decisions ... and continue to take the reconciliation process forward," he said. Mr Ella said the inclusion of Aborigines helped diffuse some activists' plans to use the media spotlight to protest against Australia's treatment of its indigenous people. ************************************************************************* 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 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/
