LL:DDS: RE-ENACTMENT: 80th Anniversary of Ngarrindjeri petition
The 45th Candle Light Walk to be held around Government House Adelaide
in December 2003, will mark the 80th Anniversary of a remarkable
Ngarrindjeri petition to the Governor in December 1923 (see copy retyped
by the Greens SA - below). This petition was a heartfelt plea from the
Ngarrindjeri mothers from Point McLeay for their stolen children. This
was not the first time the Ngarrindjeri had drafted and presented a
grievance petition to the Crown authorities. The first was in 1867 when
the Ngarrindjeri gave the Prince of Wales a memorial which they asked be
presented to Queen Victoria and which is now in the possession of the
English Crown.
However, what is of more note than these Ngarrindjeri pleas is the
obdurate failure of the Crown to have responded to their petitions.
It is a sad indictment on the fair go South Australian way of life
that the Crown has still not heeded the Ngarrindjeri fair call from 1836
for recognition of their human rights to equal treatment as human beings
within the legal system establishing South Australia.
This forthcoming eightieth (80th) anniversary of the unfulfilled
Ngarrindjeri parents' call for recognition and respect for family values
needs to be acknowledged as the enlightened and understandable quest for
equal rights protection from South Australia that it is.
The people of South Australia have a unique opportunity through the
Governor of South Australia, Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson, to now
establish a permanent partnership with the Ngarrindjeri people by
re-enacting this 1923 petition presentation this December.
To ensure your participation or attendance at the forthcoming
re-enactment please contact: FAX: 85 751 448 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
For further information regarding the 45th Candle Light Walk contact the
organisers and register your fax number or e-mail address.
DONATIONS: Ngarrindjeri Justice Fighting Fund c/: BANK SA - BSB 105-165
A/c No. 015569840
Ngarrindjeri Contacts:
Victor Wilson - Kalparrin Community at Murray Bridge - email:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
{W} 85 324 940 / FAX 85 325 511 / mob. 040 718 2353;
Pastor Ken Sumner - Raukkan Community Council - Co-ordinator
{W} (08) 85 740 096 / {Fax} (08) 85 740 096;
Tom Trevorrow - Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association - e-mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
website: http://ngarrindjeri.tripod.com/
www.ngarrindjeri.com
{W} 85 751 557|657 / FAX 85 751 448
THE CANDLE LIGHT WALK HAS AN ON-LINE FLYER AT:
http://www.country-liberal-party.com/pages/adelaidemob.htm
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The Register, Adelaide, Friday, December 21, 1923
GIVE US OUR CHILDREN.
The Aborigines' Plea
Opposition to New Act
The Aborigines (Training of Children) Act, which was passed last
session, has caused much heartburning amongst the natives, and a
deputation of three of them came to Adelaide from Point Macleay, to
present a petition to his Excellency the Governor, praying for the
repeal of the measure. They will return today.
The Treasurer (Hon. W. Hague), in introducing the Bill to the House of
Assembly on September 20, stated that the attention of the Government
had been directed to the problem of training aboriginal and half-caste
children. It had become patent that the children would have to be taken
in hand while comparatively young. The Bill provided that the Protector
of Aborigines, who would be the guardian of all such children under the
age of 18 years, was empowered to transfer them to the State Children's
Council for training. There would be no obligation for him to make the
transfer if he were satisfied that it would not be to the child's
advantage. No transfer could be made unless the child were over 14
years, or had passed the qualifying examination. In the case of a female
child, the Governor might extend the time of supervision until the age
of 21 years had been attained. The children would be put to a trade, or
otherwise put to work under the supervision of the council. The Bill was
supported by both sides of the House, and was carried on the voices.
Three Ambassadors
Then Point Macleay deputies - Willy Rankine, Leonard Campbell, and John
Stanley - called at The Register office on Thursday, and explained the
aborigines' attitude to the new law. Campbell, the bearer, as he
informed an interviewer, of a Scotch name, is a splendidly built man of
47 summers, and he related with pathos, the fear of the native men and
women that their young ones will be taken from them [original has
'tehm']. We don't mind the Government taking them and training them,
he said. We want them to get on and be useful. But we want to feel that
we still have full rights over them, and that they are our own children.
There are a lot of times when a woman with only one daughter is unable
to get about, and if the girl is taken from her, there is no one left to
help her, and she has to borrow the daughters of other women. We do not
wish to help burden on the State, but our children have never been State
LL:DDS: 44th Peace and Justice Candle Light Walk
44th Peace and Justice Candle Light Walk around Government House from
8.00 PM Friday 7/11/03 - Treaty - Bill Of Rights - NO SA NUCLEAR DUMP
The 44th Candle Light Walk for Justice Peace is on Friday 7th
November, 2003, in Adelaide. Walkers gather from 7.30pm for an 8.00pm
start. Feel free to use the item in italics below as a template for your
publicity for the Justice Peace Candle Light Walk in support of a
Treaty, a Bill of Rights and NO SA NUCLEAR DUMP.
JUSTICE PEACE CANDLIGHT WALK: Australians can show their support for
a treaty with Australia's Indigenous peoples. Candles will be lit for
justice and peace advocating an Indigenous treaty on Friday 7th
November, 2003, and then on the following first Friday of December to
celebrate the eightieth (80th) anniversary of the Ngarrindjeri petition
to the Governor of South Australia in December 1923. The walk will
continue on the first Friday of the month throughout 2004. Walkers can
gather with candles at Government House from 7.30.PM for an 8.00PM
start. The walk aims to protect Ngarrindjeri culture, spiritual beliefs,
lands and waters via a Treaty Bill of Rights, and to stop any nuclear
waste dump on traditional lands, and from affecting the environment.
Candle Light Walks are held in Adelaide at Genocide Corner in front of
Government House on the first Friday of the month. These walks express
the concern of those who wish justice for Indigenous peoples. There's an
opportunity to listen to Ngarrindjeri, and other Indigenous Elders speak
on issues affecting their people. The microphone remains open for anyone
to offer their thoughts on current issues, to sing a song, or to share
stories of struggle. Please feel free to attend, and show support for a
Treaty with Indigenous people, a Bill of Rights, justice and peace, as
well as opposition to any nuclear dump in South Australia.
Another monthly Candle Light Walk is to begin in Sydney, and soon Candle
Light Walks in other States may follow. Don't worry if it will just be a
small group of you to start with as Vincent Lingiari said: from
little things big things grow ! Respect Indigenous people's traditional
land and waters. Light a candle and walk for justice and peace. Join the
Indigenous call for a TREATY.
Respect Indigenous rights. Recognise Ngarrindjeri culture and spiritual
beliefs. Look after the Coorong and its wildlife. Protect this unique
Australian wetland. Look after Lake Eyre. Conserve this unique cultural
environment. Protect its cattle and tourist industries.
NO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP
For further information contact the organisers and register your fax
number or e-mail address.
DONATIONS: Ngarrindjeri Justice Fighting Fund c/: BANK SA - BSB 105-165
A/c No. 015569840
Ngarrindjeri Contacts:
Victor Wilson - Kalparrin Community at Murray Bridge - email:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
{W} 85 324 940 / FAX 85 325 511 / mob. 040 718 2353;
Pastor Ken Sumner - Raukkan Community Council - Co-ordinator
{W} (08) 85 740 096 / {Fax} (08) 85 740 096;
Tom Trevorrow - Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association - e-mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
website: http://ngarrindjeri.tripod.com/
www.ngarrindjeri.com
{W} 85 751 557|657 / FAX 85 751 448
*
THE CANDLE LIGHT WALK HAS AN ON-LINE FLYER AT:
http://www.country-liberal-party.com/pages/adelaidemob.htm - [there are
companion sites at: http://peaceliberation.tripod.com/index1.htm
and http://peaceliberation.tripod.com/pages/intro.htm ]
Support the Justice and Peace Candlelight Walk at 8.00 PM on 7th
November, 2003, around Government House, Adelaide, and oppose any
nuclear dump in South Australia, by walking in your State/Territory
around your local government domain to advocate a Treaty with Indigenous
people.
P.S. If anyone in other States (or the TERRITORIES) is interested -
please give the Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association (NLPA) an
email/phone call. We hope that there will soon be monthly walks all over
Australia EVERY first Friday...
JOIN IN A CANDLELIGHT WALK FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE AN INDIGENOUS TREATY
- MEET ON FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH ON GENOCIDE CORNER AT YOUR
GOVERNMENT HOUSE WITH A LIGHTED CANDLE AND WALK AS ONE TO END GENOCIDE
AND TO CALL FOR A TREATY VIA A BILL OF RIGHTS PLEASE ADD YOUR
ORGANISATION'S ENDORSEMENT TO THE LIST BELOW WHEN YOU RE-SEND THIS
E-MAIL:
original message
Dear all, ...
I think the concept of the Candlelight Walks in the evenings is just
brilliant. So yes, Candlelight Walks on the evening of
Invasion/Australia Day.
In solidarity always, Maureen Riches-Brown
Defenders of Native Title - Victorian ANTaR
Ballarat Branch
-Original Message-
From: Len Lindon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Bigger Picture [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, 11 January 2001 16:09
Subject: Re: Press Release: Candle Light Walk for Justice, Peace
Treaty via a Bill of Rights - 26 January - Genocide corner, North
Terrace, ADELAIDE Twelve candlelit walks around Government
LL:DDS: 40th Peace and Justice Candle Light Walk
THE CANDLE LIGHT WALK HAS AN ON-LINE FLYER AT:
http://www.country-liberal-party.com/pages/adelaidemob.htm - [there are
companion sites at: http://peaceliberation.tripod.com/index1.htm and
http://peaceliberation.tripod.com/pages/intro.htm ]
Just a reminder that the 40th Candle Light Walk for Justice Peace is
on Friday 4th July, 2003, in Adelaide - starting at ex-daylight saving
time: walkers gather from 6.45pm for a 7.15pm start. Feel free to use
the item in italics below as a template for your publicity for the
Justice Peace Candle Light Walk in support of a Treaty Bill of
Rights.
JUSTICE PEACE CANDLIGHT WALK: Australians can show their support for
a treaty with Australia's Indigenous peoples. Candles will be lit for
justice and peace advocating an Indigenous treaty on Friday 4th July,
03, and every following first Friday of the month throughout 2003.
Walkers can gather with candles at Government House from 6.45.PM for a
7.15PM start. The walk aims to protect Ngarrindjeri culture, spiritual
beliefs, lands and waters, to stop any nuclear waste dump on traditional
lands, and from affecting the environment via a Treaty Bill of
Rights.
Candle Light Walks are held in Adelaide at Genocide Corner in front of
Government House on the first Friday of the month. These walks express
the concern of those who wish justice for Indigenous peoples. There's an
opportunity to listen to Ngarrindjeri, and other Indigenous Elders speak
on issues affecting their people.
The microphone remains open for anyone to offer their thoughts on
current issues, to sing a song, or to share stories of struggle. Please
feel free to attend, and show support for a Treaty with Indigenous
people, a Bill of Rights, justice and peace, as well as opposition to
any nuclear dump in South Australia.
Another monthly Candle Light Walk is to begin in Sydney, and soon Candle
Light Walks in other States may follow. Don't worry if it will just be a
small group of you to start with as Vincent Lingiari said: from
little things big things grow ! Respect Indigenous people's traditional
land and waters. Light a candle and walk for justice and peace. Join the
Indigenous call for a TREATY.
Respect Indigenous rights. Recognise Ngarrindjeri culture and spiritual
beliefs. Look after the Coorong and its wildlife. Protect this unique
Australian wetland. Look after Lake Eyre. Conserve this unique cultural
environment. Protect its cattle and tourist industries.
NO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP
For further information contact the organisers and register your fax
number or e-mail address.
DONATIONS: Ngarrindjeri Justice Fighting Fund c/: BANK SA - BSB 105-165
A/c No. 015569840
Ngarrindjeri Contacts:
Victor Wilson - Kalparrin Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Farm at Murray
Bridge - email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
{W} 85 324 940 / FAX 85 325 511 / mob. 040 718 2353;
Pastor Ken Sumner - Raukkan Community Council - Co-ordinator
{W} (08) 85 740 096 / {Fax} (08) 85 740 096;
Tom Trevorrow - Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association - e-mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
website: http://ngarrindjeri.tripod.com/
www.ngarrindjeri.com
{W} 85 751 557|657 / FAX 85 751 448
*
Support the Justice and Peace Candlelight Walk at 7.15 PM on 4th July,
03, around Government House, Adelaide, and oppose any nuclear dump in
South Australia, by walking in your State/Territory around your local
government domain to advocate a Treaty with Indigenous people.
P.S. If anyone in other States (or the TERRITORIES) is interested -
please give the Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association (NLPA) an
email/phone call. We hope that there will soon be monthly walks all over
Australia EVERY first Friday...
JOIN IN A CANDLELIGHT WALK FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE AN INDIGENOUS TREATY
- MEET ON FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH ON GENOCIDE CORNER AT YOUR
GOVERNMENT HOUSE WITH A LIGHTED CANDLE AND WALK AS ONE TO END GENOCIDE
AND TO CALL FOR A TREATY VIA A BILL OF RIGHTS PLEASE ADD YOUR
ORGANISATION'S ENDORSEMENT TO THE LIST BELOW WHEN YOU RE-SEND THIS
E-MAIL:
original message
Dear all, ...
I think the concept of the Candlelight Walks in the evenings is just
brilliant. So yes, Candlelight Walks on the evening of
Invasion/Australia Day.
In solidarity always, Maureen Riches-Brown
Defenders of Native Title - Victorian ANTaR
Ballarat Branch
-Original Message-
From: Len Lindon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Bigger Picture [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, 11 January 2001 16:09
Subject: Re: Press Release: Candle Light Walk for Justice, Peace
Treaty via a Bill of Rights - 26 January - Genocide corner, North
Terrace, ADELAIDE Twelve candlelit walks around Government House. Have
these gubs no shame?
Don't they get it yet? How much more serious mental harm has to be
caused here? When will they stop imposing conditions of life likely to
destroy Ngarrindjeri, Arabunna, Kupa Piti and other Original Owners of
the Land?
Keep walking. Good poster too.
LL:INFO: Sign on to Genocide Prosecution, ICC today
Add your name and mob to this Genocide Notification now... and send this email on to others who would like to consider signing on too, please CONSENT TO NOTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR http://www.aboriginalgenocide.com.au/icc/2_consentvic.html See Notification to ICC Chief Prosecutor, 16 June 2003, page 7 http://www.aboriginalgenocide.com.au/icc/1_notifycp.html --- We, the undersigned, hereby consent to the notification made at The Hague on 16 June 2003 by Robert Thorpe, Gunai, to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court requesting the commencement of criminal proceedings for the investigation and prosecution of certain perpetrators of genocide against us, the Original Peoples of Country situate within geographic Australia. --- Date: 16 June 2003 Signature: Robert Thorpe, Gunai Name: Robert Thorpe Country/Law: Gunai Contact Details: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Victim/Survivor Case Number: 1 --- Date: 16 June 2003 Signature: Kevin Buzzacott, Arabunna Name: Kevin Buzzacott Country/Law: Arabunna Contact Details: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Victim/Survivor Case Number: 2 --- Date: 16 June 2003 Signature: Name: Wadjularbinna Nulyarimma Country/Law: Gungalidda Contact Details: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Victim/Survivor Case Number: 3 --- Date: Signature: Name: Isabel Coe Country/Law: Wiradjuri Contact Details: Victim/Survivor Case Number: 4 --- Date: Signature: Name: Country/Law: Contact Details: Victim/Survivor Case Number: --- To sign on, please send an email to Robbie Thorpe [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following details: Date: Signature: Name: Country/Law: Contact Details: [email address is fine] By return email you will receive your Victim/Survivor Case Number and details of where to send a copy signed by hand. --- .. -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
LL:DDS: Peace Justice Candle Light Walk/Treaty-Bill Of Rights
39th Peace and Justice Candle Light Walk - Treaty-Bill Of Rights - NO SA
NUCLEAR DUMP - Friday 6/6/03 - 6.45PM - around Government House, North
Tce, Adelaide
THE CANDLE LIGHT WALK HAS AN ON-LINE FLYER AT:
http://www.country-liberal-party.com/pages/adelaidemob.htm - [there are
companion sites at: http://peaceliberation.tripod.com/index1.htm and
http://peaceliberation.tripod.com/pages/intro.htm ]
Just a reminder that the 39th Candle Light Walk for Justice Peace is
on Friday 6 June, 2003, in Adelaide - starting at ex-daylight saving
time: walkers gather from 6.45pm for a 7.15pm start. Feel free to use
the item in italics below as a template for your publicity for the
Justice Peace Candle Light Walk in support of a Treaty Bill of
Rights.
JUSTICE PEACE CANDLIGHT WALK: Australians can show their support for
a treaty with Australia's Indigenous peoples. Candles will be lit for
justice and peace advocating an Indigenous treaty on Friday 6 June,
2003, and every following first Friday of the month throughout 2003.
Walkers can gather with candles at Government House from 6.45.PM for a
7.15PM start. The walk aims to protect Ngarrindjeri culture, spiritual
beliefs, lands and waters, to stop any nuclear waste dump on traditional
lands, and from affecting the environment via a Treaty Bill of
Rights.
Candle Light Walks are held in Adelaide at Genocide Corner in front of
Government House on the first Friday of the month. These walks express
the concern of those who wish justice for Indigenous peoples. There's an
opportunity to listen to Ngarrindjeri, and other Indigenous Elders speak
on issues affecting their people.
The microphone remains open for anyone to offer their thoughts on
current issues, to sing a song, or to share stories of struggle. Please
feel free to attend, and show support for a Treaty with Indigenous
people, a Bill of Rights, justice and peace, as well as opposition to
any nuclear dump in South Australia.
Another monthly Candle Light Walk is to begin in Sydney, and soon Candle
Light Walks in other States may follow. Don't worry if it will just be a
small group of you to start with as Vincent Lingiari said: from
little things big things grow ! Respect Indigenous people's traditional
land and waters. Light a candle and walk for justice and peace. Join the
Indigenous call for a TREATY.
Respect Indigenous rights. Recognise Ngarrindjeri culture and spiritual
beliefs. Look after the Coorong and its wildlife. Protect this unique
Australian wetland. Look after Lake Eyre. Conserve this unique cultural
environment. Protect its cattle and tourist industries.
NO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP
For further information contact the organisers and register your fax
number or e-mail address.
DONATIONS: Ngarrindjeri Justice Fighting Fund c/: BANK SA - BSB 105-165
A/c No. 015569840
Ngarrindjeri Contacts:
Victor Wilson - Kalparrin Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Farm at Murray
Bridge - email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
{W} 85 324 940 / FAX 85 325 511 / mob. 040 718 2353;
Pastor Ken Sumner - Raukkan Community Council - Co-ordinator
{W} (08) 85 740 096 / {Fax} (08) 85 740 096;
Tom Trevorrow - Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association - e-mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
website: http://ngarrindjeri.tripod.com/
www.ngarrindjeri.com
{W} 85 751 557|657 / FAX 85 751 448
*
Support the Justice and Peace Candlelight Walk at 7.15 PM on 6 June,
2003, around Government House, Adelaide, and oppose any nuclear dump in
South Australia, by walking in your State/Territory around your local
government domain to advocate a Treaty with Indigenous people.
P.S. If anyone in other States (or the TERRITORIES) is interested -
please give the Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association (NLPA) an
email/phone call. We hope that there will soon be monthly walks all over
Australia EVERY first Friday...
JOIN IN A CANDLELIGHT WALK FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE AN INDIGENOUS TREATY
- MEET ON FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH ON GENOCIDE CORNER AT YOUR
GOVERNMENT HOUSE WITH A LIGHTED CANDLE AND WALK AS ONE TO END GENOCIDE
AND TO CALL FOR A TREATY VIA A BILL OF RIGHTS PLEASE ADD YOUR
ORGANISATION'S ENDORSEMENT TO THE LIST BELOW WHEN YOU RE-SEND THIS
E-MAIL:
original message
Dear all, ...
I think the concept of the Candlelight Walks in the evenings is just
brilliant. So yes, Candlelight Walks on the evening of
Invasion/Australia Day.
In solidarity always, Maureen Riches-Brown
Defenders of Native Title - Victorian ANTaR
Ballarat Branch
-Original Message-
From: Len Lindon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Bigger Picture [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, 11 January 2001 16:09
Subject: Re: Press Release: Candle Light Walk for Justice, Peace
Treaty via a Bill of Rights - 26 January - Genocide corner, North
Terrace, ADELAIDE Twelve candlelit walks around Government House. Have
these gubs no shame?
Don't they get it yet? How much more serious mental harm has to be
caused here? When will they stop
LL:DDS: 36th Justice and Peace Candle Light Walk
Subject: 36th Candle Light Walk - Treaty-Bill Of Rights - NO SA NUCLEAR
DUMP - Friday 4/4/03 - 6.45PM - Around Government House, North Tce,
Adelaide20
THE CANDLE LIGHT WALK HAS AN ON-LINE FLYER AT:
http://www.country-liberal-party.com/pages/adelaidemob.htm
Just a reminder that the 36th Candle Light Walk for Justice Peace is
on Friday 4 April, 2003, in Adelaide - starting at ex-daylight saving
time: walkers gather from 6.45pm for a 7.15pm start. Feel free to use
the item in italics below as a template for your publicity for the
Justice Peace Candle Light Walk in support of a Treaty Bill of
Rights.
JUSTICE PEACE CANDLIGHT WALK: Australians can show their support for
a treaty with Australia's Indigenous peoples. Candles will be lit for
justice and peace advocating an Indigenous treaty on Friday 4 April,
2003, and every following first Friday of the month throughout 2003.
Walkers can gather with candles at Government House from 6.45.PM for a
7.15PM start. The walk aims to protect Ngarrindjeri culture, spiritual
beliefs, lands and waters, to stop any nuclear waste dump on traditional
lands, and from affecting the environment via a Treaty Bill of
Rights.
Candle Light Walks are held in Adelaide at Genocide Corner in front of
Government House on the first Friday of the month. These walks express
the concern of those who wish justice for Indigenous peoples. There's an
opportunity to listen to Ngarrindjeri, and other Indigenous Elders speak
on issues affecting their people.
The microphone remains open for anyone to offer their thoughts on
current issues, to sing a song, or to share stories of struggle. Please
feel free to attend, and show support for a Treaty with Indigenous
people, a Bill of Rights, justice and peace, as well as opposition to
any nuclear dump in South Australia.
Another monthly Candle Light Walk is to begin in Sydney, and soon Candle
Light Walks in other States may follow. Don't worry if it will just be a
small group of you to start with as Vincent Lingiari said: from
little things big things grow ! Respect Indigenous people's traditional
land and waters. Light a candle and walk for justice and peace. Join the
Indigenous call for a TREATY.
Respect Indigenous rights. Recognise Ngarrindjeri culture and spiritual
beliefs. Look after the Coorong and its wildlife. Protect this unique
Australian wetland. Look after Lake Eyre. Conserve this unique cultural
environment. Protect its cattle and tourist industries.
NO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP20
For further information contact the organisers and register your fax
number or e-mail address.
DONATIONS: Ngarrindjeri Justice Fighting Fund c/: BANK SA - BSB 105-165
A/c No. 015569840
Ngarrindjeri Contacts:
Victor Wilson - Kalparrin Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Farm at Murray
Bridge - email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
{W} 85 324 940 / FAX 85 325 511 / mob. 040 718 2353;
Pastor Ken Sumner - Raukkan Community Council - Co-ordinator
{W} (08) 85 740 096 / {Fax} (08) 85 740 096;
Tom Trevorrow - Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association - e-mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
website: http://ngarrindjeri.tripod.com/
www.ngarrindjeri.com
{W} 85 751 557|657 / FAX 85 751 448
*
Support the Justice and Peace Candlelight Walk at 7.15 PM on 4 April,
2003, around Government House, Adelaide, and oppose any nuclear dump in
South Australia, by walking in your State/Territory around your local
government domain to advocate a Treaty with Indigenous people.
P.S. If anyone in other States (or the TERRITORIES) is interested -
please give the Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association (NLPA) an
email/phone call. We hope that there will soon be monthly walks all over
Australia EVERY first Friday...
JOIN IN A CANDLELIGHT WALK FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE AN INDIGENOUS TREATY
- MEET ON FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH ON GENOCIDE CORNER AT YOUR
GOVERNMENT HOUSE WITH A LIGHTED CANDLE AND WALK AS ONE TO END GENOCIDE
AND TO CALL FOR A TREATY VIA A BILL OF RIGHTS PLEASE ADD YOUR
ORGANISATION'S ENDORSEMENT TO THE LIST BELOW WHEN YOU RE-SEND THIS
E-MAIL:
original message
Dear all, ...
I think the concept of the Candlelight Walks in the evenings is just
brilliant. So yes, Candlelight Walks on the evening of
Invasion/Australia Day.
In solidarity always, Maureen Riches-Brown
Defenders of Native Title - Victorian ANTaR
Ballarat Branch
-Original Message-
From: Len Lindon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Bigger Picture [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, 11 January 2001 16:09
Subject: Re: Press Release: Candle Light Walk for Justice, Peace
Treaty via a Bill of Rights - 26 January - Genocide corner, North
Terrace, ADELAIDE Twelve candlelit walks around Government House. Have
these gubs no shame?
Don't they get it yet? How much more serious mental harm has to be
caused here? When will they stop imposing conditions of life likely to
destroy Ngarrindjeri, Arabunna, Kupa Piti and other Original Owners of
the Land?
Keep walking.
LL:DDS: Candle Light Walk-Treaty/Bill Of Rights/NO NUCLEAR DUMP
too. -Original Message- From: Annie Pettitt To: The Bigger Picture Date: Tuesday, 7 August 2001 4:39 It's really exciting to see these community events happening. I was wondering if there is anyone that you know of in Victoria organising similar events. VCOSS is really keen to support something similar in Victoria and it'd be great to be put in contact with anyone here who might be organising or thinking abt organising something similar. Regards, Annie Pettitt Policy Analyst Policy and Research Unit Victorian Council of Social Service Ph: (03) 9654 5050 Fax: (03) 9654 5749 Mob: 0417 505 938 original message Thanks for the notice and good luck! Annie Nash Victoria. I have recently finished a book on 'Effective Community Activism', titled people.dot.comm, it is available at www.villamanta.org.au - Original Message - From: simone bignall Sent: Tuesday, 2 July 2002 8:29 Subject: Sydney walks Please let everyone know, I am working with some community groups in Sydney, in the process of setting up a Candlelight walk in Sydney central to correspond with the Adelaide walks. Will keep you posted.. Simone Bignall Dept. of Philosophy Sydney University *= Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association Camp Coorong P.O. Box 126 Meningie, S.A Ph 08 8575 1557 Fax 08 8575 1448 website: www.adelaide.net.au/~nlpa/BIGGERPICTURE.html * Donations to the NGARRINDJERI JUSTICE FIGHTING FUND may be made to: BANK SA - BSB 105-165 A/c No. 015569840 - any funds greatly appreciated ! Donations to be used to address the present unfair balance in the scales of justice when it comes to social recognition, respect and understanding for Indigenous rights. *= ** Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre Inc., delivers high quality legal and related services to the community with a focus on Human Rights by utilising Pro Bono community support. RMCLC promotes Human Rights awareness on the basis that Access to Justice is an Essential Human Right. With voluntary input from the community we achieve a high professional standard of service delivery.Volunteer contributions underlying this theme of Human Rights Awareness integrate our Pro Bono support from the community into high quality service delivery. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rmclc/BIGGERPICTURE.html Disclaimer: Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure facts reported are accurate, and opinions expressed are well founded. However, we do not necessarily endorse the statements of contributors who are not employees or volunteers. *= *** -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:PR: Sorry Day (incorporating SA journey of Healing)
FYI: Dear Friends, It is impossible to gather complete information on Sorry Day activities, since many communities organise their own events without informing anyone outside the community. But the media likes to know what is happening, so we have prepared this summary of the events we know about. Hoping you can take part in one of these events - or organise your own. Best wishes, John Bond Secretary National Sorry Day Committee Tel (02) 6281 0940 Fax (02) 6285 3616 [EMAIL PROTECTED] MEDIA RELEASE, 19 May 2002 SORRY DAY 2002 On Sunday 26 May, Sorry Day will be commemorated across the country. Aboriginal communities will remember the children who were removed. Bridge walks, barbecues, concerts will take place in cities, towns and rural centres as a further step on the Journey of Healing. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, a patron of the Journey, will take part in a press conference in Melbourne. The other patron, Doris Pilkington Garimara, author of Rabbit-Proof Fence, will lead a forum in Perth. Available for comment will be Sorry Day Committee Co-chairs Audrey Ngingali Kinnear (0408 823 450) and John Brown (0417 209 076). They welcome the growth in understanding, in the past year, of the effect of forced removal though the feature film Rabbit-Proof Fence and other productions such as last week's Blue Heelers, which focused on the role of the police in removing children. In MELBOURNE at the Aborigines Advancement League, 2 Watt Street, Thornbury, a Welcome to Country at 9.45am will be followed by a multi-faith service, and at 11.30am a press conference chaired by Dr Lillian Holt of Melbourne University. Participants will include former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, Victorian Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Keith Hamilton, musician Kutcha Edwards and Link-Up worker Nicole Cassar. From 1pm a concert will feature Kutcha Edwards and Brolga Boys. Contact: Jennifer Rose, Ph: (03) 9637 8025 or 0418 346 825. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Other Sorry Day events are taking place around Melbourne - at La Trobe University (Contact Nellie Green, 9479 3817), Nillumbik Shire Council, Swinburne University of Technology (Contact Jacinta Fletcher, 9215 7208), Healesville (Contact Robyn Sommers, 9294 6206), Banyule City Council (Contact Peter Harvey, 9499 4404). Events will also take place in country towns. In Ballarat, where there were four institutions for stolen generations children, the Mayor will preside at a Sorry Day gathering, 2.30pm on 26th, MacDonald's Bandstand, Lake Wendouree. Maureen Riches-Brown, 03 5342 4125 In CANBERRA over 1,000 people are expected to walk across Commonwealth Bridge, starting at midday, arriving in Commonwealth Park for a barbecue and concert. Attractions include children's activities, ethnic foods, stalls and displays. From 1.00pm on Stage 88 Jimmy Little and other Indigenous musicians (including Dale Huddleston and his band) will sing and Lowitja O'Donoghue, Tim Costello and ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope will speak. At 7pm Prof O'Donoghue will be the main speaker at an ecumenical service at the newly-opened Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Blackall St, Barton. Contact: John Bond, 6281 0940, Thorwald Lorenzen, 6295 7759 In BRISBANE the day will begin with ceremonies at the plaques commemorating the 15 institutions in Brisbane that held stolen generation children. At 10am people will gather at the Riverstage in the Botanical Gardens for an opening ceremony, then join a silent 'Walk for Healing' over the Goodwill Bridge, through Southbank to Musgrave Park, where a family festival will be compered by Ernie Dingo, with Kev Carmody and many other performers. Lord Mayor Jim Soorley will speak. There will be an exhibition of stolen generations art. Gillian Brannigan 07 3255 0855 or 0439 038 066 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A Tent Embassy at the University of Queensland, May 20-24, will host speakers and forums on the stolen generations and related issues. Over 200 will attend a Sorry Day dinner at the University on 24 May. . Contact: Terry McLaughlin, President, Indigenous Student Association, UQ Tel 07 3377 2200 See www.journeyofhealing.com for events on the GOLD COAST, SUNSHINE COAST, ROCKHAMPTON, CAIRNS, TOOWOOMBA. Contact: Judi Wickes 07 5476 5209 At the SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE the day will be marked with a Message Sticks feast of musical performances from Romaine Moreton, Kerrianne Cox, Emma Donovan and others. ATSIC Commissioner Murrundoo Yanner will speak. Media enquiries: Emma Heath 02 9328 0762 or 0413 768 588 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry Day Co-chair Audrey Kinnear will be guest speaker at a family day at Parramatta Park, which will include former residents of Kinchella Boys Home, who are starting a 'journey home'. Contact: Frank Edwards. 0417 049 613. See www.journeyofhealing.com for details of events in HORNSBY, GOSFORD, GYMEA, MANLY, NORTH SYDNEY, HUNTERS HILL, LIVERPOOL, MARRICKVILLE, WELLINGTON, DUBBO, WILCANNIA, BLUE
LL:DDS: Candle Light Walk - Treaty/Bill Of Rights
Candle Light Walk ! - Treaty, Bill Of Rights NO SA NUCLEAR DUMP - Friday 3 May 2002 - 7PM - Around Government House, Adelaide Hi Just a reminder that the 26th Candle Light Walk for Justice and Peace is on Friady 3 May in Adelaide - starting at the (winter) times: gather at 6.30pm for a 7.OO pm start. EEE !!! It will be the twenty sixth monthly walk ! Candle Light Walks are held monthly in Adelaide at Genocide Corner in front of Government House. These walks express the concern of those who wish justice for Indigenous peoples. The gives the chance to listen to Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna and other Indigenous Elders speak on issues affecting their people. The microphone remains open for anyone to offer their thoughts on current issues, to sing a song, or to share stories of struggle. Please feel free to attend, and show support for a Treaty with Indigenous people, a Bill of Rights, justice and peace, as well as opposition to any nuclear dump in South Australia. Another Candle Light Walk has begun in Perth every month, and soon Candle Light Walks in other States may follow. Don't worry if it will just be a small group of you to start with as Vincent Lingiari said: from little things big things grow ! . Respect Indigenous people's traditional land and waters. Light a candle and walk for justice and peace. Join the Indigenous call for a TREATY. . Respect Indigenous rights. Recognise Ngarrindjeri culture and spiritual beliefs. Look after the Coorong and its wildlife. Protect this unique Australian wetland. . Look after Lake Eyre. Conserve this unique Arabunna environment. Protect its cattle and tourist industries. NO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP CONTACT: Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association Camp Coorong P.O. Box 126 Meningie, S.A Ph 08 8575 1557 Fax 08 8575 1448 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] websites: www.adelaide.net.au/~nlpa/BIGGERPICTURE.html www.ngarrindjeri.net DONATIONS: Ngarrindjeri Justice Fighting Fund c/: BANK SA - BSB 105-165 A/c No. 015569840 THE CANDLE LIGHT WALK HAS AN ON-LINE FLYER AT: http://www.country-liberal-party.com/pages/adelaidemob.htm * Feel free to use the item below as a template for your publicity for the Justice Peace Candle Light Walk in support of a Treaty Bill of Rights. JUSTICE PEACE CANDLIGHT WALK: Australians can show their support for a treaty with Australia's Indigenous peoples. Candles will be lit for justice and peace advocating an Indigenous treaty on Friday 3 May, and every following first Friday of the month throughout 2002. Walkers can gather with candles at Government House from 6.30.PM for a 7PM start. The walk aims to protect Ngarrindjeri culture, spiritual beliefs, lands and waters, and to stop any nuclear waste dump on traditional lands, and from affecting the environment via a Treaty Bill of Rights. P.S. If anyone in other States (or the TERRITORIES) is interested - please give the Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association (NLPA) an email/phonecall.We hope that there will soon be monthly walks all over Australia EVERY first Friday... ++ -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:INFO: Anti-war flyer text and petition
FLYER Although there's no explicit provision of the UN Charter providing a direct obligation on a State Party to protect civilians during war, throughout the Charter there's a consistent abhorrence of armed force as anything but a solution of last resort in self-defence or in the common interest. Equally important, a primary aim of the Charter is to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained (preamble). The Geneva Conventions, which do explicitly provide for the protection of civilians, are a cornerstone of customary international law (notwithstanding very regrettable inconsistencies in their application). Accordingly the application of the Geneva Conventions is incumbent by force of the UN Charter on member nations. Moreover, under the International Criminal Court Statute (Rome), not yet in force, the Sept 11 crimes certainly fit the legal definition of crime against humanity. In any event it's preposterous that anyone, including a State Party, could credibly argue that civilian casualties would be consistent with the spirit and aims of the UN Charter. Therefore, please sign the petition asking the Australian Government to ensure the US conducts a just, but peaceful, international response to the Sept 11 crimes against humanity, by warning the US Australia will withdraw ANZUS support for any US, were it to conduct unlawful retaliatory action outside the UN Charter. To sign this petition is to support the aim of a multilateral legal approach to resolving this crisis being advocated in the US by a companion petition at: http://home.uchicago.edu/~dhpicker/information.html. This is your Australian chance to reject the militarist action of war on terrorism unilaterally declared by the US, in which coalition support is being treated almost as incidental. To sign the petition: go to the main URL at: http://www4.PetitionOnline.com/ANZUS6/petition.html . THE PETITION: To: Government of the Commonwealth of Australia We the undersigned, citizens and residents of Australia, and of countries around the world, urge the Australian Government to call on the United States Government to use moderation and restraint in responding to the recent terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and, thereby, to avoid war as a response to the terrorist attacks against the USA, and to respect and uphold the responsibilty of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security. We implore all powers to use, wherever possible, international judicial institutions and international human rights law to bring to justice those responsible for the attacks, rather than the instruments of war, violence or destruction. Furthermore, we assert that the government of a nation must be presumed separate and distinct from any terrorist group that may operate within its borders, and therefore cannot be held unduly accountable for the latter's crimes. It follows that the government of a particular nation should not be condemned for the recent attack without compelling evidence of its cooperation and complicity with those individuals who actually committed the crimes in question. Innocent civilians living within any nation that may be found responsible, in part or in full, for the crimes recently perpetrated against the United States, must not bear any responsibility for the actions of their government, and must therefore be guaranteed safety and immunity from any military or judicial action taken against the state in which they reside. Such a course, which both the Australian and United States Governments should fully support, is compatible with Article 6 of the ANZUS Treaty which states: This Treaty does not affect and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights and obligations of the Parties under the Charter of the United Nations or the responsibility of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security. (ANZUS Treaty, Article 6). Thus, the treaty clearly asserts the primacy of United Nations Charter rights and obligations over the provisions of the treaty, including Article 5, which Australia has invoked to support the USA. Subscription by a State Party to the UN Charter asserts thereby certain inalienable human rights subscribed for all peoples by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The USA and Australia are founding State Parties to the UN Charter. Obligations incumbent on State Parties under the UN Charter include the obligation to protect civilian populations in the conduct of armed conflict, which includes protection from the use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, or weapons of indiscriminate destruction or mass terror. These obligations incumbent on State Parties under the Charter of the United Nations, and the norms of International Law, are inconsistent
LL:DDN: Moving Forward: Reparations for the Stolen Generations
Conference Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 14:32:04 +0930 Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk FYI: Please contact us if you have any questions about the bulletin or would like your name removed from the distribution list. Moving Forward: Reparations for the Stolen Generations Conference 15 and 16 August 2001 A national conference to facilitate public debate about reparations for the stolen generations will be held on 15-16 August 2001 at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. The conference will be hosted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC). During 1995-96, HREOC conducted the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. The report of the inquiry, Bringing them Home, was tabled in the Federal Parliament in 1997, and illustrated the considerable harm and abuse suffered by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and communities as a consequence of their removal. Four years later, despite litigation and calls to address the trauma and harm caused, there remains a pressing need for reparations for the stolen generations. Moving Forward - Achieving reparations for the stolen generations, will bring together Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians to explore a model for providing reparations to members of the stolen generations. The conference will address topics including q the inadequacy of government measures to meet the needs of those affected by forcible removal; q international law and models for dealing with reparations for violations of human rights; q the findings of a national consultation project on a reparations tribunal proposal, conducted by PIAC, ATSIC and the National Sorry Day Committee q government and church responses to the history and effects of forcible removal; q the importance of reparations in advancing the process of reconciliation. The conference hosts are committed to ensuring that members of the stolen generations play a central role in shaping the conference outcomes. Members of the stolen generations are encouraged to attend the conference and should contact the conference organisers with any queries or requests for assistance. The conference will feature international and Australian speakers including: * Audrey Ningali Kinnear, Co-chair National Sorry Day Committee * Carol Kendall, Link Up and the NSW Stolen Generations Memorial Foundation * Shelley Reys, Co-chair, Reconciliation Australia * Brian Butler, ATSIC Commissioner * Dr William Jonas AM, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (HREOC) * Elizabeth Evatt AC, Chairperson PIAC, formerly member of the UN Human Rights Committee * Mike Degagne, Executive Officer, Canadian Aboriginal Healing Foundation * Dumisa Ntzebeza, former commissioner on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission * Justice Joe Williams, Chief Judge of the New Zealand Waitangi Tribunal * Nathalie Des Rosiers, President, Law Commission of Canada * Professor Taunya Banks, University of Maryland, USA * Rev David Gill, Secretary-General, National Council of Churches in Australia * The Hon Philip Ruddock MP, Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs * Senator Aden Ridgeway, Deputy Leader, Australian Democrats * Bob McMullan MP, Federal Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs For further information about the conference, programme, speakers, facilities and registration contact the Moving Forward Conference Secretariat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or on 02 9284 9830 or go to the website at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/movingforward/ PER:Patrick T. Byrt Convenor- Reconciliation and Human Rights Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre Inc. 110 The Parade, NORWOOD, S.A. 5067 PO Box 4018, NORWOOD SOUTH, S.A. 5067 TEL: (08) 8362 1154 / FAX: (08) 8362 0410 website: http://www.adelaide.net.au/~norwcls/BIGGERPICTURE.html e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDS: Candle light walk in Adelaide - Friday 6 July 2001
Hi Just a reminder that the next candle light walk in Adelaide for Justice and Peace is on JULY 6th - starting at the new (winter) time: Gather at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start. It will be the seventeenth walk ! Candle light walks are held each month in Adelaide at Genocide Corner. In front of Government House. These walks are an expression of concern for those who wish for justice for Indigenous peoples. There is an opportunity to listen to Ngarrindjeri, Arrabunna and Kaurna Elders speak on issues affecting their people. The microphone remains open for anyone to offer their thoughts on current issues to sing a song or to share stories of struggle. Another Candlelit Walk has begun in Perth every month, and soon other states may follow. Please feel free to attend. P.S. If anyone is interested in other states - please give the Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association (NLPA) an email/ phonecall.There is a hope that we will soon have walks all over Australia on EVERY first friday... Don't worry if it will just be a small group of you to start with from little things big things come as Vincent Lingiari said! CONTACT: Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association Camp Coorong P.O. Box 126 Meningie, S.A Ph 08 8575 1557 Fax 08 8575 1448 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] websites: www.adelaide.net.au/~nlpa/BIGGERPICTURE.html www.ngarrindjeri.net * -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
