The Federal Intervention is manifestly oppressive
to Aboriginal people
Berrimah
prison is full - (I was in there earlier
this year ('07) for an anti-racism protest
in '02) - The NT State's preferred
option is more black prisons
These
prisons are used as POW
camps in the ongoing war of invasion
against Aboriginal people
Two
PARIAH members were also imprisoned in
Berrimah in 2001 for their part in a protest
to support the people of East Timor in
1999
Mick
Lambe- August 07
Nationalism
+ Militarism + Racism = Fascism*
-
Image depicts Australian Federal Parliament flagpole
atop Uluru *(Source:
history)
Second Meeting of the National Aboriginal Alliance
Written by National Aboriginal Alliance
Feb 05, 2008 at 03:57 AM
Second Meeting of the National Aboriginal Alliance
Fri, 01/02/2008
members and interested parties are invited to attend:
Sunday, 10 February 2008 11:00 - 17:00 [Registrations from 09:00] Old Parliament House, Canberra
All members and participants in the National Aboriginal Alliance are called to the second meeting to be held in Canberra on Sunday, 10 February 2008. The venue will be the Members Dining Room in Old Parliament House. Due to many factors a casual lunch is included at a cost of $23 per person. Each participant is asked to pay their own lunch cost, but subsidies for those unable to pay are being pursued. (The catering is part of the booking arrangements.) The venue is booked for 100 persons. If numbers exceed this amount, delegations will be asked to limit the number of representatives per organisation, community or region to ensure fairness and equality.
NOTE: Persons who might find themselves excluded or unable to participate due to the arrangements should note that the NAA is intended to be an inclusive organisation and opportunities will continue to exist to be heard and considered in all important matters. This meeting, in particular, is intended to interact with all persons participating in the National Convergence.
The draft agenda is as follows:
9:00 am - Arrivals and Registrations 11:00 am - Welcome to Country and Opening 11:10 am - Election of Chairs and Secretaries for meeting 11:20 am - Reports and Feedback from NAA meeting, Alice Springs 11:40 am - Agenda Setting 11:45 am - Circulation of Draft Statements on Protocols and Principles 11:55 am - NT Invasion 1:00 pm - LUNCH 1:30 pm - Stolen Generations 2:30 pm - Building a national voice 3:30 pm - WORKSHOPS 4:30 pm - Resolutions 5:00 pm - Close
The final agenda will be determined at the NAA meeting.
See also -
CALL FOR DISCUSSION PAPERS, DRAFT NAA STATEMENTS AND DRAFT NAA RESOLUTIONS
DISCUSSION PAPERS - As this draft agenda reveals, time will be limited to debate issues. To streamline the meeting, discussion papers will be prepared and circulated before the meeting. Certain resolutions and statements will also be prepared in advance in anticipation of the views of NAA members. No draft document will be regarded as a final version, or pre-commitment, until duly considered at the NAA meeting.
NATIONAL CONVERGENCE - The timing of the meeting is intentional to coincide with the national convergence in Canberra. The NAA statements, protocols and principles will be presented to the national convergence for support and feedback. The convergence will also be regarded as an opportunity to recruit support and commitment to the NAA and its goals.
NAA EXECUTIVES - Please note also that there are no officials or representatives speaking on behalf of the NAA prior to this meeting. The meeting will be asked if it wants to determine structures and identify NAA representatives for, at a minimum, the interim period to the third meeting.
The coordinator of the second meeting is Les Malezer - Email:
and Mobile: 0419 710720.
CALL FOR DISCUSSION PAPERS, DRAFT NAA STATEMENTS AND DRAFT NAA RESOLUTIONS
Participants for the second meeting of the National Aboriginal Alliance, 10 February 2008, are invited to urgently submit discussion papers, draft NAA statements and draft NAA resolutions on any of the six topics below. Due to the large agenda and time constraints of this
NAA meeting these prepared documents may be given priority in discussions and decisions, subject to the preferences of the meeting participants. Prepared documents can also mean more information and make it easier for participants to digest information.
NOTE: All outcomes from the NAA meeting are intended to be presented to the participants in the National Convergence for consideration and response.
For practical reasons documents should be limited to less than 800 words. These documents should be sent by email (preferably in ASCII text or MsWord format) to by COB Friday, 8 February
2008. Larger documents should be brought by the proponent with sufficient copies for all participants but please, in this situation, try to avoid burdening participants with verbiage ('overabundance of words').
TOPICS 1. NAA meeting, Alice Springs 2. NAA Protocols and Principles 3. NT Invasion 4. Stolen Generations 5. Building a national voice 6. Other Issues
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THE SECOND MEETING NATIONAL ABORIGINAL ALLIANCE 11:00 - 17:00 [Registrations from 09:00] Sunday, 10 February 2008 Old Parliament House Canberra
9:00 am - Arrivals and Registrations 11:00 am - Welcome to Country and Opening 11:10 am - Election of Chairs and Secretaries for meeting 11:20 am - Reports and Feedback from NAA meeting, Alice Springs 11:40 am - Agenda Setting 11:45 am - Circulation of Draft Statements on Protocols and Principles 11:55 am - NT Invasion 1:00 pm - LUNCH 1:30 pm - Stolen Generations 2:30 pm - Building a national voice 3:30 pm - WORKSHOPS 4:30 pm - Resolutions 5:00 pm - Close
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Les Malezer Chairman FAIRA PO Box 8402 Woolloongabba Qld 4102 AUSTRALIA
The Northern Territory Government is ramming through legislation to override a court decision preventing a controversial mine expansion from going ahead
Our refusal to accept the land's status as belonging
to the "Crown" and use of the courts
in exposing local racism was never appreciated
by the invasive interests protected and supported
by the former Country Liberal Party. The
family that won the right to the Kenbi claim
adopted
me as family, due to the State's attempts
to remove me from my (then) home of seven years
Many of the Belyuen people are related to the
people at One
Mile Dam Aboriginal Community where I spent
10 months living with the people and publicising
their concerns in 2005 (Mick Lambe)
