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Civil Society Organisations call for legislation to be delayed |
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Written by ACOSS
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Aug 08, 2007 at 02:11 PM |
ACOSS cyber action Dear Action Network Member
We understand that the Federal Government will introduce legislation on Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory today.
Today, it is vital that you send a letter to your Federal MP on this important issue.
If you haven’t sent a message yet, please use the online tool to send a letter to your local Federal Member of Parliament calling for effective and proven strategies to stop Aboriginal child abuse and to end Indigenous disadvantage.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is the peak council of the community services and welfare sector. Established in 1956, ACOSS is the national voice for the needs of people affected by poverty and inequality. |
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If you’ve already written to your MP about this issue, thank you. You can forward this email to your friends, colleagues and family and encourage them to support Indigenous people in the NT today.
The Combined Aboriginal Organisations of the NT (CAO), representing over 40 Aboriginal organisations, encourage Australians to support them by sending a message to their Federal Member of Parliament.
Please ask Parliament to protect children in the Northern Territory. Please ask MPs to consult with Aboriginal communities and develop plans for working with them. You can ask your MP to support the expansion of programs that have already been proven to work, and ensure that the hard fought land rights of Indigenous people remain in place.
Please click through to send a message to your MP. Visit http://www.acoss.org.au/Action.aspx
Background information
The CAO paper on proven and effective responses to tackle child abuse and Indigenous disadvantage is on the ACOSS website. The paper was released on July 10 this year.
Read the open letter to the Minister, The Hon Mal Brough MP, signed by over 100 Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations. | Civil Society Organisations call for legislation to be delayed | | |  | | | | | 7 August 2007
Leaders from a number of civil society organisations meeting in Canberra today expressed their severe dismay about the legislation related to the takeover of Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory and are calling for a delay in the legislation’s passage so that it can be properly assessed by the Australian community and Parliament. Read more |
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