[Aboriginal News]
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ABORIGINAL LAW AND CULTURE MOVEMENT
Wednesday April 7th 2010
An historic nationwide gathering of Aboriginal Peoples and supporters has been finalised for 6-9 July 2010 at the Alice Springs showgrounds
The planned Alice Springs convergence supported by Aboriginal Peoples and Non Aboriginal Peoples from across Australia is calling on the Rudd Federal Labor Government to bring an immediate end to the intervention and to re-instate the RDA (Racial Discrimination Act) fully and unconditionally.
The RDA which remains suspended with the full consent of the Rudd Labor Government allows for the contentious and racially
discriminatory aspects of the NTER intervention to continue unabated.
Alyawarr spokesman Richard Downs and his People walked-off their community in protest opposing the Rudd governments intervention in July 2009 is calling for all People, Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal, throughout Australia to join together to rid Australia of racism and to ensure justice and equal recognition for Aboriginal Peoples and the promotion of human rights for all.
We welcome all People all our Brothers and Sisters to come and stand with us for four days in July let’s send a clear voice to the Rudd Labor Government and to all future government leaders that racism in all its forms will not be tolerated by the Australian voters, it’s time we truly turned a new page in race relation in this country and lay the intervention to rest and begin to see and treat each other as Human beings and our mother earth with respect, said Richard Downs
For further information please contact:
John Hartley
Mobile: 0424 943 990
Email:karranjal@hotmail.com
On behalf Alyawarr Spokesperson Richard Downs
And Senior Pitjantjatjara Elder Murray George.
Richard Downs will be back in range on Tuesday the 13 April and will be contactable on Mobile: 0428 611 169.
Email: Richard.downs12@gmail.com
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THIS IS A NATIONAL CALL OUT
TO ALL OUR INDIGENOUS & NON INDIGENOUS BROTHERS AND SISTERS
TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE FOR A MASS GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE
ABORIGINAL CUSTOMARY LAW & CULTURE MOVEMENT
Alyawarr, Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara, Ngatjatjara, Kukatja, Pintupi, Luritja, Walpiri, Anmatjirra, Arrente,Ngatjatjara, Kukatja,
Traditional Owners Speaking Out
• JUSTICE FOR ABORIGINAL PEOPLE
• IMMEDIATE ABOLISHMENT OF THE INTERVENTION
• IMMEDIATE & UNCONDITIONAL REINSTATEMENT OF THE RDA (Racial Discrimination Act)
• LAND RIGHTS, NOT NATIVE TITLE
• STOP INCACERATION, STOP DEATH IN CUSTODY
• STOP APARTHEID
• EQUAL RECOGNITION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND SUPPORT FOR ABORIGINAL CUSTOMARY LAW AND CULTURE
• HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL
• STOP THE EXTINCTION OF OUR LANGUAGES, OUR ANIMALS, OUR ENVIRONMENT • STOP, LISTEN AND LOOK IT’S OUR LAND RECOGNIZE OUR OWNERSHIP AND RIGHTS • SHOW MUTUAL RESPECT FOR THE FIRST PEOPLE AND OWNERS OF ALL THE LANDS
JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLES
We are now calling on all People from all cultural backgrounds and origins, Trade Unions, Human Rights Organizations, Church groups and Students, all People of good heart nationally to unite together as one against all racist and discrimination policies imposed by the Federal and State governments across our country
WHERE: Support us by Joining of hands gathering in Alice Springs show grounds.
WHEN: 6-9th July 2010
CONTACTS:
Spokesperson Richard Downs – 0428611169, Email: Richard.downs12@gmail.com Senior Elder Murray George – 0428614965
John Hartley 0424943990 – Email: karranjal@hotmail.com