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ACTIONS SATURDAY MAY 26 NATIONAL SORRY DAY
WOMEN FOR RECONCILIATION DINNER
HOBART
Hosted by the WOMEN'S ELECTORAL LOBBY
To bring indigenous and non indigenous
women together in a joyful event to
acknowledge the unique and essential
role of women in the national reconciliation
progress.
Local Aboriginal Elders and Dr Lyndell Ryan
are to be special guests.
SUPPORTED BY National Sorry Day Committee Tas Inc.
Hobart Women's Health Centre
TASDEC
Glenorchy City Council
The Body Shop
Centretainment
Loongana Print
NATIONAL SORRY DAY 3rd anniversary
RISDON COVE
11-00 am
The entire Tasmanian Community is invited
for a gathering of Aboriginal people,members
of the stolen generation and non Aboriginal
people.
Featuring a short symbolic walk as a
continuation of the journey,Guest Speakers,
A brief religious service
conducted by Reverend Grant Finlay of the
Uniting Aboriginal & Islander Congress
Lunch can be purchased
Indigenous Performers,school groups and
art displays.
All who intend to go are asked to buy a
Journey of Healing badge on the day.
For events in other areas visit the
web site by clicking this image
CAA CAMPAIGNS FOR
ABORIGINAL TREATY
Labor Party urged to
commit to a Treaty
Community Aid Abroad-Oxfam Australia
delivered thousands of letters to
shadow Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson
Bob McMullan, calling on the ALP to go
to the next election with a clear
commitment to negotiate a Treaty with
Indigenous Australians.
See the news release at:
Press Release September 02, 2001
THE ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSY FROM CANBERRA
Has Established an office in the Hague.
TO START THEIR CASE IN THE WORLD COURT OVER THE
HISTORICAL FACTS THAT SURROUND THE STEALING OF SOVEREIGN
ABORIGINAL LANDS IN AUSTRALIA,GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST
HUMANITY IN AUSTRALIA,that were carried out by the BRITISH
CROWN AND GOVERNMENT ,when the British "FOUNDED AUSTRALIA"
and ESTABLISHED A PENAL COLONY ,IN SYDNEY, IN 1788.
A Delegation led by internationally renowned
Aboriginal land rights activist,and WIRADJURI
CUSTODIAN,ISABELL COE, visited the British
and Australian Consulates in the Hague on
Thursday,30TH AUGUST 2001, To deliver the
first documents to formalise the protocol.
required to start this unique and historic
World Court Action,and to initiate the dialogue
that is required to deliver a message to the
QUEEN OF ENGLAND,on the facts that
ABORIGINAL SOVEREIGNTY WAS NEVER CEDED BY THE
ABORIGINAL NATIONS OF AUSTRALIA.
They will Aalso REQUEST THAT THE AUSTRALIAN
AMBASSADOR RAISE THE ABORIGINAL FLAG AT THE AUSTRALIAN
EMBASSY WHILE THE DELEGATION IS IN THE HAGUE.
''WE HAVE BEEN TO THE HIGHEST COURTS IN AUSTRALIA
OVER GENOCIDE AND OUR SOVEREIGN LAND RIGHTS AND THERE HAS
BEEN NO JUSTICE .THE COURTS OF AUSTRALIA HAVE SAID THAT OUR
SOVEREIGNTY CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED BY THE BRITISH COURTS OR
THE WORLD COURT.''ISABELL COE SAID.
''WE NEED TO ESTABLISH OUR OFFICE OF THE ABORIGINAL
TENT EMBASSY HERE IN THE HAGUE,SO WE ARE ON NEUTRAL
DIPLOMATIC GROUND AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO BRING OUR ELDERS
AND PEOPLE OVER TO EUROPE TO TELL THEIR STORIES TO THE WORLD
COURT''.
'' THE WAR AGAINST AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL PEOPLE HAS
BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE DAY THE BRITISH ARRIVED AND IT IS STILL GOING ON TODAY,AND WE NEED TO STOP THIS WAR.GENOCIDE AND THE DECIMATION OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE AND ABORIGINAL SACRED LANDS IN AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN PRACTICED FOR OVER 200 YEARS ...........IT HAS TO STOP.''
''WE ARE HERE TO DELIVER A DECLARATION OF ABORIGINAL SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE LAND KNOWN AS AUSTRALIA,AND
TO DELIVER A DECLARATION OF PEACE,TO END THE WAR THAT HAS BEEN WAGED AGAINST AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL PEOPLE SINCE AUSTRALIA WAS INVADED,AND WE WOULD LIKE BOTH THE BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONERS TO NOTIFY THE BRITISH CROWN AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNOR GENERAL THAT THIS PROCESS HAS BEGUN ''ISABELL COE SAID.
''THE PEN IS MORE MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD AND WE
HAVE BEEN FIGHTING LONG ENOUGH''.
''WE HAVE ASKED THE AUSTRALIAN COURTS TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENT THAT DECLARED THAT THE BRITISH ACT OF SOVEREIGNTY,THAT WAS PROCLAIMED IN 1788 ,IN SYDNEY BY CAPTAIN ARTHUR PHILIP,AND THEY CANNOT FIND THIS DOCUMENT,THEY COULD NOT SUBMIT THIS EVIDENCE TO THE COURTS,IT DOES NOT EXIST''
''THE ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSY WILL ALSO BE
PREPARING A DRAFT DOCUMENT TO PRODUCE TO THE WORLD COURTS
THAT WILL BE SIGNED BY EVERY ABORIGINAL SOVEREIGN NATION IN
AUSTRALIA,WHICH WILL STATE THAT THEY DID NOT SIGN OR CEDE THEIR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OVER TO THE BRITISH WHEN THEY INVADED OVER 200 YEARS AGO.''
''WE NEED TO START THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE
ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA AND THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND OR
HER REPRESENTIVES SO WE CAN RESOLVE THESE ISSUES,WITHOUT GOING TO THE LONG AND COMPLEX LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS THAT WILL LIE AHEAD FOR ALL OF US IN THE WORLD COURT''.
''WE ALSO HAVE A SACRED FIRE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
BURNING IN AUSTRALIA AND WE WILL BE GIVING THE AMBASSADORS
SOME ASHES FROM THIS FIRE AS A SYMBOLIC GESTURE TO SIGNIFY THAT THE PEACE PROCESS HAS BEGUN''.'
CONTACT ISABELL COE AT TENTEMBASSY@HOTMAIL.COM
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