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Hi all,
Items in this update:
1. ANTaR Public Meeting, Wed 13 May
2. Public Forum on Native Title & Reconciliation
3. Postering & leafletting for Sorry Day
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1. ANTaR Public Meeting, Wed 13 May
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A speaker has been confirmed for the meeting:
Kado Muir, Manager of the Native Title Unit at IATSIS. Kado will be
speaking about heritage protection and mining issues associated with native
title.
Wed 13th May, 7pm
Chifley Room at the Workers Club, Childers St, Civic.
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2. Public Forum on Native Title & Reconciliation
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The Australian Student Christian Movement has organised this public forum:
"WHERE ARE NOW WITH NATIVE TITLE AND RECONCILIATION?"
Monday 18 May 7.30-9.30 pm
Crisp Tearoom, Crisp Building, ANU
Panel:
- *Robyne Bancroft, Australians for Reconciliation, working for Council for
Reconciliation in the ACT.
- Fr Frank Brennan, Director, Uniya Jesuit Social Justice Centre,
Visiting Fellow RSSS
- Rev Dr John Brown, Covenanting Director, Uniting
Church in Australia
- Jennifer Clarke, Lecturer in Law, ANU, specialising in
law relating to indigenous people
- *Mick Dodson, Director, Indigenous Law Institute, UNSW, former
Aboriginal Social Justice Commissioner
- *Audrey Kinnear, ATSIC Native Title Unit
- Robert Orr, Attorney-General's Department, involved in
Developing Native Title Amendment Bill
Chair: Peter Bailey, Visiting Fellow, Law School, ANU, former Deputy
Chair of the Commission for Human Rights
(* = to be confirmed)
Program:
7.30 - Small group discussion to generate questions
8.00 - Questions to Panel
9.15 - Refreshments and informal discussion
We have been extremely fortunate to gather speakers so eminently qualified
to bring us up to date on Native Title and Reconciliation. As we are all
aware whether these issues are resolved justly or unjustly and with
compassion for all involved will affect closely the kind of society
Australia can become.
All welcome.
How to find the Crisp Tearoom: Enter ANU Campus via Kingsley Street. Park
at the end of Kingsley Street. The Crisp Building will be directly in front
of you. Walk up stairs and through underpass, turn right to Tearoom, up
steps on the right.
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3. Postering & leafletting for Sorry Day
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We URGENTLY need HELP distibuting posters and fliers for Sorry Day,
particularly to the southern suburbs and Tuggeranong, and Queanbeyan. If
you can do one thing this week please pop in to the CAA office (1st Fl
Griffin Centre, Civic) and collect some posters and fliers.
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ANTaR ACT Contact Details:
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GPO Box 1323
Canberra, ACT 2601
Phone: Community Aid Abroad (02) 6257 4472 (bh), or
Cate Buchanan, ph: 62730055 (w).
e-mail:
antaract@interline.com.au
websites:
http://www.antar.org.au/act (ACT)
http://www.antar.org.au (national)
National Clearinghouse (Sydney) 02-95556138
ANTaR - Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
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