| The Howard Government could apologise. so what?
empty words from an empty man.
As he say's, he didn't do anything wrong.
- He never separated a mother from her child.
- He never drove a bulldozer over someone's house.
- He never closed a hospital door on someone
- or beat a man to death in prison.
However, these things happened and went "uncorrected" under his rule.
When will this man stop.
He won't.
And SORRY just doesn't measure up (not to this white lady, anyhows).
Justice is needed.
Honesty is needed.
He does not deliver either with his empty bribes and his complete and
absolute bullshit!
Let's get Australia back on track.
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| the PM and Aboriginal Australia-a Timeline
source:CRIKEY.com.au
The PM and Aboriginal Australia -- a timeline
FRIDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2007
Editor of The National Indigenous Times Chris Graham writes:
John Howard's brush with Aboriginal Australia -- a timeline:
March 1996: In John Howard's first act as prime minister, he calls a press conference and announces his intention to appoint an administrator to take over the powers and functions of the ATSIC board. It requires a change in the Act, but is blocked in the Senate.
April 1996: Howard announces he will appoint a special auditor to investigate allegations of widespread fraud within organisations funded by ATSIC. The special auditor finds no such widespread fraud, but the Federal Court soon thereafter deems the appointment of the special auditor illegal.
May 1996: In his first budget as Prime Minister, Howard announces a cut of $470 million from the ATSIC budget, forcing ATSIC to close a raft of community and youth support programs, including women's centres.
May 1997: John Howard'sreleases hisWik 10-Point Plan.
May 1997: At the Reconciliation Convention in Melbourne, Howard bangs the lectern and shouts at the audience as heclaims symbolism will deliver nothing, and unofficially launches the policy of 'practical reconciliation'. He also defends his 'Wik 10 point plan' which proposes to amend the Native Title Act (which had come out of the Mabo victory). The plan was passed by parliament, but decried by the United Nations and the international community, which labelled it racist. Members of the audience famously turn their backs on Howard as he speaks.
4th September 1997: John Howard on The 7.30 Reportalongside a map of Australia with sections coloured brown, "What has happened with Native title is that the pendulum has swung too far in one direction, particularly after the Wik decision. What I have done with this legislation is bring it back to the middle. Let me just show your viewers that this shows 78 per cent of the landmass of Australia coloured brown on this map. Now, the Labor Party and the Democrats are effectively saying that the Aboriginal people of Australia should have the potential right of veto over further development of 78 per cent of the landmass of Australia."
August 1999: Howard officially refuses a national apology for members of the Stolen Generations, with parliament instead issuing a statement of sincere and deep regret.
October 1999: John Howard on the importance of voting yes to the preamble for reconciliation, "A preamble is a broad statement of values and principles which aim to reflect the spirit, traditions and sentiment which underpin our commitment to the Constitution. It would also provide Australians with an opportunity to highlight the aspirations we share as we enter the second century of our nationhood.
The great value of the preamble is that it can unite republicans and anti-republicans behind commonly held Australian values. It is not conditional on whether the republic is supported or rejected. It can also make a contribution to the reconciliation process which is one of the most important issues we face as a nation as we enter the new century. The preamble honours "Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, the nations first people, for their deep kinship with their lands and for their ancient and continuing cultures which enrich the life of our country".
28th May 2000: Howard refuses to attend the Bridge Walks for reconciliation.
29th May 2000: John Howard as quoted on The 7.30 Report: "I speak for the entire government on this and it's a matter that's been discussed at great length. We don't think it's appropriate for the current generation of Australians to apologise for the injustices committed by past generations."
November 2002: The Howard government announces a review into ATSIC. The review, which cost over $2 million, recommends reform of the body, and a strengthening of the regional council structure and the election of local officials. Howard proposes abolition instead.
October 2004: Howard formally dumps 'reconciliation' from the government agenda, axing the 'Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Reconciliation' portfolio during a a post-election cabinet reshuffle.
June 2005: Howard abolishes the democratically-elected ATSIC. He replaces it with a group of hand-picked Aboriginal 'advisers' (the National Indigenous Council). One of the first acts of the NIC is to recommend the compulsory acquisition of Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory.
May 2006: During his visit to Canada, Howard successfully lobbies new conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reverse Canada's support for the UN's Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
September 2006: John Howard reacts to the Native Title Noongar win in Perth, saying the federal court decision was one of "considerable concern", with the government falsely claiming a day later that even beaches in Sydney could be under threat.
June 2007: Howard launches his 'emergency intervention' into the Northern Territory in response to the Little Children are Sacred report.
August 2007: Six weeks after the announcement the Northern Territory Emergency Response Act is passed, giving the Government power to acquire Aboriginal land forfive years and hold back 50% of all welfare payments for necessary items. The long standing permit system, enacted as part of the 1976 Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory) is scrapped. The legislation includes exemptions from the Racial Discrimination Act.
September 2007: Howard orders his delegates at the UN to vote against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
11 October 2007: Howard delivers a speech to The Sydney Institute in which he introduces "new reconciliation" and a promise to amend the preamble to the Constitution to acknowledge Indigenous Australians should he be returned to Government at the looming election.
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| i was drawn to Canberra for Sovereignty Day, January 26, 2006 i could not afford to go, so i borrowed money to get there…
i had to go.
i did not know why. i left with monumental feelings of pain, loss and sorrow and my tears still flow freely and unpredictably. there is an urgency within and without… i must be on the road again soon… i simply MUST.
and now… a call… DAY OF MOURNING FOR ALLABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODYThis is a call to all who have lost loved ones as Aboriginal Deaths in Custody throughout the country
(and to their supporters) to come together in unity with family, friends and the Redfern Community
at a “Day of Mourning” on Wednesday, 14th Feb., 2007, to mark the 3rd Anniversary of the death of
17 year old Kamilaroi boy, T.J.Hickey, arising from the Hollingsworth chase in Redfern, N.S.W. The rally will begin at the fence at the rear of Turonga Tower Units in Phillip St. Redfern at 10am
(Koori time) for 10.30am start. where there will be an open mike to allow family & community to have their say with a commemorative silence before marching to the old police station in Turner St. and the new police station in Redfern St. We will then head back to The Block for a community BBQ. This Day of Mourning is for ALL Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and is also a chance to show our solidarity with the Doomadgee family and the Palm Island community. STOP THE DEATHS IN POLICE CUSTODYENOUGH IS ENOUGH – JUSTICE FOR ALL | | comments: Leave a comment |
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| DAY OF MOURNING FOR ALLABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODYThis is a call to all who have lost loved ones as Aboriginal Deaths in Custody throughout the country (and to their supporters) to come together in unity with family, friends and the Redfern Community at a “Day of Mourning” on Wednesday, 14th Feb., 2007, to mark the 3rd Anniversary of the death of 17 year old Kamilaroi boy, T.J.Hickey, arising from the Hollingsworth chase in Redfern, N.S.W. The rally will begin at the fence at the rear of Turonga Tower Units in Phillip St. Redfern at 10am (Koori time) for 10.30am start. where there will be an open mike to allow family & community to have their say with a commemorative silence before marching to the old police station in Turner St. and the new police station in Redfern St. We will then head back to The Block for a community BBQ. This Day of Mourning is for ALL Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and is also a chance to show our solidarity with the Doomadgee family and the Palm Island community. STOP THE DEATHS IN POLICE CUSTODY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – JUSTICE FOR ALL | | comments: Leave a comment |
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| My family and I head out on Sunday, from central Queensland to Canberra. Next week we will be taking a message for Land Rights,
and messages from Climate Change Action (sustainable energy supplies) to the streets of Sydney.
“(Sign the Land Rights Petition)”http://www.globalclimatechangeaction.org/node/18
(Sign the Climate Change Action online petition) We will be collecting comments from the public on Ziggy’s Nuke “promotional propoganda”. Add your comments online From the streets of Sydney we will be heading to Canberra on Friday 26th. We will be accepting the Tent Embassy’s kind invitation and will be joining many others in celebrating the first aniversary of “Sovereignty Day”. My daughter Natalie (18), my son Scott (13) and I, hope to present your voices to our Prime Minister, Mr John Howard. IN SOLIDARITY! | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| My family and I head out on Sunday, from central Queensland to Canberra. Next week we will be taking our Climate Change Action message for sustainable energy supplies to the streets of Sydney. w/ (Sign the online petition) We will be w/ collecting comments from the public on Ziggy’s Nuke promotional propoganda. From the streets of Sydney we will be heading to Canberra on Friday 26th, to join up with others at the Tent Embassy to join in the celebratations of the first aniversary of “Sovereignty Day”. I will present the collected comments to John Howard in the hope of helping him to realise that WE, THE TAXPAYERS, do not want an expansion of the nuclear industry. IN SOLIDARITY! | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| Hiya Members :-) Welcome and thanks for joining. I founded this group to promote a climate change petition which was created by the original Climate Change Action Group http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClimateChangeAction/ formed in November 2005 to share information and promote the walk for warming across the globe.
As we all know, the walk for warming has helped in a huge way to force our political leaders to at least pay some “lip service” to this global issue… which threatens the future of our planet.
While creating the petition on the Petition Site i stumbled across the Care2 communities, so i founded this group, though i have been too busy with the original group (and other issues) to promote this group.
If members here would like to join the original group (at Yahoo), they would be most welcome. New membership requires approval and posts are moderated for a short period of time.
Climate change is now getting mainstream media attention, people of the globe are worried. The more they learn the more they are concerned about it. Our political representatives will soon have no choice but to bow down to public pressure and DO THE RIGHT THING WITH OUR TAXES!
There are currently ~65 active members in the original Climate Change Action Group (URL above), and there is MOUNTAINS of information stored in the files section, the discussions, which have been ongoing for over a year, are lively and informative.
A great bunch of very active people from right across the globe.
The goal is 100,000 signatures and we have just over 700 to date.
Unfortunately i simply do not have time to participate in all the groups here at Care2, there are not enough hours in the day. I also do not get time to adequately moderate this Care2, when i signed in today for the first time in weeks, there was an event waiting to be approved (by Greenpeace). I have no idea how long this action has been put on hold due to my lack of time.
If anyone would like to step up or take over, or help… please email me asap. For actions to be put on hold (due to my lack of time) is simply not good enough.
anne@globalclimatechangeaction.org
oh…. almost forgot… check out our interactive website (under construction)...
http://globalclimatechangeaction.org
I would be delighted if members of this group would like to help add to the section “Ways Forward”. I hope that a “5 year Strategic Plan on the mitigation of global climate change” could be created there.
The petition can be located here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/737214963
Please sign it and promote it throughout your networks… if you are from an organization that would consider endorsing the words, please table the petition for endorsement at your next meeting.
There are requests for endorsement of the words of the petition pending to the Greens (Australia), Socialist Alliance (Australia) and Friends of the Earth (UK). I will be approaching further groups (and political parties) for endorsement in coming weeks.
Warmest regards
Anne
(founder and moderator)
Care2 Climate Change Action Group
Yahoo Climate Change Action Group
http://globalclimatechangeaction.org
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