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qu idsquadband we acknowledge that this event takes place on aboriginal land email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 22 august 2011 online petition to save melbourne s last aboriginal school to martin dixon mp victorian minister of education whilst the ballerrt mooroop college bmc committee were planning to improve their current programs and further meet the needs of victorian indigenous educationally disengaged children and youths the victorian department of education and early childhood development deecd and the glenroy specialist school gss were holding meetings to not only poach bmc s adjacent sporting and the community open space reserves but to bulldoze the school s cultural precinct and the multi purpose gymnasium gathering place bmc was not properly consulted throughout this process in fact were not told of the plans at the beginning of the process at all following the protest by bmc a mediation process between gss and bmc was put into place and a compromised draft plan was being developed between the two schools the victorian government through deecd completely undermined the mediation process and outcomes and ordered the gss original plan to be built while bmc were waiting to discuss the issue with you which your department was well aware of we request that work on the building is stopped immediately and proper consultations are put into place with all parties including local residents who are losing their valued open space recreational land many local residents have advised us that they don t like the way the deecd is seen to have set up one disadvantaged group against the other we also request a meeting with you to further explain our situation go here to sign the petition http www ballerrtmooroop org node 77 email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest statement for amnesty homelands campaign from rosalie kunoth monks hello my name is rosalie kunoth monks i am an amntayerr and alyawerr woman born by a creek bed in a small community called utopia in 1937 today i am fighting for that community s survival and i am asking for your help my homelands the place where my family and community have lived for generations could soon be lost the government is stripping funding for essential services on our homelands effectively forcing us into larger towns and cities like alice springs this means we could soon be forced to choose between living in third world conditions in our own country or abandoning our way of life if we are forced to leave it will sever our sacred connection to the land that has held us our language and our traditions since time immemorial what we ve learned is that the government isn t listening so we need to come together as australians and speak out will you stand with me and call on the australian government to respect aboriginal homelands http ow ly 5zkfw rather than listening to us the government still acts like they know what s best for aboriginal people but on my homelands life expectancy is longer and health is better in utopia we ve been closing the gap for a long time that s because here we can live with our way of life intact people like my aunt kathleen who has exhibited her art in milan and tokyo but still paints her stories of this land most days at the local women s centre or joycie a talented young community health worker who combines traditional bush medicine with western medicine we don t want to move to larger towns where we ll be dispossessed of our land and feel like second or third class citizens this is our way of life our culture our home and the government has no right to make us abandon it together we re turning a special painting into a visual petition with each name represented in a dot on the painting add yours now http ow ly 5zkfw the thought of leaving my homelands i couldn t imagine it i want my grandchildren to be citizens of the globe but first and foremost to be solid in their identity as aboriginal people of the alyawerr and anmatyerr tribal groups with their language their responsibilities and the care of their land intact help this untold story be heard and stand in solidarity with me now http bit ly dontabandonhomelands thank you rosalie email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 16 april 2011 second nt intervention on table from the australian 6 apr 2011 a second federal intervention into the northern territory is being considered by indigenous affairs minister jenny macklin ms macklin said significant action was still needed to improve conditions on remote communities in adelaide yesterday ms macklin said the gillard government would not rule out a another federal takeover of key services when the intervention initiated by the former howard government in 2007 ends next year the legislation for the nt emergency response goes until august next year so all of these issues will be considered over the next year or so ms macklin said if we look around the northern territory we can see that there has been some significant improvements she added but i ll be the first person to say there needs to be a really really serious long term investment by the commonwealth and the northern territory in services and support m s macklin said indigenous communities needed a good police presence strong school attendance rates and healthy children the nt government refused to comment on the possibility of another intervention however opposition leader terry mills said he would support one if aboriginal people were involved in the development of programs and it was carried out with conviction by the people on the ground there is no question as to the requirement of an urgent response mr mills said we can t afford a casual or a delayed response both the central and northern land councils refused to comment the howard government launched the intervention in 2007 on the back of the little children are sacred report which identified high levels of child abuse in indigenous communities last month tony abbott called on julia gillard to work with him on developing a new intervention which would see more police and teachers sent into the territory compulsory work for welfare programs established and stricter enforcement of alcohol restrictions ms macklin s comments yesterday comes as the australian federal police s role in the intervention and a trial program to boost school attendance rates wind down officers from the afp were sent into remote communities in 2007 with the goal of establishing police stations and building trust between law enforcement and locals the officers will leave the territory by july 1 email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 07 april 2011 support the lake tyers blockaders antar victoria has been in touch with the government regarding the current dispute at the lake tyers community and is appealing to raise funds to support the lake tyers blockaders antar vic is currently accepting donations on their behalf donations can be made by cheque money order credit card cash or through give now address antar victoria 67 brunswick st fitzroy vic 3065 phone 03 9419 3613 email antar antarvictoria org au alternatively contact blockade spokeswoman leanne edwards directly to donate into her account on 0488 195 217 email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 08 march 2011 jenny macklin you can t hide you re committing genocide maic activists showing that jenny macklin should not be able to go anywhere in this country without protest chanting outside the windows where minister jenny macklin was speaking stop stop stop the intervention sack sack sack jenny macklin maic activists leaflet unionists and iwd marchers many of whom signed petitions and made donations great support email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 07 march 2011 today snap action against jenny macklin s iwd cocktail party join maic at the international women s day rally for equal pay today at 5 30pm at the state library of victoria jasmine ali will be speaking for maic specifically addressing the inequalities that aboriginal women face due to the exploitative nt intervention we welcome people to join the march following the speeches alternatively maic welcomes activists to attend a protest of jenny macklin s appearance at a iwd cocktail party at the bella union bar inside trades hall cnr lygon and victoria streets we will begin the protest at 6 30pm but welcome people to attend after the march as well maic supports the objectives of iwd however the hypocrisy of the minister of indigenous affairs speaking at this event whilst administering a program that is continuing the oppression of aboriginal women is not something we can let go without criticism and action please invite everyone you know to this snap action women and men are welcome at both see you at the rally and then at trades hall last year a resolution was released by indigenous women at the defending indigenous rights conference alice springs 6 9 july 2010 it is timely to re publish this statement below women s statement to prime minister julia gillard we the women mothers grandmothers aunties sisters in support of our men who are the shared caregivers of the nt wholeheartedly demand the nter be abolished immediately the media has heralded your promotion to pm as a breakthrough for women all this talk is a slap in the face for aboriginal women whose communities are being devastated by this government s racist intervention for three years the removal of our human rights has been justified with lies about protecting women from violence and feeding our children we are living proof of the damage it has caused to us as indigenous peoples of the nt who are trying to survive live and practice our way of life shame on you we call on you and federal minister for indigenous affairs jenny macklin to abolish this law that takes away our human rights as indigenous peoples of this country minister macklin consistently claims that women support income management and the intervention this is not the truth under current policies we have no choice and no change and now a big cloud is covering our struggle and journey the working futures policy is about closing our homelands and communities this is damaging and destructive to our families our language law culture everything that is important to us this is our identity passed down through generations and this is what makes us the oldest unique culture in the world income management cuts of the community development employment program cdep the bi lingual education ban in schools compulsory five year leases over our land and housing all these measures are taking away our control over our lives and our communities your legal discrimination against us has given a licence to racists to abuse us in the street in supermarkets and to attack our kids at school we call for the immediate end of the nt intervention and the resignation of indigenous affairs minister jenny macklin women earn on average 18 less than men and the gender pay gap is getting worse this international women s day take to the streets to demand action on pay justice rally tuesday 8 march 5 30 pm state library corner of swanston street and latrobe street followed by a lively march to a range of city targets ending at parliament house we demand wipe out the gender pay gap equal pay for women end the nt intervention scrap the basic cards fund jobs and services in indigenous communities on award wages abolish youth and disability wages pay the full adult rate for all stop the exploitation of overseas students and temporary residents prosecute employers who pay less than the award wage fund pay equity tax the rich scrap handouts to big business and stop the war for affirmative action fully funded training programs to end the sex segregation of the workforce end the mandatory double domestic shift free 24 hour childcare fully funded social services all carers to be paid a living wage scrap centrelink enforced dependency on partners and parents an independent living wage for all victory to the community sector workers and federal public servants now no gradual phase in period union democracy the right of union members to decide the goals and priorities of their unions through full discussion and majority vote free speech within unions strengthen our unions scrap workchoices lite abolish the australian building and construction commission solidarity with low paid and exploited workers everywhere details of the event that the minister of indigenous affairs jenny macklin is speaking at international women s day iwd is a global day celebrating the economic political and social achievements of women past present and future in some countries like china russia vietnam and bulgaria iwd is a national holiday the first iwd was run in 1911 international women s day has been observed since in the early 1900 s a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies this year is the iwd global centenary and we think that s something worth celebrating the actu and the vthc are proud to be hosting a cocktail evening at historic trades hall join ged kearney president australian council of trade unions and melba marginson executive director victorian immigrant and refugee women s coalition to mark this important date tickets 20 00 including food service and the musical stylings of la mauvaise reputation to register contact debbie gower actu event manager by telephone 03 8676 7263 or email dgower actu org au for more information about international women s day click here email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 04 march 2011 we sent them a message what a way to start the year for maic 300 people braved the melbourne cold and drizzle standing in solidarity with exploited workers in the northern territory demanding aboriginal rights we chanted for equal pay and jobs with justice we called for an end to the work for rations system of many aboriginal people living under the racist nt intervention friday s protest was at its most lively when we took to the march along swanston street we reclaimed the corner of bourke and swanston the symbolic heart of melbourne and heard from jenna tipuamantumirri from the tiwi islands jenna explained the devestating impact that welfare quarantining has had on herself and her family highlighting the racism of the basicscard system jenna made the case that the government s assimilationist policies were motivated by the desire to push aboriginal people off their land the march then continued up swanston street to federation square for a moment we claimed the stage of fed square chanting always was always will aboriginal land jacob grech as a representative of the victorian trades hall council accepted the thousands of signatures that we have received on our petition demanding justice for cdep abori...