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September Newsletter - announcements and news
ANTaR Qld compiles regular emails keeping the community informed about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander discussions, events, workshops and programs. Must do's in September include the Bush Tucker Day at Redcliffe, an Amnesty discussion night on the rights of indigenous people with Rodney Dillon, the opening evening of the East Coast Artists Exhibition and the cultural awareness workshop in Inala. Have a great month.
Project 10% rolls out state-wide
Project 10% has begun to rollout across the State with community meetings being held in Cairns, Townsville, Yarrabah, Mareeba, Dalby, Wooribinda and Cherbourg. These meeting follow on from the community meetings held last year in the South East corner gathering community voices on solutions to incarceration rates in Qld. The State government is pulling together a new Justice Strategy and Project 10% is calling for action in the Five Areas of At Risk, Police Contact, Sentencing and Remand, Incarceration and Post Release Support.
The 2010 Federal Election Analysis
Indigenous issues scarcely rated a mention until the second last week of the election campaign when the Labor Party and the Coalition both released their election statements, which received limited media coverage. Due to the lateness of their release, Aboriginal people in many remote areas had started voting well before the major parties’ policies on Indigenous issues were known.More here : www.antar.org.au/federal_election_2010
ANTaR Qld Newsletter July 2010
Download a copy of the ANTaR Qld Newsletter by clicking on the attachment below.
In the July 2010 edition:
YOU CAN HELP - Reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates in Qld
You can help reduce the devastating rates of imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and children by signing the Project 10% Call to Action.
Download the Call to Action now.
Project 10% met with Social Justice Commissioner in May
Members of Project 10% met with the Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda in May to talk about the goals of the Campaign. The meeting looked at lobbying strategies and how the issues of incarceration can be added to the National agenda. For more information call the office on 3844 9800 or contact Murri Watch on 3844 1540.
Intervention fails to deliver required reform
ANTaR National has today cautiously welcomed improved protections against racial discrimination in the Northern Territory but argues there is a long way to go in the transition from intervention to sustained investment in community development.
ANTaR Qld E - Bulletin - Reconciliation Week 2010
Extracts from the Palm Island Inquest May 2010
Please read the following extracts taken from the Coroners Report into the Mulrunji Inquest released on the 14th May 2010. ANTaR member and community campaigner, Monique Bond, has been following the Inquests closely. You can contact Monique to find out more through the ANTaR Qld office on 3844 9800 or office@antarqld.org.au.
ANTaR Qld speaks out on Police Accountability
ANTaR Qld made a Submission to the 2010 Review of Police Powers and Responsibilities emphasising the need for the Qld Police Service to take account of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates in Qld, the third worst in the country, and to employ diversionary and cautionary options whereever possible.
