Stopping income management and winning the right to Indigenous self-determination

Dear friends

You are invited to a SEARCH Foundation Left Renewal Roundtable in support of the struggle in Bankstown, the Northern Territory and elsewhere against income management and for Indigenous self-determination.

More information:
http://www.search.org.au/projects/roundtables/eighth-roundtable

Speakers

Aunty Margaret Goneis, Chairperson of Bankstown City Council Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee

Why Bankstown Elders are fighting to stop income management

Violet Roumeliotis, Chief Executive Officer of Metro Migrant Resource Centre

How income management will affect the migrant community in Bankstown

Cassandra Goldie, Chief Executive Officer of Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS)

Struggle for rights- and evidence-based policy in Indigenous affairs and welfare

Program

1-1.15pm Registration

1.15-2.15pm Speakers (20 minutes each)

2.15-2.45pm Short questions to panel

2.45-3.15pm Afternoon tea

3.15-3.45pm Small group discussion facilitated by speakers

3.45-4pm Small groups share key points

Details

Date: 1-4pm Saturday 25 February

Venue: Yagoona Senior Citizens Centre, Ron Whitehead Park, Cooper Road, Yagoona – access via walkway next to Yagoona train station

Cost: $10 waged/$2 concession

Invite your friends on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/314657005221180/

Afternoon tea provided.

RSVP required by 22 February to bron@search.org.au or 9211 4164.

Preparatory reading and staying in touch

Everyone is invited to submit a short paper (max 1000 words) on the theme of the Roundtable to be included in a booklet for participants.

Deadline for submissions is Friday 17 February to bron@search.org.au. The reader will be sent to all who have RSVP’d and published online: http://www.search.org.au/projects/roundtables/eighth-roundtable

Participants will be able to share their contact details with each other so you can keep working together after the Roundtable.

Peter Murphy

Coordinator

SEARCH Foundation

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