Newsletter date: 3 August 2013
Contents:
* SNAICC News: Our children's rights must be a priority for governments
* Invite to the launch of the 2013 National Aboriginal & Islander Children's Day in Melbourne (Sun 4 August 2013)
* National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day (NAICD): Right Here, Right Now. Our Rights Matter. (Sun 4 August 2013)
* Right Now Radio: Interview with Frank Hytten [CEO of SNAICC] on a better future for Indigenous children
* Sovereign Union: First Nations children are dramatically overrepresented in out-of-home or foster care
* Nicola Butler, The Stringer: Heather 'Kemarre' Shearer of the National Stolen Generations Alliance
* German Language: gesellschaft für bedrohte völker: Australien: Lasst den Aboriginal-Kindern ihr Zuhause!
* German Language: Artikel fuer Amnesty International Rundbrief: Keeping them home campaign - (Kampagne um Ureinwohnerkinder bei der Familie zu behalten)
* Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT
* SNAICC NEWS: OUR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS MUST BE A PRIORITY FOR GOVERNMENTS
- Media Release
SNAICC News: Media Release 2 August 2013 - Our children’s rights must be a priority for governments
[SNAICC: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care]
http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1161
http://www.snaicc.org.au/_uploads/rsfil/03191.pdf
2 Aug 13: "On the eve of National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day, SNAICC Chairperson Sharron Williams has called on governments to treat the rights and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children as a priority.
Ms Williams said urgent action was needed on the alarmingly high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care, and called on the Australian Government to guarantee long-term funding for community-controlled early childhood education and care services to help close the gap on disadvantage.
Held on 4 August each year, National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day (NAICD) celebrates and honours the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in family and community and raises awareness of the critical issues they are facing.
The 2013 theme is Right Here. Right Now. Our Rights Matter.
"NAICD is held to tell our children that they are special and we care about them. It’s also an important occasion to reflect on progress in protecting and upholding their rights," Ms Williams said. ... "
See this link for more articles and events related to National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day (NAICD)
SNAICC News and Events: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-list-articles.cfm?loadref=32&cur...
* INVITE TO THE LAUNCH OF THE 2013 NATIONAL ABORIGINAL & ISLANDER CHILDREN'S DAY IN MELBOURNE (SUN 4 AUGUST 2013)
- Upcoming NAICD Event
Event: Sun 4 August 2013: Northcote, Melbourne, Vic
Invite to the launch of the 2013 National Aboriginal & Islander Children's Day in Melbourne
Hosted by the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)
"This is a significant day to raise awareness about the
child rights concerns that Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander children still uniquely and disproportionately experience
a round the country and stimulate reflection on how communities
can ensure that all children live these rights every day."
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1142
Invite: http://www.snaicc.org.au/_uploads/rsfil/03188.pdf
Flyer: http://www.snaicc.org.au/_uploads/rsfil/03187.pdf
* NATIONAL ABORIGINAL AND ISLANDER CHILDREN'S DAY (NAICD): RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. OUR RIGHTS MATTER. (SUN 4 AUGUST 2013)
- Upcoming NAICD Event
Event: 4 August 2013: various locations in Australia
National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day (NAICD)
This year’s theme is: Right Here, Right Now. Our Rights Matter.
"This year’s NAICD focus seeks to support outcomes
through increasing public awareness about:
* The major human rights concerns that Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander children still uniquely and
disproportionately experience around the country; and
* Special rights that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children have as the Indigenous children of this country."
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1129
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=58//
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1043
Poster: [front] http://www.snaicc.org.au/tools-resources/dsp-default-e.cfm?loadref=150&t...
Poster: [back] http://www.snaicc.org.au/_uploads/rsfil/02956.pdf
* RIGHT NOW RADIO: INTERVIEW WITH FRANK HYTTEN [CEO OF SNAICC] ON A BETTER FUTURE FOR INDIGENOUS CHILDREN
- Audio Interview
Right Now Radio: Interview with Frank Hytten on a better future for Indigenous children
http://rightnow.org.au/podcasts/interview-with-frank-hytten-on-a-better-...
2 Jul 13: "Two weeks ago, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child handed down a critical report following its review of Australia. Australia is a wonderful place for most of its children, however not necessarily all of its children, especially Indigenous children. On the show, Ben Schokman and Evelyn Tadros spoke with Frank Hytten, who recently returned from briefing the UN Committee in Geneva. Frank is the CEO of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC), the peak body for Aboriginal children in Australia. ... "
* SOVEREIGN UNION: FIRST NATIONS CHILDREN ARE DRAMATICALLY OVERREPRESENTED IN OUT-OF-HOME OR FOSTER CARE
- Analysis / Opinion
Sovereign Union: First Nations children are dramatically overrepresented in out-of-home or foster care
http://nationalunitygovernment.org/node/638
Frank Hytten, Aboriginal child welfare advocate: " ... If the workers don't take time to actually talk to people (and they may be speaking different first languages) ... and understand and give credit to their explanations, then bad decisions are going to be being made. "So we need to examine how children are being taken away and what they are being taken away for."
Fiona Arney, Australian Centre for Child Protection: "The best outcome for children will be having them placed somewhere where they are loved, where they are safe, and where they are connected to their culture and to their families, and that may be with family but that may be with other caregivers as well."
* NICOLA BUTLER, THE STRINGER: HEATHER 'KEMARRE' SHEARER OF THE NATIONAL STOLEN GENERATIONS ALLIANCE
- Analysis / Opinion
The Stringer: Heather 'Kemarre' Shearer of the National Stolen Generations Alliance
http://thestringer.com.au/heather-kemarre-shearer-of-the-national-stolen...
3 Jul 13: "Six weeks into her new role as National Project Officer, I caught up with Heather Shearer to talk about her involvement with the Stolen Generations movement and to find out more about her own personal journey and what she is hoping to achieve in her role. This is what she had to say as we shared a coffee in her home on Saturday 29th June 2013. ... " By Nicola Butler
"Nicola Butler was born in Rose Park South Australia. Nicola’s family descends from the Eastern Aranda and Luritja peoples of the central desert regions on her Father’s side and Scottish, English, German and Swedish on her Mother’s side."
* GERMAN LANGUAGE: GESELLSCHAFT FUR BEDROHTE VOLKER: AUSTRALIEN: LASST DEN ABORIGINAL-KINDERN IHR ZUHAUSE!
- Kampagne - Übersicht
gesellschaft für bedrohte völker: Australien: Lasst den Aboriginal-Kindern ihr Zuhause!
http://www.gfbv.de/inhaltsDok.php?id=2657&stayInsideTree=1
Juli 2013: "Noch haben die Aboriginal People Australiens das Trauma, das der bis in die 1970er Jahre verbreitete Kindesraub durch Zwangsadoptionen bei vielen verursacht hat, nicht überwunden. Unzählige Kinder wurden damals, oft mit Gewalt, aus ihren Familien gerissen, an weit entfernte Orte Australiens verschleppt und in oft kirchlichen Kinderheimen oder Pflegefamilien untergebracht. Über mehrere Generationen wurden Aboriginal-Familien so auseinandergerissen. Viele Kinder haben ihre Angehörigen nie wiedergefunden. Die Trennung löste bei den „Stolen Generations“ Traumata aus: "
* GERMAN LANGUAGE: ARTIKEL FUER AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL RUNDBRIEF: KEEPING THEM HOME CAMPAIGN - (KAMPAGNE UM UREINWOHNERKINDER BEI DER FAMILIE ZU BEHALTEN)
- Kampagne - Übersicht
Artikel fuer Amnesty International Rundbrief Juli 2013:
Keeping them home campaign - (Kampagne um Ureinwohnerkinder bei der Familie zu behalten)
Respect and Listen: [scroll down page] http://www.respectandlisten.org/uploads/downloads/NT_Intervention/NT-Int...
Indymedia Australia: [scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2013/08/01/artikel-fuer-amnesty-international-ru...
Juli 2013: "Neue Statistiken zeigen, dass die Anzahl von Kindern, die sich in “out-of-home-care” (d.h. in Obhut, ausserhalb der Familie sind) befinden, sich seit 2007 fast verdoppelt hat. Zwei Drittel dieser Kinder werden mit Nicht-Ureinwohnerfamilien und weit entfernt von ihren Gemeinden plaziert. Ureinwohneraelterer Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra, als Sprecher fuer Yolngu Makarr Dhuni, ruft auf, dass dieser Trend umgekehrt werden soll indem Dienstleistungen und Hilfestellungen fuer Familien in Gemeinden gestaerkt werden. Er schrieb diesbezueglich an den Chiefminister (Regierungschef) fuer das Northern Territory (Der derzeitige Chiefminister ist der erste Ureinwohner auf diesem Posten)."
Fuer mehr Info siehe: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/#KTH und http://www.respectandlisten.org/
Jeff McMullen’s Rede “Die Zukunft der Familie”
Die Rede gibt einen guten Ueberblick und Zusammenhang von Selbstmord und Problemen, die sich durch das Wegnehmen von Kindern ergeben
http://www.respectandlisten.org/nt-intervention/speeches/jeff-mcmullen--... und http://www.respectandlisten.org/
* BACKGROUND TO 'KEEPING THEM HOME': CAMPAIGN AGAINST FORCED ABORIGINAL ADOPTION IN THE NT
Last updated: 1 August 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/03/background-to-keeping-them-home-campa...
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