The below event has been posted as a community service by WGAR. As such WGAR is not the author of this event. The times on the above event are a guessimate only. WGAR doesn't know the actual times.
See APG media release http://www.apg.org.au/meeting-to-consider-recognition-and-alternatives.php for more complete information about this event.
Aboriginal Provisional Government: National Aboriginal meeting to consider constitutional recognition and alternatives
"A meeting of key Aboriginal activists will take place in Melbourne this weekend (August 22 & 23) to fully consider all proposals for Constitutional recognition and weigh them against alternative proposals. The principle the meeting will adopt when comparing the various proposals will be which best confers a benefit on Aboriginal people.
There will be a broad cross section of the Aboriginal movement present, including experienced and young activists. Some of those attending will include:
Les Malezer (Butchulla), ... Kerry Blackman (Gurang Gurang), ... Tauto Sansbury (Narungga), ... Sol Bellear (Bundjalung), ... Heather Sculthorpe (Pakana), ... Terry O’Shane, ... Meriki Onus (Gunnai/Gunditjmara), ... Callum Clayton-Dixon (Nyaywana), ... Michael Mansell (Pakana), ...
The Melbourne meeting will consider three current proposals for Constitutional recognition:
a statement recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the preamble of the Constitution;
Pat Dodson’s anti-discrimination measures entrenched in the constitution and
Noel Pearson’s Aboriginal body to comment on federal legislation.
Alternatives to be weighed against those ideas include:
designated Aboriginal seats in parliament;
a treaty;
a national representative body with legislative powers and control over the 25 billion dollar Aboriginal affairs budget,
an Aboriginal 7th State, and
amending the Native Title Act so people who cannot claim native title are compensated for the loss of native title.
The Aboriginal Provisional Government will be facilitating this meeting.
Michael Mansell
NATIONAL SECRETARY
Aboriginal Provisional Government
secretary@apg.org.au "
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The above event has been posted as a community service by WGAR.
As such WGAR is not the author of this event.
The times on the above event are a guessimate only.
WGAR doesn't know the actual times.
See http://www.apg.org.au/meeting-to-consider-recognition-and-alternatives.php for more complete information about this event.