Newsletter date: 20 August 2015
Contents:
* Media Release: Aboriginal Provisional Government: National Aboriginal meeting to consider constitutional recognition and alternatives
* Press Releases & Updates: Aboriginal Provisional Government: http://www.apg.org.au/press-releases-and-updates.php
* About the Aboriginal Provisional Government: http://www.apg.org.au/about.php
* Support: Donate to the Aboriginal Provisional Government: http://www.apg.org.au/donate.php
* Compilation: Jens Korff, Creative Spirits: Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal people
* Bio: Jens Korff - Creative Spirits: Who am I?: http://www.creativespirits.info/about/#toc4
* Links for access to independent 'Constitutional Recognition' articles
* Background:
WGAR Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
WGAR Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia
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- Media Release
Aboriginal Provisional Government: National Aboriginal meeting to consider constitutional recognition and alternatives
http://www.apg.org.au/meeting-to-consider-recognition-and-alternatives.php
20 Aug 15: "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. ... "
- Press Releases & Updates
Aboriginal Provisional Government
http://www.apg.org.au/press-releases-and-updates.php
- About
About the Aboriginal Provisional Government
http://www.apg.org.au/about.php
"History of the APG: The Aboriginal Provisional Government (APG) was formed on the 16th of July 1990. Established on the principle that Aborigines are a sovereign people, the APG campaigns for Aboriginal self-determination and self-government. Rejecting assimilation into the Australian state, the APG maintains that we as Aboriginal people have the right to decide the future of our lands and lives to the exclusion of colonial interference. We ran this country once, and our sovereignty as Aboriginal people is the authority we hold to run our country again. ... Reflecting the traditions and beliefs of Aboriginal groups nationwide, the APG was initially established with a governing Council of Elders."
- Support
Donate to the Aboriginal Provisional Government
http://www.apg.org.au/donate.php
"The APG is a grassroots organization fighting for Aboriginal self-determination. We receive no funding from the Australian government, so we rely on kind donations from our supporters. To help us in our struggle to forge a real future for generations of Aboriginal people to come, please donate into the following account: ... "
- Compilation
Creative Spirits: Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal people
http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/constitutiona...
18 Jun 15: "The US, Canada and New Zealand have all moved to recognise Aboriginal people in their respective constitutions. But Australia is still struggling, and politicians are adamant to go beyond symbolic gestures."
" In this article:
* Recognition basics
* Recognition in state and territory constitutions
* National constitutional recognition
* Not all Aboriginal people like constitutional recognition
* Should self-determination be included in the Constitution?"
By Jens Korff, Last updated: 18 June 2015
- Bio
Jens Korff - Creative Spirits:
Who am I?
http://www.creativespirits.info/about/#toc4
http://www.creativespirits.info/about
"I am a curious and creative person of Australian-German descent. This site is home to my various creative activities including writing, photography and poetry. It’s main focus is now Aboriginal culture. This site is not about me. It’s about things you can explore and learn about. I hope you enjoy this website. If you feel you should tell me something, just drop me an email to the address provided below. Be curious. Always. It’s a spice of life." Cheers, Jens
- Links for access to independent 'Constitutional Recognition' articles:
Sovereign Union: Recent 'Constitutional Recognition' Articles: with Teasers http://nationalunitygovernment.org/tags/constitutional-reform
Sovereign Union: Over 50 related 'Constitutional Recognition' Articles - SU http://sovereignunion.mobi/search/node/Constitutional%20Reform
New Matilda - Constitutional Reform https://newmatilda.com/search/node/constitutional%20reform
Red Flag - Constitutional Recognition articles https://redflag.org.au/search/node/constitutional%20recognition
Paddy Gibson, Solidarity Online: Aboriginal 'recognition'-a cover for Abbott’s assimilation http://www.solidarity.net.au/best/aboriginal-recognition-a-cover-for-abb...
- Background
WGAR Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples
https://indymedia.org.au/2013/08/11/background-to-constitutional-recogni...
(Last updated: 30 April 2014)
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-to-the-aboriginal-so...
(last updated: 19 August 2015)
WGAR Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/03/26/wgar-background-to-treaties-with-abo...
(last updated: 19 August 2015)
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