Wednesday 23rd August 2006
AGENDA
10:00 A.M. Welcoming to Country
11:00 A.M. Speakers
1:00 P.M. Entertainment
Ray Swan
Chairperson
Aboriginal Tent Embassy Working Group
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Press Call
Commemorating 40 years on
Wave Hill Walk Off
On the 23 August 1966, Vincent Lingiari led a walk off of workers and their families
from Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory.
At: Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Lawns Opposite Old Parliament House Canberra
When: 23 August 2006
Time: 11:00 A.M.
Opportunity to review National Land Rights legislation
Come and Remember
For further information please contact:
Ray Swan: 0401 663 913 John Coe: 0431 902 858
Aborigininal Tent Embassy Working Group.
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Indigenous elders invite all Aboriginal people, supporters and other members of the general public, to come together at the 'Aboriginal Tent
Embassy' site, on Friday 26th January 2007, to celebrate "SOVEREIGNTY DAY" and be part of the Sacred Fire Ceremonial
Gathering.
The 'Federation of Aboriginal Sovereign Nations' will be convening on Friday 26th January 2007 where the focus of discussions will center around Sovereignty Issues.
After Sovereignty Business has been attended to by the 'Federation of Aboriginal Sovereign Nations' we will have a big Sovereignty Corroboree, over the rest of the weekend.
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Aboriginal Tent Embassy Calls for Aid from Aboriginal People and Supporters
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy believes that the issue Aboriginal Sovereignty has been unresolved since 1770 when
Aboriginal people opposed Captain James Cook's reconnaissance of the Great Southern Land `Terra Australis', followed by Captain Arthur Philips incursion establishing the platform for invasion. Out-posts were initially set-up on the East Coast of `Terra Australis' and methodically spread across Aboriginal people's `terra firma'.
As a direct result of these unprovoked and planned transgressions, Aboriginal people of terra Australis resisted and defended our inherent sovereign heritage that continues to be suppressed by political ideology and economic greed which clearly stands out in the endemic statistical evidence of Aboriginal people's quality of life and restrictions of a free Aboriginal voice. Australia's lack of political freedoms and religious morals are denying Aboriginal people's right to self-determination, is an indictment on all Australians.
Post Mabo
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy believes that all Aboriginal people's oppressive living conditions will not change until `unfinished business' is addressed, based on `just terms', with recognition and acknowledgment of Aboriginal sovereign rights. Aboriginal people are still arbitrarily denied our continuous freedom of existent. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy will continue to resist this colonial encroachment until the matter of Aboriginal Sovereignty is satisfactorily addressed.
On the 26th of January 2006 the Federation of Aboriginal Sovereign Nations formed an Aboriginal Tent Embassy `Working Group', which was given a mandate to assist the Federation organise and facilitate planned activities and raise funds to meet their operational requirements at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy site.
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy Working Group asks Aboriginal people and our supporters to contribute Aid of $1 per week through direct debit from your bank account paid monthly, (to help keep bank fees to a minimum), to Commonwealth Bank Account Aboriginal Tent Embassy Working Group Aid fund cheque account, BSB Number: 062901 Acc No: 10123691
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy Working Group will administer the Aid Funds to facilitate the following planned activities.
- To organise and assist the Aboriginal Tent Embassy and supporters to demonstrate against the `Stolenwealth Games' being held in Melbourne during March 2006.
- On the 23rd August 2006 the Aboriginal Tent Embassy will commemorate the Gurinji people's strike and walk-off of Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory in August 1966 – focus to discuss land rights.
- On the 26th January 2006 the Aboriginal Tent Embassy announced that 26th January 2007 will be known as Sovereignty Day and the Working Group will organise and facilitate the Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Aboriginal Sovereign Nations – focus Aboriginal Sovereignty.
- To organise Aboriginal Sovereignty Day Corroboree on 26th January 2007.
- To incorporate and call for Aid from Aboriginal people and supporters.
- Other activities that are endorsed by the Aboriginal Tent Embassy and Federation of Aboriginal Sovereign Nations.
Our Slogan is:
| One Mob | Represents Aboriginal people of Australia and a call to stand united as one. |
| One Voice | Stands for a free Aboriginal Voice. |
| One dollar | Is all it takes. |
For further information please contact one of the following Working Group members on Mobile phone numbers:
Ray Swan: 0401 663 913 John Coe: 0431 902 858 Robbie Thorpe: 0437 967 039
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all rights reserved.
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