 ANTaR NSW is a dynamic coalition of individuals and reconciliation
group representatives in New South Wales.
If you are interested in joining ANTaR NSW or volunteering at our
Rozelle office in Sydney please contact us.
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Send a letter to Morris Iemma MP, Premier of NSW |
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In late June, we published an open letter to Morris Iemma and encouraged people to sign it online. While we are no longer asking people to add their name to the open letter publicly, we still encourage you to send this letter to Morris Iemma. Please let us know when you have sent it so we can keep track of the impact our collective action is having.
Morris Iemma MP
Premier of NSW
Parliament House
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000 June 28, 2007 Dear Premier, Funding Breaking the Silence could mean NSW leads in responding to the tragedy of child sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities. |
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It is time to make Indigenous Poverty History - say YES! |
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Over 90% of Australians voted YES in the 1967 Referendum to give the Commonwealth Government the power to make laws for (the benefit of) Aboriginal people and for Indigenous people to be counted in the census. Forty years later, there is a 17-year GAP between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non-Indigenous babies. |
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Help stop the abuse of Aboriginal children in NSW |
The New South Wales Government recently refused to fund a major new program to tackle child abuse in Aboriginal communities.
The program was developed in response to Breaking the Silence, a 300 page report on child abuse in Aboriginal communities commissioned by the Attorney General and written by a task force headed by Aboriginal leader, Marcia Ella-Duncan. The report found that child abuse in Aboriginal communities had reached "epidemic proportions", with child sexual assault up to four times the rate of the general population. The Government response makes sense, but the plans need to be funded. Both the NSW Government and Opposition have refused to provide the funds because these are Aboriginal children at risk and so they don't think that enough voters will care. Help us prove them wrong - take action today! |
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The NSW Aboriginal Land Council is the only independent Aboriginal body elected 'by the people and for the people' in NSW. Thousands of voters participated in elections held on 19 May 2007. |
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