[Commpsych] FW: [womenforwik] Petition against NT intervention for the Federal Senate

[Dawn Darlaston-Jones]

Colleagues - apologies to those of you who might have received this already
Dawn

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-----Original Message-----
From: announce-bounces at womenforwiklist.org
[mailto:announce-bounces at womenforwiklist.org] On Behalf Of Paddy Gibson
Sent: 05 May 2008 09:38
To: announce at womenforwiklist.org
Subject: [womenforwik] Petition against NT intervention for the Federal
Senate

Dear all,

 With the support of activists from "prescribed areas" in the NT, the
 Aboriginal Rights Coalition in Sydney have initiated a national
 petition against the NT intervention.

 Labor Senator for the NT Trish Crossin has agreed to present the
 petition to parliament in late June, to mark one year since the
 intervention and to coincide with the beginning of the official
 "review" process.

 We are aiming to have thousands of signatures from all around the country.

 Please print off the attached petition and circulate in your
 workplaces, organisations and communities. Return petitions to:

 Aboriginal Rights Coalition, Sydney PO Box 433, Newtown NSW 2042 by
14/6/08.

 We are also seeking public endorsement of the petition from supportive
 organisations. Please reply to this address or
 aboriginalrightscoalition at gmail.com if your organisation is willing to
 endorse.

 in solidarity
 Paddy Gibson
 0415800586

 Petition against the Northern Territory Intervention

 To the Honourable the President and Members of the Senate in
 Parliament assembled:

 The Federal government's intervention in the Northern Territory is
 discriminatory against Aboriginal people. Punitive policies such as
 welfare quarantining, the abolition of Community Development
 Employment Projects (CDEP) and compulsory acquisition of property are
 causing enormous hardship for Aboriginal communities in the NT.

 Your Petitioners ask/request that the Senate should:

 Immediately repeal all legislation passed as part of the NT National
 Emergency Response package and guarantee the operation of the Racial
 Discrimination Act 1975 in all future legislation. We further request
 that the Government commit substantial resources to the long-term
 provision of infrastructure and social services in all Aboriginal
 communities across Australia, taking direction from those communities
 in line with the principles of self-determination.
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