Upcoming Events
16 January 2010
IRAG Planning Meeting – venue to be confirmed
Important meeting to plan for the coming year of activities
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30 January – 1 February Jabal Aboriginal Centre ANU Canberra
‘NEW WAY’ Aboriginal Summit
For more details contact Michael Anderson on 02 6829 6355 or 0427 292 492
email: ngurampaa@bigpond.com.au
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1 February 2010
Closing date for submissions to the following Senate Inquiry:
Inquiry into Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009 and the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2009 Measures) Bill 2009 along with the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009 [introduced by Senator Siewert]
- Reason for referral of the Bills and information relating to the reference
- Links to the Bills:
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2009 Measures) Bill 2009
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009
- Getting involved in Senate committee inquiries
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Phone: +61 2 6277 3515 Fax: +61 2 6277 5829 Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au
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11-12 February 2010
PRESCRIBED AREA PEOPLE’S ALLIANCE MEETING Mparntwe-Alice Springs
Venue to be confirmed
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13 February 2010 “SORRY IS NOT ENOUGH”
National Day of Action
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Byron Bay,
Alice Springs, Darwin, Perth
2nd Anniversary of the Apology to the Stolen Generations
Still no compensation
Still a racist NT Intervention
Still Deaths in Custody
Less jobs, more imprisonment for Aboriginal people
Mparntwe-Alice Springs
4 pm Rally Speeches March
6 pm Concert with Singers, Spoken Word, Bands
Solidarity with communities and support for Ampilatwatja Mob
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9-11 April 2010 Mparntwe-Alice Springs
International Indigenous Solidarity Gathering
For more information contact Barbara Shaw on 0401 291 166 or Marisol Salinas on 0413 597 315.
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