Welfare cheque prevents Aborigines from fighting for their rights
Sun 17 Apr 2011
By Anonymous
Goodooga, northwest NSW, 17 April 2011 - - A NSW tribal leader
convening an Aboriginal summit in Canberra says it will raise funds to
challenge Australia’s legitimacy in the International Court of Justice.
“This is Australia’s greatest fear, because when we win, Australia
will owe us more than they can ever imagine, and the cry ‘pay the rent’
will be heard loud and clear across this great landscape,” writes
Michael (Ghillar) Anderson in a media release ahead of the Easter summit
in Canberra.
Michael leads the Euahlayi tribe of northwest NSW and southwest
Queensland, is the last survivor of the four activists who set up the
Aboriginal embassy in Canberra in 1972 and is active in other Aboriginal
organisations.
Michael argues that Aborigines won’t fight for their rights because they’re
afraid of losing their welfare cheques.
“Think about it, what would happen if the government cut off all your
welfare and leave you high and dry if you stand out there and demand
your rights as a people. It would become a major national scandal and
one that would automatically bring the United Nations into play on our
behalf. Australia is already on the watch list by the United Nations,
and this is something that our people fail to recognize or understand.”
http://www.indymedia.org.au/2011/04/17/welfare-cheque-prevents-aborigines-from-fighting-for-their-rights
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