Surely these people cannot be kidding themselves that they will muster the power and popular will to shift cockeys and miners from blood-drenched stolen country or to overturn the gerrymandered, grossly unfair electoral system that makes any government their prisoners? Diet Simon, Cologne. ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 8:56 AM Subject: [recoznet2] Re: SMH - Big names unite to push reconciliation > An interesting make up of well meaning people. > > White and black, young and old, abled and disabled, academic and grass > roots, rich/middle class and poor. > > Hold on. I do see academic, maybe I am assuming there are grass roots > people there. > > I do see rich/middle class, maybe I am assuming there are poor there. > > Or is this another example of the 'educated, middle class masses' deciding > what to do with Aboriginal people - the majority of whom do not have the > access to education or the access to a comfortable life. > > Oh dear! > > Or am I carping too soon? or missed something? > > > Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trudy Bray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "news-clip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "news-clip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, 12 September 2000 11:05 A.M. > Subject: SMH - Big names unite to push reconciliation > > > > The Sydney Morning Herald > > Big names unite to push reconciliation > > > > Date: 12/09/2000 > > > > A taskforce of leading Australians will promote reconciliation, led by the > former prime minister Mr Malcolm Fraser and a former > > Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission chairman, Mr Gatjil > Djerrkura. > > > > The group, which was spawned by last week's "What Makes a Champion?" > conference, includes leaders from business, the arts, science, > > education and sport. > > > > Among its members are Ms Anne Keating, general manager of United Airlines; > leading pianist Professor Roger Woodward; entrepreneur > > Mr Harry Miller; swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith; broadcaster Peter Thompson; > businessman Mr Mark Bagshaw; astrophysicist and > > young Australian of the Year Mr Bryan Gaensler; and magistrate and > Chancellor of New England University, Ms Pat O'Shane. > > > > Mr Bagshaw, who came up with the idea for the group, said its emphasis > would be on practical measures. "I don't want this to be > > political, theoretical," he said yesterday. > > > > It was a group of people "who want to make a difference". > > > > He said that among the suggestions for initiatives was a media series > showing the problems of remote Aboriginal communities and the > > contrast with successful indigenous people, as well as a major concert > focusing on reconciliation. > > > > Mr Bagshaw, a marketing manager, is a quadriplegic who is also chairman of > the disability group, the Ability Australia Foundation. > > > > He put the proposal for the taskforce to last week's conference because it > was clear "people in the room wanted to demonstrate in real > > terms they were committed to social reform". > > > > Ms Keating, sister of the former prime minister Mr Paul Keating, said > reconciliation had to be approached "as a social issue that requires > > our joint effort and focus". > > > > Mr Fraser said the fact such a diverse group of Australian leaders could > come together so quickly in support of this crucial issue "gives > > further hope that we can and will work together as a nation to achieve > true equity for all Australians". > > > > Mr Djerrkura said this "exciting initiative" would show the power of > bringing together a world of talent and experience to achieve social > > reform. > > > > Michelle Grattan > > > > This material is subject to copyright and any unauthorised use, copying or > mirroring is prohibited. > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************* > > This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without > > permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, > > scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal > > copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of > > the copyright owner, except for "fair use." > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body > of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce > This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the > copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair > use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without > permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." > > RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/ > ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." 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