[recoznet2] NT Govt website on mandatory sentencing

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
Denis Burke has published a website in defence of mandatory sentencing at: http://www.nt.gov.au/ministers/current_issues/mandatory_sentencing.shtml Trudy -- _ Truth is a pathless land. --- Krishnamurti - --

Re: [recoznet2] The Way

2000-03-21 Thread karyn fearnside
Neshoba, That was very beautifully put, cheers karyn __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at ht

[recoznet2] Brand new poll on ninemsn

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/default.asp Do you consider John Howard to be trustworthy? Yes No Trudy -- _ Truth is a pathless land. --- Krishnamurti - -- RecOz

[recoznet2] National Aboriginal broadcast launched

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
National Aboriginal broadcast launched From AAP 22mar00 2.15pm (AEDT) AUSTRALIA'S first national Aboriginal radio broadcast will go to air tonight as Western Australia joins the national indigenous radio service. The broadcast will go out live from Broome, in the Kimberley region, laun

Re: [recoznet2] 4 Corners and Jabiluka ---For your eyes.

2000-03-21 Thread Jim Duffield
On 22 Mar 2000, at 8:43, Ian Henderson wrote: > Laurie, > > During the demonstrations at the old Swan Brewery site I can well remember > the arrival of these counter demonstrations organised by Campbell et al. > During one of these an old Aboriginal man was marooned on the other side of > the ro

Re: [recoznet2] "Niggeritis"

2000-03-21 Thread Jim Duffield
On 21 Mar 2000, at 18:12, Graham Young wrote: Hi all, Our friend Karen wanted to know how a law, like mandatory sentencing, can be racist. Well Some 2% of non-Aboriginal people appearing in the Courts get custodial sentences, yet some 26% of Aboriginal people get custodial sentences! T

Re: [recoznet2] 4 Corners and Jabiluka

2000-03-21 Thread Jim Duffield
On 21 Mar 2000, at 10:40, Trudy and Rod Bray wrote: > [For anyone who missed it - it will be shown again at 1:00 pm today on > ABC TV ---T] > > Forwarded from Christine Howes: > > from the Jabiluka List: > > For everyone who saw this excellent piece of investigative journalism, > it's happenin

[recoznet2] [FWD] Indigenous Australian Conference Listing service

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
Forwarded from Christine Howes: This message has been sent from the national Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander tertiary education mailing list sponsored by the KooriNet project at the Koori Centre, University of Sydney. KooriNet is pleased to announce its new Conference Listing service, at:

Re: [recoznet2] Please may I ask for some help with information?

2000-03-21 Thread irene
do you mean the Aborigines Acts? -- > From: sioux mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [recoznet2] Please may I ask for some help with information? > Date: Sunday, March 19, 2000 6:24 AM > > Hau everyone, > > Please may I ask for some help with information? > > I

Re: [recoznet2] Personal attacks

2000-03-21 Thread irene
what about the racist views - they are attack upon my being and soul even though they are supplanted in generalities.rather than personalised -- > From: Trudy and Rod Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: RecOzNet2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [recoznet2] Personal attacks > Date: Saturday,

[recoznet2] 4 Corners and Graeme Campbell

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
In the context of Graeme Campbell's involvement in the 'divide and conquer' operations in WA as revealed in the Four Corners program, I thought reposting his 'petition' would throw some new light in a dark corner. Note especially his claim that "we stop pandering to the machinations and greed

Re: [recoznet2] 4 Corners and Jabiluka ---For your eyes.

2000-03-21 Thread Ian Henderson
Laurie, During the demonstrations at the old Swan Brewery site I can well remember the arrival of these counter demonstrations organised by Campbell et al. During one of these an old Aboriginal man was marooned on the other side of the road, there was a large steel traffic barricade he could not

Re: [recoznet2] 4 Corners and Jabiluka ---For your eyes.

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
I accept your apology, Laurie. Trudy Laurie Forde wrote: > > I apologise for inadvertently sending my message to Recoznet , Trudy. > > I was expressing my thought on the matter privately---I fully realise that > all these points about procedure are arguable and my approach could be > absolutel

Re: [recoznet2] 4 Corners and Jabiluka ---For your eyes.

2000-03-21 Thread Laurie Forde
I apologise for inadvertently sending my message to Recoznet , Trudy. I was expressing my thought on the matter privately---I fully realise that all these points about procedure are arguable and my approach could be absolutely wrong. Your reasons for resubbing me are of course your own as you ha

[recoznet2] Mandatory laws worsen plight of Aborigines, UN tells Ruddock

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
World 9:34 am AEST March 22 2000 Mandatory laws worsen plight of Aborigines, UN tells Ruddock AAP -- Levels of Aboriginal incarceration in the Northern Territory were already unacceptably high and mandatory sentencing had worsened the plight of indigenous people, an Australian government delega

[recoznet2] Some letters worth reading!

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
The Canberra Times - Letters to the editor (including one by John Bond!) http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news2/opinion/opinion1.shtml The Sydney Morning Herald - Letters to the editor http://www.smh.com.au/news/0003/22/text/letters.html Trudy -- _ Truth is a pa

[recoznet2] What the Queen won't see

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
The Sydney Morning Herald What the Queen won't see Date: 22/03/00 by Alan Ramsey IT REMAINS a sad fact of life that many indigenous Australians face a legacy of economic and social disadvantage. Others, particularly from some rural areas, feel left behind: - The Queen, to a Sydney lunch, Monday

[recoznet2] [FWD] Old Island way recognised in new council system

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
Forwarded from Christine Howes: Dept of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Policy & Development Press Release Old Island way recognised in new council system March 17, 2000 The local council electors of Saibai Island in Torres Strait will be the first Queenslanders to vote under a system tai

[recoznet2] Re: AAP: Queen 'absolutely' committed to reconciliation

2000-03-21 Thread Peter Tremain
> From: "Trudy Bray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To:"news-clip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 16:58:46 +1000 > Subject: AAP: Queen 'absolutely' committed to reconciliation > Reply-to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Priority: normal > What a role-model

Re: [recoznet2] 4 Corners and Jabiluka ---For your eyes.

2000-03-21 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
Laurie, Laurie Forde wrote: > > Hi Rod, > (snip) > > Thanks very much for keeping me informed and springing to my defence so > rapidly the other day, Rod. > > I am sure that the nature of your early intervention got me back in" the > circle". Actually, Laurie, that had nothing to do with it.

Re: [recoznet2] 4 Corners and Jabiluka ---For your eyes.

2000-03-21 Thread Laurie Forde
Hi Rod, Yes, it was a good piece. People like Campbell and O'Connor are a low act, aren't they? Division created by the exploiters and their lackeys will be a major problem for Indigenous people as it has been and continues to be for all the exploited and dispossessed. One of the sayings in th

Re: [recoznet2] Laurie is resubbed

2000-03-21 Thread Laurie Forde
Thanks, Neshoba. It's a good circle to be in. It is important to recognise our enemies but it is even more important that we recognise our friends. As Rod said , "Let's just get on with it everyone". Cheers to all, Laurie.It is interesting that a gender-ambiguous name is one example

Re: [recoznet2] 4 Corners and Jabiluka

2000-03-21 Thread Rod Hagen
>[For anyone who missed it - it will be shown again at 1:00 pm today on >ABC TV ---T] > >Forwarded from Christine Howes: > >from the Jabiluka List: > >For everyone who saw this excellent piece of investigative journalism, >it's >happening all over the country. The whole story with Kingstream is so

[recoznet2] "Niggeritis"

2000-03-21 Thread Graham Young
Hi all,   Our friend Karen wanted to know how a law, like mandatory sentencing, can be racist.  Well, an article I have just posted gives some insights into that, while looking at the Death Penalty in America.   And with Richard Court just this week giving conditional support to a proposal t