[recoznet2] Canadian example?
I thought there might some interest in this since we're facing the implementation of the GST. The GST in Canada began on Jan 1, 1990 and it will be interesting to see if the pattern of poverty increases follows suit here. As you can see, there are many parallels although average wages isn't one of them. Trudy ++ http://www.southam.com/calgaryherald/newsnow/cpfs/national/000416/n041652.html Calgary Herald Poverty in Canada's cities jumped in the early '90s, new study says SUE BAILEY April 16, 2000 OTTAWA (CP) - Montreal is the poverty capital of Canada in a new study that says the number of poor households in the country's cities jumped by 34 per cent in the early 1990s. Urban Poverty in Canada, being released Monday by the Canadian Council on Social Development, is billed as the most detailed comparison ever of large and mid-sized cities. Drawing on 1996 census data, the most recent available, and 1995 figures on household income from Statistics Canada, it concludes Montreal's poverty rate is 41 per cent, the highest in the country. The lowest rate for cities of 500,000 or more was 10 per cent in prosperous Oakville, Ont., southwest of Toronto. Trois Rivieres, Que., with a poverty rate of almost 31 per cent, topped its list of cities in metro areas with fewer than 500,000 people. Oshawa, Ont., just east of Toronto, had the lowest rate of 16 per cent. In total, the study shows that 5.5 million Canadians - 20 per cent of the population in 1995 - lived substantially below average standards. Of these, 1.3 million were children aged 14 or younger. "Poverty is not simply a problem for people who have fallen on hard times," the study concludes. "Its scope is much wider than that, and it should be a concern to all Canadians. "Poverty has detrimental impacts on the long-term health of children. Unhealthy children will, in time, affect the health of the nation." The study defines the poor as those living below 1995 Statistics Canada low-income cutoffs - the point at which total income eaten away by shelter, food and clothing is 20 per cent higher than average. For single people living in cities of more than 500,000, the low-income line was drawn at $16,874 a year. It was $14,473 in cities of between 100,000 and 500,000. For a family of four, the cutoff was $31,753 a year in larger cities and $27,235 in smaller ones. StatsCan itself does not define its low-income measures as a "poverty line" - although many social advocates do - and conservative groups such as the Fraser Institute say the income figures are too high to reflect true poverty. Still, past public opinion polls have shown the cutoffs match what most Canadians consider a relatively poor lifestyle, the study says in defence of its use of the figures. Labour markets have improved since the early 1990s when a stubborn recession cost thousands of full-time jobs, Kevin Lee, the study's author, noted in an interview. But social supports have been cut and job creation has been uneven across Canada, he added. Many of the low-skill, well-paid factory positions that disappeared in the recession have been replaced with temporary, part-time and low-wage service sector jobs. The impact on urban poverty rates from the revived economy and other factors since the time frame of the current study won't be clear until after the next census in 2001, but Lee hopes his report will inspire action now. The report doesn't say how poverty should best be erased, but urges the private sector to work with governments and community groups toward solutions. "These results show that no community is immune from poverty," said the research associate with the council, an independent social issues think-tank based in Ottawa. The study's results are based on Statistics Canada's so-called census metropolitan areas. As a result, some centres with far smaller populations make the ranks of the big-cities list because they are in the same census area as a larger neighbour. For example, Oakville, with a population of about 130,000, is included the over-500,000 category for comparison purposes because it falls in the same area as Toronto. Lee was surprised to find poverty rates can fluctuate wildly within a metropolitan area. For example, Toronto's rate of 28 per cent compares with 10 per cent for Oakville. The study found: - Poverty in Canada's cities jumped by 34 per cent between 1990 and 1995, compared to 18 per cent outside metropolitan centres. - Refugee claimants and foreign workers, aboriginal people, recent immigrants, visible minorities and the disabled were most likely to be poor. Single-parent families and elderly women weren't far behind. - The average poverty rate for all city residents of 25 per cent jumped to 62 per cent for
[recoznet2] Indigenous ill-health report available on line
You can obtain the ABS report on indigenous health on line at http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/ABS%40.nsf/525a1b9402141235ca25682000146abc/7dfa0774613c8e16ca2568ba001960ca!OpenDocument This is a damning report on the performance of our nation over the last few decades. 23% of all infant deaths involve Indigenous children. 53% of indigenous males die before the age of 50 compared to 13% of the general population. For the 35 to 54 year old age group the indigenous death rate is 6 to 7 times the national average. It is hard to read this report without feeling extreme disgust at being a white Australian. Simply put, Australia's ugly racist past continues into an equally ugly racist present. No doubt some will seek to blame the victims. Some will say its simply a result of past failures. But if any other group of Australians was involved this would be seen as a national emergency of the gravest proportions. I see absolutely no signs that it is being treated in this fashion. Rod -- Rod Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia WWWhttp://www.netspace.net.au/~rodhagen -- 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/
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Re: [recoznet2] a poem for ANZAC day
Peter, Your poem is beautiful. Will you be sending it in to the papers? Trudy Peter Tremain wrote: Patriots 3/4/2000 Memorialise the Diggers, rightly honour their sacrifice. But, forgotten are other heroes who gave all. Our first patriots, who fought for their people and defended the soil that owned them. They too stood their digs and died in their thousands. Waged a craft not learned. For while knowledge of the fight was their's, unknown, the art of war. Their blood stains our rich red soil, and everything, everything our culture has accrued from this land, came at their expense. Cast to the side, as the righteous spoke of the will of the Lord to subdue another's land. Cast out forever, from their promised land. These dark heroes. Men and women who stood their ground and died. Faced the guns of the invaders with their spears. Peter Peter Tremain Winan-Gidyal Aboriginal Education Centre, Charles Sturt University, Murray. Ph 0260 516706 Fax 0260 516865 Fax 060 516865 -- 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/ -- _ Truth is a pathless land. --- Krishnamurti - -- 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/
Re: [recoznet2] a poem for ANZAC day
Yes, excellent poem ,Peter. I hope one or more of the mainstream papers print it. I am sure the Koori mail will . In my opinion ,it needs to be widely read, particularly by non-Indigines, as part of our educational process. Laurie. Laurie and Desley Forde [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Trudy Bray wrote. -Original Message- From: Trudy Rod Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, April 17, 2000 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [recoznet2] a poem for ANZAC day Peter, Your poem is beautiful. Will you be sending it in to the papers? Trudy Peter Tremain wrote: Patriots 3/4/2000 Memorialise the Diggers, rightly honour their sacrifice. But, forgotten are other heroes who gave all. Our first patriots, who fought for their people and defended the soil that owned them. They too stood their digs and died in their thousands. Waged a craft not learned. For while knowledge of the fight was their's, unknown, the art of war. Their blood stains our rich red soil, and everything, everything our culture has accrued from this land, came at their expense. Cast to the side, as the righteous spoke of the will of the Lord to subdue another's land. Cast out forever, from their promised land. These dark heroes. Men and women who stood their ground and died. Faced the guns of the invaders with their spears. Peter Peter Tremain Winan-Gidyal Aboriginal Education Centre, Charles Sturt University, Murray. Ph 0260 516706 Fax 0260 516865 Fax 060 516865 -- 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/ -- _ Truth is a pathless land. --- Krishnamurti - -- 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." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
[recoznet2] [FWD] INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT 2000
Forwarded from Christine Howes: RE: INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT 2000, 19 to 28 October 2000, Sydney,Australia It is my pleasure to introduce the International Youth Parliament 2000 (IYP 2000) that I am a part of. I am also a member of it's Indigenous Youth Advisory Committee. We really want to get the message out to other indigenous young people about what it is and more importantly get some indigenous representation in applications although of course not only. Also young people interested in having an on line advisory/discussion role. The parliament itself is an exciting and innovative event taking place in Sydney, Australia from 19 to 28 October 2000 following the 2000 Olympics. The IYP 2000 will assemble young people from around the world who are working for social change. IYP 2000, hosted by Community Aid Abroad (Oxfam Australia), is an active step towards empowering the world's future leaders to work together to effect positive social change. There is a particular focus on unrepresented nations, so we are really keen to encourage any help we can from others through utilising contacts, distributing information, getting involved in discussion and any helpful information or advise you may have especially for the Indigenous Youth Advisory Committee. I should mention that as of yet the advisory committee has been for Australia only and we are not assuming to make any decisions on behalf of international indigenous communities however are really keen to hear from them. As we are keen to get some input for the agenda discussion on the three main areas of focus which are 'Breaking the Cycle of Poverty'(including education, youth employment and technology); 'Youth in Conflict' and 'Cultural Activism'. Delegates selected to attend IYP 2000 will receive a unique opportunity to exchange their experiences and the strategies they employ to confront local and universal challenges. They will leave with skills, networks, inspiration and an international context to assist them with their endeavours in their own organisations and countries. The IYP2000 Selection Committee will select two (2) suitable delegates from each country for this purpose we are including unrepresented nations as countries. We are seeking applications from people aged 15-28 who are passionate about and have been actively involved in projects aiming at positive social change in the above areas. We encourage all interested people to apply. Applications close 30th May 2000. The IYP2000 Selection Panel (located in Sydney, Australia) will notify successful applicants by the end of June 2000. Two delegates will be chosen from each country by the IYP2000 Selection Panel. If you are from an organisation, I ask that you consider supplying the nominated applicant from your organisation with financial support should they be selected to attend the IYP2000. A very limited amount of funding may be available to support some delegates. Feel free to contact myself (on the below email address) or Jane Higgins on mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] for information, or if you are interested in how you can help online ie: online discussion or otherwise . Look forward to hearing from you Yours in respect Dameeli Coates (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]) Indigenous Youth Advisory Committee International Youth Parliament 2000 Community Aid Abroad/Oxfam Australia ph.61 2 9264 1399 fx. 61 2 9264 1476 GPO Box 1000 Sydney 1043 http://www.caa.org.au/parliamentwww.caa.org.au/parliament -- _ Truth is a pathless land. --- Krishnamurti - -- 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/
Re: [recoznet2] Liberals convention applauds mandatory law defence
Oh for a leader, anyone named Kennedy out there Kennedy was shot... says something... -- 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] Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 22:32:35 +1000
the full NSDC Senate Submission is at the Journey of Healing web site... www.journeyofhealing.com peace Liam Yes please Christine, :-) I have the full text of the Sorry Day Committee's submission if anyone wants it (is long). The conclusion is pasted below the following letter (which includes a link to the government's submission). Cheers...Christine -- 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] Were worse off than 50 years ago
Were worse off than 50 years ago Interview with Michael Anderson, broadcast to all regions of the world by Radio Deutsche Welle, Germanys international broadcaster, on 31 March and 1 April 2000 Interviewer: .Michael Anderson, from eastern Australia, now a clan leader, qualified lawyer and experienced university lecturer, was one of the leaders in the struggle for equal rights for Aborigines back in the 1960s and 70s. He was appointed by his peers as their first Aboriginal ambassador to white Australia, after setting up an Aboriginal tent embassy on the front lawns of Australias Parliament House back in 1969. His views made him a highly controversial figure and he withdrew from active politics 17 years ago after several attempts on his life and those of his family. Now hes returned to the political stage as a national convenor of a new movement to promote worldwide the continuing sovereignty of indigenous peoples. At the moment Michael Anderson is travelling in Europe to draw attention to the situation of Aborigines. First, he gave me his assessment of their position as he sees it today. Anderson: They pour millions, billions of dollars in fact, into Aboriginal affairs, but the people are worse off now than what they were in the 50s and 60s. They say we got houses, there are measurable sorts of yardsticks that can be used to say that theres been improvement, but the numeracy, literacy of the Aboriginal people has dropped, child attendance at schools has dropped, our death rate has increased in terms of our morbidity rate, our imprisonment rate has increased, the poverty level in the community has really increased quite significantly, and so Aboriginal people are looking for something, theyre trying to get something. Unfortunately, ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, have to toe the line of government because theyre a functional organisation established by an Act of the Australian Parliament. Interviewer: Isnt it also important to try to work with people, with those who are in power and, if you like, also with the vast majority, rather than to opt for a course of confrontation? Anderson: It is, weve been trying that for years. Everybodys told me over the years, look Michael, youve got to get inside the system if you want to effect change. Weve had Aboriginal people whore heads of these organisations, but unfortunately when youre working against the power structures that have their own opinion about where Aborigines are heading, its pretty difficult to try and shift the mountain. When you get in there and you understand the constraints that exist within the bureaucracies and within government, it makes life very difficult for you to try and bring about change. If you give up your Aboriginality and just use your culture as being something of the past and that is now a tourist attraction, then thatll do everything for you in the world. But if you sort of have a living culture and keep that part of you and have it as an operational part of your life like languages, etc., and cultural practices then thats a little bit hard because, you know, most white Australians have always practised and run with this idea that were all Australians, so why should we be different. Interviewer: Lets just turn to the young people for a minute, the key to the future lies with those young people. Do you think that the vast majority of Aborigines are really interested in the sort of promoting and maintaining or returning to Aboriginal cultures, as you see it, or isnt it something that is almost incompatible with life in a modern industrialised society? Isnt there more of a tendency for them to say, We just want to be part of it, we want to integrate and get on with it. Were not interested in the old traditions and the old languages and all that sort of thing? Anderson: You know the greatest irony here is that in the Northern Territory and other parts of Australia, where they consider the real Aborigines is how the government puts it - that is where the real Aborigines are, the tribal Aborigines, or the people who still maintain culture, tradition, practice and languages, their youth are the ones beginning to reject the old ways, whereas weve been, for 212 years of white contact, our kids are saying, We know that our old people kept it going in secret, now we want you to teach it back to us, because we know that the white mans system has rejected us all these years. Now we want to know who we really are! And so our kids, on the eastern states, south-eastern states, are now demanding amongst our people that they want to go back and learn their culture, they want to learn their language, because they see their parents you know so demoralised into a state of, I suppose, absolute powerlessness; like my father said before he died, You know, you watch the people on the streets whore drinking alcohol, he said, son, theyre drinking alcohol because they
[recoznet2] Racism in passing?
Consider this quote from the Lateline Broadcast: 13/04/00 for an interesting choice of words from an unconscious racist - at least I'm assuming she is unconscious. http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/archives/s118670.htm SENATOR JUDITH TROETH: Now, that is the way that Aboriginals and people will be brought to full participation in the Australian society, and that is the PM's overall aim. Trudy -- 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] Re: ABC News: New approach on native title
what happened to inherent rights does a joint venture and an apprenticeship replace all we have been since the beginning - gratifying for how?.iw -- From: Trudy Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: news-clip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ABC News: New approach on native title Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 1:38 PM ABC News Tue, 18 Apr 2000 12:23 AEST New approach on native title The Victorian Government is claiming a national first with plans to recognise native title through mediation rather than via the courts. The Victorian Attorney-General, Rob Hulls, has told the National Native Title Conference in Melbourne, the Bracks Government's emphasis will be on settlement rather than going through the courts. He says it is a new approach which puts Victoria at the forefront in relation to native title matters. "We believe that no one wins from litigation," he said. Mr Hulls says some applications may be resolved with a package of benefits including apprenticeships and joint ventures. A draft strategy will be released shortly. The new approach has been described as gratifying and significant by Bryan Keon-Cohen, QC, from the Miriambiak Nations, which organised the conference. But he is urging the Victorian Government to also consider law reform as part of its native title policy. © 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation * 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/
