Re: [recoznet2] The March

2000-05-29 Thread Trudy Rod Bray
Unfortunately, your scepticism will, no doubt, be proven to be right in future, Don. I don't think any of us can deny that. At the same time, I think there was a reason for Josh's enthusiasm and that of the others on the march. I don't know if it will make a noticable difference to

Re: [recoznet2] PM booed at Reconciliation handover

2000-05-29 Thread tinota
Judi wrote: Dear Jim, Like yourself I felt a little cynical about the Sydney Harbour march but it has at least raised awareness. Howdy all, I don't really understand people being cynical about Sunday's walk, though I'm sure people have good reasons. I understand people's frustration, and

[recoznet2] Here is the translation of the press release in German

2000-05-29 Thread Trudy Rod Bray
Press release on reconciliation By Society for Threatened Peoples 26.5.2000 Sorry, Mr. Howard Society for Threatened Peoples criticises Australia’s unwillingness to deal with the past About 100 days before the Olympic Games start in Sydney, the Australian government’s policies towards

Re: [recoznet2] The March

2000-05-29 Thread Don Clark
Thanks Garry for the compliment. I just felt a little sad that things would not really change much for Josh. Yes, the March is over. And it now seems to me to be the time to ask, what next? What do people of all colours now do to take up that energy and work it to our will? How can we now

Re: [recoznet2] PM booed at Reconciliation handover

2000-05-29 Thread Jim Duffield
RE: Anyway - I'd concur with Trudy that the numbers were AT LEAST 300,000, which seems like a pretty handy turnout. (They even got 5000 walking in Canberra, apparently, and this on the coldest day in history!). It was a good day, full of hope, no question. My only regret was not

Re: [recoznet2] The March

2000-05-29 Thread Don Clark
Hi Trudy, I am not actually demoralised. I do have hope and have stated that in previous posts. However, my hope still lies in the personal journey more so than in the group journey at this time. Of course you would know that by our previous conversations about reconciliation over cups of

[recoznet2] Corroboree 2000 - a personal journey

2000-05-29 Thread Garry Convery
OK, Chris, you asked for it! Actually I wanted to put down in writing my personal journey during Corroboree 2000, mainly because I think it would be good to have some personal impressions of this event archived, and Recoznet does that. I was having second thoughts because of the essentailly

RE: [recoznet2] Here is the translation of the press release in German

2000-05-29 Thread Denman, Kay \(Senator\)
Thank you regards Sen Kay Denman -Original Message- From: Trudy Rod Bray [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 29 May 2000 7:06 PM To: FedSenALP; FedMemALP; FedSenDem Subject: [recoznet2] Here is the translation of the press release in German Press release on

Re: [recoznet2] The March

2000-05-29 Thread karyn fearnside
Yes, thankyou for that Don Karyn From: "Garry Convery" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [recoznet2] The March Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 12:45:22 +1000 Hi Don, that was a really powerful message, we will all have to work harder. Regarding the SOCOG

Re: [recoznet2] The March

2000-05-29 Thread karyn fearnside
Being on the march was an exciting thing to do, to see so many people was exciting, and the understanding that they were all there for Reconciliation was wonderful. What ever size step it turns out to be, it was a step in the right direction. cheers Karyn

[recoznet2] Wilcox cartoon

2000-05-29 Thread Trudy Rod Bray
http://www.smh.com.au/news/cartoon/ Wilcox on the Treaty Trudy -- ** 'Click' to protect the rainforest: Make the Rainforest Site your homepage! http://www.therainforestsite.com/ **