National Aboriginal Alliance federal intervention database

The time has come for all Aboriginal people to state where they stand on these issues. We are against mining and developments. Are we the only blackfellas who feel this way or are there others who feel the same?

A MESSAGE TO:

THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLES OF AUSTRALIA
THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND
THE PEOPLES OF AUSTRALIA

The National Aboriginal Alliance represents the voice of the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia. This message is made on behalf of the people who are committing themselves to the National Aboriginal Alliance and who are prepared to share a vision of a future for Australia's Indigenous Peoples.

The National Aboriginal Alliance is taking its concerns about the Northern Territory intervention to the United Nations.

A delegation leaves today for the annual UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.

Delegation Leader Les Malezer says parts of the intervention, like income management, breach United Nations charters on racial discrimination and human rights.

Calling all Aboriginal people and supporters to converge on Canberra:
Stand up for Aboriginal rights on the first day of the new parliament.

Tuesday, February 12 2008
Meet Aboriginal Tent Embassy 11:30am
March to Parliament for 1pm rally

Turn back Howard and Brough's racist legacy!

- Reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act
- Demand immediate review of the NT intervention
- End welfare quarantines, compulsory land acquisition and 'mission manager' powers
- Implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Aboriginal control of Aboriginal affairs

members and interested parties are invited to attend:

Sunday, 10 February 2008
11:00 - 17:00 [Registrations from 09:00]
Old Parliament House, Canberra

Lets really try to join together in the fight against
child abuse. Yes there are problems for aboriginal people
addressing this shocking problem within our own communities but we need to act. What good is a broken
human being to the future of our cultures? We need strong kids to bring our cultures into the future. without strong kids
there will be no strong cultures for the future.

The National Aboriginal Alliance welcomes the appointment of Jenny Macklin as Indigenous Affairs Minister but calls on Prime Minister elect Kevin Rudd to directly involve himself in dealing with Aboriginal issues, Spokesman Michael Mansell said today.

by Graham Ring

There is a particularly nasty piece of work doing the rounds at the moment. It's a 'standard letter' that emanates from the office of the Hon Mal Brough MP, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

A speech given by Little Children Are Sacred Report author, Pat Anderson, to the Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference in Alice Springs on 25 September 2007. It provides context around the federal intervention in the NT.

This story, by Ashleigh Wilson, provides response from the Aboriginal community of Kybrook Farm near Pine Creek.