Urgent - Your help is needed!
URGENT: PLEASE WRITE TO
THE PRIME MINISTER AND DEMAND AN END TO THE INTERVENTION AND A
FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL REINSTATEMENT OF THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT.
On December 31st the “reinstatement” of the Racial Discrimination Act
as introduced in legislation in June will come into effect. Despite
promises by the Government, and recommendations of the UN, to reinstate
the RDA in full the legislation as passed fails to do so.
Please write or email the Prime Minister and your local member to:
• Introduce amendments to reinstate the RDA in full;
• Ensure that any welfare reform is non-discriminatory and does not
impinge on the rights of any recipients;
• Review the NTER measures to ensure that they fully comply with the RDA
and our obligations under human rights standards such as the Convention
on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination and the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The speech from the former Chief Justice of the Family Court, The
Honourable Alastair Nicholson, sets out the issues and an action
plan on page 17.
Click here to view the document.
Please join us and express your concern!! LEAVE A MESSAGE with your name
at the offices of (or send an email to):
Julia Gillard: 02 62777700 / 03 9742 5800
www.pm.gov.au/PM_Connect
Tony Abbott:
follow this link for his postal/email address and phone no.
Your Federal Politicians
Please read this summary of the
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION issues (311 KB)
“Despite the Apology and Australia ’s late support of the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, not to mention our
obligations under International human rights instruments, Aboriginal
people in the Northern Territory are suffering daily because of racially
discriminatory polices and practices,” Mr Mundine said.
Statement on RDA and constitional recognition (47KB)
Speech by Graeme Innes, Race Discrimination Commissioner (62KB)
The Our Generation website includes some suggestions and links for how you can take action and get involved: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/action
