From: Romi Elnagar <bluesapphire48@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 8:26 PM
Subject: [bangla-vision] Welfare cheque prevents Aborigines from fighting for their rights
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Welfare cheque prevents Aborigines from fighting for their rights Sun 17 Apr 2011 By Anonymous  Goodooga, northwest NSW, 17 April 2011 - - A NSW tribal leader convening an Aboriginal summit in Canberra says it will raise funds to challenge Australia's legitimacy in the International Court of Justice. "This is Australia's greatest fear, because when we win, Australia will owe us more than they can ever imagine, and the cry 'pay the rent' will be heard loud and clear across this great landscape," writes Michael (Ghillar) Anderson in a media release ahead of the Easter summit in Canberra. Michael leads the Euahlayi tribe of northwest NSW and southwest Queensland, is the last survivor of the four activists who set up the Aboriginal embassy in Canberra in 1972 and is active in other Aboriginal organisations. Michael argues that Aborigines won't fight for their rights because they're afraid of losing their welfare cheques. "Think about it, what would happen if the government cut off all your welfare and leave you high and dry if you stand out there and demand your rights as a people. It would become a major national scandal and one that would automatically bring the United Nations into play on our behalf. Australia is already on the watch list by the United Nations, and this is something that our people fail to recognize or understand." |
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Palash Biswas
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