ANTaR WESTERN AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER 18 June 2004

Contents NEWS & EVENTS Book Launch & Talk with Prof Larissa Behrendt Sunday 4 July, 3pm Sea of Hands Display - WA Museum Rally for an Indigenous Voice Campaign Information Healing Hands Indigenous Health Other Items Reconciliation Groups Next ANTaR WA Committee Meeting Wednesday 23 June, 5.30pm Next Newsletter ANTaR - Mission Statement

NEWS & EVENTS Book Launch & Talk with Prof Larissa Behrendt Top Larissa Behrendt is a professor at the University of Sydney (UTS), Director of Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at UTS and the Director of Ngiya, National Institute of Indigenous Law, Policy and Practice.She completed her Masters and doctorate in Indigenous Rights and International Law at Harvard Law School, and she is a pre-eminent academic on treaties and agreements. Larissa is author of the book 'Achieving Social Justice: Indigenous Rights and Australia's Future' and has recently had published a novel about the stolen generation and the impact on a family over three generations. Her novel will be on sale at the event on Sunday 4th July. Sunday 4 July, 3pm Top The Band Room Elephant & Wheelbarrow Pub 53 Lake St Northbridge Entry: By gold coin donation Catering: Light finger food supplied, hot & cold drinks for sale RSVP: For catering & seating purposes please RSVP your intention to attend by Friday 2nd July by: Leaving a phone message with your name and numbers attending on 9371 7116 or Email: antarwa@caa.org.au REMEMBER: Bring along some extra dollars/credit card if you would like to purchase Larissa's novel & get it signed. Sea of Hands Display - WA Museum Top Luke Donegan and staff in the Education Centre at the WA Museum worked with several groups of school kids during Reconciliation Week in May to produce the following Sea of Hands display. Congratulations to all those who contributed! Rally for an Indigenous Voice Top A lunch time rally in Forrest Chase Perth has been tentatively flagged for Thursday 8 July to protest about the loss of a national indigenous voice. We'll keep the ANTaR membership informed as more detail becomes available. Campaign Information Healing Hands Top Indigenous Health Rights Campaign 2004 Healing Hands is a new initiative by ANTaR and led by a core group of eminent Australians including Patrick Dodson, Prof. Lowitja O'Donohue and Dr. Bill Jonas.It aims to turn the tide of the worsening crisis in Indigenous Health in Australia, and lead a resurgence of the prominence of Indigenous issues on the national political agenda.The ANTaR website contains a library of downloadable resources about Indigenous Health, the campaign and what YOU can do to help turn things around.For a report on the failure of the Howard Government's Practical Reconciliation, see: www.antar.org.au/health/Failure_of_Practical_Reconciliation.PDFFor an overview of the campaign, go to: www.antar.org.au/health/Healing_Hands_Overview.PDF Indigenous Health Top The statistics do not tell the whole story, but give a fairly clear view of the crisis in health of Indigenous Australians. The majority of both male and female Indigenous Australians will die before their 65th birthday. This is often due to death by preventable causes, such as diabetes and respiratory conditions.One in ten deaths in our Indigenous populations are children under one year old. For more information, download a Summary report from the Australian Medical Association at http://www.antar.org.au/health/AMA_Report_Statistics.PDF Other Items Reconciliation Groups Top In future editions of the email newsletter we hope to provide you with information on active local Reconciliation Groups, when and where they meet etc. Also, we are happy to publicise any events and activities that the Reconcilaition Groups are organising. Next ANTaR WA Committee Meeting Wednesday 23 June, 5.30pm Top John Toohey Chambers 3rd floor Council House 27-29 St Georges Tce Perth Next Newsletter Top We will be attempting to send out an email newsletter once a month, with occasional shorter/urgent notices going out to publicise events. Lesley Hart Campaigns & Membership Officer Email: antarwa@caa.org.au ANTaR - Mission Statement Top To generate in Australia a moral and legal recognition of and respect for the distinctive status of Indigenous Australians as First Peoples and for the protection of Indigenous Australians’ rights, including their relationships to land, the right to self-determination and the maintenance and growth of their unique cultures.