ANTaR WESTERN AUSTRALIA NEWSLETTER 03 March 2005

Contents NEWS & EVENTS Survival Concert 2005 A beautiful display of hands! ACTIVITIES Sea of Hands Clean Up & Audit Saturday 12 March - 10.30am Bringing Them Home Committee Sorry Day 2005 to be held in Armadale Reconciliation Groups in 2005 Vincent Group & Northern Suburbs Group ANTaR Meeting Next ANTaR WA Committee Meeting Wednesday 16 March 2005 5.30pm ANTaR - Mission Statement

NEWS & EVENTS Survival Concert 2005 Top A beautiful display of hands! Top ANTaR ran a successful stall at the Survival Concert back in January selling lots of our usual merchandise, giving away lots of Health Rights Kits, signing up a few new members and signing people to the Sea of Hands Statement. ANTaR employed Indigenous artist Lindsay Pickett to design and facilitate the setting up of a magnificent display of the Sea of Hands which attracted a lot of public interest over the whole day. The beautiful end result can be seen in the images following. (All photos taken by Nathaniel Ihanimo) Our thanks to Lindsay for his creative design and hard work. And at the end of the day there was a great volunteer crew to dismantle the wonderful display!........... ACTIVITIES Sea of Hands Clean Up & Audit Top Saturday 12 March - 10.30am Top All hands on deck required to help with a major clean up, sorting, counting and re-packing in new, stronger boxes of all our Sea of Hands. You can join in the fun of this important, but simple community activity by phoning ANTaR on 9371 7116 or email Lesley at antarwa@antar.org.au to let us know if you can help..... otherwise just turn up & we won't knock back your offer of help! Saturday 12 March 10.30am Small park on corner of Oldham Crescent & Lynch Place in Hilton. Activity is expected to take 2-3 hrs Bringing Them Home Committee Top Sorry Day 2005 to be held in Armadale Top Sorry Day May 26 this year falls on a Thursday and the Bringing Them Home Committee with the support of Armadale Council and others is planing a lunch time public event at Minniwarra Park. In the evening a candle lit walk around Government House is proposed. Stay tuned for more information over the next couple of months. ANTaR plans to set up a Sea of Hands display at the Armadale event. A Quiz Night fundraiser will be announced soon to raise money to support the Committee's planned activities for Sorry Day 2005. Reconciliation Groups in 2005 Vincent Group & Northern Suburbs Group Top Vincent Reconciliation Group Meets every second Wednesday of the month at Anne & Joe Courtney's place 62 Palmerston St Northbridge Ph: 9227 5746 They are a community-based group of residents in the Town of Vincent and surrounding areas who are committed to promoting reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in their local community and beyond. They are in the process of finalising their proposed activities for this year. Go along to one of their meetings to find out more! Northern Suburbs Group Speaker event on Saturday 12 March at 12 noon Mr Fred Chaney, Deputy President of the National Native Title Tribunal, recently Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia will speak on "Reconciliation 2005" At the Mt Flora Conference Room & Museum, Elvira St Waterman Event is free of charge & lunch will be provided. Donations are welcome. For more information call the group Secretary Maxine Graham on 9203 5330. ANTaR Meeting Next ANTaR WA Committee Meeting Wednesday 16 March 2005 5.30pm Top Will likely be in Fremantle depending on which Committee members can attend 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.