From the news on: First People/Indigenous matters

Note: CONTENT WARNING - some of this content is about upsetting, disturbing or triggering events & attitudes. Seek competent help - including professional - if you need it. Content shown in green (which may be only part of a news story) is about what is generally considered “good news”, but personal history may still make such events triggering. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that linked articles may contains names and/or images of deceased people. READER CAUTION IS RECOMMENDED! For anyone distressed by anything in this post, or for any other reason considering seeking support, resources are available in Australia here, here, and here. In other nations, you will have to do an Internet search using terms such as “mental health support - <your nation>” (which, for instance, may lead to this, this, and this, in the USA, or this, this, and this, in France [biased towards English-language - my apologies]), or perhaps try https://www.befrienders.org/.  

From the news on First People/Indigenous matters: 

• “Ngunnawal Elder calls on ACT Government to act on strong local support for Voice”   https://nit.com.au/16-10-2023/8153/ngunnawal-elder-calls-on-act-government-to-act-on-overwhelming-support-for-a-voice-to-parliament    
  

• “Victorian Indigenous groups warn referendum result will have detrimental impact on Australia globally”   https://nit.com.au/16-10-2023/8145/missed-opportunity-victorian-health-group-say-the-referendum-result-will-have-a-detrimental-impact-on-australia-globally    
  

• “Goanna frontman hands back medal in dismay over vote”   https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2023/10/18/goanna-frontman-hands-back-medal-voice/    
  

• “Dutton has set the country back 50 years”   https://theaimn.com/dutton-has-set-the-country-back-50-years/    
  

• “Being silent has never been a choice for our communities. I won’t be starting this week”   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/18/being-silent-has-never-been-a-choice-for-our-communities-i-wont-be-starting-this-week   “It is our duty as First Nations people to speak up and confront the truth about systemic racism and oppression head-on”   

• in an entirely unsurprising (to me) move that confirms the devastating impact of the rejection of the Voice referendum, “Queensland LNP abandons support for treaty with First Nations people”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/19/queensland-lnp-abandons-support-for-treaty-with-first-nations-people   “Backflip comes in the wake of national referendum in which almost 70% of voters in that state rejected the voice to parliament”   and   “Queensland treaty appears doomed as Annastacia Palaszczuk makes it contingent on LNP support”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/19/queensland-treaty-qld-premier-annastacia-palaszczuk-lnp-backflip-indigenous-first-nations-truth-telling   

From my links for activism post to aid any activism you decide to do:

• noting ICERD and DRIP on RACISM

Don't forget to check whether your nation has ratified any relevant conventions/treaties/etc. 

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header; 
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Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider: 

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• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

If they are of any use of interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post. 

 

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