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MURRI SITES Celebrating Murri Presence on the Net Welcome to our collection of Murri sites. We acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and we pay our respects to the Elders of the Brisbane region where we live. Commission Calls for Action on Indigenous Health Brisbane’s Catholic Justice and Peace Commission urged both the Federal Government and Opposition to make the rapid improvement of Indigenous health standards and life expectancy a top national priority. The call was made as the Commission issued National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week resources for parishes and schools. The resources were prepared in collaboration with the Archdiocesan Murri Ministry Team and Brisbane Catholic Education. The Commission’s Executive Officer, Peter Arndt, said that both the Coalition Government and Labor Opposition should make a commitment to act swiftly to bring the health standards and life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians into line with those of their fellow citizens. (read more) National Reconciliation Kit Pentecost editorial for newsletters OHT for parishes and communities (pdf) News from Church Resources 1967 Aboriginal referendum hopes dashed Mercies, Joeys issue challenge on Indigenous progress Commission Calls for Support on Indigenous Rights Declaration Brisbane’s Catholic Justice and Peace Commission has expressed its disappointment at the decision by the United Nations General Assembly to defer consideration of adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for up to a year. (full text) From Boiled Lollies to Shared Responsibility Agreements: What hope for the future? 5th Annual Commonwealth for the Common Good Address Graeme Mundine October 17^th 2006  (Add your comment to this statement) Brisbane Delegates Reflect on Alice Springs Gathering Over thirty delegates from the Brisbane Archdiocese attended Dreaming from the Heart, a gathering in Alice Springs organised by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) to mark the twentieth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s meeting with Indigenous Australians in Alice Springs. (Full Text) Indigenous Poverty to Be Focus for Anti-Poverty Week  Brisbane’s Catholic Justice and Peace Commission and the Social Action Office of the Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes Queensland will host two major events focussing on Indigenous poverty during Anti-Poverty Week this year. (Full Text) Commission Urges Greater Support for Indigenous Australians Brisbane’s Catholic Justice and Peace Commission urged parishes and Church agencies to continue their efforts to support the struggle of Indigenous people to maintain their culture and to seek justice. The call was made during NAIDOC Week (National Aboriginal & Islander Day Observance Committee) which has become a time for Indigenous communities to celebrate the richness of their culture (read more) Commission Calls for Continuing Commitment to Reconciliation National Sorry Day is 26 May and National Reconciliation Week runs from May 27 to June 3.   The Commission has worked with the Murri Ministry Team and Edmund Rice Indigenous Ministries Unit to produce a kit of resources which may be used during this time or on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Sunday (2 July).   Printed copies of the kit, along with other resources, are available for $7 plus GST and postage.  Simply phone Donna on (07) 3336 9351. Download a copy of Reconciliation Kit here (pdf file 1.4MB) Stolen Wages Action The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council has just issued a background paper on the unpaid wages of Indigenous workers in Australia . The Queensland Government’s reparations offer to Indigenous workers who were unpaid or underpaid during the 20^th Century will close on 31 January. The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission of Brisbane, in collaboration with other dioceses, has drafted a petition calling on the Premier to negotiate a fairer outcome for Indigenous workers. CJPC Media Release February 6 2006 A Fact Sheet summary of the issues Download the Petition The Project is a response to the injustices which resulted from a policy of restricting and controlling Indigenous worker’s wages from the 1890s to 1972. (read more) Pope's 1986 Address in Alice Springs Bishops' Committee For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People "It is well and truly time that our nation recognises that it has a duty in justice and decency to do whatever is necessary to help overcome the devastating and appalling problems, both material and spiritual, of our indigenous peoples which are the present consequences of past dispossession, injustice and introduced disease.".-- SIR WILLIAM DEANE, 3 April 2002. It would seem, in our present political climate, that we have a fight on our hands to reclaim this dynamic our multi-coloured past and present. Well, so be it. History is far too important to leave to the whims of temporary politicians. And this is a good fight, a purifying fight, a fight to claim truth for our nation and our identity. Dr. Rosalind Kidd I Home I Last Updated June 13, 2007 Email your comments suggestions and response to this page