Beyond Survival March for Aboriginal Rights – Better Solutions for a Better Future

24 July, 2018

24 July 2018

Beyond Survival March for Aboriginal Rights - Better Solutions for a Better Future

NSW Aboriginal Land Council and the Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO) says it is time governments and policy-makers commit to actively engaging the expertise of Aboriginal community controlled organisations.

"That is why we are marching on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples," said Councillor Roy Ah-See, Chair of NSWALC and Co-Chair of CAPO.

"CAPO's expertise across health, education, cultural and family connections, community care, the legal system and Land Rights spans more than 200 years.

And the Land Rights network continues to support our people and communities to access quality health care, decent housing, education, sustainable employment and economic participation."

Cr Ah-See said that current policy is built on shifting sands, while the knowledge and expertise of Aboriginal community controlled organisations provide the solid foundation for a better future for our people.

"That is why it is vital we all take this opportunity to walk together in solidarity and march for Aboriginal Rights and community control on a highly significant day," Cr Ah-See said.

"Aboriginal organisations have the solutions and we are the ones who should have control of what our children's future will look like."

The Beyond Survival March for Aboriginal Rights is on Thursday August 9 at 11am, leaving from Hyde Park North to NSW Parliament House.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/838450799683432/

MEDIA CONTACT:  Michelle Aleksandrovics 0429 585 291

Acknowledgement

We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of the lands where we work as well as across the lands we travel through. We also acknowledge our Elders past, present and emerging.

Artwork Credit: Craig Cromelin, from a painting he did titled, "4 favourite fishing holes". It is a snippet of his growing years on the Lachlan River, featuring yabby, turtle, fish and family.

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