| Dear Reconciliationist, |
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| This week is National Giving Week. Its a time when people feel particularly generous. A time when you might decide to donate some money to a worthy cause... Why not donate to the NSW Reconciliation Council? We need funds to help us develop more campaigns, events and programs that can create real change in our communities. Feeling generous? Donate Now! |
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| The NSW Reconciliation Council has had a big month. In this e-newsletter we outline some of NSWRC's recent events, activities, campaigns and programs. |
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| Enjoy! |
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| NSW Reconciliation Council Team |
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| Inspiring Conference a Success |
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The NSW Reconciliation Conference 2009 was a tremendous success. It was described by NSWRC CEO Leanne Townsend as 'an inspiring conference that built positive relationships and developed strong new networks.' A recurring theme from the conference was 'reconciliation is what we make it'.
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| New Councillors Elected |
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The NSWRC Councillors were elected at the Annual General Meeting held in mid November. The new Council Members will provide strong leadership for the organisation over the next year. The office bearers that form the Management Committee were also elected to lead the organisation.
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| Small Grants Launched |
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Co-Chair David Crew launched the NSW Reconciliation Council's Small Grants program for 2010. The small grants program aims to foster reconciliation at the grassroots level. The Small Grants Information Pack and Application Form are now available on the NSWRC website. Applications close on Friday 29 January 2010.
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| NT Intervention and Racial Discrimination Act |
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The Federal Government recently introduced a Bill to reinstate the RDA in the NT in 2010. However, in order to do this the Government has expanded the discriminatory and paternalistic policies to take in more disadvantaged Australians. Follow the link for analysis of the Governments 'consultations' and the reinstatement of the RDA.
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| ANTaR - There is a Better Way |
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ANTaR has launched its "A Better Way" campaign. The campaign aims to highlight that there is a better way to work with Aboriginal people than the coercive and stigmatising approaches still continuing under the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) and related Aboriginal policies.
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