On other important Indigenous health issues, Croakey covered the launch of the Lowitja Institute's «Recognise health» initiative, a project that
supports constitutional recognition as a pathway to better health and wellbeing for Aboriginal people.
• Invest in respectful relationships with Australia's First Peoples; •
Support constitutional recognition and discussions on treaties and agreement making; • Recommit to and expand the Closing the Gap targets; • Invest in public anti-racism campaigns; and • Develop a formal truth and justice process for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Not exact matches
The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S.
recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state -
supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and public - works employment; the securing of
constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources, public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).
The lawsuit that candidate Malloy was so strongly
supporting is based on the
recognition that Connecticut's school funding system «has resulted in
constitutional violations that disproportionately impact African - American, Latino, and other minority students.»
Recently, Reconciliation Australia also oversaw the Recognise campaign, promoting greater awareness of, and
support for
constitutional recognition of Australia's First Peoples.
The Expert Panel will report to the Government on possible options for
constitutional change to give effect to Indigenous
constitutional recognition, including advice as to the level of
support from Indigenous people and the broader community for each option by December 2011.
raise awareness about the importance of Indigenous
constitutional recognition including by identifying and
supporting ambassadors who will generate broad public awareness and discussion.
«I firmly believe the time is right and that the Australian commitment to reconciliation is strong enough for us to be able to build the momentum, the understanding and the
support that is so necessary for us to bring about this
Constitutional recognition.»
The Panel terms of reference (see Appendix 4) required it to «lead a broad national consultation and community engagement program to seek the views of a wide spectrum of the community» [51] and report to Government on «possible options for
constitutional change to give effect to Indigenous
constitutional recognition, including advice as to the level of
support from Indigenous people and the broader community for each option by December 2011».
The Expert Panel will report to the Australian Government on potential options for
constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and will advise on the level of
support for these options by December 2011.
«In particular, I will be looking to work with them closely on advancing
support for
constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians and implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.»
[72] Some of the recommendations
support proposals discussed in this Chapter, including
constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples, the protection of cultural integrity and heritage, and increasing the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian economy.
Labor will build public
support to meet the goal of providing
constitutional recognition of the First Nations status of Indigenous Australians and their custodianship of land and waters;
Request that the Government and the Opposition identify the parameters of what they will
support in relation to
constitutional recognition, based on the issues identified by the various review processes to date, as well as their willingness to consider further measures to address the specific circumstances faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.