Let's Re: Think the Nation!    

 The Federal government has committed to holding a national      referendum on Constitutional Recognition for Australia's First    Peoples - they've set up an Expert Panel who are travelling Australia to hear submissions and opinions from as many Australians as possible, to inform the Government's decisions on the Referendum. ANTaR Victoria is determined to work within Australian communities to bring about a positive outcome. 

This year's National Reconciliation Week had the theme 'Let's Talk Recognition', and ANTaR is launching a campaign to raise awareness in communities for reconciliation and constitutional recogntion - Let's Re: Think the Nation.

Dr Peter Lewis (President of ANTaR National and chair of ANTaR Victoria), issued a statement on Australia Day, emphasising the opportunity the proposed referendum presents: Australia Day an opportunity to start rethinking the nation

 ANTaR Victoria has printing 50,000 Let's Re: Think the Nation postcards, and needs your help to distribute them. These postcards provide a great opportunity to spark conversations between community members and to raise awareness of the fact a referendum is on the horizon, and why this is an important step forward for all Australians.

The postcards link to the YouMeUnity website - You Me Unity is the website set up by the Expert Panel to document the national conversation their instigating about updating our constitution to reflect a modern Australia by recognising our first peoples & culture for the benefit of all Australians.

 

Distribute these Postcards within your Community!

Call our office on 03 9419 3613 or drop us a line at antar@antarvictoria.org.au to order a stack of postcards to hand out to your family and friends, display in your local cafes, take to your local markets, festivals, parties and pubs, include in your next organisational mailout, or ask your workplace to display some in its common areas. A positive outcome for the referendum for Constitutional Recognition will take committment from every single Australian, and it's up to each of us to create a vision for a united Australia.

Don't hesitate - get in touch with us now to get your 'Let's Re: Think the Nation' postcards!

 

Recent Resources on Constitutional Recognition

May 2011 - The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a new paper:Constitutional reform: Creating a nation for all of us.

The Law Council of Australia has released a discussion paper outlining options for Constitutional reform. Read the full paper here. (PDF 300kb)

Megan Davis and Dylan Lino of the Indigenous Law Centre discuss Constitutional reform and Indigenous peoples: Options for amendment to the Australian Constitution in a paper available from Australlian Policy Online.

17 May 2011 - Audio/video of a forum hosted by University of NSW's Indigenous Law Centre on Constitutional Reform, with Megan Davis,Mick Gooda, George Williams, Les Malezer, Paul Kildea and April Long.