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Goal 3: People's Movement
Encourage and support
the people's movement for reconciliation to achieve justice and equity
for all Australians, to embrace the unique place of indigenous peoples
in the life of the nation and to ensure that the work of reconciliation
continues beyond the life of the Council.
The Council's third
goal recognises the substantial groundswell of national public support
for the reconciliation process which has grown over the life of the
Council. The Council is acutely aware of its responsibility to support
and encourage the people's movement for reconciliation and so establish
the foundations for an ongoing commitment to national reconciliation
beyond December 2000.
The people's movement
for reconciliation empowers all Australians to enjoy reconciliation
and coexistence and promotes mutual respect between peoples of all backgrounds.
The people's movement fosters an ongoing national commitment to address
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage at the local community
level. It promotes the benefits which all Australians can enjoy if the
quality of life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is
improved.
The Council has
found strong community support for promoting a better understanding
of our shared history and for commemorating indigenous cultures and
traditions within the life of the nation.
Strategies
- Further develop
the Australians for Reconciliation (AFR) program to consolidate and
enhance effective State and Territory structures and processes to
promote and support the people's movement at a local level.
- Develop a framework
and implement a process for sharing the history of indigenous and
non-indigenous relationships in this country.
- Develop and
implement a public awareness and communication strategy to promote
reconciliation and enhance community appreciation of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander cultures and heritage and the unique place
of indigenous peoples in this country.
- Negotiate with
indigenous peoples about, and support the establishment of, physical
symbols of reconciliation and the integration of appropriate indigenous
customs and traditions into public ceremonies and official events.
- Explore options
for sustaining the reconciliation process beyond the life of the Council,
including the possible establishment of a foundation or institute
which would meet the community's expectation for reconciliation processes
to continue beyond the life of the Council.
- Work in collaboration
with the Centenary of Federation Council to celebrate progress towards
reconciliation by 2001.
Performance Indicators
- Increased community
support for Australians for Reconciliation activities, for example,
as shown by increased participation in study circles and the formation
of new reconciliation groups.
- A significant
increase in the number of local and regional agreements negotiated
with indigenous peoples and resulting in improved community relationships
and/or improved service provision at the local level.
- The development
of proposals for a viable structure, such as an institute or foundation,
which would provide a focus for reconciliation beyond the life of
the Council.
- The integration
of appropriate indigenous customs and traditions into significant
public ceremonies and official events.
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