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- 1981 (Creation)
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1 leaf : black and white map of Queensland ; 21 cm.
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The Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA) was formed in Queensland in 1977 after Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community delegates from across Queensland, including from rural towns and isolated reserve communities, decided to establish a functional organisation to change legislation referred to as the 'Black Acts'. In 1981 FAIRA was involved in an extended tent embassy in the King George Square and in 1982 played a major role in organising protests around the Brisbane Commonwealth Games. After the Black Acts were terminated in 1984, FAIRA continued to campaign for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at the local, national and international levels. FAIRA was founded and continues to be operated by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is funded independently, and its purpose is to fight racism, have the rights of Indigenous Peoples recognised and respected in Australian law and secure Land Rights. FAIRA utilises research-based actions to address exploitation and empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Publicists - Paul Braddy, Don Davidson, Shane Hoffman, Morgan B. Howe, Liz Johnson, P Jones, Les Malezer, Steve Mam, Noel Preston, John Warby.
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Trifold brochure, black and red type on yellow paper, created to be a 'guide for all Queenslanders interested in the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' and issued for 'National Aborigines Week (6-12 July 1981)'. Provides information on legislative changes required to bring justice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; has a particular focus on land rights. Includes an illustrated map of Queensland and its reserves, from Cherbourg up to Bamaga, as well as an excerpt from the 1938 pamphlet Aborigines claim citizen rights!: a statement of the case for the Aborigines Progressive Association by J.T. Patten (John [Jack] Patten) and W. Ferguson (William [Bill] Patten).
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In copyright. Can be reproduced for personal research and study. For other uses see About copyright. Please attribute the Fryer Library.
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- English
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Revised, Kymberley Bax, 5-Apr-2024.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.