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Blackisms.

Copy of a double-sided leaflet with black type on white paper. The front has an illustration of five Aboriginal Australian boys with their arms around each other. Above and below the illustration are the words 'Blackisms: black is never having any friends except your cousins'. The rest of the page is filled with statements in small print about what it means to be black ('Black is a way of life', 'black is knowing this land is our land', and so on). On the back is a list of items for sale, such as FAIRA badges and t-shirts, Aboriginal flag pins and bags, and various publications pertaining to Aboriginal affairs.

Who is FAIRA?

Flyer, black type on white paper, providing an overview of FAIRA and its function as the Native Title Representative Body for the southeast Queensland region, as appointed by the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs under the provisions of the Commonwealth's Native Title Act 1993.

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action

Flyer for UQ Press launch of Son of Alyandabu by Joe McGinness

Flyer, black type on yellow paper, announcing an event for the launch of publication Son of Alyandabu: my fight for Aboriginal rights by Joe McGinness, organised by FAIRA in conjunction with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and University of Queensland Press. Event held at the Yurri Gurri SkillShare Centre in South Brisbane on Thursday 7 March 1991. Event information on the verso and a black and white photograph of Joe McGinness on the recto, above some biographical information.

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action

Communication to heads of overseas governments.

A copy of a typescript submission to international heads of governments of countries in Asia, North America, Oceania, Africa and Europe detailing the Australian Government's treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It alleges a conspiracy between the Queensland and Federal governments to avoid taking action in the advancement of Aboriginal affairs and neglect the rights, particularly Land Rights, of Indigenous Peoples. Unsigned but addressed from Robert Weatherall, Mick Miller, Eric Kyle and Lyle Johnson on behalf of FAIRA.

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action Ephemera

  • FVF186
  • File
  • 1977-1991

Letters, brochures, leaflets, meeting minutes, event materials and other documents produced by the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA) and its members.

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action

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