Letter covering enclosed pamphlets, signed by Denis Walker
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- 1982-1983.
Act Confrontation Campaign Committee
Letter covering enclosed pamphlets, signed by Denis Walker
Act Confrontation Campaign Committee
Aborigines and the Commonwealth games.
Part of Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action Ephemera
Pamphlet published by the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Inc. (ALRM) in Adelaide with the support of FAIRA, among other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights organisations. Provides information on why Aboriginal peoples are protesting the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games and what Australians or visitors to Australia can do to support Aboriginal peoples.
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Sticker, possibly a bumper sticker, of the Australian Aboriginal flag with FAIRA in white type over the yellow circle (sun).
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Straight questions and the facts in answer.
Part of Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action Ephemera
Half fold brochure, black type on white paper. Lists questions and answers pertaining to facts about Aboriginal peoples, such as who they are, the problems they face, the laws that affect them (The Aborigines Act of 1971), and the issue of Land Rights. Also provides a response to the question 'Will Aborigines disrupt the Commonwealth Games?'.
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Act Confrontation Campaign Committee Ephemera
Act Confrontation Campaign Committee
Part of Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action Ephemera
Copy of a typescript detailing the history of FAIRA, from its formation up to the 1982 trip to Africa by two FAIRA delegates, Robert (Bob) Weatherall and Les Malezer, to encourage Commonwealth countries to boycott the Brisbane Commonwealth Games.
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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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