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Native title and Wik : the reality

Half fold brochure produced by ANTaR NSW with information on the history of land tenure in Australia, the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, the Mabo High Court decision, the Native Title Act 1993 and Wik decision. Also includes a list of ANTaR's 'major concerns' and 'six steps to co-existence'.

Australians for Native Title & Reconciliation

ANTaR (Qld) newsletter : October 1997.

Newsletter, brown type on white paper, produced by ANTaR QLD. Includes an article by Les Malezer about the Howard government's potential extinguishment of native title by way of proposed amendments to the Native Title Act 1993; a story by Marjorie Woodrow about her upbringing as a member of the stolen generations; an article on white race privilege; and an article by Professor Boni Robertson criticising the federal government's proposed changes to ABSTUDY.

Australians for Native Title & Reconciliation

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

Geerbaugh Aboriginal Cultural Centre brochure.

Copy of a trifold brochure, brown type on yellow paper, undated, promoting the Geerbaugh Aboriginal Cultural Centre, also known as the OPAL Cultural Centre. Address for the Centre is listed as 466 Ann Street, Brisbane. Features a biography and a black and white photograph of Uncle Willie MacKenzie (Geerbaugh), for whom the Centre was named. Contains a list of items for sale (didgeridoos, boomerangs, spears, bark paintings, shields, paintings, and other artefacts) as well as sketch illustrations of these objects. Includes black and white photographs from inside the Centre showing displays of art by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, and a hand-drawn map of where the Centre is located in the Brisbane central business district.

OPAL (Organisation)

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.

An introduction to 'One People of Australia League'.

Black type on white paper. Information booklet. The second page notes it is intended to be the pilot issue of a recommenced quarterly magazine made to raise awareness in the Brisbane community of the work carried out by OPAL. The booklet covers the history, aims and objectives, and key people of OPAL. Includes articles on OPAL's first president Jim Hamilton; Uncle Willie MacKenzie (Geerbaugh), for whom the OPAL Centre (Geerbaugh) on Anne Street was named; the Miss OPAL Quest pageant; and Yelangi Pre-School. Booklet contains an insert of a blank OPAL membership application form; the form indicates it cost $1 to join OPAL and an applicant had to be nominated by two current OPAL members.

OPAL (Organisation)

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