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Short-cut to justice.

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).

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action

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.

History of the Foundation.

Copy of a typescript, written 12 months after the establishment of FAIRA, detailing the purpose of the organisation, as well as the Foundation's key people, sources of funding, areas of spending, and projects. Ends with an appeal to churches to help financially support the Foundation to keep it operating. First page has a black and white illustration of an elder conversing with a boy under a tree.

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action

Council for Aboriginal Development Ephemera

  • FVF765
  • File
  • 1978

Letter, survey, and discussion paper circulated by the Council for Aboriginal Development, a Canberra based organisation, possibly in 1979 on compulsory voting for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Council for Aboriginal Development

Letter regarding Commonwealth Voting Rights

Copy of a form letter sent to "Aboriginal organisations and communities" from the Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Development, W.F. Bird with the subject line "Commonwealth voting rights for Aboriginal" [and Torres Strait Islander peoples]. Attached to the letter is a survey and a discussion paper. It is undated but most likely is from 1978.

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