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Straight questions and the facts in answer.

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?'.

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action

Organise for land rights!

Copy of a notice and programme for an event called 'United Indigenous Cultural Survival Gathering' at Musgrave Park, Brisbane, from Wednesday 27 April to Thurday 5 May 1988. The event comprised cultural events as well as rallies and marches. A collaboration between FAIRA and Justice 88, the latter being described as a non-Aboriginal coalition in support of sovereignty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples based in West End. Black type on white paper. Some handwritten notes in pencil regarding the planning of the event.

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action

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

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.

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

What's the answer? Panel of speakers.

Notice of a public forum to be held at the OPAL Centre on Anne Street in Brisbane on the evening of Friday 27 October. The purpose of the forum is to suggest solutions to problems faced by Aboriginal Australians. The panelists include Denis Walker, J. Herlihy from the Legal Aid Committee, Sam Watson (Junior), Darcy Cummins and a representative from the Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Canberra. Chaired by Reverend J.R. Sweet. For more information attendees are encouraged to contact Sam Watson (Senior), Liaison Officer for the Brisbane Branch of OPAL.

OPAL (Organisation)

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