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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

Aborigines and the Commonwealth games.

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.

Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action

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?'.

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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

Community meeting.

Copy of the minutes of a FAIRA community meeting held on the evening of 22 January 1985 at 369 George Street, Brisbane. The meeting covered the proposed National Land Rights legislation, the need for buses for communities lacking effective transportation options, staffing at the Black Community Housing Service (BCHS), the need for an independent political party and the proposed establishment of the Brisbane Independent Aboriginal and Islander Community School. A status report for the proposal, written by Ross Watson, is attached as an appendix to the minutes. Also includes a copy of a handwritten attendance list for the meeting.

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.

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