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First ever national indigenous women’s convention
Media are advised that the first ever national indigenous women’s convention will be held in August to address the growing concerns about the range of abuse present in the community.
The convention, called Women at the Centre, will see indigenous women from all over Australia meeting to address issues such as domestic violence, mental health problems and nutrition education.
Dr. Ella Louise Smith Simmons, the first woman to serve as a vice president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church will be attending the convention.
Background information:
In response to the recent news regarding Prime Minister John Howard declaring a national emergency and seizing control of Aboriginal land, the Seventh-day Adventist Church believes it will have very little impact on solving the far-reaching problems of abuse and addiction.
A study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2005 also revealed that the main factor (27%) for indigenous people seeking the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program for help was due to domestic violence, far higher than that of non-indigenous people (18.6%).
Women at the Centre is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific.
Media are advised that the first ever national indigenous women’s convention will be held in August to address the growing concerns about the range of abuse present in the community.
The convention, called Women at the Centre, will see indigenous women from all over Australia meeting to address issues such as domestic violence, mental health problems and nutrition education.
Date: 8-11 August 2007 (Wednesday-Saturday)
Time: 9.30 am-8.30pm daily
Venue: Voyages Ayers Rock Resort, Yulara
Website: http://www.atsiwomen.com/
Time: 9.30 am-8.30pm daily
Venue: Voyages Ayers Rock Resort, Yulara
Website: http://www.atsiwomen.com/
Dr. Ella Louise Smith Simmons, the first woman to serve as a vice president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church will be attending the convention.
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Contact:
Melody Tan
Phone: +61 2 9847 2251
Email: mtan@adventist.org.au
Background information:
In response to the recent news regarding Prime Minister John Howard declaring a national emergency and seizing control of Aboriginal land, the Seventh-day Adventist Church believes it will have very little impact on solving the far-reaching problems of abuse and addiction.
“The national emergency is going to be seen as a solution that has been forced onto the indigenous community and will therefore only have limited success,” says Mrs Delphine Writer, chairperson of the planning committee. “What we need is the opportunity to be part of the process in which we can come up with a solution and claim ownership of it.”
40 years after the 1967 Referendum, the Indigenous community is still suffering from a range of issues.
A study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2005 also revealed that the main factor (27%) for indigenous people seeking the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program for help was due to domestic violence, far higher than that of non-indigenous people (18.6%).
Women at the Centre is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific.
