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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220901T000000
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SUMMARY:National Wattle Day
DESCRIPTION:National Wattle Day has been officially celebrated since 1992. \n\n\n\n“On 1 September 1988\, Golden Wattle was declared officially as Australia’s national floral emblem. While Golden Wattle had long enjoyed that status informally – note its prominent place within the Commonwealth Coat of Arms dating from 1912 (frontispiece) and on the insignia of the Order of Australia – it had taken strong supporters of the emblem\, notably Maria Hitchcock and also the Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP)\, to persuade the Federal Government to grant official recognition in the Bicentennial Year.” Rod Panter\, Science\, Technology\, Environment and Resources Group\, Updated 1997.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/national-wattle-day-2022-09-01/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220902T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220902T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T050426
CREATED:20200731T020624Z
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SUMMARY:1991: Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Act passed by Parliament
DESCRIPTION:Action\n\n\n\nDoes your parish\, school or Catholic organisation have a Reconciliation Action Plan? Today might be a good day to check on your progress\, or to start the process of developing a Reconciliation Action Plan. \n\n\n\nWhat is Reconciliation?\n\n\n\nANTaR describe reconciliation as “a process where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples\, non-Indigenous Australians and Australian governments forge a new relationship based on mutual understanding\, recognition and respect.” \n\n\n\nThe formal process of reconciliation had its roots in the establishment of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation which was established as a statutory authority on 2 September 1991 with the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Act 1991. The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation was disbanded in 2000. \n\n\n\nIn 2001 Reconciliation Australia was established as an independent not for profit organisation with the aim of inspiring and enabling all Australians to contribute to the reconciliation of the nation. Reconciliation Australia highlight five dimensions of reconciliation between First Nations people and communities and non-indigenous Australians: \n\n\n\nFor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples\, Australia’s colonial history is characterised by devastating land dispossession\, violence\, and racism. Over the last half-century\, however\, many significant steps towards reconciliation have been taken. Reconciliation is an ongoing journey that reminds us that while generations of Australians have fought hard for meaningful change\, future gains are likely to take just as much\, if not more\, effort. In a just\, equitable and reconciled Australia\, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children will have the same life chances and choices as non-Indigenous children\, and the length and quality of a person’s life will not be determined by their racial background. Our vision of reconciliation is based and measured on five dimensions: historical acceptance; race relations; equality and equity; institutional integrity and unity. These five dimensions do not exist in isolation\, but are interrelated. Reconciliation cannot be seen as a single issue or agenda; the contemporary definition of reconciliation must weave all of these threads together. For example\, greater historical acceptance of the wrongs done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can lead to improved race relations\, which in turn leads to greater equality and equity. Reconciliation Australia
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1991-council-for-aboriginal-reconciliation-act-passed-by-parliament-2022-09-02/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220907T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220907T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T050426
CREATED:20200811T034243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T034243Z
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SUMMARY:1936: Death in Hobart Zoo of the last Tasmanian tiger in captivity
DESCRIPTION:“On this day in 1936\, the last known survivor of the thylacine species\, better known as Tasmanian tigers\, is said to have died in captivity in Hobart\, Australia\, having only been captured a few years earlier in 1933. It was renowned as the largest carnivorous marsupial to survive into the modern age\, and now that it is extinct\, this honour has passed on to its close relative\, the endangered Tasmanian devil.” History Channel Australia
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1936-death-in-hobart-zoo-of-the-last-tasmanian-tiger-in-captivity-2022-09-07/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220907T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220907T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T050426
CREATED:20200811T034620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T034620Z
UID:3707-1662508800-1662595199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:National Threatened Species Day
DESCRIPTION:“National Threatened Species Day is commemorated across the country on 7 September to raise awareness of plants and animals at risk of extinction. The day also celebrates the amazing work that is being done to save them by passionate conservationists\, researchers\, volunteers\, and community experts.” NSW Department of Planning\, Industry and Environment
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/national-threatened-species-day-2022-09-07/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220912T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220912T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T050426
CREATED:20200813T071646Z
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SUMMARY:1843: Battle of One Tree Hill near Toowoomba\, QLD\, between Aboriginal landowners and European settlers
DESCRIPTION:“In the early years of European settlement on the Darling Downs relations between the two races were mostly friendly. However\, by the 1840s relations had turned sour. The European settlers did not understand the indigenous population’s deep spiritual connection to the land and so often treated their sacred sites (natural features of the land) poorly. This led to tension and soon conflict. The most famous and serious of conflicts on the Downs was the Battle of One-Tree Hill which took place on what is now known as Table Top Mountain.” Indigenous History | Toowoomba Region
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1843-battle-of-one-tree-hill-near-toowoomba-qld-between-aboriginal-landowners-and-european-settlers-2022-09-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220916T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220916T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T050426
CREATED:20200819T062822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200819T062822Z
UID:3721-1663286400-1663372799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1993: Death of Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker)\, Aboriginal poet\, activist and artist
DESCRIPTION:Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) was born Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska\, on Minjerribah (the Stradbroke Island).  She was a poet\, political activist\, artist and educator. Oodgeroo Noonuccal means Oodgeroo of the tribe Nunuccal. Oodgeroo was a strong promoter of Aboriginal culture and a campaigner for indigenous rights.  \n\n\n\nAs the Australian Women’s Register explains: \n\n\n\n“Oodgeroo’s work has been recognised by numerous awards\, including the Mary Gilmore Medal (1970)\, the Jessie Litchfield Award (1975)\, the International Acting Award and the Fellowship of Australian Writers’ Award. She also held an honorary doctorate of letters (Macquarie University) and was awarded the degree of Doctor of the University from Griffith University. In 1970\, Oodgeroo (under the name Kathleen Walker) was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) for services to the community. She returned it in 1987 in protest against the forthcoming Australian Bicentenary celebrations (1988). It was around this time that she reclaimed her traditional name\, Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe.” The Australian Women’s Register\n\n\n\nAction\n\n\n\nRead Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poems about her experience of racism and dispossession. Has anything changed? Consider what you can do.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1993-death-of-oodgeroo-noonuccal-kath-walker-aboriginal-poet-activist-and-artist-2022-09-16/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220923T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220923T235959
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CREATED:20200819T065807Z
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SUMMARY:1959: Launch of Australian Consumer Association (ACA)
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Consumer Association is now known as CHOICE.  It describes its aim as “to tackle the issues that really matter to consumers\, arming them with the information to make confident choices and lobbying for change when consumers are getting a raw deal.” \n\n\n\nIt played an important role in the drafting of the Trade Practices Act\, Australia’s first national consumer protection law. It also campaigned for the introduction of the Australian Consumer Law\, which guarantees consumer rights today. \n\n\n\nFind out more about the history of CHOICE
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1959-launch-of-australian-consumer-association-aca-2022-09-23/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220928T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220928T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T050426
CREATED:20200820T064214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200820T064214Z
UID:3821-1664323200-1664409599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1872: Birth of David Unaipon\, Aboriginal writer and activist
DESCRIPTION:What do you know about David Unaipon\, the man on the fifty dollar note?  He was a preacher\, writer and inventor and was the first Aboriginal published author. David was born in 1872 on the Point McLeay mission in the town of Raukkan\, just 80 km southeast of Adelaide. Find out more on the NITV website. \n\n\n\n“David Unaipon first of all\, forced Australians to accept Aboriginal intelligence then he forced them to consider the scientific knowledge of the world’s oldest culture. His legacy paves the way for younger Aboriginal people to unearth the Indigenous science Australia has buried beneath a ton of denial.” – Bruce Pascoe\, Author Quoted in Luke Briscoe\, in Remembering David Unaipon: the man on the fifty dollar note\, NITV.\n\n\n\nNational Indigenous Television (NITV)
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1872-birth-of-david-unaipon-aboriginal-writer-and-activist-2022-09-28/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220928T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220928T235959
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SUMMARY:1983: Death of John Pat in Roebourne Prison WA\, prompting the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
DESCRIPTION:Noel Olive explains in the Australian Dictionary of Biography: \n\n\n\n“On 28 September 1983 several members of the Roebourne police force attended a meeting of the Western Australian Police Union of Workers at Karratha. They adjourned to the local golf club for drinks\, and then proceeded to the Top Bar of the Victoria Hotel at Roebourne. A brawl broke out between the off-duty police officers and a group of Aborigines\, including Pat\, a 16 year old Aboriginal boy who died of head injuries alleged to have been caused in a disturbance between Aboriginal people and Police…  The circumstances of Pat’s death were investigated by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody\, established in 1987… Pat’s death became for Aboriginal people a symbol of injustice and oppression. The Aboriginal poet\, Jack Davis\, wrote John Pat (1988). The John Pat Memorial Day for Deaths in Custody is observed each year with a ceremony at the old Fremantle Prison.” Noel Olive\, “Pat\, John Peter (1966-1983)”\, in Australian Dictionary of Biography
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1983-death-of-john-pat-in-roebourne-prison-wa-prompting-the-royal-commission-into-aboriginal-deaths-in-custody-2022-09-28/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220930T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220930T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T050426
CREATED:20200820T070258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200820T070258Z
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SUMMARY:1975: Ratification by Australia of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
DESCRIPTION:“The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1966 was one of the first human rights treaties to be adopted by the United Nations (UN). The Convention is widely supported\, with more than 156 countries (four-fifths of the membership of the UN) having ratified it. Australia ratified the Convention on 30 September 1975.” Australian Human Rights Commission – Guide to the Law
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1975-ratification-by-australia-of-the-international-convention-on-the-elimination-of-all-forms-of-racial-discrimination-2022-09-30/
CATEGORIES:Australian,UN International
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