Next meeting: Moree NSW on 28th & 29th July 2012 -
Meeting Agenda
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| Saturday 28 July 2012 | ||
| 8:30 – 9:30am | Registration of delegates and participants at Moree Embassy | |
| 10:00am | March through main street of Moree then to Embassy | |
| 11:00am | Welcome to Country and Dance of the Warriors | |
| 11.30am | Introduction to Sovereign Union & Interim Government Agenda Presenter: Michael Anderson - Euahlayi/Gomeroi Co-ordinator of the National Unity Government of the Sovereign Union |
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| 11:45am | Comments, questions and suggestions, additions and alterations to proposed agenda. Adopt agenda. Facilitator: Madeline McGrady |
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| 12:00pm | Feedback on developments and progress of the Sovereign Union Facilitator: Toni Manton - Karuah |
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| 12:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30pm | Crown and Australia governments' responses to enquiries and assertions of sovereignty Facilitator: Alf Priestly – Gomeroi Presenters: Fred Hooper - Murrawarri, Neville Chappy Williams – Wiradjuri Adrian Burragubbar – Wirdi Michael Anderson, - Euahlayi/Gomeroi |
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| 2:30pm | Asserting Sovereignty - Strategies for ways forward Facilitator: Judulu - Yarrabah Explanation by Michael Anderson Q & A |
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| 3:00pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 3:15pm | Workshops on strategies for ways forward to assert sovereignty ... including Youth Workshop on approach to the constitutional reform issues etc. | |
| 4:45pm | Workshop reports to full gathering Facilitator: Fred Hooper |
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| 5:30pm | Yarn Up and Sing-a-longs at the Embassy's fires | |
| Sunday 29 July 2012 | ||
| 9:00am | Need for unity and alliances - Open Session Facilitator: Donna Jackson, Larrakia nation, Darwin tbc Presenters: Lara Pullin - Gundugarra, tbc Coco Wharton - Kooma nation |
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| 10:30am | Morning tea | |
| 11:00am | Self-determination and governance Facilitator: Adrian Burragubbar - Wirdi nation Presenters: TBA Topics:
Presenters: Alf Priestly and Michael Anderson |
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| 11:30am | Workshop on above issues | |
| 12:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30pm | Feedback from workshops | |
| 2:00pm | International actions Facilitator: Sandra Onus, Portland Aboriginal Embassy TBC Presenters: Lara Pullin, Michael Anderson and other voluntary Speakers |
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| 3:00pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 3:30pm | Establishing Sovereign Union Secretariat and information bureau Facilitator: Madeline McGrady, Gomeroi Open and general discussion |
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| 4:00pm | Role of non-Aboriginal supporters in the Sovereignty movement and The Sovereign Union Facilitators: Dootch Kennedy - Kuradji Aboriginal Embassy, Dr Alessandro Pelizzon |
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| 4:45pm | Announcement of next gathering of Sovereign Union Interim Government and Closing ceremony lead by Alf Priestly | |
| Inquiries | Alf Priestly - Gomeroi 0416 966 852 Michael Anderson: - Euahlayi/Gomeroi 0427 292 492 Email: ghillar29@gmail.com |