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The plot to bury #reconciliation #australia #australiaVotes #VoteYESAustralia #TheVoiceToParliament

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2023/10/28/the-plot-bury-reconciliation#mtr

Peter Dutton walks back offer of second referendum after voice poll
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/16/peter-dutton-second-referendum-australian-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-poll

<sarcasm> I am so surprised that Dutton backflipped on his offer for a second Voice referendum. </sarcasm>

#AusPol #VoiceToParliament #Yes23 #VoteYes #Referendum2023 #IndigenousVoiceToParliament #FirstNations #Voice #VoteYesAustralia

Many big elections recently - expected but disappointing result in #Australia (RIP #VoteYesAustralia). Even moreso in #Slovakia - that Progressive Slovakia lead in the exit poll was a cruel crumb of hope.

Anyway, it's #PolandVotes today. I've faith they'll get out of their current populism-hole (unlike Hungary) but I don't think it'll be today. Let's hope I'm wrong.

And that long-term something more sensible replaces #PiS so I can make the "they're all the Sejm" joke and have it be accurate.

A STATEMENT FROM INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS WHO SUPPORTED THE VOICE REFERENDUM

A Week of Silence for the Voice

This statement comes from Rachel Perkins, respected Arrernte & Kalkadoon woman, and co-chair of Yes23.

https://www.instagram.com/rachelperkinsau/

https://www.yes23.com.au/

#AusPol #VoiceToParliament #Yes23 #VoteYes #Referendum2023 #IndigenousVoiceToParliament #FirstNations #Voice #VoteYesAustralia

A STATEMENT FROM INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS WHO SUPPORTED THE VOICE REFERENDUM

A Week of Silence for the Voice

Recognition in the constitution of the descendants of the original and continuing owners of Australia would have been a great advance for Australians. Alas, the majority have rejected it.

This is a bitter irony. That people who have only been on this continent for 235 years would refuse to recognise those whose home this land has been for 60,000 and more years is beyond reason. It was never in the gift of these newcomers to refuse recognition to the true owners of Australia. The referendum was a chance for newcomers to show a long-refused grace and gratitude and to acknowledge that the brutal dispossession of our people underwrote their every advantage in this country.

For more than six years, we have explained to our nation why the Voice was our great hope to achieve real change for our families and communities.

To the Australians who supported us in this vote - we thank you sincerely. You comprise many millions of Australians of love and goodwill. We know you wanted a better future for Australia, and to put the colonial past behind us by choosing belated recognition and justice.

We thank the Prime Minister and his government for having the conviction to take this referendum to the Australian people at our request. We thank him for his advocacy and all parliamentarians who did the same, including members of the Teals, Greens, Nationals and independents who stood by us. We pay particular respect to the Liberal parliamentarians who bravely advocated for the voice.

We also thank our fellow Australians from all sectors of the community, including multicultural, faith, professional, business, creative and sporting organisations. To the hundreds of thousands who took to the streets, knocked on doors and made over a million phone calls, thank you for your love and support.

Our deep chagrin at this result does not in any way diminish our pride and gratefulness for the stand they had the moral courage to take in this cause now lost. We know we have them by our side in the ongoing cause for justice and fairness in our own land.

Now is not the time to dissect the reasons for this tragic outcome. This will be done in the weeks, years and decades to come. Now is the time for silence, to mourn and deeply consider the consequence of this outcome.

Much will be asked about the role of racism and prejudice against Indigenous people in this result. The only thing we ask is that each and every Australian who voted in this election reflect hard on this question.

To our people we say: do not shed tears. This rejection was never for others to issue. The truth is that rejection was always ours to determine. The truth is that we offered this recognition and it has been refused. We now know where we stand in this our own country. Always was. Always will be.

We will not rest long. Pack up the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Fly our flags low. Talk not of recognition and reconciliation. Only of justice and the rights of our people in our own country. Things that no one else can gift us, but to which we are entitled by fact that this is the country of our birth and inheritance.

Re-gather our strength and resolve, and when we determine a new direction for justice and our rights, let us once again unite. Let us convene in due course to carefully consider our path forward.

We are calling A Week of Silence from tonight (Saturday 14th October) to grieve this outcome and reflect on its meaning and significance. We will not be commenting further on the result at this time.

We will be lowering our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to half-mast for the week of silence to acknowledge this result. We ask others to do the same.

14 October 2023

Beyond No, here’s what we know about the Voice results
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-15/voice-results-explained-map/102978520

This article has some interesting data visualisations that show how people voted in the Referendum. These factors stand-out strongly:
- City vs rural
- Educational level
- Age
- Income

Curiously, the societal divisions on these maps are that same as last time there was a referendum, nearly a generation ago.

#AusPol #VoiceToParliament #VoteYes #Referendum2023 #IndigenousVoiceToParliament #FirstNations #Voice #VoteYesAustralia

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#auspol #VoteYESAustralia

https://yarnn.au/pages/our-impact

Un texte de Marcia Langton :

"Je ne prends aucun plaisir à écrire ce texte. J'ai passé ma vie à faire campagne pour la reconnaissance et la réconciliation dans ce pays. Pendant tout ce temps, j'ai trouvé des moyens de nourrir l'espoir. J'ai souvent cru en nos meilleurs anges.

Aujourd'hui, cependant, je vois la vérité : quelle que soit l'issue du vote d'aujourd'hui, que la double majorité requise pour modifier la Constitution soit atteinte ou non, la réconciliation est morte.

Les Australiens ont eu la possibilité d'accepter notre invitation dans la Déclaration d'Uluru venant du cœur. Eux seuls avaient le pouvoir de décider d'accepter ou de rejeter la reconnaissance constitutionnelle des Aborigènes et des insulaires du détroit de Torres en votant "oui" ou "non" sur un organe représentatif inscrit dans la Constitution.

J'espère me tromper, mais tout autour de moi me dit qu'aujourd'hui, l'Australie va rejeter cette invitation. Elle choisira de laisser notre main tendue.

Dans un récent article, Chin Tan, le commissaire sortant chargé de la discrimination raciale, a identifié à juste titre une leçon clé de la campagne référendaire : "Ce que nous savons déjà et ce qui a été renforcé au cours de ce référendum, c'est que l'Australie a besoin de toute urgence d'un cadre national de lutte contre le racisme et d'une réponse bipartisane au racisme.

Il s'agit d'une réponse rationnelle, fondée sur les preuves accablantes de la montée de la haine raciale et de l'antisémitisme au cours du référendum, non seulement de la part de haineux raciaux ordinaires, qui pensent que nous allons encore leur prendre leur jardin, mais aussi de néo-nazis qui répandent d'ignobles mensonges dans des vidéos et des mèmes en ligne, menaçant la vie non seulement de la sénatrice Lidia Thorpe, mais aussi de nombreux militants autochtones et non autochtones en faveur du "oui".

Je suis d'accord avec Chin Tan sur le plan intellectuel, mais s'il parle de bipartisme pour vaincre la discrimination raciale, il rêve. La nation a été empoisonnée. Il n'y a pas de remède à ce terrible résultat. Le chef de l'opposition, Peter Dutton, a fait du racisme sa carte de visite. Il a injecté la peur et la haine raciale dans sa campagne contre la proposition de référendum avec un tel enthousiasme, une telle tromperie, qu'il n'y a aucun espoir qu'une position nationale contre le racisme soit à la portée des générations à venir.

Dutton a cimenté la haine raciale dans le corps politique d'une manière que nous n'avions pas prévue l'année dernière, mais qui est désormais très claire. Il a tué tout espoir de réconciliation, avec l'aide de la sénatrice Jacinta Nampijinpa Price et du Nyunggai Warren Mundine.

M. Dutton a commencé sa campagne pour le "non" en affirmant que la proposition de référendum "racialiserait" l'Australie. Il est membre du cabinet depuis dix ans, parlementaire depuis 2001 - il est improbable qu'il n'ait pas lu la Constitution ou qu'il n'ait pas au moins été informé de son contenu, en particulier du "pouvoir racial" de l'article 51 (xxvi). Il a été ministre d'un gouvernement qui a utilisé ce même pouvoir pour nuire aux Australiens indigènes.

L'autre mensonge qu'il a fait aux Australiens était "pas de détails". Là encore, il était au cabinet lorsque les rapports provisoires et finaux de la co-conception Calma-Langton Voice, totalisant plus de 400 pages, ont été déposés et publiés pour consultation. Il est peu probable qu'il les ait lus, car les détails qu'il ne cesse de réclamer s'y trouvent.

En outre, le message clé véhiculé par le "non" est que nous, les Aborigènes et les insulaires du détroit de Torres d'Australie, sommes entièrement responsables de notre situation difficile. "La colonisation", a déclaré Mme Price au National Press Club pendant la campagne, a eu un "impact positif". Elle a poursuivi avec un autre mensonge monstrueux : "Je veux dire que maintenant nous avons l'eau courante, nous avons de la nourriture facilement disponible". Elle a ajouté qu'il n'y avait "aucun impact négatif permanent de la colonisation".

Ce n'est là qu'une des déclarations extraordinaires et sans fondement qu'elle a faites lors de son intervention au National Press Club. Il est clair qu'elle ne connaît pas l'énorme quantité de preuves qui la contredisent, ni les personnes auxquelles ces preuves se réfèrent, et qu'elle ne s'en soucie pas.

L'année dernière, un rapport de la Water Services Association of Australia a montré que l'eau du robinet dans plus de 500 communautés indigènes n'était pas régulièrement testée et qu'elle était souvent impropre à la consommation. Dans les zones reculées, les communautés reçoivent de l'eau potable contenant des niveaux inacceptables d'uranium, d'arsenic, de fluorure et de nitrate. On estime qu'il faudrait investir 2,2 milliards de dollars pour remédier à cette situation.

#TheVoice #VoteYesAustralia #abo

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/indigenous-affairs/2023/10/14/marcia-langton-whatever-the-outcome-reconciliation-dead#mtr

My Mum is dying. It won't be long now.
But one of her final acts was sending off her postal vote for Yes. She wanted to exercise her democratic rights one last time and to vote for change that will improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

I am very proud of my Mum

#VoteYESAustralia

So many things are going so badly in so many ways that it's almost overwhelming. I'm drowning in awful.

I still believe the likelihood that Yes will win is far higher than our quiescent, blinkered media gave credit for, but that doesn't mean the whole horrible campaign of petty racism wasn't a terrible spectacle to witness.

And if this change does not happen, then I despair of the future for everybody, but especially our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters.

#VoteYESAustralia

Well, whatever happens tomorrow, I know I did all that I could to move towards true Indigenous inclusion & recognition.
I will be able to tell future generations that I stood for what was right and fair and voted for equity.
If I am one day blessed with children, I will be able to tell them that their Mum fought to have our Indigenous people recognised in our constitution and give them a voice in this country, THEIR country!
I will will forever be able to look back on my choice with pride and know that I stood on the right side of history.

Now...on to treaty!

#Yes #yes23 #Yes23au #yes2023 #VoteYESAustralia #VoteYES23Australia #referendum

Today I'm heading to visit my friend for a birthday dinner.

In the meantime, Australia does not revolve around me (or white people) so I decided to #voteyesaustralia

Voted, sausaged and caked. I feel underwhelmed with the voting experience, not enough boxes to fill in. #ILoveCountingUpTo63 #VoteYesAustralia #VoiceReferendum

Today … Yes!

When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)? I felt like a self-actualised adult today, as I ventured out this morning with heartfelt intention. Today, I Voted Yes in a referendum for constitutional change. #VoteYesAustralia #socialchange #equality & #justice.

http://driftwoodandsage.blog/2023/10/14/today-yes/

Democracy veggie patties at our local polling booth #VoteYesAustralia 🖤💛❤️

Reminder: #VoteYesAustralia because if this fails anyone over 30 WILL NOT LIVE TO GET A SECOND CHANCE.

The Voice may not be perfect but it’s better than what we have, but you won’t GET a chance at something better unless it succeeds.

Open your heart, accept the invitation and #VoteYESAustralia

The 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum is today. It's asking Australians to vote on a referendum to change the Australian Constitution that would give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, a stronger voice in government. C'mon neighbour, vote yes! #VoteYesAustralia

When you go to vote in the #referendum today, please remember:

- To be united and have one voice, we need to hear from all voices. This means hearing from our Indigenous peoples; not corporations, not organisations, but people. This is your chance to make that happen.

- Many countries across the globe have an Indigenous voice to parliament. The walls of democracy did not come crmbling down and many Indigenous people in those countries, say they would be much worse off without it. They encourage Australia to #voteyes.

- Once voted into the constitution, it CAN be changed. It is NOT permanant and anyone who say it is, is lying to you. (see my earlier post)

- This should not have been a partisan issue. Dutton has not only divided his party, he has divided the country with his misinformation and disinformation. Do not allow him to gaslight you.

- If you don't know, find out. It is not too late to dig a little deeper and fund the truth. Voting Yes will not mean you will lose your backyard or need to pay rent to Indigenous people. Please understand that you are voting for an advisory body only - no different to the ones we have for disabilities and whatnot.

Your children will ask you how you voted in this referendum, make sure you can answer with pride, not regret. The world will be watching us and judging us on the decision we make today. Our Indigenous people will really know how much we value them by the decisions we make today - please be on the right side of history.

#VoteYesAustralia #yes23au #VoiceToParliament

How long will it take for the No voters to realise they were conned?
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