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28 May 1999 |
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NewsUnions Join Sorry CeremonyBy Deirdre Mahoney
Unions formed a vital part of the moving Journey of Healing events held in Sydney on Wednesday.
The day was a commemoration of last year's Sorry Day, and marked the second year of the Bringing them home report into the Stolen Generations (many of whom now refer to themselves as the Survival Generations). The day started with a smoking ceremony at St Stephen's Uniting Church in Macquarie Street, followed by a service featuring personal stories of healing of indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, performances on didgeridoo, a rainbow serpent procession, and culminating in non-indigenous Australians reciting Paul Keating's famous Redfern Park speech.
After the service, unions including the NSW Teachers' Federation, Independent Education Union, NSW Nurses' Association, CFMEU, MUA, CPSU, PSA and Labor Council marched with their banners amidst other supporters of reconciliation to the Botanic Gardens. There, Governor Gordon Samuels received two Uluru message sticks in a coolamon (symbolising the empty cradles of the mothers of the stolen generation) from survivor Carol Kendall. The first encounters garden at the City Gardens is being developed as a place for reflection for indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, and is situated next to a plaque commemorating the "beginning" of Australian agriculture (from white settlement), something the head of the gardens said had always disturbed him. A memorial to the Stolen Generations will also be established at the Mt Annan Botanic Gardens.
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   Interview: Back to the GrassrootsTrade union trainer Jill Biddington looks at old problems through a new lens. Her message: talk to the workers. Unions: TWU: The Workplace UnionRing Tony Sheldon, State Secretary of the NSW Transport Workers Union, and if you don't get through straight away you're told it's because "I'm organising members at the moment". History: Proud to be a MemberRetired transport workers remind young members of the struggles which produced the benefits they now enjoy. Indigenous: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to HideAustralia's treatment of its indigenous people is a problem that won't go away. Review: Popcorn Goes for the CrunchA Sydney production attempts to bring Ben Elton's satire of film-shplatt cinema to life. Labour Review: What's New at the Information CentreView the latest issue of Labour review, Labour Council's fortnightly update on industrial issues. Health: Being Lead AstrayWorkers in a range of occupations are exposed to lead and are not being made aware of the hazards
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