Sovereign Union - First Nations Asserting Sovereignty

50th Anniversary Aboriginal Embassy March Agenda
From the National Film & Sound Archives, McCoy Cct, ACTON, ACT to the Aboriginal Embassy via Parliament House - 26 January 2022
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Sovereign Union Conference Agenda: Decolonisation and the Sovereign Right to Self-Determination – 'Where To From Here?' at Albert Hall, 100 Commonwealth Ave, Yarralumla, ACT - 27 January 2022 [node:read-more:link]

Invasion Day 2022 marks the 14th anniversary of the arrest and horrific death in custody of Aboriginal elder, Mr Ward, just one of more than 500 Aboriginal deaths in custody since the culmination of the Royal Commission in 1991. This year he should have turned 60. In a poignant tribute to his influential life, EMMA PURDY chronicles the shocking failures of the Australian justice system in the events surrounding his death, many of which remain relevant today. Sovereign Union would like to honour his memory through this article. [node:read-more:link]

Windshuttle needs to remove his emotions

Ghillar, Michael Anderson, Convenor of the Sovereign Union, provides an insight into how Mr Keith Windshuttle, Editor-in-Chief of the online Quadrant magazine dated 9 January 2022 professes to know what is in the minds and hearts of First Nations people and their supporters, in his article ‘The violent politics of Australia Day’. [node:read-more:link]

SOVEREIGN UNION MEDIA RELEASE

We wait for the results of the full investigation to understand what really took place and how the ceremonial fire became a conflagration. We need to acknowledge Albert Hartnett’s eye witness account that what was a smoking ceremony appeared to be inflamed by two Police men who came from the inside of Old Parliament House with what he thought was pepperspray, or a spray to douse the fire ... [node:read-more:link]

This 50th Anniversary must now unify and direct the fire in our bellies. We can only achieve positive change if we set our sights on clear objectives for the future. In this regard, there will be a presentation on Thursday 27 January in the Albert Hall, 100 Commonwealth Ave, Yarralumla, next to the Hyatt Hotel, where it is proposed to set a direction towards decolonisation and self-determination and re-establishing our Nations’ power and authority under our Laws and customs. GO TO PROGRAM OVERVIEW [node:read-more:link]