Media Release -- Tauto Sansbury, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Paul Spearim Jr, The Original Peoples Freedom Movement: Tougher rules are racially discriminative Tasmanian Times: tasmaniantimes/index.php?/pr-article/tougher-rules-are-racially-discriminative/ 10 Dec 14: Message from Freedom Summit delegates following current government moves to force people in remote communities-most of whom are Aboriginal- to undertake work for the dole for 12 months in order to receives income support: ... Tougher rules for the Aboriginal communities who will be forced to work a full year 5 days a week on welfare wages. The Original Peoples Freedom Movement are diametrically opposed to the punitive and exploitative work; five days a week, 12 months a year, dole scheme proposed by the Abbott Government that racially discriminates against the Original Peoples of Australia. This is nothing more than an all too familiar ploy to further assimilate our people through forced removal from their Traditional Homelands. Research from Amnesty International and the Menzies School of Health clearly shows it remains essential to our peoples wellbeing and long-term health that we are to remain in our Traditional Homelands and APY communities, said Freedom Summit representative Paul Spearim Jnr. ... - Audio -- Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association: CAAMA news 11-12-14 [Featuring Tauto Sansbury, Original Peoples Freedom Movement] caama.au/caama-news-11-12-14 11 Dec 14: The Abbott Governments new work for the dole regime in remote Aboriginal communities will force many people from their homelands and back into already dysfunctional regional centres according to a new peak Aboriginal and Islander community representative group. ... CAAMA news team: Damien Williams, Donna Campbell, Lorena Walker
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