ANTaR News
#mentalhealthweek2015
"Research over the past decade suggests a chain of causation may be present between mental health conditions (in particular, serious psychological distress) and chronic disease." Close the Gap Progress and Priorities Report 2015.
WA Community closures
ANTaR joins Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and human rights on the WA cut to re negotiate funding arrangements to ensure essential and municipal services be provided to all of the states residents.
Help us change the Record
Former AFL Dale Kickett believes only a small change in the life of a young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person can lead to a brighter safer future. You can view Dale's story on our website
https://antar.org.au/campaigns/health-0#node-campaign-full-group_takeaction
Let's make it 250,000!
Amazing news! Over 200,000 Australians want to Close the Gap and achieve Indigenous health equality.
But why stop there? Let’s make it 250,000!
The greater our voice, the quicker we can end the more than 10 year gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians.
Join the generation that’s closing the gap.
Hit SHARE if you’re up for the challenge, then sign the pledge: http://bit.ly/ox_ctg
Genuine partnership based on trust and respect is a must
ANTaR, national advocacy organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights, supports calls made by the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples and its member organisations for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his Ministry to establish a sound relationship based on trust and respect.
Students for Recognition visits Melbourne University, Federation Uni Gippsland and La Trobe Bendigo
This week Students for Recognition Campaigns Officer visited 3 Victorian Universities to build support for Students for Recognition. To get involved email warren@antar.org.au and stay connected through our Students for Recognition FB Page.
“Australia must and can be better than this”
Today in advance of the weekend round of AFL, 150 organisations join together to call for renewed efforts to stamp out racism in sport and everyday life.
For too long, we have witnessed the poor treatment of Sydney Swans star and dual Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes at the hands of fans during AFL matches. A proud Ambassador of the “Racism. It Stops with Me” Campaign, Goodes is a strong advocate for standing up against racism and for issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Put your hand up for equality and respect
ANTaR is looking to build on our team with a Sea of Hands Program Officer to work on engaging with the Australian community to talk about what we do, some of the issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and seek their support for our work. Read here for further information and position description.
National Reconciliation Week
How Recconilied Are We?
Relationships have been built, trust and respect has widened and there exists today a greater awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, and our shared histories, than what existed in the decades that preceded the turn of the century.
This week is an opportunity to renew our commitment to reconciliation, and reflect on how far we have come as well as the journey ahead towards a reconciled nation.
Greater Investment in Communities is Needed, post-Budget
The National Justice Coalition today expressed concern that the Budget failed to include the targeted investment needed to change the record on the crisis levels of imprisonment and violence currently being experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. read the Media Release from the Change the Record Campaign here.