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NAIDOC The Unfulfilled Dream

NAIDOC The Unfulfilled Dream

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National NAIDOC Committee
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To politically achieve an Australian National Public Holiday that celebrates and recognises the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People of Australia.
To politically achieve an Australian National Public Holiday that celebrates and recognises the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People of Australia.

We the undersigned.

To the Honourable Members of the National NAIDOC Committee

This petition of Facebook Users, Friends and Family in both Australia and the rest of the World,

Draws to your attention that there is still no Australian NAIDOC National Public Holiday to celebrate and recognise the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia.

We therefore ask that the National NAIDOC Committee take a leadership role in working towards achieving the political objective of a NAIDOC Australian National Public Holiday.

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# 1,503:
6:05 pm PST, Nov 7, Name not displayed, Australia
# 1,502:
2:51 am PST, Nov 7, Kerry Andersen, Australia
I am of Aboriginal descent and feel that a day that celebrates ATSI culture, a national day, would be a wonderful thing. Australia celebrates the landing of Captain Cook, which, to me, is a sad day for Aboriginal people and not one to constantly remember. Lets have a day, as well, that's recognised by all of Australia's people, that celebrates our age old beingness and belonging to this land.
# 1,501:
8:27 pm PDT, Oct 19, Shalee Tull, Australia
This should have happened a long time ago
# 1,500:
5:19 am PDT, Oct 13, Name not displayed, Australia
Long overdue.
# 1,499:
5:24 pm PDT, Oct 8, Name not displayed, Australia
I realy feel we need to start to acknowledge and respect the Indigenous people of australia, and have some compassion for what they have endured under colonisation. Surely achieving an Indigenous public holiday would be a further step towards reconconciliation and healing.
# 1,498:
12:32 am PDT, Oct 6, Naydene Gillham, Australia
I totally think we should have a day to recognise the first owners of our country!! We cellebrate Australia day, which is when we took it off of the true owners!!!!
# 1,497:
11:29 pm PDT, Oct 5, Name not displayed, Australia
Mbinge
# 1,496:
6:06 pm PDT, Oct 5, Suzie Robertson, Australia
# 1,495:
3:33 pm PDT, Oct 5, Donna Ingram, Australia
Are banks and horse races more important than acknowledging Australia's first people?
# 1,494:
8:00 am PDT, Oct 5, Adrian Noetzli, Australia
I hope that this day will help to reduce the divisions in our society and provide a platform for respect for our Indigenous people.
# 1,493:
7:43 pm PDT, Oct 4, John MacIsaac, Australia
Australia has 11? public holidays per year. I would support at least one of these could honour indigenous people and help to create awareness and understanding among all the people of Australia.
# 1,492:
6:25 pm PDT, Oct 4, Iesha Nixon, Australia
Australia, U celebrate Australia Day which is a sad day in aboriginal history! Shame on U! How about celebrating the true traditional owners of the country in which we stand for their courage, persistence n survival! Hence the reason why so many of us celebrate SURVIVAL DAY!
# 1,491:
1:41 am PDT, Oct 4, Laurel Dodd, Australia
This should have happened generations ago!!!
# 1,490:
8:59 pm PDT, Oct 3, Noeline Byrne, Australia
What a great way for all Australians to annually demonstrate their ongoing care and support for our indigenous co-citizens and our appreciation of the culture and understanding of our beautiful land which they possess. While I respect Her Majesty and mean no discourtesy, perhaps we could forfeit the Queen's Birthday hol.to allow for an Indigenous Peoples one.
# 1,489:
6:23 am PDT, Oct 1, Julie Owens, Australia
# 1,488:
5:00 am PDT, Oct 1, Victor Bivell, Australia
# 1,487:
3:13 am PDT, Oct 1, Carolyn Fisher, Australia
# 1,486:
11:19 pm PDT, Sep 30, David Kelly, Australia
EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION Retaining their culture and language. Their culture is far better than ours.
# 1,485:
10:04 pm PDT, Sep 30, Andrea Lovi, Australia
# 1,484:
9:18 pm PDT, Sep 30, Dave Cook, Australia
Come on K Rudd, put your apology into action...otherwise they are just empty words.
# 1,483:
5:30 pm PDT, Sep 30, David Tehr, Australia
Maybe as a replacement for the "Queens birthday" holiday when we become a republic? However, even BEFORE we become a republic, this is a good idea. Each holiday in our calendar helps us to focus -- just a little -- upon what it stands for: Australia Day (European settlement in 1788); ANZAC Day ("Lest we forget"); Easter & Xmas (Xtian heritage); etc, etc. These are all "mainstream" cultural markers that will rightfully remain. However Indigenous culture needs to be better recognised and affirmed -- by EVERYONE. I could see this becoming a far more deeply spiritual day than just a "holiday". Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People of Australia have been custodians of this land for many thousands of years. We ALL have much to learn (spiritually, economically, philosophically, etc.) from this culture. I pray it will come to pass that we have an Australian National Public Holiday that celebrates and recognises the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People of Australia soon.
# 1,482:
5:51 am PDT, Sep 27, Belinda Hipe, Australia
fairs fair....long overdue!!!!!
# 1,481:
6:15 pm PDT, Sep 26, Jono Shelley, Australia
To celebrate Australia is an important part of building our pride and sense of community and really does deserve the public holiday we know as 'Australia Day'. However, without acknowledging traditional nations and their stories and the stories of European invasion and suppression, australia day feels shameful and hollow to many australians. A new holiday to celebrate the true custodians of this land will strengthen our nation's spirit and help us overcome many issues we still face as a scarred country.
# 1,480:
7:03 am PDT, Sep 26, Will Roberts, Australia
# 1,479:
3:20 am PDT, Sep 26, John Vidovich, Australia
Power to Australia's Indigenous peoples'
# 1,478:
1:40 am PDT, Sep 26, Name not displayed, Australia
# 1,477:
11:38 pm PDT, Sep 25, Nina Parsons, Australia
# 1,476:
11:02 pm PDT, Sep 25, Ailee G - Roberts, Australia
# 1,475:
6:24 pm PDT, Sep 21, Name not displayed, Australia
# 1,474:
10:36 pm PDT, Sep 20, Sheree Booth, Australia
# 1,473:
9:20 pm PDT, Sep 20, Bernadette Heenan, Australia
# 1,472:
6:12 pm PDT, Sep 20, Rachel Deguara, Australia
# 1,471:
6:03 pm PDT, Sep 20, Name not displayed, Australia
# 1,470:
6:13 pm PDT, Sep 17, Vicki Coleman, Australia
# 1,469:
12:28 am PDT, Sep 16, Name not displayed, Australia
# 1,468:
2:57 pm PDT, Sep 15, Lisa Montgomery, Australia
# 1,467:
3:03 am PDT, Sep 15, Koori Vic, Australia
# 1,466:
1:06 am PDT, Sep 15, Delphine Leigh Carter, Australia
# 1,465:
8:26 pm PDT, Sep 14, Lee Lawrie, Australia
# 1,464:
11:39 pm PDT, Sep 13, Name not displayed, Australia
what a way for the whole of Australia recognise what we have longed for? RECONCILIATION
# 1,463:
11:28 pm PDT, Sep 13, Floyd Churnside, Australia
In the spirit of Reconciliation a National NAIDOC Public Holiday should be available to everyone not just ATSIs. And the name should be called NATIONAL ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PUBLIC HOLIDAY!
# 1,462:
7:36 pm PDT, Sep 13, Name not displayed, Australia
We are a very proud race, and I belive we should have a public holiday for NAIDOC day it will help educate the whole of Australia.
# 1,461:
6:24 pm PDT, Sep 13, Dena Moore, Australia
For to long Australia has been ashamed of its history. Now is a time to reach out and give a little back. 1 day a year will never heal the hurt but it will be enough to show all Australians that Aboriginal history and culture is as important as Australia Day!!!
# 1,460:
5:09 pm PDT, Sep 13, Name not displayed, Australia
# 1,459:
2:05 am PDT, Sep 13, Jo Goodwin, Australia
# 1,458:
2:09 pm PDT, Sep 12, Ruth Miller, Australia
I would like to support a special public holiday celebration day for all Australians that focuses on a celebration day for the first Australians!
# 1,457:
10:15 pm PDT, Sep 10, Vicky Bardon, Australia
We, Aboriginal Australians, take pride in NAIDOC so lets be serious about reconcilliation
# 1,456:
10:02 pm PDT, Sep 10, Name not displayed, Australia
Please respect us as the First people of this land
# 1,455:
10:51 pm PDT, Sep 9, Lisa Binge, Australia
# 1,454:
6:31 pm PDT, Sep 9, Lisa Helps, Australia
We have public holidays for the Queen and Horse racing and labour day so why is there not a holiday to celebrate the deadly Nungas that we all are.
# 1,453:
6:25 pm PDT, Sep 9, Name not displayed, Australia
sounds like a great way to further formalise australians committment to the original owners and country.
# 1,452:
4:42 pm PDT, Sep 9, Breeanna Caldwell, Australia
# 1,451:
4:00 pm PDT, Sep 9, Name not displayed, Australia
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