Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Government (and the opposition) of Australia apologise to the Stolen Generations

It is not architecture, but it is the architecture of our nation.
The First Action of the new Parliament: To say SORRY to the people who have suffered as a result of deliberate policies of the previous and continuing Australian Governments with regard to taking indigenous children away from their families.
I used to feel embarrassed to be an Australian under the Howard Government.
After PM Kevin Rudd's first speech in Parliament House toady, I AM PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY.
It feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders after watching the broadcast... currently located at http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/apology/
I would like to agree with our Prime Minister and add my energy to his open- hearted offering and hope it indeed can be received in good spirit.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hooray!!

temmah said...

Because Mandela did 27 hard ones, not in a window room but in a barred one, while his wife had tears in her eyes, the man is a hero, he needs a noble prize, but that will never happen, so im going to keep rappin, to silence the ice they will probably put a bullet in me. But im prepared to die and mandela is free.