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bast_believer) wrote2008-02-13 11:21 am
bast_believer) wrote2008-02-13 11:21 am
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A change, a page turned
As an Australian who has a strong belief in Human Rights, and putting the past to rest, today i nearly cried.
Read it. Its Kevin Rudd's statement to those Stolen Generations of Australia's Indigenous people.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/apology/text.htm
I don't particulary care about who agrees this was deserved, or who supports our Government's actions or who does not, but this I hope is the first step back towards a country and a nation I am proud of.
Its a brave step, the first I hope of many.
Read it. Its Kevin Rudd's statement to those Stolen Generations of Australia's Indigenous people.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/apology/text.htm
I don't particulary care about who agrees this was deserved, or who supports our Government's actions or who does not, but this I hope is the first step back towards a country and a nation I am proud of.
Its a brave step, the first I hope of many.