Help stop the abuse of Aboriginal children in NSW
Write to candidates in your NSW electorate regarding funding for the Breaking the Silence Report on overcoming the abuse of Aboriginal children in NSW.
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13/03/2007
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What’s involved?
The New South Wales Government recently refused to fund a major new program to tackle child abuse in Aboriginal communities.
The program was developed in response to Breaking the Silence, a 300 page report on child abuse in Aboriginal communities commissioned by the Attorney General and written by a task force headed by Aboriginal leader, Marcia Ella-Duncan.
The report found that child abuse in Aboriginal communities had reached "epidemic proportions", with child sexual assault up to four times the rate of the general population.
The Government response makes sense, but the plans need to be funded. Both the NSW Government and Opposition have refused to provide the funds because these are Aboriginal children at risk and so they don't think that enough voters will care.
Help us prove them wrong - visit http://www.antar.org.au/action/stop_NSW_child_abuse and take action today!
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