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January 26, 9am, Queens Gardens, 144 George St, Brisbane City
Then marching to Musgrave Park for more events.
Thanks for organising & hosting the event to:
- Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR)
- Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy (BASE)
- Woomera Sovereign Rights Union
- Black People's Union (BPU)
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INDIGENOUS - ABORIGINAL PARTY (IAPA)
Meet and greet:
Uncle Owen Whyman: - IAPA Co-founder & Convenor
- Secretary & Registered Officer
- Lead NSW Senate Candidate (2022)
- Lifelong campaigner for the restoration of the Baaka (Darling River) to its proper beautiful state as mother to his people. A Barkindji, Malyangapa man, Barkindji means people of the river.
"Healthy River; Healthy People."
- Wilcannia Boomerangs Captain/Coach
- Founder and leader of the
Wilcannia Barkindji Baaka Dance Group
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The INDIGENOUS - ABORIGINAL PARTY of Australia (IAPA)
- Launched in Wilcannia in Oct 2020
- Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) registered against the odds in Nov 2021
- Contested NSW & Qld Senates + 3 NSW Lower House seats at the May 2022 Federal Election.
- 5% of the vote in Parkes
- 75 000 1st preference votes all up.
- 100 000 more including us in their preferences in the Senates
- Spectacular community results: Woorabinda 35% Cherbourg 33%, Yarabah & Palm 27% and more...
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IAPA Meet and Greet:
MARNIE Laree DAVIS
- Long powerful career keeping Indigenous kids with their families and supporting those families to thrive and prosper within their culture.
- Contested the FADDEN By-election in July 2023 - joint topped the minor parties and independents.
- A proud Darug woman raised on Quandamooka country with strong ties to Minjerribah now living on Kombumerri country (Gold Coast)
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IAPA Meet and greet:
LIONEL HENAWAY:
- Lead Qld Senate Candidate (2022)
- Now mentoring Indigenous prisoners after 20 years advocating for his people through QPS Liaison & Murri Watch
- Deeply Christian, Lionel also serves his people through the First Nations Breakthrough Ministry.
- Lionel grew up in Ayr/Homehill NQ and is descended from the Birrigubba Juru Aboriginal people of that area & South Sea Islanders.
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Jenny-Lee Carr
- Jen is unable to be in Meanjin / Brisbane today as she is on duty as a nurse and and will be attending an event in The Lockyer Valley
- Since standing as our No.2 Senate Candidate in the Qld senate, Jen has gone on to complete the highly competitive 'Pathways to Politics for Woman' course at QUT and is now furthering her political experience and care for her community by standing as a candidate for Councillor in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council.
- Jen's has ties via her mother to the Kunja(Koun-yah) and Barangun People.
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...and here's some of the rest of team from other states - more details in future newsletters...
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