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Be part of the generation for change
Be part of the generation for change
An IntroductionAndrew Forrest19 March 2010
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Today• What is Generation One?• Why now?• Why me?• What is our objective?• Roadmap to success• Join us
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Generation One... on a page
• A movement, not a campaign• In partnership with the indigenous community• To tackle the disparity holistically: i.e. Jobs, trainingand
education... Together• Grassroots-led and driven• We need one thing:
– Action
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Our spokespeopleJack Manning-Bancroft Tania Major
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Generation One =
POST- PARTISANPOST- “BLACK & WHITE”POST- BUREAUCRATIC
EVERY AUSTRALIAN
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Why now?
• Wanting to see an end to indigenous poverty• Being prepared to change, and demand change• Helping fellow Australians• Demanding practical action, not just more $$$• The belief that WE must act and not just leave
it to Government
After the Apology, Australians are united as never before, around:
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Why ?
• Because indigenous people are three times more likely to be unemployed...
• And more than eight out of ten jobless indigenous people are unable to work, because of illiteracy, alcohol or other psychological problems.
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Why am I involved?
• I grew up with Aboriginal people• My first boarding school was an Aboriginal hostel• Most of my Aboriginal friends have died – early • They were more talented than me and could have had our lives if
the had our opportunities• The more you know Aboriginal people, the more you love
Aboriginal people
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Campaign Objectives
• To raise awareness of the issues and the facts surrounding Indigenous inequality
• To motivate Australians to participate• To enable them to take action in:
– JOBS
• Encouraging all levels of Government to provide– EDUCATION– TRAINING as directed by employers.
In other words, “Market Directed Training”
• To campaign for the policies that will bring about lasting change
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Tools for Success...• A cutting-edge, interactive website, bringing communities together• A countrywide consultation, to hear the best ideas Australia has to
offer• An engaging, celebrity and opinion-former-led launch, to raise
profile and awareness• Recruitment of supporters and refining of the policy platform
through July-August• Grassroots campaigning, September-October
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The Roadshow
1 - Parramatta2 - Dubbo3 - Canberra4 - Shepparton5 - Melbourne6 - Horsham7 - Adelaide8 - Port Augusta9 - Alice Springs10 - Coober Pedy11 - Kalgoorlie
12 - Perth13 - Geraldton14 - Broome15 - Kununurra16 - Darwin17 - Mt Isa18 - Charters Towers19 - Townsville20 - Mackay21 - Rockhampton22 - BrisbaneReturn to Sydney
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Other channels...
• Online competition for 9-14 year-olds• Westfield presence• Campaign song - ‘Join Hands Across Australia’
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What’s next?• Activate generationone.org.au• The first 25,000 supporters• The GenerationOne Roadshow• Sign-up up business• Create the Plan• ... Get started!
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How can YOUhelp?
• Sign-up• Get ten of your friends/colleagues to sign-up• Covenant a job• Volunteer to help an indigenous organisation• Mentor an indigenous person• Offer to be a work place buddy
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How can YOUhelp?
• Encourage your boss to sign an Employment Covenant• Share a success story• Contribute your ideas• Thank a teacher• Don’t look the other way... Join us!
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Indigenous organisationsGo to the one nearest you
• Carbon Media - www.carbon-media.com.au • Gilimbaa - www.gilimbaa.com.au • Thullii Dreaming - www.thullii.com.au • 300k Enterprises - www.300k.com.au • Message Stick - www.messagestick.com.au
• Diz Homes - www.dizhomes.com.au
... Get started!
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Mentoring OrganisationsGo to the one nearest you
• Tribal Warrior
• Mulga Gidgee
• Beyond Billabong
• BoysTown
• Karen Sheldon Catering
• Cross Cultural Consultants International
• Maxima Group Incorporated
• Access Working Careers
• Complete Personnel SA ATF Complete Personnel SA Unit Trust
• Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation
• Bungala Aboriginal Corporation
• Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation
• Campbell Page (formerly Southern Training & Employment Placement)
• Employment and Training Outcomes
• Peedac
• AMA Services (WA)
• AIME
... Get started!
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We are NOT asking for money, though your support is imperative.
Working together the disparity can be history in our generation.
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Go to www.generationone.org.au
or take out your phone NOW and
SMS your email to 1999 GEN1(1999 4361)
What can you do right now?