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Aug 2004 National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day |
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One Childhood – One Chance
National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day
August 4th
National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day, (NAICD), is an event celebrated on August 4th each year having been established by the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) in 1988. The aim of NAICD is to demonstrate how important children are to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Through focussing on a different theme each year NAICD draws attention to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and major issues SNAICC is pursing on their behalf.
Since 1998 NAICD has focused on themes ranging from child poverty, the forced removal of children from families, access to education, cultural pride and inheritance, the importance of elders in the lives of children, family reunification and healing, speaking up in response to child abuse and investing in the early years of childhood.
The most important thing is to get involved in NAICD and organise an event – no matter how small – through your service, child care, kinder, pre school, health service or community groups.
Make a commitment to make NAICD something you focus on each year and work with your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
SNAICC produces a quarterly newsletter with information on issues of direct relevance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, services working with them and organisations or individuals with an interest in children’s rights.
Information regarding subscriptions to the SNAICC newsletter or membership of SNAICC should be directed to the SNAICC Secretariat. Email them or visit their website.
Email SNAICC
www.snaicc.asn.au
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 July 2005 )
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