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Social Justice and Human Rights Issues:
The Global Perspective
Outcomes
A student:
| H1.1 | evaluates the impact of different viewpoints of colonialism on Aboriginal and other Indigenous peoples |
| H1.2 | analyses and discusses the social justice and human rights issues that are contemporary consequences of colonialism on Aboriginal and other Indigenous peoples |
| H1.3 | assesses the representation of Aboriginal peoples and cultures for bias and stereotyping |
The focus of Part 1 A - Global Perspective (20% of indicative course time) is a global understanding of human rights and social justice.
Students learn about:
- current socioeconomic status of Aboriginal and Indigenous peoples
- social justice and racism issues
- national and international Indigneous human rights issues
- Aboriginal and Indigenous responses and initiatives
- the impact of government policies, legislation, inquiries, Royal Commissions and judicial processes since the 1960s
- the extent to which Aboriginal and Indigenous peoples have achieved recognition and equality in society.
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| Gail Mabo | Chris Morgan |
Watch a video clip of Gail Mabo and Chris Morgan saying hello in their respective language, Meriam and Bandjalung.
We would like you to join us on a journey in understanding the important issues of social justice and human rights for Indigenous peoples, both from a global perspective, and our own personal experience.
By using the menu bar you will be able to investigate these issues with us.
First of all we would like you to read a statement from Pat Dodson who was the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner from 1993-1998.
"Social justice must always be considered from a perspective which is grounded in the daily lives of Indigenous Australians. Social justice is what faces you in the morning. It is awakening in a house with an adequate water supply, cooking facilities and sanitation. It is the ability to nourish your children and send them to school where their education not only equips them for employment but reinforces their knowledge and appreciation of their cultural inheritance. It is the prospect of genuine employment and good health: a life of choices and opportunity, free from discrimination."
(Annual Report of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, 1993)
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