Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

(Australia)

Peace & Freedom, journal of WILPF Australia

Excerpts from December 2001 edition

Reconciliation Australia

by Cathy Boyle

Reconciliation Australia is the body established to provide a continuing national focus for reconciliation following the end of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation in December 2000. .

Shelley Reys Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia in her letter to the State Committees writes:

The achievements of reconciliation so far, including last year's bridge walks involving one million people, came from the efforts of many thousands of Australians who gave their active support. Now the challenge is to build on these foundations to achieve true and lasting reconciliation.

Reconciliation Australia recognizes that State and Territory Reconciliation Committees, together with local reconciliation groups, are fundamental to the success of the reconciliation process. We are committed to support and promote your work the issues of importance to your communities. At this stage we do not have the resources previously available to the Council for Reconciliation to support State, Territory and local activities but we wish to keep in contact and we hope you will keep us informed of your activities and views.

Reconciliation Australia and State/Territory committees are all non-profit bodies, now completely independent of governments and other organizations and rely on community support to continue the work of reconciliation.

I would like to encourage all WILPF branches to join their State Reconciliation body and work together to promote the Reconciliation vision.

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