Wed, 6 April, 7pm AEST free online forum on NT & Housing crisis in remote First Nations communities
Sabine Kacha
Please share widely!
Dear All,
Please join STICS’
online forum on Wednesday,
6 April at 7pm AEST to
mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination.
In light of this being supposedly the last
year of the Intervention and the current election campaign it's
frustrating there's hardly any mention of the Intervention/SF any
more. And in light of
decades
of housing neglect and overcrowding putting First Nations people’s
health
even more at risk with the spread of Covid,
this
online panel discussion is not to be missed.
You can find more info about our forum at,
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-intervention-will-it-end-tickets-276026060377
One of our speakers, Greg Marks will document the failure of housing policy during the Intervention, including the defunding of remote communities and its consequences for the health and dignity of First Nations People afffected.
Yingiya Guyula Mla stated in the NT
Parliament yesterday: ...People in communities were not
well-equipped and over-crowding is a big issue. The pandemic came
through in my electorate where we had families up to 18 people living
in one three-bedroom house. In one there were 5 families; 6 adults
and 8 young people. That was really bad. Within that overcrowded
house we had to do an isolation for half of the family. This was very
awkward and I can say that because I was there. ...
https://www.facebook.com/mlayingiya.guyula.1
Dr Simon Quilty,
who has worked in medicine in the NT for over 20 years was
quoted in a recent brilliant article:
“the
consequences of overcrowding on health are really quite profound”.
“When people live in very close proximity in very warm houses that
disconnect from electricity all of the time and often have serious
problems with plumbing … then it is the ideal environment for the
spread of infectious diseases,”
see
more at
'We can't stay like this': In remote Australia, a forgotten housing crisis drags on?
concernedaustralians.com.au/media/Greg_Marks-The_Wasted_Years.pdf
We are looking forward to seeing you online on Wed, 6 April at 7pm AEST!!!
Feel free to share this info widely with your networks and on social media. Many thanks.
Best regards,
Sabine