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24.01.2022 What a great day today! South Sea Islander community in Brissy coming together to acknowledge our history and to celebrate our culture. So proud of our people and so proud of my herirage!! Happy 25th Anniversay Recognition you mob

19.01.2022 2 DAYS to go till our PWA Multicultural Month Celebrations 2019 Have you purchased your tickets yet?!

16.01.2022 http://bemac.org.au//conversations-south-sea-islanders-pa/

12.01.2022 Vanuatu Independence Day July 30 2020. https://recrude.com.au/

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07.01.2022 What's your Australian South Sea Islander Family Story?

06.01.2022 Ok, so I originally ventured into the city today to cover the "SOS Amazon! Brisbane Protest to save the Amazon Forest!" rally, but for some reason the date chan...ged to tomorrow, then back to today with a different venue so I had no idea what was what... So I thought I'd cover these fine people doing their thing for a change of pace & scenery because why not? See more

06.01.2022 My question to today's ASSI people... You do the sum 1863 - today = ?? (157 years) 26 Years of Recognition today by the Federal Government and this coming Septe...mber 7th, 2020, 20 years ago the Queensland Government recognizes the ASSI as a distinct group. How far have we come with recognition, text me your thoughts.. MFH What has changed for you? Health, life expectancy, education, employment, housing, decision making and is the wider community more aware of us. Recognition as a distinct community The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s 1992 census of Australian South Sea Islanders revealed the community probably numbered between 10,000 and 12,000 people with the majority (80%) still living in Queensland. About one-half indicated they also had Aboriginal ancestry. However, in the 2001 national census, there were only 3,442 responses from people indicating their South Sea Islander ancestry. The Commission’s 1992 report, The Call for Recognition: A Report on the Situation of Australian South Sea Islanders, called on the Commonwealth Government to recognize the community as a unique minority group which is severely disadvantaged by racial discrimination. In 1994, the Commonwealth Government formally recognized Australian South Sea Islanders as a distinct community and in 2000 the Queensland Government followed suit. Contributing Authors: Tracey Flanagan, Meredith Wilkie, Susanna Iuliano

05.01.2022 From our Secretary Joanne Warkill SPEECH FOR PARLIAMENT CELEBRATING 20 YEARS ASSI RECOGNITION FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT WEDNESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER... 2020 Firstly I would like to acknowledge my God for his guidance and love and I pay my respects to the people of this land the Turrbal and Yugara people traditional owners of this Mianjin (Meanjin) land on which we stand today and acknowledge their elders past , present and emerging. In this 20th year of State Recognition I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our own ASSI Elders, Past, Present and Emerging. I acknowledge the Premier Honorable Annastacia Palaszczuk , and fellow Ministers, and would like to thank the Honourable Speaker Curtis Pitt MP and the Honourable Sterling Hinchliffe MP, for hosting this important event and allowing me, a 2nd Generation ASSI (on my mother’s side) and 3rd Generation (on my father’s side) of blackbirded Islanders, Charles Malamoo and Mahava Aru (Louis Leo) the privilege to stand here today to address the Qld Parliament on behalf of the State Body for ASSI’s, the Queensland United ASSI Council Inc.. Actually, My father Warren (Joe) Leo OAM, stood here 20 years and 2 days ago addressing the then Premier Mr Peter Beattie and the Qld Government, after the historical handing down of State Recognition which followed 6 years after Federal Recognition on 25th August 1994. So it is a great honour and privilege to follow in his footsteps. I acknowledge Louise Pfeffer one of our QUASSIC INC Management Committee Members for contacting Minister Hinchcliffe’ s office and the Multicultural Affairs Policy Advisor Brooke Nguyen, requesting a special event to commemorate this important milestone. I would like to thank our other important guests here today, from the ASSI communities, in Qld, Mr Alton Budd, Marion Healey, Uncle Dennis Babongie our Treasurer for QUASSIC Inc., Presidents of some of our organisations Mr Kerry Warkill ASSIUC Independent Rockhampton & District, Mr Riccardo Yasso Bridging Health, as well as Tracey Vea Vea, Javina Warkill, Louella Henaway, Alexander Fatnowna, Bevan Healy, fellow QUASSIC Management Board Members, Harold Fatanowna, Imelda Miller, Jacintha Batalibasi, Clacy Fatanowna, and our President Mr Starrett Vea Vea who sends his apologies for not being able to attend today. Just to share some information on our organisation , Queensland United Australian South Sea Islander Council Inc., (QUASSIC Inc), is a representative body for a network of Queensland Australian South Sea Islander communities and organisations. QUASSIC Inc promotes, educates, supports and advocates on matters pertaining to Queensland’s Australian South Sea Islander community, history and culture. QUASSIC Inc is a not for profit organisation made up of elected representatives from a network of Queensland Australian South Sea Islander organisations to lead strategic discussions with local, state and federal governments in relation to business identified by the Queensland base Australian South Sea island community. QUASSUC Inc aims to support, liaise, educate, inform, and advocate with the Queensland based ASSI community association network. It will achieve this by developing an organisation that is equipped to provide support programs to ASSI community organisations, to assist with the promotion and well being of Queensland South Sea Islander communities with a key focus on further health, education, employment, cultural maintenance programs, communication and research. To all our people out there, on behalf of QUASSIC Inc., thank you for keeping our history and cultural alive and for never giving up fighting for the plight of our people. In closing I would like to thank Greg Upkett for allowing Robbie Mann to sing his song today, Kanaka Long Ago, a beautiful song Greg wrote and sang many years ago with Uncle Bill Mann, Uncle Reg Little, Les O’Chin and Thomo Mann, pays tribute to our Elders that fought for Recognition. I am proud and pleased to welcome from our younger generation our very own talented singer Mr Robbie Mann to sing Kanaka Long Ago. Thank you . God Bless.

01.01.2022 Please support our ASSI March by being a crowd Marshall on the day for about an hour or two. Thank you.