“NO” to Us and Them!!

SORRY Day Australia Feb 13 2008 ... Reconciliation..... After only eleven weeks in office Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has said SORRY to the 'Stolen Generations.' Between 1910 and 1970 100,000 Aboriginal babies and children, mostly under 5 years of age, were taken from the arms of their mothers and families. Most were raised in church or state institutions, many were physically or sexually abused, some were fostered and adopted. Federal and State Governments of the day called it 'assimilation', 'colonisation' it can best be described as genocide. Generations of Indigenous Australians suffered the consequences.

“NO” to Us and Them!!

another Farhad Reza thinking

 

Advance Australia Fair

“Australian signature” for love and care.

But still, it is about…..

“us and them”

Though we are shining

as one Australian “gem”.

Are we still not one!

Are we still not one!

Aren’t we all Australian?

 

Advance Australia Fair

Spreading the news of “equality” as bare.

From the Top we had an apology

Acceptance for a true historic chronology!

Few thousands years of waiting!

One hundred years in making!

In my own land, I was renting!

My own culture, I was hiding!

My own pride, I was loosing!

My own language, I wasn’t talking!

Finally,

Something hopeful is happeningJ

 

Advance Australia Fair and I,

My hopes will never die.

One day,

We will again celebrate the “dream time”

Australians will play “one song”, “one mime”.

We Australians will sing the same line

With the tune of didgeridoo and chime.

 

Advance Australia Fair and us,

We won’t allow “equality” to pass.

We have a “dream”

In joyful strains now let us sing

There won’t be “us and them”

We will bring one, Australian fame!

 

It is our country our nest

We have to make it as the best.

We all will progress it together

By holding our hands with each other

We all have lot to offer

Lot of works to share

To Advance Australia Fair.

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