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	Welcome to the European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights (eniar) -  email update - May 2007
events
	25 May 2007, Sorry Day UK - venue: Bandstand, Victoria Embankment Gardens, London 6 - 8 pm. Nearest tubes: Embankment/Charring Cross. Join us on a journey of healing through past, present and future as we celebrate Indigenous Australian culture and remember the Stolen Generations. This year's event will give an Indigenous perspective on Australian history through story, dance, song, poetry, art and music. Francis Firebrace and Brigitte Anderssen (pictured - photo courtesy Jobe Bail) will join more performers and speakers in enchanting the crowd with songs, story telling and dance. If you are a performer, speaker or spectator, please come along and join us download flyer
action
	Western Australia’s Burrup Peninsula is the world's largest outdoor rock engraving site, containing rock art of world importance possibly dating back to 30,000 years ago, including possibly the first ever representation of the human face in history. Woodside Petroleum and the Western Australian Government are planning to turn part of this site into a natural gas production facility against the wishes of some of the Aboriginal custodians and the scientific community. Next European protests Holland, 8 May 6pm - War Monument, Dam Square, Amsterdam London, June - details in next update Protest Italy 2007 (photo courtesy FARA) For more information visit http://www.eniar.org/action/burrup.html
	Close the Gap Campaign Australian Olympic gold medallists Cathy Freeman and Ian Thorpe (pictured, Olympic Stadium Sydney) launched a campaign to Close the Gap in Indigenous life expectancy within a generation. The campaign consists primarily of a pledge that the public can sign, and a virtual sea of hands. Cathy and Ian signed the pledge and created their own personal message on a hand to kick off the campaign; and provided a message for the international community. For more information visit http://www.eniar.org/health.html
issues
	On the 27 April, after years of protest, and following DNA testing, the human remains of four Aboriginal Tasmanians held by the Natural History Museum (NHM) are finally on their way home. The museum plans to carry out scientific tests on a further 13 remains, despite it being a violation of Aboriginal spiritual beliefs. This year, London has seen protest and court action by Indigenous representatives (pictured) to halt DNA testing of their ancestors' remains by the NHM. During colonisation, remains were taken from Aboriginal communities across Australia. While requests and lobbying over the last 30 years has resulted in some aboriginal remains being returned, many more are still being held in institutions across Europe. For more information visit http://www.eniar.org/repatriation.html
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