Aborigines Advancement League

The Aborigines Advancement League, also Aboriginal Advancement League ( AAL) called, is a political organization of the Aborigines in Australia. It is concerned with the welfare and protection of the culture and preservation of significant Aboriginal places that are located around Melbourne.

History

The League was founded in 1957 by Charles McLean in support of the Aborigines in Victoria. McLean criticized the conditions in the reserves and mission stations at Lake Tyers and Framlingham (Victoria). McLean suggested that suitable persons of Aboriginal and Europeans should go into the reserves to resolve the grievances. The Aborigines at Lake Tyers accepted this proposal and the AAL ceased its campaign.

This newly formed organization was referring to with your name on, which was founded already in 1934, Australian Aborigines League, which had dissolved due to persecution by police and Aboriginal Protection Board and to the Save the Aborigines Committee, which in 1955 as a response to the crisis in itself the Warburton Ranges had formed. The first president of the League was Gordon Bryant with Doris Blackburn as Vice President, Stan Davey as Secretary and Douglas Nicholls as first officer.

Early activities have been focused on the referendum to change the constitution of Australia in 1967, which should allow the governments of Australia to turn to the affairs of Aboriginal and legal defense of Aboriginal people such as Albert Namatjira, who at the passing of liqueur other Aborigines had committed an offense should allow at all.

From 1967, the AAL was led by Bill Onus as president.

Today's activities

The League supports the Koori Aboriginal people with a family and support for meals, home visits, legal assistance, developed consulting and training programs, support drug and alcohol addiction counseling and support granted at funerals.

The AAL was also a cultural association, the information and speakers for schools provides.

Headquarters and receipt of seats

In 1999, the Victorian government $ 2.79 million to renovate the headquarters of the League in the Watt Street in Northcote paid. It supported the community in the construction of a museum and the preservation of places of historical, cultural and spiritual significance to the Aboriginal people.