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National Close the Gap Day will be held on 25 March this year. This is a national day to raise awareness and acknowledge the devastating health crisis of Indigenous Australians.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are still dying ten to seventeen years younger than other Australians. For that reason, more than forty national organisations came together in 2006 to form Close the Gap - Australia's largest ever campaign to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Amnesty International is proud to be a member of the Close the Gap coalition alongside all the other Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations.

To get involved and show Amnesty International’s support for improving the livelihood and health conditions of Indigenous Australians, the NSW Community Campaigns Team has organised an informative and inspiring seminar for 'Close the Gap Day'.

Rebecca Reeve, a research fellow for the Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation, will be our guest speaker, enlightening us on her recent studies which focused on the degree and causes of Indigenous poverty in the major cities of New South Wales and the efficacy of current policy approaches to improving Indigenous welfare.

So come along to this informative session, discussing the various ways we can counteract the devastating health crisis experienced by our Indigenous Australians.

The seminar will be held in the NSW Action Centre on 25 March from 12pm to 1pm. Light food will be provided.

Please RSVP to nswccintern@amnesty.org.au.

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