Professor Jack Beetson
Prof Jack Beetson was born of a Wongaibon mother and a Ngemba father, in Nyngan, New South Wales. He currently lives on the Mid North Coast of NSW at "Linga Longa" his property outside of Port Macquarie, where he conducts cultural workshops.
Jack has been associated with the Co-operative through his role as student, teacher, Director of Studies at Tranby Aboriginal College since the mid 1980s. During this time Jack has played a prominent part in achieving self-determination in education for Aboriginal people. Jack held the position of President of the Federation of Independant Aboriginal Education Providers from 1994 to 2000.
Jack is an excellent communicator with a depth of knowledge understanding and compassion which enables him to communicate readily across all imagined boundaries of class, gender and race. He has been a tireless worker for justice and self-determination for Aboriginal people and has travelled extensively campaigning for the rights of all Indigenous peoples.
Jack has served on many committees and delegations both within Australia and overseas. He has served as Chair of the Aboriginal First Aid Committee - a project of Tranby, the Rotary Club of Sydney CBD and Red Cross.
He is the current Official Indigenous Consultant on the Rotary District 9750 Indigenous Australians Goodwill Committee and much sought after Speaker on the Rotary and many other Speaking Circuits.
He was awarded the Rotary Club of Sydney CBD Community Service Award in 1998, and at the Rotary District 9750 Conference 2001 he was congratulated and recognised with a certificate of acknowledgement for the Unsung Hero Award 2001 by the United Nations in the Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations, one of only 12 people throughout the world to receive such an award.
For Jack the struggle for rights is not just a matter of indigenous rights but for Human Rights. To find out more about the great work that Jack and his family and friends are undertaking check out the website for the Linga Longa Aboriginal Philosophy Farm at http://www.philosophyfarm.org
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