• as a background concept statement for the convention, the Organising Committee adopted a statement authored by Frank Spry (Miwatj Health, Nhulunbuy, NT) as an succinct summary of the situation facing Indigenous men in Australia today

Click here to have a look!

• the information and discussion from the Convention informed the Convention Facilitators in their draft of the Statement of Principle from the convention

• along with the Statement of Principle there was also a list of Outcomes and Recommendations from the Convention which were presented for ratification to the 3rd National Men's Health Conference

• on the morning of the 6th October, more than 100 Indigenous men and their supporters marched from the Alice Springs Hospital to the Alice Springs Rydges Plaza Hotel, the venue of the 3rd National Men's Health Conference, to present a Statement of Principle and Outcomes and Recommendations from the Indigenous Male Health Convention

• the program for the Convention featured Indigenous presenters from all over Australia.  View the program, see photos of the presenters at the convention, read their papers, and get a feel for what the Convention was like

• prior to the Convention at Ross River, male Indigenous inmates of the Alice Springs Correctional Centre were consulted on their views of the Convention themes.  A summary of the workshop is presented here.  You are invited to have a read of what they had to say

• some of the people who attended the convention have sent us photos to be displayed here.  If you have any photos you can send copies to us so that we can share them with everyone

• about 150 people attended the convention.  Here is a list of the 120 people we know attended.  If you attended and your name isn't here, let us know and we will update our information

• early in the planning stages of the Convention, the Organising Committee needed a method to share their ideas of what they wanted to achieve at the convention.  A diagram was proposed and created so that Indigenous men from all over Australia from all levels of literacy could understand what the Convention was hoping to achieve.

• Indigenous men in Central Australia have held several meetings about men's health over the past few years.  Many issues affecting Indigenous men's health have arisen at these meetings but some issues kept on coming up too often to be ignored.  

• at the Convention, representatives from each state were proposed and elected to form the National Indigenous Male Health Reference Committee.  Here is a list of the Committee members and their contact detail of some of them.  We will update this page as information comes to hand

• there are many people and organisations who assisted with making the Convention a success.

• if you have any suggestions on how this site could be improved please tell us about your ideas and we will attempt to implement them

• if you returned to your community inspired to start up a small service or program, tell us about it.  Other people and communities are sure to be inspired by your activities

• there is a huge need identified at the Convention for the discussion that began amongst Indigenous males from all over Australia to continue.  An email discussion group is a free service to enable you to  communicate your thoughts and ideas with hundreds of other Indigenous males around Australia.  Subscribe today.  

• at the convention it became clear that some communities already have successful programs running.  If you are from one of those communities why not tell us all about your program so others can learn from your efforts

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