Isabel Coe
Isabel Edie Coe (born 1951 in Cowra , New South Wales , Australia , † November 10, 2012 ibid) was an Elder of the Wiradjuri . She was a leading activist in the Aboriginal land rights movement . She was particularly involved in the decades-long protests for social equality of the Aborigines that have been taking place for more than four decades near the tent embassy in front of the Old Parliament House in Canberra .
Isabel Coe was born in the Erambie Mission in Cowra. She was married to Billy Craigie (1953–1998), one of the founders of the tent embassy in 1972.
Through her commitment, she became known in Australia as one of the most famous political leaders of the Aborigines. Isabel Coe wanted to fight for the status of Wiradjuri as an independent nation, when this was refused, she sued the Australian federal government. Coe failed in court.
She gained international fame in the late 1990s when she called for a boycott of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney . When an Australian flag was burned at a protest rally, she denounced it as an act contrary to her policy of Aboriginal sovereignty.
She lived either in the Australian capital Canberra or in Redfern , a suburb of Sydney, where she was involved in several social foundings of Aboriginal organizations, such as the Redfern Aboriginal Children's Service , various health care and care institutions and the National Aboriginal Council on HIV / AIDS .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lindy Kerin: Determined 'Aboriginal campaigner Isabel Coe dies . In: Australian Broadcasting Corporation , November 12, 2012, accessed March 16, 2015
- ^ Coe, Isabel Edie (1951 - 2012) (English). In: The Australian Women's Register, accessed March 16, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coe, Isabel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coe, Isabel Edie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Aboriginal political activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cowra , New South Wales , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 2012 |
| Place of death | Cowra , New South Wales , Australia |