1967

The Australian 1967 Referendum was a referendum called by the Holt Government that occurred on the 27th of May 1967. The 1967 Referendum was significant for the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders because it amended Section 51 and removed Section 127 from the Australian Constitution both of which discriminated against Aboriginals. A staggering 90.77% of Australian voters voted in favour of changing the Constitution believing that it would end racial discrimination towards…

The 1967 referendum is a very significant key development in aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples struggle for rights and freedoms. On the 27th of May in the year 1967 the federal government, who at the time was Harold Holt called a federal referendum to be put in place. The Holt government had an amendment to be approved relating to the only two discriminatory laws included in the Australian constitution. This referendum altered the balance of the inequity intended for to the…

abortion ‘in good faith’ and his purpose was to ‘preserve the life of the mother’. Bourne was acquitted on these grounds and the case was decided in his favour. The defence created by common law in Bourne is now integrated within the Abortion Act 1967. The Act provided a defence to the OAPA 1861 . As long as two opinions of medical practioners were formed in good faith, the Act would permit abortion if: (a) the continuance of the pregnancy would involve…

Context: The 1967 referendum was a significant milestone in the fight for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights in Australia. It was the result of decades of advocacy and demonstrations by civil rights movements, including the Freedom Ride in 1965, which highlighted the marginalization and discrimination faced by Aboriginal people in regional New South Wales. Australia’s early adherence to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and its subsequent pressure to address…

1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) came about in the year 1967. It is therefore amended as it appears in the United States Code at the opening of section 621. The sole purpose of the law was to protect the individuals of 40 years or older from discrimination. The employment discrimination based on age had become an order of the day hence the need for this important law. The Act has no limit to whom it can serve. It, therefore, caters for…

Where do you take place in society? What does that place mean to you? The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton makes you wonder how your place would change if you were in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965. Would you be considered a low class, poor greaser? Or would you be a wealthy, living the high life Social? No matter how you answered those questions, you should read The Outsiders. The narrator of this book is a fourteen year old boy names Ponyboy Curtis. Yes, that is, in fact, his real name. One of his brothers…

Introduction Commemoration of 50th year anniversary of the 1967 rebellion that took place in Detroit, Michigan during the days of July 23 through July 27, 1967, initiates reflection that this event was not the first instance of racial animus in the United States, or Detroit. In this directed study of the rebellion, I document and give evidence of the events leading up to the rebellion, the historical impact that has distinct correlations, answer the question of whether the disturbances were a…

What’s the purpose of an ad? Is the purpose of an advertisement to persuade us into buying a product that is shown to us? Well, the purpose of the 1967 BMW ad was to persuade the audience to buy a two door sedan. This ad reveals a lot about that era and the society. We learn a lot about the culture by analyzing the ad that is being displayed that persuades the audience to buy a luxurious car. BMW was started in 1917 as an aircraft manufacturer. BMW is a German company which its headquarters is…

Muhammad Ali in 1967 stood up for what he believed in when he refused to be a part of the United States Army, even though it was against the law. Roger Goodell has recently been criticized for what he thinks is the right amount of time to suspend an NFL player for their wrong doings. When Ali and Goodell made these decision’s, they tested people’s ideas, shaped their knowledge and they attempted to build a community through their actions. Ali had no fear when it came to standing up for what he…

People tend to keep company with one another based on opinions and qualities that they share. That being said, no two people can be entirely identical. This is certainly the case with Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston from the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Johnny and Dally are in similar situations due to them both having neglectful parents and placing minimal value on their lives. Despite their similarities, Dally and Johnny have very different opinions on how Ponyboy should be and on the…