Election 2004 is Infinitely More Than a Matter of Trust
On the 19th of October 2001, in the middle of the last Australian election campaign, a tiny fishing boat bound for Australia sank in international waters.
353 people including 146 children, 142 women and 65 men died over a period of 22 hours. Fearing death in their countries of birth they believed they would find freedom and peace in Australia. They believed in Australia and family members awaited their arrival in Australia. They were so close and they wanted to be Australian citizens. After Australia closed her borders that tiny doomed boat was their last and only hope.
Note: For more information on SIEVX go to Marg Huttons independent archive and research facility.
Candidates in 2004 Show Their Compassion
Compassion may go unreported but it must not be forgotten. Australia goes to the polls exactly 10 days before the third anniversary of the sinking of SIEVX. The loss of SIEV X is Australia's loss. The tragedy of SIEVX is an Australian tragedy.
146 children died, some quickly others slowly. They should have grown up to be Australian. We will remember them. 142 women died, loving women who bravely traversed the world because Australia promised freedom once. We will remember them. 65 men died, doctors, an engineer, linguists, fine and resourceful people we would have been proud to call Australian. We will remember them.353 valuable human lives were lost under the Southern Cross. We will not forget the people of SIEVX.
The tragedy of SIEVX has knifed its way into the soul of our nation.
Rest in Peace for you are not forgotten,
you are part of the history of Australia in these times.
You are part of this country and its people.
LEST WE FORGET SIEVX IN ELECTION 2004
On Friday September 24, JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL received a condolence message from the Labor Candidate for Wentworth, Mr David Patch. Over the weekend the memorial issued an special invitation on a number of human rights internet sites (SEE INVITATION BELOW). Candidates standing for election and all members of the Senate and the House of Representatives seeking re-election were invited, irrespective of party, to post a personal condolence message to JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO
(No accusations, angry words or overtly political statements will be published and messages may be lightly edited)
The memorial is non-political but any political leader or member of parliament is warmly invited to offer a personal message of condolence and respect for the 353 of SIEVX. Indeed, condolence messages from Simon Crean Leader of the Opposition 2001 to 2003, Senator Bob Brown Leader of the Greens and Senator Andrew Bartlett Leader of the Democrats already grace the memorial.
JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL is an Australian initiative which welcomes heartfelt and humane condolence messages of any member of the human family, whatever their faith or culture, in any part of the world. If you are posting from outside Australia please place the country of origin alongside your name. Unfortunately at this stage the memorial is only available in the English language.
The response from the candidates and the other Australians was extremely moving the first ones were placed on the memorial yesterday and there are many more to be posted today. Click here to read all condolences on the memorial and the messages as they come in.
The condolence messages give great comfort to the survivors of SIEVX and the loved ones who will never again see, or feel the touch of, those they cherished. Please keep the condolences coming for some this is all that gives hope to those whose lives have been damaged and broken by the tragedy of SIEVX.
Following are Messages Posted Yesterday on JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL:
This terrible tragedy will weigh on the conscience of Australia for many years to come. I can only say how sorry I am that my nation played a role in the deaths of these innocents.
~ David Patch
Labor Candidate for Wentworth
My heart weeps for those lost in this tragedy. I offer condolences, and an apology, to those that remain. In sympathy and sorrow.
~ Cate Hayward
Democrats candidate, Jagajaga
My heart goes out to the victims and their families. We must continue to hope, dream and work towards a more compassionate Australia. We must right these terrible wrongs.
~ Kali Reid
Greens Candidate for Watson
I was driving when I heard of the SIEV-X tragedy. I had to pull off the road due to the tears. I continue to think of the lives lost and lives ruined. I hope that one day the truth will be revealed and that measures will be taken to ensure such a tragedy is never repeated.
~ Sarah Moles
Greens Senate Candidate, Qld.
Some made the journey and were met with gunboats, some made the journey and were met with barbed wire and then there were those who never made it at all. SIEVX. Never forget.
~ Jeremy Ball
Greens candidate for Bass
The father of three velvet-eyed daughters could not eat or drink because of the haunting thought of their mouths filling with water. The integrity of every Australian depends on our taking this tragedy into our hearts and its thereby shaping our political understanding. We may 'tighten borders' and paper over our shores with defense money, but the painful and panicked suffocation of these innocents took place in our waters and will forever chart the course of the Australian ethical compass.
~ Dr Liz Conor
Green senate candidate, Victoria.
May we never forget this tragedy, those who passed away or survived, and their families and friends. This should never be repeated. Our thoughts and hearts are with you.
~ Nicole Prince
Australian Democrats Candidate for Hindmarsh
I add my message of sorrow and shame that such a tragedy happened to people who looked to Australia with hope and died in the coldness of official rejection. Many of us are working and praying that change will come and all asylum seekers are welcomed to a new Australian home.
~ Anne Sinclair
Democrat candidate for Menzies.
Friends may your loved ones rest in peace, and may you find the peace in your lifetime that your loved ones didn't. We follow the ancient tradition of being one's brother's keeper, and we grieve at the loss of members of our family.
In Peace
~ Robert Livesay
Australian Democrats Candidate for Maribyrnong
All Australians must forever grieve the loss of so many so close to our shores. They sought sanctuary and found only sacrifice, we must do everything in our power to ensure this tragedy is never repeated.
~ Jenny Scott
Australian Democrats Senate Candidate, SA
To the relatives and friends of those we have lost on SIEV X. Heartfelt condolences and love to those who have been left behind.
~ Doug Williamson
Parramatta Greens candidate
I not only mourn the loss of the 353 brave souls seeking a life of hope and promise, but acknowledge the ongoing horror experienced by those that survived these tragic events. To all the friends and family of all on the SIEVX, my deepest sympathies for those you have lost and my heartfelt sorrow for the memories which will live with you forever. We will never forget.
~ Angela Williams
Australian Democrats Candidate for Melbourne
I will never forget the tragedy of the SIEVX sinking and hope that Australians will learn the truth of what happened. It should not have occurred. I send my heartfelt sympathy to the survivors and the relatives and friends of those who did not survive.
~ Pauline Tyrrell
Greens Candidate for Fowler
My deepest sympathies to the relatives and friends of those who lost their lives in the SIEVX tragedy. My thoughts are also with the those who survived. Compassion and human rights always.
~ Philip Myers
Greens candidate for Grayndler
How could we let this happen... Let us hope the lives lost were not in vain and from now on we can be more welcoming to people simply calling for our help.
~ Tony Yoo
Australian Democrats candidate for Reid
I send my deepest sympathy to the survivors and families who have lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy. Australians must understand what happened and ensure that such a tragedy never occurs again.
~ Cecily Dignan
The Greens Candidate Eden-Monaro
The SIEVX tragedy should never have happened. I convey my condolences to the survivors and those loved ones of the perished. My deepest sympathies.
~ Joel MacRae
The Greens candidate for Macquarie
To you, the people who have survived and those that have lost loved ones, we send our thoughts and prayers. You came here with hopes for a new future, not knowing the terrible price so many would pay. The loss of your families will never be forgotten. I hope you can lean on us, your new family, to support you through this time. Your presence amongst us focuses our actions to make our land the place you had hoped it would be. With peace in our minds and love in our hearts.
- Lorraine Dixon
Greens Candidate for Hughes
I have the most profound sadness for the people who lost their lives and for my country, that has overlooked the good in all human beings for selfish and cruel policy. I pray that soon our country will return to being a good hearted nation.
~ Stephen Parr
Australian Democrats candidate for Mallee
The stain on Australia's conscience can only be removed by ending this country's victimisation of the planet's most vulnerable people. The pain felt by the relatives of those of SIEVX is shared by all Australians of good will. Our apologies and thoughts are with you.
~ John Kaye
The Greens NSW Senate Candidate
To the families of the people who died on SIEVX I would like to express my sincere condolences. If something could have been done to save them, and was not, then surely Australia has lost its soul. Compassion, not fear or greed, should always rule our actions.
~ Merinda Gray
Greens candidate for Scullin
My thoughts, my sympathies are with the families of the innocent victims. My tears for Silvana and her Faris. This did not happen in our names. Asylum seekers should all be welcome here.
~ Astrid O'Neill
The Greens candidate for Greenway
Words on a page are not sufficient to express the sadness and shame in my heart for the tragic loss of life that occurred under Australia's magnificent southern cross sky. In the future, this event will be seen as a defining moment in Australian history. This is a numbing tragedy and my most sincere sympathies go to the survivors of the SIEV X - I hope you are able to find peace and comfort in the knowledge that there are Australians who care. I also hope that the souls of your friends and relatives are now flying free. May you all rest in peace.
~ Aina Ranke
The Greens candidate for Paterson
I hope that out of this tragedy we Australians can find more room in our hearts for the people of the world.
~ Jake Bugden
Greens Candidate for Adelaide
I still feel great sadness for those poor people who lost their lives, to those people who survived and those who lost loved ones. I also remain hopeful that an event such as this will never happen again.
~ Mathew Woolley
Australian Greens Candidate for Franklin
I wish to express my deep-felt sorrow for those who perished on the SIEVX. The grief of their families will last for ever and I send them my heart-felt condolences. It is unconscionable that a whole boat-load of 353 people, including 146 children, should be lost so close to Australia. All the more so, since they were seeking a safe haven here. The matter must be fully investigated so that it can never happen again.
~ Jean Jenkins
Greens Candidate for Brand, WA
We pause with sorrow to remember all those who perished on the ill-fated SIEVX. Our hearts go out to their loved ones and to the survivors. Along with many fair-minded and compassionate Australians, we extend not just our sympathy but our profound regret for the circumstances that led to the sinking and terrible loss of life. We pledge never to forget the SIEVX, nor to allow this tragedy to be in vain as we strive to create a fairer and more humane Australia.
~ Adrian Miller
Greens Candidate for Boothby, on behalf of the Boothby Greens.
A time will come when compassion, sharing and understanding guides our every action. May the dreadful acts of the past serve to guide us, collectively, to a future where fear, ignorance and inhumanity no longer exists. I can imagine no greater pain than to lose my child, no greater strength than to continue to live without her. I am deeply ashamed of Australia's stance towards the people who died on SIEV X. Please know that so many of us would turn back time if we could. It must never happen again.
~ Ilana Eldridge
Green Candidate for Solomon, Northern Territory
“May our memory of those who perished aboard the SIEVX prevent such a tragedy reoccurring. My thoughts and prayers are with the SIEVX victims, their survivors and the many unnamed Vietnamese refugees who drowned on route to Australia in the 1970s.”
~ Thor Kerr
The Australian Greens Candidate for MOORE
I haven't forgotten.
~ Deb Foskey
ACT Greens Candidate for Molonglo
It is to the shame of all Australians that such a horrific tragedy was allowed to occur and it leaves me with a cold feeling inside when I stop and truly think of the implications of our government having allowed this to happen. I have passed on the eyewitness account of Siev-X to many friends and some, moved by grief, are unable to complete reading them. All the love in my heart for you all and those you've lost.
~ Nicola Paris
Greens Candidate for Fremantle
It is to our shame and to the shame of our country that we allow such events to occur in our name. Tolerance, compassion and humanity must be the new foundations of this country. All blessings to the survivors, prayers to those who did not.
~ Stewart Jackson
Australian Greens, National Convenor
I have never forgotten this event. We as a nation should never forget. We should ensure that it never happens again.
~ Kerre Willsher
To those who died and to those who survive to mourn them: we will never forget you, and we will do everything we can to ensure this never happens again.
~ Jen Harrison and Martin Rorke
It was not fair or humane. Our nations people must work to see that it never happens again.
~ Dominique Lieb
It is with deepest compassion that we should all express our sincere condolences to all who have been affected by this tragedy. When such tragedies occur it makes you wonder whether we have lost the art of being human and of having compassion ....we should all hope not....or God help us.
~ Boni Robertson
Associate Professor Director GUMURRII Centre, Griffith University
The shame, the suffering, the heavy, heavy hearts; lives changed forever, including mine. Lest we forget. Deepest sympathy always to the people directly and indirectly affected by this shameful tragedy.
~ Karin Geradts
Melbourne
Words fail me when I think of the tragedy of the SIEVX. The behaviour of the Australian federal government of the time was unspeakable. Never again should we ignore our brothers and sisters of this global village in such a shameful way. There are no excuses. Those responsible will one day be brought to account. My heart goes to those who have suffered such awful loss.
~ Dorothy Button
One day our world will be one - imagine, all you got to do is Believe. The future is in our hands. Generation X and the next - Lest We Forget
~ Sonia Richardson and Jesse
Jannah, I would like to pay a tribute and honour the people on Siev X who so courageously attempted to take that long journey of pain and sacrifice to save themselves and their children. May they find true happiness in another life and be assured that there are some who care.
~ Angela Sands
I have nothing but sorrow for the pain we have inflicted on asylum seekers. The battle between memory and forgetting will be won by memory. To all the fathers left behind... please accept our heartfelt condolences. We will not forget, and we will not stay silent.
~ Steven Langford
~ David Patch
Labor Candidate for Wentworth
My heart weeps for those lost in this tragedy. I offer condolences, and an apology, to those that remain. In sympathy and sorrow.
~ Cate Hayward
Democrats candidate, Jagajaga
My heart goes out to the victims and their families. We must continue to hope, dream and work towards a more compassionate Australia. We must right these terrible wrongs.
~ Kali Reid
Greens Candidate for Watson
I was driving when I heard of the SIEV-X tragedy. I had to pull off the road due to the tears. I continue to think of the lives lost and lives ruined. I hope that one day the truth will be revealed and that measures will be taken to ensure such a tragedy is never repeated.
~ Sarah Moles
Greens Senate Candidate, Qld.
Some made the journey and were met with gunboats, some made the journey and were met with barbed wire and then there were those who never made it at all. SIEVX. Never forget.
~ Jeremy Ball
Greens candidate for Bass
The father of three velvet-eyed daughters could not eat or drink because of the haunting thought of their mouths filling with water. The integrity of every Australian depends on our taking this tragedy into our hearts and its thereby shaping our political understanding. We may 'tighten borders' and paper over our shores with defense money, but the painful and panicked suffocation of these innocents took place in our waters and will forever chart the course of the Australian ethical compass.
~ Dr Liz Conor
Green senate candidate, Victoria.
May we never forget this tragedy, those who passed away or survived, and their families and friends. This should never be repeated. Our thoughts and hearts are with you.
~ Nicole Prince
Australian Democrats Candidate for Hindmarsh
I add my message of sorrow and shame that such a tragedy happened to people who looked to Australia with hope and died in the coldness of official rejection. Many of us are working and praying that change will come and all asylum seekers are welcomed to a new Australian home.
~ Anne Sinclair
Democrat candidate for Menzies.
Friends may your loved ones rest in peace, and may you find the peace in your lifetime that your loved ones didn't. We follow the ancient tradition of being one's brother's keeper, and we grieve at the loss of members of our family.
In Peace
~ Robert Livesay
Australian Democrats Candidate for Maribyrnong
All Australians must forever grieve the loss of so many so close to our shores. They sought sanctuary and found only sacrifice, we must do everything in our power to ensure this tragedy is never repeated.
~ Jenny Scott
Australian Democrats Senate Candidate, SA
To the relatives and friends of those we have lost on SIEV X. Heartfelt condolences and love to those who have been left behind.
~ Doug Williamson
Parramatta Greens candidate
I not only mourn the loss of the 353 brave souls seeking a life of hope and promise, but acknowledge the ongoing horror experienced by those that survived these tragic events. To all the friends and family of all on the SIEVX, my deepest sympathies for those you have lost and my heartfelt sorrow for the memories which will live with you forever. We will never forget.
~ Angela Williams
Australian Democrats Candidate for Melbourne
I will never forget the tragedy of the SIEVX sinking and hope that Australians will learn the truth of what happened. It should not have occurred. I send my heartfelt sympathy to the survivors and the relatives and friends of those who did not survive.
~ Pauline Tyrrell
Greens Candidate for Fowler
My deepest sympathies to the relatives and friends of those who lost their lives in the SIEVX tragedy. My thoughts are also with the those who survived. Compassion and human rights always.
~ Philip Myers
Greens candidate for Grayndler
How could we let this happen... Let us hope the lives lost were not in vain and from now on we can be more welcoming to people simply calling for our help.
~ Tony Yoo
Australian Democrats candidate for Reid
I send my deepest sympathy to the survivors and families who have lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy. Australians must understand what happened and ensure that such a tragedy never occurs again.
~ Cecily Dignan
The Greens Candidate Eden-Monaro
The SIEVX tragedy should never have happened. I convey my condolences to the survivors and those loved ones of the perished. My deepest sympathies.
~ Joel MacRae
The Greens candidate for Macquarie
To you, the people who have survived and those that have lost loved ones, we send our thoughts and prayers. You came here with hopes for a new future, not knowing the terrible price so many would pay. The loss of your families will never be forgotten. I hope you can lean on us, your new family, to support you through this time. Your presence amongst us focuses our actions to make our land the place you had hoped it would be. With peace in our minds and love in our hearts.
- Lorraine Dixon
Greens Candidate for Hughes
I have the most profound sadness for the people who lost their lives and for my country, that has overlooked the good in all human beings for selfish and cruel policy. I pray that soon our country will return to being a good hearted nation.
~ Stephen Parr
Australian Democrats candidate for Mallee
The stain on Australia's conscience can only be removed by ending this country's victimisation of the planet's most vulnerable people. The pain felt by the relatives of those of SIEVX is shared by all Australians of good will. Our apologies and thoughts are with you.
~ John Kaye
The Greens NSW Senate Candidate
To the families of the people who died on SIEVX I would like to express my sincere condolences. If something could have been done to save them, and was not, then surely Australia has lost its soul. Compassion, not fear or greed, should always rule our actions.
~ Merinda Gray
Greens candidate for Scullin
My thoughts, my sympathies are with the families of the innocent victims. My tears for Silvana and her Faris. This did not happen in our names. Asylum seekers should all be welcome here.
~ Astrid O'Neill
The Greens candidate for Greenway
Words on a page are not sufficient to express the sadness and shame in my heart for the tragic loss of life that occurred under Australia's magnificent southern cross sky. In the future, this event will be seen as a defining moment in Australian history. This is a numbing tragedy and my most sincere sympathies go to the survivors of the SIEV X - I hope you are able to find peace and comfort in the knowledge that there are Australians who care. I also hope that the souls of your friends and relatives are now flying free. May you all rest in peace.
~ Aina Ranke
The Greens candidate for Paterson
I hope that out of this tragedy we Australians can find more room in our hearts for the people of the world.
~ Jake Bugden
Greens Candidate for Adelaide
I still feel great sadness for those poor people who lost their lives, to those people who survived and those who lost loved ones. I also remain hopeful that an event such as this will never happen again.
~ Mathew Woolley
Australian Greens Candidate for Franklin
I wish to express my deep-felt sorrow for those who perished on the SIEVX. The grief of their families will last for ever and I send them my heart-felt condolences. It is unconscionable that a whole boat-load of 353 people, including 146 children, should be lost so close to Australia. All the more so, since they were seeking a safe haven here. The matter must be fully investigated so that it can never happen again.
~ Jean Jenkins
Greens Candidate for Brand, WA
We pause with sorrow to remember all those who perished on the ill-fated SIEVX. Our hearts go out to their loved ones and to the survivors. Along with many fair-minded and compassionate Australians, we extend not just our sympathy but our profound regret for the circumstances that led to the sinking and terrible loss of life. We pledge never to forget the SIEVX, nor to allow this tragedy to be in vain as we strive to create a fairer and more humane Australia.
~ Adrian Miller
Greens Candidate for Boothby, on behalf of the Boothby Greens.
A time will come when compassion, sharing and understanding guides our every action. May the dreadful acts of the past serve to guide us, collectively, to a future where fear, ignorance and inhumanity no longer exists. I can imagine no greater pain than to lose my child, no greater strength than to continue to live without her. I am deeply ashamed of Australia's stance towards the people who died on SIEV X. Please know that so many of us would turn back time if we could. It must never happen again.
~ Ilana Eldridge
Green Candidate for Solomon, Northern Territory
“May our memory of those who perished aboard the SIEVX prevent such a tragedy reoccurring. My thoughts and prayers are with the SIEVX victims, their survivors and the many unnamed Vietnamese refugees who drowned on route to Australia in the 1970s.”
~ Thor Kerr
The Australian Greens Candidate for MOORE
I haven't forgotten.
~ Deb Foskey
ACT Greens Candidate for Molonglo
It is to the shame of all Australians that such a horrific tragedy was allowed to occur and it leaves me with a cold feeling inside when I stop and truly think of the implications of our government having allowed this to happen. I have passed on the eyewitness account of Siev-X to many friends and some, moved by grief, are unable to complete reading them. All the love in my heart for you all and those you've lost.
~ Nicola Paris
Greens Candidate for Fremantle
It is to our shame and to the shame of our country that we allow such events to occur in our name. Tolerance, compassion and humanity must be the new foundations of this country. All blessings to the survivors, prayers to those who did not.
~ Stewart Jackson
Australian Greens, National Convenor
I have never forgotten this event. We as a nation should never forget. We should ensure that it never happens again.
~ Kerre Willsher
To those who died and to those who survive to mourn them: we will never forget you, and we will do everything we can to ensure this never happens again.
~ Jen Harrison and Martin Rorke
It was not fair or humane. Our nations people must work to see that it never happens again.
~ Dominique Lieb
It is with deepest compassion that we should all express our sincere condolences to all who have been affected by this tragedy. When such tragedies occur it makes you wonder whether we have lost the art of being human and of having compassion ....we should all hope not....or God help us.
~ Boni Robertson
Associate Professor Director GUMURRII Centre, Griffith University
The shame, the suffering, the heavy, heavy hearts; lives changed forever, including mine. Lest we forget. Deepest sympathy always to the people directly and indirectly affected by this shameful tragedy.
~ Karin Geradts
Melbourne
Words fail me when I think of the tragedy of the SIEVX. The behaviour of the Australian federal government of the time was unspeakable. Never again should we ignore our brothers and sisters of this global village in such a shameful way. There are no excuses. Those responsible will one day be brought to account. My heart goes to those who have suffered such awful loss.
~ Dorothy Button
One day our world will be one - imagine, all you got to do is Believe. The future is in our hands. Generation X and the next - Lest We Forget
~ Sonia Richardson and Jesse
Jannah, I would like to pay a tribute and honour the people on Siev X who so courageously attempted to take that long journey of pain and sacrifice to save themselves and their children. May they find true happiness in another life and be assured that there are some who care.
~ Angela Sands
I have nothing but sorrow for the pain we have inflicted on asylum seekers. The battle between memory and forgetting will be won by memory. To all the fathers left behind... please accept our heartfelt condolences. We will not forget, and we will not stay silent.
~ Steven Langford
JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL
353 people just like us, 146 children, 142 women & 65 men,
died under the Southern Cross
AN INVITATION TO ALL CANDIDATES ELECTION 2004
SEND A CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO JANNAH
COMPASSION MAY GO UNREPORTED ~ BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN
Many of you mention SIEVX in your campaign speeches but it is seldom reported. JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL is visited regularly by the loved ones of those who died and the SIEVX survivors. A simple condolence message to the memorial by those standing for parliament would bring so much hope and comfort to the people of SIEVX and the many thousands of people throughout Australia who care.
All candidates standing in the Federal Election on October 9, irrespective of their political party, are cordially invited to post condolence messages to JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL. After the election your name and message will remain on the memorial and if you are elected and the candidate line replaced with your new title.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO
founder@sievxmemorial.org(No accusations, angry words or overtly political statements will be published and messages may be lightly edited)
The following heartfelt condolence message was received by JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL today from Mr David Patch, human rights barrister, member of Amnesty International, former President of the Lawyers Reform Association and a Judicial Registrar on the Federal Court, a member of the panel of lawyers for the International War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague and the Labor Candidate for Wentworth.
This terrible tragedy will weigh on the conscience of Australia for many years to come. I can only say how sorry I am that my nation played a role in the deaths of these innocents.~ David Patch Labor Candidate for Wentworth
Please take a quiet moment from your demanding schedule to visit JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL. Look through the messages and you will see the compassion and the sorrow of so many people. And you will see that the 146 children, 142 women and 65 men will not be forgotten by the people of this nation.
http://sievxmemorial.org/condolence.htmThe memorial is non-political but any political leader or member of parliament is warmly invited to offer a personal message of condolence and respect for the 353 of SIEVX. Indeed, condolence messages from Simon Crean Leader of the Opposition 2001 to 2003, Senator Bob Brown Leader of the Greens and Senator Andrew Bartlett Leader of the Democrats already grace the memorial. JANNAH THE SIEVX MEMORIAL is an Australian initiative which welcomes heartfelt and humane condolence messages of any member of the human family, whatever their faith or culture, in any part of the world.
THE PATRONS OF JANNAH THANK YOU FOR YOUR HUMANITY
AMAL BASRY ~ NOAM CHOMSKY ~ AL GRASSBY ~ MARGARET REYNOLDS ~ MARION LÉ ~ EVA SALLIS ~ ANDREW BARTLETT ~ FRANK BRENNAN ~ JULIAN BURNSIDE ~ BILL CREWS ~ PHILLIP ADAMS ~ JANE KEOGH ~ BOB ELLIS ~ HASSAN GHULAM ~ BONI ROBERTSON ~ GREG BARNS ~ PAMELA CURR ~ FREDERIKA STEEN ~ MURRANDOO YANNER ~ MARILYN SHEPHERD ~ STEVE GEORGOPOULOS ~ CLAIRE MOORE ~ JACK SMIT ~ JUDYTH WATSON ~ MOHAMED AL JABIRI ~ NGARETA ROSSELL ~ MAQSOOD ALSHAMS ~ RICHARD NEVILLE ~ CYNDY HIGGINS RICH ~ LES BLOUGH ~ ARNOLD ZABLE ~ PHIL GLENDENNING ~ LOUISE NEWMAN ~ BRONWYN BANCROFT ~ ALEX BROUN ~ SHEILA ASTOLFI ~ ROSIE SCOTT ~ ALAN FINNEY ~ PHILIPPA FINNEY ~ CARMEN LAWRENCE
LET YOUR MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE HONOUR THE LOST OF SIEVX