Newsletter date: 15 December 2011
Contents:
* Michael Anderson addresses Occupy crowd in London
* Gerry Georgatos: Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Canberra, January 26 2012
* Recordings from the Forum: Hot Politics - Radioactive Waste Management in Australia
* National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples: Leaders meet in Canberra
* ANTaR: Act now to ensure a free and equal future for Aboriginal and TSI young people
* Greens Penny Wright: Native Title Wins Few and Far Between
* Mandingalbay Yidinji Country "Indigenous Protected Area" agreement
* Susan Allan: Australia: Labor to extend NT "intervention" for a decade
* Greens Rachel Siewert: Another Intervention Is Not The Answer
* Emma Murphy: Darwin launch of "Walk With Us"
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* What's Working: Our Generation film
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 14 events from 15 December 2011
* MICHAEL ANDERSON ADDRESSES OCCUPY CROWD IN LONDON:
- Video Video
Michael Anderson Occupy London Speech
Treaty Republic: [scroll down page] http://treatyrepublic.net/node/911
December 2011
- Media Release
The Defining phase in our struggle: Michael Anderson
Treaty Republic: http://treatyrepublic.net/node/911
Indymedia Australia: http://indymedia.org.au/2011/12/13/the-defining-phase-in-our-struggle
Indigenous Peoples: http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=art...
13 Dec 11: "We said it aloud all the time "Sovereignty Never Ceded" and now we can reveal that our sovereignty is real, both as a matter of fact and law. The challenge that is now before us as Peoples is how to put it all into practice.
To assert our sovereignty as a right recognised in English law is the political and legal confrontation that we will now face with the Australian governments and territories.
It must also be understood and acknowledged by us that what has emerged in the last two hundred plus years is the Australian State, successor in title from colonial Britain, which will now defend and use their numbers to suppress our continuing sovereign title and dominion. But our Peoples have never acquiesced and our resistance continues. It is this committed and determined resistance that will see us overcome our disadvantages."
See:
WGAR News: Herald Sun: Aboriginal leader takes fight to Europe (7 Dec 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/12/07/wgar-news-djiniyini-gondarra-message-...
Michael Anderson: Aboriginal sovereignty confirmation expected soon (11 Dec 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/12/11/wgar-news-abc-video-kimberley-gas-hub...
New Way Sovereignty Summit,
Canberra 22-25 April 2011 (Easter Weekend)
http://indymedia.org.au/new-way-sovereignty-summit-canberra-22-25-april-...
[Michael Anderson was Summit Convenor. Click on above Summit link to read several of Michael's previous media releases.]
- News
National Indigenous Radio Service: Sovereign status will be confirmed: Anderson
http://www.nirs.org.au/news/latest-news/6724-sovereign-status-will-be-co...
13 Dec 11: "Euahlayi man Michael Anderson says he will have confirmed Indigenous sovereign status within Australia in the next few days as his fact-finding mission in Europe continues. ... In a Human Rights Day address to Occupy London Stock Exchange protesters, Mr Anderson said he now believes Australia’s claim to Indigenous land, water and natural wealth is "on shaky ground.""
* GERRY GEORGATOS: ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSY - CANBERRA, JANUARY 26 2012:
- Analysis
Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Canberra, January 26 2012
- "We will not leave till justice, at long last, is done"
http://www.indymedia.org.au/2011/12/11/aboriginal-tent-embassy-%E2%80%93...
11 Dec 11: "*Thousands to camp at Aboriginal Tent Embassy
* Thousands to stay till racism and discrimination are eliminated
* The Intervention must end immediately
* The full suite of funding and services to all Aboriginal communities must be met
* The intentions of Native Title to be upheld, and more"
- Upcoming events
Event: Thu 26 to Sun 29 January 2012: Parkes, Canberra, ACT
40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy Canberra
Sovereignty Never Ceded: a key theme of the 40th Anniversary
"Indigenous elders invite all Aboriginal people, supporters
and other members of the general public, to come together
at the 'Aboriginal Tent Embassy' site, on Thursday 26th
January 2012, to celebrate "SOVEREIGNTY DAY" and be part of
the Sacred Fire Ceremonial Gathering that will marks 40
years since the first protest on the site."
Event details (incl. Agenda, Poster, Audio and Video):
http://treatyrepublic.net/content/invitation-aboriginal-tent-embassy-jan...
http://treatyrepublic.net/node/906
Event details: http://www.aboriginaltentembassy.net/
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/aboriginal-tent-embassy-40th-anniversary-canberra
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/40th-anniversary-of-the-tent-embassy-canberra
Event summary: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/49413
Aboriginal Embassy Elder Tribute song: http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/artist_songs/2079567
Interview with Dr Janet Hunt: http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/dr-janet-hunt-and-jacqui-phil...
Event: 24 to 25 January 2012: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Congress Peoples' Forum:
Sovereignty and Self Determination: The Political Contract
Celebrating 40th anniversary Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Hosted by National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples
Event details: [scroll down page] http://nationalcongress.com.au/welcome/
* RECORDINGS FROM THE FORUM:
HOT POLITICS - RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA:
7pm - Saturday, 3 December 2011
Hot Politics - Radioactive Waste Management in Australia Forum and Photo Exhibition
[scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/past-events/3-dec-2011-alp-conference
"Against a background of heightened awareness of nuclear issues, key stakeholders will examine the plan to develop a national radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory."
Recordings from the event:
http://stoptheintervention.org/past-events/3-dec-2011-alp-conference#aud...
* Jeff McMullen, CEO (honorary) Foundation for Youth
* Matthew Gardiner, United Voice NT Secretary
* Dianne Stokes, Muckaty Traditional Owner
* George Newhouse, Human Rights lawyer
* Dave Sweeney, Australian Conservation Foundation
See:
YouTube: Muckaty Voices-Australia's nuclear waste dump story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcuNpT84Ovo
Beyond Nuclear Initiative:
http://beyondnuclearinitiative.com/
Nuclear Territory News: Waste Dump News
http://ntne.ws/articles/article.php?section=waste
Proposed Radioactive Waste Dump at Muckaty, NT
Briefing Paper - February 2011
Jim Green B.Med.Sci.(Hons.), PhD
National nuclear campaigner - Friends of the Earth, Australia
Friends of the Earth: http://www.foe.org.au/anti-nuclear/issues/oz/nontdump/Dump%20briefing%20...
* NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AUSTRALIA'S FIRST PEOPLES: LEADERS MEET IN CANBERRA:
- Media Release
National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples: Leaders meet in Canberra
http://nationalcongress.com.au/leaders-meet-in-canberra/
7 Dec 11: "The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples confirmed to the Prime Minister today that the Congress would provide strong and practical advocacy for its members.
The inaugural meeting of the Congress National Board and Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Canberra, reaffirmed commitments to work to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples."
- News
Koori Mail: Congress meets PM
[scroll down page] http://www.koorimail.com/index.php?page=Current+Edition
14 Dec 11: "THE National Congress of Australia's First Peoples has held its first meeting with Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The meeting was described as 'a starting point for a working relationship to produce results' but current issues were off the agenda. The PM has agreed to meet with Congress representatives every year. Co-chair Les Malezer says the Congress will be very disappointed if the Parliament shrugs off what it has to say, including on such issues as the NT Intervention."
- Upcoming event
Event: 24 to 25 January 2012: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Congress Peoples' Forum:
Sovereignty and Self Determination: The Political Contract
Celebrating 40th anniversary Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Hosted by National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples
Event details: [scroll down page] http://nationalcongress.com.au/welcome/
* ANTaR: ACT NOW TO ENSURE A FREE AND EQUAL FUTURE FOR ABORIGINAL AND TSI YOUNG PEOPLE:
- Action
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation:
Locked up and locked out:
Act now to ensure a free and equal future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
http://takeaction.antar.org.au/letters/campaign/14/act-now-to-spare-the-...
"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people comprise only 2.5 per cent of the Australian population, but make up 26 per cent of the total prison population and are imprisoned at a rate 14 times higher than non-Indigenous people. Help us address this inequality - lobby your politicians now to develop justice targets to reduce the imprisonment rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people! The government needs to know that thousands of Australians, including you, believe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people deserve better."
[Click on the above link to write letters to politicians online.]
* GREENS PENNY WRIGHT: NATIVE TITLE WINS FEW AND FAR BETWEEN:
- Media Release
Greens Penny Wright: Native Title Wins Few and Far Between
http://penny-wright.greensmps.org.au/content/media-release/native-title-...
14 Dec 11: "The resolution of a major native title claim originally lodged 18 years ago shows that native title reform is urgently needed in Australia, Greens spokesperson for Native Title, Senator Penny Wright, said.
The Kalkadoon people of the Mt Isa region won recognition of their native title rights over almost 40,000 square kilometres of land in the Federal Court on Monday.
"I commend the Kalkadoon people for their perseverance in this case, which again shows that there are too many obstacles when it comes to native title claims," Senator Wright said.
"The current system is failing - it is too complex, too expensive and does not deliver on its promise to secure adequate social and economic advancement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people. And sadly, many traditional owners pass away before their claims can be finalised.""
See:
Greens urge Parliament to back Native Title reform bill
http://greens.org.au/content/greens-urge-parliament-back-native-title-re...
10 Nov 11: "The Australian Greens remain in 'no doubt' about the importance of native title reforms following a Senate Inquiry into the Native Title Amendment (Reform) Bill 2011.
"The existing native title system is not living up to its intended purpose and our bill seeks to rectify that," Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens spokesperson on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Issues said today.
"The Bill addresses the serious and unnecessary barriers faced by traditional owners in making native title claims. It makes moderate reforms that have been well canvassed, both over the last few years and during this inquiry process.
"Evidence to the inquiry suggests that if the intentions of the bill were implemented, a greater degree of fairness would be introduced into the native title system." [said Senator Siewert]"
* MANDINGALBAY YIDINJI COUNTRY "INDIGENOUS PROTECTED AREA" AGREEMENT
- Audio
3CR Community Radio 855 AM: Podcasts
[scroll down page] http://www.3cr.org.au/podcast
Earth Matters - 12 Dec 2011
[download the program] http://pod.3cr.org.au/pod/3CRCast-2011-12-11-87579.mp3
12 Dec 11: "In Mandingalbay Yidinji Country, an "Indigenous Protected Area" agreement has been signed in existing World Heritage areas for the first time in Australia since the European Invasion."
* SUSAN ALLAN: AUSTRALIA: LABOR TO EXTEND NT "INTERVENTION" FOR A DECADE:
- Analysis / Opinion
World Socialist Web Site: Australia: Labor to extend NT "intervention" for a decade
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/dec2011/inte-d12.shtml
12 Dec 11: "The Labor government of Prime Minister Julia Gillard is intensifying its social austerity cutbacks with a raft of proposed new laws that continue the Northern Territory (NT) "intervention" for another ten years and expand its punitive measures to include all welfare recipients, indigenous and non-indigenous alike, Australia-wide. First enacted in 2007 by the Howard Liberal-National government, the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, or "intervention," suspended the Racial Discrimination Act in the Territory and imposed a series of anti-democratic measures against Aboriginal welfare recipients and their communities. ... " Susan Allan
See:
World Socialist Web Site: The Aboriginal "intervention" in Australia: four years on
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/may2011/ntin-m30.shtml
30 May 11: "As the fourth anniversary of the Northern Territory (NT) intervention approaches, calls are being made for a new round of regressive measures against Aboriginal people, including a "second intervention". ... Nominally the intervention, which involved the use of police and military, was directed at helping children and alleviating social disaster in Aboriginal communities. The expressions of humanitarian concern were, however, a smokescreen for a socially retrograde agenda." Susan Allan
World Socialist Web Site: Australia: Labor’s "welfare quarantining" trials target unemployed
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/jul2011/welf-j01.shtml
1 Jul 11: "In May, the Labor government of Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a series of punitive measures targeting the unemployed as part of its federal budget. Alongside more onerous workforce "participation requirements" for welfare recipients, trials are to commence next year of compulsory income management, or "welfare quarantining." These measures will make life increasingly unbearable for welfare recipients and force them to accept whatever work is available, no matter how insecure, temporary or low-paid." Will Morrow
* GREENS RACHEL SIEWERT: ANOTHER INTERVENTION IS NOT THE ANSWER:
- Analysis / Opinion
New Matilda: Another Intervention Is Not The Answer
http://newmatilda.com/2011/12/14/another-intervention-isnt-answer
14 Dec 11: "The Government is talking up the same old policies to tackle Indigenous disadvantage but its own evaluations show they're not working. It's time to listen closer to communities, writes Greens Senator Rachel Siewert. As it introduces new Intervention measures in the Northern Territory, the Government is keen to talk about the effectiveness of existing policies in tackling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage. Reports with glossy pages and matching colour schemes cannot hide the reality that the programs they discuss are both costly and ineffective ... " Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
* EMMA MURPHY: DARWIN LAUNCH OF "WALK WITH US"
- Reportback
Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition: Darwin launch of "Walk With Us"
http://darwinaboriginalrights.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/darwin-launch-of-...
14 Dec 11: "Ninety people gathered on Larrakia land in Darwin on November 18 to launch the new concerned Australians book, Walk With Us. A moving welcome to country by June Mills was followed by speeches from Bagot resident Joy White, Yolngu educator Yalmay Yunupingu, journalist Jeff McMullen, Alana Eldridge from Larrakia Nation and young Aboriginal man Matthew Heffernan. ... Yunupingu said: "Now the federal government is telling us we can’t have welfare payments to feed our children unless they go to school … This is totally disrespectful towards us. ... "" Emma Murphy, Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition
- Past Event
Event: Fri 18 November 2011: Nightcliff, Darwin, NT
Darwin book launch: "Walk With Us"
- Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention
"Aboriginal Elders Call Out to Australian People to Walk
with them in their Quest for Justice. A sequel to the
highly regarded 'This Is What We Said' (February 2010)
'Walk with Us' (August 2011) provides a very important
update of the current thinking about the Intervention. ... "
Organised by Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition
Event details: http://darwinaboriginalrights.wordpress.com/events/
Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/WWU_booklaunches.html
Event details: http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/films-and-literature/book-walk-with-us
Brought to you by 'concerned Australians': http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/
See:
Book info and order form: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/WWU_Order_Form.pdf
Further book info: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/concerned-Austr...
Book review: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/concerned-Austr...
Videos from the Sydney book launch: http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/films-and-literature/book-walk-with...
Article about the Sydney book launch: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/concerned-Austr...
* OTHER NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION ARTICLES:
- Reportback of past event
Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
Public Meeting Monday 14th November 2011
Misinformation and the Media
Guest Speaker: Chris Graham, Managing Editor of Tracker a publication produced by the NSWALC
[scroll down page] http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaSummer2012.pdf
Summer 2012 - page 3: "Using government reports and data from the 2007 and 2010 federal elections, Chris exposes the lies that not only feed the NT Intervention, but allow the largest human rights violation of our generation to continue. Chris said the Northern Territory intervention has harmed Aboriginal people; it’s caused starvation; it’s seen a dramatic rise in reports of self-harm incidents; it’s driven children away from school; it’s wasted hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. In short, it’s been a disaster for the nation’s most disadvantaged citizens; the people who could least afford it."
See:
Indymedia Australia: The ABC lie that built the Intervention
http://www.indymedia.org.au/2011/12/09/the-abc-lie-that-built-the-interv...
9 Dec 11: "On 21 June 2006 the ABC broadcast a Lateline report titled "Sexual slavery reported in Indigenous community". ... Chris Graham, founding and former editor of the National Indigenous Times, reveals this Lateline report was based largely on fiction. He gave a presentation on 6 July 2010 to a conference "Defend Aboriginal Rights" in Alice Springs. Due to its importance the speech was repeated two days later at the same conference. An updated version of the presentation was given on 3 September 2010 in Sydney."
- Analysis / Opinion
Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
Impressions of the impact of the Intervention in one Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory
[scroll down page] http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaSummer2012.pdf
Summer 2012 - page 12: "Although there may be people in some communities who have welcomed some elements of the Intervention, it needs to be tailored to the requirements of individual communities so that it doesn’t have perverse consequences. Communities need to be consulted about what their needs are and offered the chance to manage whatever elements of the response they believe are warranted in their circumstances. In the community we visit, the effects appear to have all been negative. The people have given up trying to manage their own community, their own families, their own affairs and their own lives, because no matter what works for them, the government will always come along and push them around." Bob White, Hornsby Area Residents for Reconciliation
- Media Release
Greens: Rachel Siewert: New intervention measures are based on the wrong approach
http://greensmps.org.au/blog/new-intervention-measures-are-based-wrong-a...
14 Dec 11: "As it introduces new intervention measures in the Northern Territory, the Government is keen to talk about the effectiveness of existing policies in tackling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage. Reports with glossy pages and matching colour schemes cannot hide the reality that the programs they discuss are costly, ineffective and are not based on sound evidence. Contrary to selectively published statistics, the collective measures of the intervention are not delivering better overall outcomes for Aboriginal people living in the Northern Territory."
* BACKGROUND TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION:
Creative Spirits: Northern Territory Emergence Response (NTER) - "The Intervention": http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/northern-terr...
Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition: http://darwinaboriginalrights.wordpress.com/
New Matilda - northern territory intervention: http://newmatilda.com/tag/northern-territory-intervention
The Greens: Rachel Siewert: Northern Territory Intervention: http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/category/issues/indigenous-rights...
IRAG (Intervention Rollback Action Group): Mparntwe - Alice Springs: http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/
CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) - NT Intervention: http://caama.com.au/?s=NT+Intervention
STICS (Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney): http://stoptheintervention.org/
Crikey - NT Intervention: http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/nt-intervention/
'concerned Australians': Without Justice there can be no Reconciliation: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/
Tracker - NT Intervention: http://tracker.org.au/tag/nt-intervention/
Treaty Republic - NT Intervention: http://treatyrepublic.net/search/node/NT%20Intervention
ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation) - NT intervention: http://www.antar.org.au/issues_and_campaigns/nt_intervention
MAIC (Melbourne Anti-Intervention Collective): http://maicollective.blogspot.com/
The Conversation - After the Intervention: http://theconversation.edu.au/pages/after-the-intervention
Jobs with Justice: http://jobswithjustice.wordpress.com/
Amnesty International Australia: Looking back at the Northern Territory Intervention: http://www.amnesty.org.au/indigenous-rights/comments/24460/
Students For Indigenous Rights - UQ: The Northern Territory Intervention: http://uqsir.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/stir-uq-intervention-intro-fact...
Defending Indigenous Rights: http://defendingindigenousrights.wordpress.com/
Intervention walk-off's Blog: http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/
Australian Human Rights Commission: Northern Territory ‘Emergency Response' intervention: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/intervention/index.html
FAIRA; Human Rights Law Resource Centre; NACLC: Australia's compliance with CERD - Fact Sheet 2: Northern Territory Intervention: http://www.hrlrc.org.au/files/Fact-Sheet-2-NT-Intervention.pdf
Green Left: Northern Territory intervention: myths and facts: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/39732
WGAR (Working Group for Aboriginal Rights): http://wgar.wordpress.com/
* WHAT'S WORKING: OUR GENERATION FILM
- Video
What's Working: Our Generation
http://www.whatsworking.com.au/what-now/our-generation/
"Trailer. "Our Generation is a very fine piece of work. It’s truthful, eloquent and, above all, it explains very clearly to first-timers and the many who need reminding why the indigenous people of Australia are once again being defrauded of their human and political rights in a country calling itself a democracy." John Pilger"
- News
Stop the Intervention:
NEW Updated VERSION of Our Generation is out!!!!
http://stoptheintervention.org/#OurGen
"Please note special new version of Our Generation.
This is an updated version of the film with James Bradley, editor of First Australians. The story has been brought up to date to include Julia Gillard's position and follows on from the recent visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay."
- Upcoming 'Our Generation' film screenings
Event: Thu 15 December 2011: Tuggerah, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Greater Union Cinemas
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews
Event: Sun 18 December 2011: Newport, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews
Event: Sat 11 February 2012: Melbourne, Vic
Our Generation Film Screening
as part of the inaugural Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews
- 'Our Generation' Film Reviews
Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
Our Generation - Showing in London - page 8
http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaWinter2011.pdf
Winter 2011: "The Intervention is yet another example of the appalling treatment the Aboriginal People of Australia have been subjected to in such a short period of time compared to thousands of years of survival. Sinem Saban and Rev. Dr Gondarra supported by the Yolngu people and cinematographer, Damien Curtis, have created a sensitive and realistic view of the plight of those who wish to live a more traditional life in their homelands and of those who appear to be dispossessed." Christine Waterer
Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
ASG Information Night: Our Generation - page 6
http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaSummer2010.pdf
Summer 2010: "Local resident and journalist, Jeff McMullen introduced "Our Generation", the film by Sinem Saban and Damien Curtis which we were there to see. The film explored in depth the Federal Government Intervention into Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory. Jeff had told us that the film’s producers were not having any success in having the film shown on government or commercial media outlets and they were having to screen it in local community halls to show the community at large just what was involved in the Intervention. It is basically a war on Aboriginal culture. The dispossession of the Aboriginal people is simply continuing in a new guise." Carol Gerrard
See:
Our Generation: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater: http://www.asgmwp.net/index.htm
* OTHER ARTICLES:
- Audio interview
Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Michael Woodley
http://www.989fm.com.au/category/podcasts/
14 Dec 11: "Tiga Bayles is joined by Michael Woodley, chief executive officer of the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, with an update on their dispute with FMG and the Solomon Hub project on their country."
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/michael-woodley-5/
- Audio interview
Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Paul and Arthur Ah Wang
http://www.989fm.com.au/category/podcasts/
7 Dec 11: "Tiga Bayles speaks to 76 year old twins - Paul and Arthur Ah Wang - who are seeking justice for their stolen wages. In their teens the twins worked on a pearling lugger off the north Queensland coast and like many Aboriginal and Strait Islander workers, their wages were subject to government control. For his years of work and labour, Paul received $3000 from the Beattie government’s $55.4 million dollar reparations package. Despite working alongside his brother, Arthur received no compensation because he did not have sufficient documentary evidence for his application."
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/paul-and-arthur-ah-wang/
- Audio talkback
Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Let’s Talk talkback
http://www.989fm.com.au/category/podcasts/
8 Dec 11: "Following on from yesterday’s interview with the Ah Wang twins seeking justice for their wage case, Tiga Bayles opens the lines for talkback and replays Keating’s historic Redfern speech."
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/lets-talk-talkback/
* UPCOMING ABORIGINAL RIGHTS EVENTS AROUND AUSTRALIA - 14 EVENTS FROM 15 DECEMBER 2011:
Click on the links for details of the events ...
Event: 4 November 2011 to February 2012: Townsville, Qld
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...
Event: Mon 12 to Fri 16 December 2011: Darwin, NT
Exhibition
Rights on Show 2011
The 17th annual Human Rights Art Award and Exhibition
The theme for 2011 is Housing and Homelessness
Darwin Community Legal Service
Event details: http://www.dcls.org.au/rights-on-show.html
Event: Thu 15 December 2011: Tuggerah, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Greater Union Cinemas
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews
Event: Sat 17 December 2011: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
Save The Kimberley warehouse party in Melbourne
"Save The Kimberley (melbourne) PRESENTS:
The 20 Ovens Warehouse will play host to
some of Melbourne’s favourite live acts"
Event details: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/2011/12/02/upcoming-events/
Poster: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/372801_103...
Event: 17, 18 December 2011: Brisbane, Qld
Documentary Film - The Tall Man
"... a vivid portrait of an Australian island enraged
by the death of an Aboriginal man while in custody
of the local, predominantly white-run police force."
Palace Barracks Cinema, Brisbane
Cinema Release Date: Thu 17 November 2011
Event details, incl. film review and interview with the director: http://www.hopscotchfilms.com.au/films/coming-soon/thetallman-film/
Event details: http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/thetallman/
Event: Sun 18 December 2011: Newport, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews
Event: 19, 20, 21 December 2011: Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Documentary Film - The Tall Man
"... a vivid portrait of an Australian island enraged
by the death of an Aboriginal man while in custody
of the local, predominantly white-run police force."
Chauvel Cinema, Paddington
Cinema Release Date: Thu 17 November 2011
Event details, incl. film review and interview with the director: http://www.hopscotchfilms.com.au/films/coming-soon/thetallman-film/
Event details: http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/thetallman/
Event: 12 Jan 2012: Australia wide
Submissions about Stronger Futures due 12 Jan 2012
Parliament of Australia - Senate:
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011
and two related bills:
Information about the Inquiry
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/strong_future_nt_11/inf...
"Submissions should be received by 12 January 2012. ...
The Committee is seeking written submissions from
interested individuals and organisations"
Event: Fri 20 January 2012: RMIT entrance, Melbourne, Vic
Indigenous freedom-fighters commemoration:
Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner
"To commemorate the execution of the indigenous
freedom fighters Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner"
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/49054
Event: 24 to 25 January 2012: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Congress Peoples' Forum:
Sovereignty and Self Determination: The Political Contract
Celebrating 40th anniversary Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Hosted by National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples
Event details: [scroll down page] http://nationalcongress.com.au/welcome/
Event: Thu 26 to Sun 29 January 2012: Parkes, Canberra, ACT
40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy Canberra
Sovereignty Never Ceded: a key theme of the 40th Anniversary
"Indigenous elders invite all Aboriginal people, supporters
and other members of the general public, to come together
at the 'Aboriginal Tent Embassy' site, on Thursday 26th
January 2012, to celebrate "SOVEREIGNTY DAY" and be part of
the Sacred Fire Ceremonial Gathering that will marks 40
years since the first protest on the site."
Event details (incl. Agenda, Poster, Audio and Video):
http://treatyrepublic.net/content/invitation-aboriginal-tent-embassy-jan...
http://treatyrepublic.net/node/906
Event details: http://www.aboriginaltentembassy.net/
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/aboriginal-tent-embassy-40th-anniversary-canberra
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/40th-anniversary-of-the-tent-embassy-canberra
Event summary: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/49413
Aboriginal Embassy Elder Tribute song: http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/artist_songs/2079567
"We will not leave till justice, at long last, is done":
http://www.indymedia.org.au/2011/12/11/aboriginal-tent-embassy-%E2%80%93...
Interview with Dr Janet Hunt: http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/dr-janet-hunt-and-jacqui-phil...
Event: February 2012 to May 2012: Queensland Museum
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...
Event: Sat 11 February 2012: Melbourne, Vic
Our Generation Film Screening
as part of the inaugural Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews
Event: 17 Feb 2012: International
Submissions on role of languages and culture due 17 Feb 2012
United Nations Human Rights:
Study on languages and cultures
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/EMRIP/Pages/StudyLanguages.aspx
"Call for submissions from indigenous peoples and their
organisations
The Expert Mechanism is calling for submissions on the role
of languages and culture in the protection and promotion of
the rights and identity of indigenous peoples, its current
mandated study in accordance with Human Rights Council
resolution 18/8 ...
Submissions will need to be submitted by 17 February 2012"
- 'Our Generation' Film Reviews
Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
Our Generation - Showing in London - page 8
http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaWinter2011.pdf
Winter 2011: "The Intervention is yet another example of the appalling treatment the Aboriginal People of Australia have been subjected to in such a short period of time compared to thousands of years of survival. Sinem Saban and Rev. Dr Gondarra supported by the Yolngu people and cinematographer, Damien Curtis, have created a sensitive and realistic view of the plight of those who wish to live a more traditional life in their homelands and of those who appear to be dispossessed." Christine Waterer
Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
ASG Information Night: Our Generation - page 6
http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaSummer2010.pdf
Summer 2010: "Local resident and journalist, Jeff McMullen introduced "Our Generation", the film by Sinem Saban and Damien Curtis which we were there to see. The film explored in depth the Federal Government Intervention into Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory. Jeff had told us that the film’s producers were not having any success in having the film shown on government or commercial media outlets and they were having to screen it in local community halls to show the community at large just what was involved in the Intervention. It is basically a war on Aboriginal culture. The dispossession of the Aboriginal people is simply continuing in a new guise." Carol Gerrard
See:
Our Generation: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater: http://www.asgmwp.net/index.htm
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