Newsletter date: 24 July 2015
Contents:
* Audio Interviews: Let's Talk: Family Violence: Amy McQuire puts a spotlight on the issue through the voices of several strong Aboriginal women [featuring Yvonne Sampi, Bernadette Angus & Judy Atkinson]
* Audio Interview: Amy McQuire & Tiga Bayles, Let's Talk: Priscilla Collins, CEO, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA)
* Audio Podcasts: Let's Talk - 98.9 FM: http://www.989fm.com.au/category/podcasts/lets-talk/
* Audio Interviews: Grace Pashley, Adam Evans & Cassandra Tim, NIRS Weekly News-in-Review [featuring Adele Cox suicide prevention advocate, Antoinette Braybrook, Shane Duffy & Prof Ted Wilkes]
* Background:
WGAR Background to Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
WGAR Background: Justice Reinvestment, Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal deaths in custody
WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
* Crisis Support - Talk to Someone - 24-hours/day 7-days/week:
Lifeline - Crisis Support and Suicide Prevention: 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/
Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/
Beyond Blue - Talk it through with us: 1300 22 4636 http://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediate-support
WGAR News postings on Indymedia Australia: https://indymedia.org.au/newswire
WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
- Audio Interviews
Let's Talk: Family Violence
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/family-violence/
23 Jul 15: "Aboriginal women are 34 times more likely to be victims of family violence than non-Indigenous women. Amy McQuire puts a spotlight on the issue through the voices of several strong Aboriginal women - Safe House employees Yvonne Sampi and Bernadette Angus and Aboriginal traumatologist Judy Atkinson."
- Audio Interview
Let's Talk: Priscilla Collins
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/priscilla-collins-12/
24 Jul 15: "Priscilla Collins, CEO of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA)."
Link: http://www.naaja.org.au/
- Audio Podcasts
Let's Talk - 98.9 FM
http://www.989fm.com.au/category/podcasts/lets-talk/
- Audio Interviews
NIRS Weekly News-in-Review
National Indigenous Radio's Weekly News-in-Review takes an in-depth look at the issues affecting First Nations communities around Australia.
http://www.nirs.org.au/PROGRAMS/NIRS-Weekly-News-in-Review
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pwpxdf0lzl55b2b/Weekly%20News%20In%20Review%20...
24 Jul 15: "This week's episode is presented by Cassandra Tim.
This week:
* First Nations suicide prevention advocate Adele Cox speaking about Indigenous mental health;
* CEO of Victoria’s Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Antoinette Braybrook discussing the state's Royal Commission into Family Violence;
* Shane Duffy CEO of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service talking about stolen wages reparations in Queensland;
* Principal Aboriginal Advisor of the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drugs Professor Ted Wilkes speaking on the parliamentary inquiry into alcohol abuse; ...
Credits: Producers: Grace Pashley, Adam Evans and Cassandra Tim"
- Background:
WGAR Background to Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-to-suicide-and-self-...
(last updated: 23 July 2015)
WGAR Background: Justice Reinvestment, Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal deaths in custody
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-justice-reinvestment...
(last updated: 15 July 2015)
WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/06/08/wgar-background-intervention-into-no...
(last updated: 17 July 2015)
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-to-the-aboriginal-so...
(last updated: 23 July 2015)
- Crisis Support - Talk to Someone - 24-hours/day 7-days/week:
Emergency:
For immediate assistance when life may be in danger
Call 000
https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/emergency
Lifeline's 24/7 hotline
13 11 14
Crisis Support and Suicide Prevention services
https://www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/
Suicide Call Back Service
1300 659 467
Twenty-four hours a day seven days a week
The Suicide Call Back Service provides free nationwide professional telephone and online counselling for anyone affected by suicide.
https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/
Beyond Blue
1300 22 4636
Depression. Anxiety.
Talk it through with us, day or night
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediate-support
Useful national contact numbers - Suicide Prevention Crisis Contacts
http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Suicide_Pr...
Mens Line
1300 78 99 78
MensLine Australia is a professional telephone and online support and information service for Australian men
http://www.mensline.org.au/
Kids Help Line
1800 55 1800
aged 5 - 25 yrs
http://www.kidshelp.com.au/
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