WGAR News: "The Intervention is killing our people" - IRAG media release

Newsletter date: 15 September 2011

Contents:
* Nicole Watson: Intervention’s measures are inhumane, degrading
* IRAG media release: "The Intervention is killing our people"
* Fourth anniversary of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
* Muckaty (NT) Aboriginal activists to address Melbourne conference
* Video compilation from the Sydney book launch of "Walk With Us"
* Tracker Magazine Analysis / Opinion on various issues
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 32 events from 15 September 2011
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

* NICOLE WATSON: INTERVENTION'S MEASURES ARE INHUMANE, DEGRADING:

- Nicole Watson's Speech from Sydney launch of "Walk With Us"

Green Left: Intervention’s measures are inhumane, degrading
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/48796
10 Sep 11: "Nicole Watson, a research fellow at the University of Technology Sydney’s Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, gave the address below at the Sydney launch of Walk With Us: Aboriginal Elders Call Out to Australian People to Walk with them in their Quest for Justice at Gleebooks, Sydney, on September 1. * * * ... Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory deserve better. All Australians deserve better than measures that degrade and dehumanise the most marginalised people in our society."

See more about Nicole Watson:

Tracker: Nicole Watson
http://tracker.org.au/author/nicole/

UTS: Nicole Watson - Jumbunna
http://datasearch2.uts.edu.au/jumbunna/staff/detail.cfm?StaffId=2331

Will they be heard? - a response to the NTER Consultations June to August 2009 (Nov 09)
Prepared by Alastair Nicholson, Larissa Behrendt, Alison Vivian, Nicole Watson and Michele Harris
Research Unit, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning
http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/Will-they-be-heard-report.pdf

See more about "Walk With Us":

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 launch summaries: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/WWU_booklaunches.html

Videos from the Sydney book launch: http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/films-and-literature/book-walk-with...

See more about Jumbunna:

UTS: Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning
http://www.jumbunna.uts.edu.au/students/index.html

* IRAG MEDIA RELEASE: "THE INTERVENTION IS KILLING OUR PEOPLE":

- Media Release

Intervention Rollback Action Group: "The Intervention is killing our people"
http://rollbacktheintervention.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mr-13-9-11-fi...
13 Sep 11: "September 13th marks 4 years since the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General Assembly and nearly 2½ years since the Australian Government publicly declared its support for this document.
But Northern Territory Aboriginal leader Barbara Shaw says the government has continued with an Intervention that is in flagrant breach of the Declaration and its commitment to Indigenous self-determination.
Ms Shaw is travelling to Dublin to take part in the Frontline Defenders Platform where she will meet with delegates from around the world who are at the forefront of the struggle for human rights. She will tell the conference the Intervention is leading to ill health including
stress-related early deaths and ever-increasing rates of attempted self-harm and substance abuse amongst her people.
"We live in a democracy" says Ms Shaw. "We are not at war but our people are dying from the racist policies that the government is putting on us. They won’t listen, they think they know what’s best for us. And they say they support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples but they are not implementing any of the Declaration’s Clauses. In fact, the Northern Territory Intervention breaches most of them.""

See more about IRAG:

Intervention Rollback Action Group (IRAG) Media Releases:
[scroll down page] http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/media/
[Barbara Shaw is often quoted in the media releases.]

Rollback the Intervention: IRAG
http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/irag/
"The Intervention Rollback Action Group is made up of volunteers from community groups and organisations who meet regularly to discuss issues that arise from the impact of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (Intervention/Invasion). The group supports individuals and community groups to deal with those issues and take appropriate action."

See more about Barbara Shaw:

Let's Talk - Indigenous presented talkback: Tiga Bayles spoke with Barbara Shaw, NT Intervention Rollback Action Group (24 Aug 09)
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasting/get.php?web=98fm-podcast-2009-08-24-7...

YouTube: Part 2 Speeches: Opening Protest House Ampilatwatja Walk-off, NT (5 Mar 10)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSURYItC4xU&feature=related
[Speeches by Barbara Shaw and Paul Mcaleer]

Beyond Nuclear Initiative: No Muckaty nuclear dump: Community rally and march in Tennant Creek (3 Apr 10)
[scroll down page] http://beyondnuclearinitiative.wordpress.com/audio/
[Barbara Shaw (Intervention Rollback Action Group)]

Rollback the Intervention: Town camp leader outraged by Bess Price claims on Q and A (15 Apr 11)
[scroll down page] http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/media/

WGAR News: Darwin gathering for Aboriginal people living in prescribed areas under the NT Intervention (29 Apr 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/04/29/darwin-gathering-for-aboriginal-peopl...

WGAR News: Interview with Barbara Shaw, of the Intervention Rollback Action Group, on the NT Intervention (7 May 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/05/07/wgar-news-interviews-with-barb-shaw-a...

WGAR News: Speech by Aboriginal activist Barbara Shaw on the NT Intervention (10 May 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/05/10/wgar-news-nt-nuclear-waste-dump-plans...

WGAR News: Barbara Shaw at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (28 May 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/05/28/wgar-news-canberra-rally-june-14-2011...

WGAR News: Ngarla Kunoth-Monks, Richard Downs and Barbara Shaw at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York (2 Jun 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/06/02/wgar-news-global-call-to-action-petit...

WGAR News: Ngarla Kunoth-Monks, Barbara Shaw & Richard Downs speak about UN trip (22 Jun 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/06/22/wgar-news-4th-anniversary-of-nt-inter...

WGAR News: Women delegates speak on UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (28 Jun 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/06/28/wgar-news-kimberley-gas-plant-protest...

WGAR News: Interview with Barbara Shaw about the NT Intervention (10 Sep 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/09/10/wgar-news-listen-to-us-negotiate-with...

* FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES:

- The Declaration

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/drip.html

- Community Guide to the Declaration

Australian Human Rights Commission: Community Guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/declaration_indigenous/index.html

- Background to the Declaration

Ears to the Ground: Anniversary of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
http://ears2theground.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/anniversary-of-un-declara...
13 Sep 11: "Yesterday marked the four-year anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples. The declaration was adopted on the 13th of September 2007, over 20 years after it was initially drafted in consultation with Indigenous groups and spokespeople across the world. The non-binding document describes the rights of Indigenous peoples to self-determination, as well as their rights to express their cultures, identities and languages, while it also sets a universal standard for employment, education and health outcomes within Indigenous communities. ... "

- Media Releases

Australian Human Rights Commission: UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples should be fully implemented
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2011/82_11.html
13 Sep 11: "Four years ago today the United Nations acted on almost 30 years of advocacy by Indigenous Peoples around the world and adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, but Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda says progress on its implementation has been slow.
Commissioner Gooda said the Declaration, which recognises the fundamental rights enjoyed by Indigenous peoples around the world, had been opposed by Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada when first adopted but was formally endorsed by Australia on 3 April 2009.
"Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were involved in campaigning for, and drafting, the Declaration which contains minimum standards for the survival, dignity and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples," Commissioner Gooda said.
"Although opposition to the Declaration is now confined to history, we need to remain determined in our efforts to make sure our communities, our governments and our legislators know how to use it in their everyday lives.
We need to increase people’s understanding of what it means to 'implement the Declaration' and one of the best ways to do this is through education," he said."

Intervention Rollback Action Group: "The Intervention is killing our people"
http://rollbacktheintervention.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mr-13-9-11-fi...
13 Sep 11: "September 13th marks 4 years since the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General Assembly and nearly 2½ years since the Australian Government publicly declared its support for this document.
But Northern Territory Aboriginal leader Barbara Shaw says the government has continued with an Intervention that is in flagrant breach of the Declaration and its commitment to Indigenous self-determination. ...
"We live in a democracy" says Ms Shaw. "We are not at war but our people are dying from the racist policies that the government is putting on us. They won’t listen, they think they know what’s best for us. And they say they support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples but they are not implementing any of the Declaration’s Clauses. In fact, the Northern Territory Intervention breaches most of them.""

- News

Amnesty International Australia: A call for the Australian Government to uphold its commitment to Indigenous rights
http://www.amnesty.org.au/news/comments/26741/
13 Sep 11: In marking the fourth anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Amnesty International is reminding the Australian Federal Government of its commitment to advancing the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Amnesty International’s Indigenous Rights Campaigner, Rodney Dillon has called for the Australian Government to turn words into action, better the lives of Australia’s most disadvantaged population and uphold the collective voices of the world’s Indigenous People as offered in the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples."

Koori Mail: Amnesty urges Govt to uphold commitment
[scroll down page] http://www.koorimail.com/index.php
13 Sep 11: "AMNESTY International’s Indigenous Rights Campaigner Rodney Dillon has added his voice to calls for the Federal Government to uphold its commitment to Indigenous rights. The Government signed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2009, after initially refusing, along with Canada, United States and New Zealand, while the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration in 2007."

Koori Mail: Gooda calls for action plan on Indigenous rights
[scroll down page] http://www.koorimail.com/index.php
13 Sep 11: "ABORIGINAL and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has accused the Australian Government of being slow to implement the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, despite having signed the document four years ago. Mr Gooda said the Government should engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to negotiate and develop an action plan to give full effect to the declaration"

- Audio

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association:
CAAMA NEWS 14-09-11
http://caama.com.au/caama-news-14-09-11
14 Sep 11: "The fourth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ...has led to calls from Aboriginal rights groups across the country [including IRAG] for the implementation of its recommendations."

* MUCKATY (NT) ABORIGINAL ACTIVISTS TO ADDRESS MELBOURNE CONFERENCE:

- Upcoming event

Event: Fri 30 Sep - Mon 3 Oct 2011: Melbourne, Vic
World at a Crossroads:
Climate Change Social Change Conference
"Leading Muckaty (NT) and other Aboriginal activists, to
address Climate Change Social Change Conference.
Two dynamic NT Aboriginal activists battling against a
radioactive waste dump will travel to Melbourne to address
a Climate Change, Social Change Conference.
Kylie Sambo and Dianne Stokes, from the Muckaty NT
have been fighting off a nuclear waste dump proposal
for their traditional lands since September 2007."
Other Aboriginal speakers:
Sam Watson, Qld Murri activist & Socialist Alliance rep.
Dotty Bamblett, Save Ballerrt Mooroop College campaign
Aboriginal Event details: http://climatechangesocialchange2011.wordpress.com/leading-muckaty-nt-an...
Conference Homepage: http://climatechangesocialchange2011.wordpress.com/
Preliminary Conference Agenda: http://climatechangesocialchange2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/ccsc-20...
Confirmed speakers: http://climatechangesocialchange2011.wordpress.com/confirmed-speakers/

See:

WGAR News: Muckaty Voices and Our Generation screening at 'Down Under Berlin - Australian Film Festival'
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/08/23/wgar-news-book-launch-walk-with-us-ab...

Nuclear Territory News: Waste Dump News
http://ntne.ws/articles/article.php?section=waste

Beyond Nuclear Initiative:
http://beyondnuclearinitiative.com/

* VIDEO COMPILATION FROM THE SYDNEY BOOK LAUNCH OF "WALK WITH US":

- Video

Stop the Intervention - Videos
Videos from the booklaunch of "Walk With Us" in Sydney at gleebooks on 1 Sept 2011
http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/films-and-literature/book-walk-with...
"* Compilation:
* complete speeches:
Part 1 - Auntie Millie Ingram
Part 2 - Nicole Watson
Part 3 - Jeff McMullen
Part 4 - Q & A"
[Compilation video includes excerpts from the speeches of Auntie Millie Ingram, Nicole Watson and Jeff McMullen along with excerpts from the Q & A session, for those with limited time.]

- Reportback on Sydney launch

Green Left: Elders speak out against intervention in new book
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/48799
10 Sep 11: "One hundred and twenty people packed out Gleebooks in Sydney on September 1 for the launch of Walk with Us - the latest book from the Aboriginal solidarity group Concerned Australians. The book documents the detrimental impact of the Northern Territory intervention on Aboriginal people and features a call out from Aboriginal elders to Australians, asking them to walk with them in their quest for justice. The book aims to promote the campaign against the intervention by promoting the opinions and concerns of Aboriginal elders who are subject to the discriminatory laws." Adam Leeman, Sydney

See more about "Walk With Us":

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 launch summaries: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/WWU_booklaunches.html

* TRACKER MAGAZINE ANALYSIS / OPINION ON VARIOUS ISSUES:

- News

Tracker: Abused women scared of income management says NT report
http://tracker.org.au/2011/09/abused-women-scared-of-income-management-s...
14 Sep 11: "NORTHERN TERRITORY: Some Northern Territory women suffering from domestic violence would rather stay in abusive relationships than risk having their welfare payments quarantined. That’s one of the antidotes told to a group of researchers documenting the viewpoints of over one hundred women who have come into contact with the controversial income management scheme. ... a new report conducted by the Equality Rights Alliance, and which specifically focuses on the experiences of women, ... " Amy McQuire

See:

Equality Rights Alliance: Women's Experience of Income Management in the Northern Territory
http://www.equalityrightsalliance.org.au/projects/womens-experience-inco...

- Analysis / Opinion

Tracker: Party politics set back native title rights
http://tracker.org.au/2011/09/party-politics-set-back-native-title-rights/
13 Sep 11: "NATIONAL: All three major political parties claim they are serious about strengthening native title property rights. But PROF JON ALTMAN* says the Greens are the only party who can deliver the goods. Evidently both the Australian Greens and the Liberal National Party coalition under Tony Abbott want the property rights of native title groups greatly strengthened. This has come about in the following way." Jon Altman

Tracker: LITTLE BLACK DUCK: The generational gap
http://tracker.org.au/2011/09/little-black-duck-the-generational-gap/
13 Sep 11: "NATIONAL: Back in the day, our popular Aboriginal artists were at the forefront of political debate. Now NICOLE WATSON* wants answers to why so many have signed up to GenerationOne. ... GenerationOne is the brainchild of mining magnate, Andrew Forrest. ... I don’t know if any of the concerned artists will read this column, but if they do, I have a message for them - shame on you for joining forces with a man who rides roughshod over native title holders." Nicole Watson

Tracker: A league of their own
http://tracker.org.au/2011/09/a-league-of-their-own/
13 Sep 11: "NATIONAL: GARY FOLEY* takes us on a tour through the history of modern Aboriginal resistance. This month, he lookes at the formation of two influential Aboriginal political organisations. This is a continuation of my theme of learning from the lessons that the actions of previous generations of Aboriginal political activists have provided for us. This month we briefly examine the establishment in the 1930s of two important and influential political organisations in south eastern Australia." Gary Foley

Tracker: BACK TRACKER: The cost of keeping secrets in the family
http://tracker.org.au/2011/09/back-tracker-the-cost-of-keeping-secrets-i...
13 Sep 11: "NATIONAL: This month, a troubling report was released into government expenditure in Indigenous affairs. It didn’t come without a fight though. BRIAN JOHNSTONE* details how the government tried to keep it in the "family". ... Despite the Commonwealth’s persistent rhetoric in Aboriginal affairs about transparency, trust, genuine partnership and the re-setting of relationships organisations such as NSWALC* and the First People’s Congress got to read the report at the same time as everyone else." Brian Johnstone

Tracker: The elephant in the room
http://tracker.org.au/2011/09/the-elephant-in-the-room/
13 Sep 11: "For decades, government report after government report has chronicled the continual failure of bureaucracies to lift Aboriginal people out of the mire of poverty and disadvantage. And for decades, Aboriginal people have been offering the same solution, as yet untried. Self-determination. CHRIS GRAHAM looks at the never-ending cycle of government reports into government failure, and the refusal of a nation to accept that it’s part of the problem, not the solution." Chris Graham

* OTHER ARTICLES:

- Research

PLoS one: The Economic Value of Environmental Services on Indigenous-Held Lands in Australia
Kerstin K. Zander*, Stephen T. Garnett
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.00231...
"Australians could be willing to pay from $878m to $2b per year for Indigenous people to provide environmental services. This is up to 50 times the amount currently invested by government. This result was derived from a nationwide survey that included a choice experiment in which 70% of the 927 respondents were willing to contribute to a conservation fund that directly pays Indigenous people to carry out conservation activities."

- Audio Interview

Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane
Let's Talk - Indigenous presented talkback:
http://989fm.com.au/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29
8 Sep 11: "Michael Woodley: Karen Dorante interviews Michael Woodley, chief executive officer of the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation still seeking a better deal for traditional owners under FMG’s Solomon hub project."
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasting/audio/98fm-podcast-2011-09-08-75781.mp3

- Analysis / Opinion

SBS Living Black: Land council cops dump fallout
http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/124832/Muckaty-s-nuclear-debate/blog/L...
8 Sep 11: "The NLC [Northern Land Council] took the nomination of the land to Canberra on behalf of the traditional owners of the land. But here’s the catch – while it says the site for the dump is exclusively land belonging to a branch of the Ngapa clan, several other groups say it’s theirs also, and it holds cultural significance. Previous reports have backed claims that it is a shared area with mixed dreamings, but the NLC says the exact site belongs to the one branch of the Ngapa clan, and them alone."

- News

9 News: Muckaty dump justification 'nonsense'
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8297479/muckaty-dump-justification-n...
12 Sep 11: "A nuclear expert has taken aim at claims a planned waste dump in remote Australia is needed to house low level radioactive waste from hospitals. ... He [Dr Peter Karamoskos] said most radioactive isotopes generated from nuclear medicine were designated as "very low level" waste, which decayed to safe levels with in a few days to a few weeks. "The claim that a waste facility is required to support nuclear medicine is mischievous scare-mongering," Dr Karamoskos said."

SBS World News Australia: Indigenous communities split over nuclear dump
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/blogarticle/124855/Indigenous-communities-spl...
12 Sep 11: "A dispute is raging amongst traditional owners north of Tennant Creek over the proposed siting of a nuclear waste dump. Now, they think they might have found it. The problem for Resources Minister Martin Ferguson is that many of the people who live around Muckaty Station, 120km north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, don’t want it."

Daily Record: Highland GP's horror after discovering Aborigines ravaged by booze and illness
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/2011/09/11/highland-gp-s-hor...
11 Sep 11: "A HIGHLAND GP yesterday warned that Australia’s Aborigines will be wiped out unless they get access to basic health care. Outraged Mary Fortune was shocked by the terrible plight of the country’s native people after she spent three months as locum in an Outback health centre for a new TV show. Based at the Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service Clinic in Kununurra, Dr Fortune was stunned to discover that one in 30 of the Aboriginal population suffers from rheumatic heart disease - a figure worse than anywhere in Africa." Maggie Barry

* UPCOMING ABORIGINAL RIGHTS EVENTS AROUND AUSTRALIA - 32 EVENTS FROM 15 SEPTEMBER 2011:

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: Ongoing protest: James Price Point, Kimberley, WA
Kimberley gas plant protest
Save the Kimberley info: http://www.savethekimberley.com/
Kimberley gas plant threatens Aboriginal culture: http://ccr.uws.edu.au/2011/06/22/kimberley-gas-plant-threatens-aborigina...
Aboriginal elder Elsta Foy at the protest camp: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3296152.htm
Protest updates: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/blog/
Environs Kimberley: http://www.environskimberley.org.au/
Kimberley info: http://handsoffcountry.blogspot.com/
Kimberley Country and Culture: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/whats-the-fuss/country-culture/
WGAR News: Kimberley gas plant protest and blockade (28 Jun 11): http://indymedia.org.au/2011/06/28/wgar-news-kimberley-gas-plant-protest...
WGAR News: 25 protesters arrested at JPP blockade (9 Jul 11): http://indymedia.org.au/2011/07/09/wgar-news-25-protesters-arrested-at-j...

Event: 3 July to Sun 25 September 2011: Sydney, NSW
Exhibition: FREEDOM RIDERS
- Art and activism 1960s to now
Sydney University Art Gallery
"A unique and daring exhibition has pulled together some of
the most important political artworks produced by NSW's
leading Aboriginal artists and put them in one room for the
public to see." ABC News
Event details: http://sydney.edu.au/museums/events_exhibitions/art_gallery_exhibitions....
Featured in Video: http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/07/01/3259282.htm

Event: 27 May to Sun 9 October 2011: Kalgoorlie, WA
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: Thu 18 August - Sun 30 October 2011: Wiluna to Perth, WA
Walk Away from Uranium Mining
"By coming to Wiluna you will be supporting Traditional
Owners in their opposition to uranium mining."
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/walk-away-from-uranium-mining
Event details: http://www.nuclearfreefuture.com/
Walk Schedule: http://footprints.footprintsforpeace.net/nffcampaign/upload/files/Wiluna...
About the walk: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/48231

Upcoming Event: Central Adelaide, SA
Adelaide Kimberley Support Rally postponed
"a bigger better event is already being planned,
date and details soon!"
Event details: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/2011/07/13/upcoming-events/

Upcoming Event: Darwin, NT
Darwin book launch: "Walk With Us"
- Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention
Darwin – Time and venue yet to be announced
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/
Book info and order form: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/WWU_Order_Form.pdf
Book info: 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...

Event: Thu 15 September 2011: Bundoora, Melbourne, Vic
Our Generation Film Screening
With special guest speaker:
Walpiri leader Valerie Martin Napaljari from Yunedumu
Hosted by ESP (Equality, Sustainability and Peace) group at
La Trobe University
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/our-generation-documentary-screening-at-la-trobe...
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: Fri 16 September 2011: Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Qld
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: Fri 16 September 2011: Northcote, Melbourne, Vic
Ballerrt Mooroop Strong Spirit Festival - Fundraiser
Featuring: Uncle Kutcha Edwards
Johnny Mac and Meriki Hood
Jessie Llyod - Julia Mahatuwe
Mattrix - Squid Squad
Ballerrt Mooroop Dancing Troupe
"Join us for a very special night to celebrate
Indigenous culture and raise awareness of the
struggle to save Ballerrt Mooroop College,
Melbourne's last Indigenous school."
Event details: http://ballerrtmooroop.org/?q=content/ballerrt-mooroop-strong-spirit-fes...
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/ballert-mooroop-strong-spirit-festival
Campaign updates: http://ballerrtmooroop.org/

Event: Sat 17 September 2011: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
Media Skills Workshop for Activists
Organised by Radical Women &
Indigenous Social Justice Association – Melbourne
"Do you want to use the mainstream and community media more
effectively to promote social change? ... "
Register to attend
Event details: http://www.isja-msg.com/coming_events.htm
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/media-skills-workshop-for-activists

Event: Sat 17 September 2011: Highgate Hill, Brisbane, Qld
Keep the Kimberley Benefit Gig
"Join us for an amazing night of music,
short films, wood fired pizza and tasty
beverages as some great acts from
around the country arrive at Turnstyle
to help Save the Kimberley!"
Event details: http://www.turnstyle.org.au/node/4456

Event: Mon 19 September 2011: Cronulla, Sydney, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Hosted by Amnesty International Sutherland Shire Action Group
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26574/
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: Mon 19 September 2011: Perth, WA
Justice Reinvestment - A conversation with Mick Gooda
Aboriginal and TSI Social Justice Commissioner
Australian Human Rights Commission
"A new approach to reducing Indigenous over-
representation in the criminal justice system."
Organised by Deaths in Custody Watch Committee
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/events/index.html
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/48809
Registrations close 16 September, 2011
To register and purchase tickets visit: http://www.trybooking.com/UPE

Event: Tue 20 September 2011: Melbourne, Vic
Our Generation Film Screening
More details to come
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: Tue 20 September 2011: Kensington, Sydney, NSW
Close the Gap Debate
- Is positive discrimination the only way to close the gap?
Hosted by Amnesty UNSW in collaboration with UNSW DebSoc
"A debate in recognition of Amnesty International
Australia's focus on Indigenous rights and the Utopia
Homelands."
Please RSVP
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26642/

Event: Sun 25 September 2011: Lyneham, Canberra, ACT
WGAR Variety Fund Raiser:
Yarns and Poetry by locals, BBQ, Music, Films and more
Organised by WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Canberra)
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/wgar-variety-fund-raiser-yarns-and-poetry-by-loc...
WGAR Website: http://wgar.wordpress.com/

Event: Wed 28 September 2011: Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Qld
Homelands Campaign training session
Amnesty International Qld/ Northern NSW
"The training is designed for activists who
want to play an active role in the campaign,
within their local group or as a part of the
Homelands Action Group."
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/qld/event/26674/

Event: Thu 29 September 2011: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Q&A with Jeff McMullen
Hosted by Women’s Reconciliation Network
and Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/redfern-screening-of-our-generation
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Poster: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Facts-Info-Our-...
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

Event: Fri 30 Sep - Mon 3 Oct 2011: Melbourne, Vic
World at a Crossroads:
Climate Change Social Change Conference
"Leading Muckaty (NT) and other Aboriginal activists, to
address Climate Change Social Change Conference.
Two dynamic NT Aboriginal activists battling against a
radioactive waste dump will travel to Melbourne to address
a Climate Change, Social Change Conference.
Kylie Sambo and Dianne Stokes, from the Muckaty NT
have been fighting off a nuclear waste dump proposal
for their traditional lands since September 2007."
Other Aboriginal speakers:
Sam Watson, Qld Murri activist & Socialist Alliance rep.
Dotty Bamblett, Save Ballerrt Mooroop College campaign
Aboriginal Event details: http://climatechangesocialchange2011.wordpress.com/leading-muckaty-nt-an...
Conference Homepage: http://climatechangesocialchange2011.wordpress.com/
About the conference: http://indymedia.org.au/world-at-a-crossroads-climate-change-social-chan...
Preliminary Conference Agenda: http://climatechangesocialchange2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/ccsc-20...
Confirmed speakers: http://climatechangesocialchange2011.wordpress.com/confirmed-speakers/

Event: 3 October 2011: Adelaide, SA
131st Justice and Peace Candlelight Walk
"Join us on the Candle Light Walk to call for a
Treaty and Bill of Rights, and to support the
Ngarrindjeri and all other Aboriginal people
and the Stolen Generations, their families and
communities left behind, in their call for
Peace and Justice. ... "
Event details: http://antarsa.auspics.org.au/category/news/2011/09/hello-world/

Event: Wed 5 October 2011: Brisbane, Qld
One-day Conference:
Human rights and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Hosted by Amnesty International Qld/Northern NSW
"Hear how human rights instruments, including the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
can be applied to governance, law enforcement and justice
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in
Queensland."
RSVPS are essential
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/qld/event/24476/
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.antarqld.org.au/node/135

Event: Fri 7 October 2011: Northcote, Melbourne, Vic
Fundraiser: Slam Generation: Poetry slam & variety night.
"This night is a fundraiser for the Glenroy
Indigenous School (Ballerrt Mooroop
College) that is at this very moment
threatened by bulldozers!"
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/48770
Campaign updates: http://ballerrtmooroop.org/

Event: Fri 7 & Sat 8, Tue 11 to Sat 15 Oct 2011: Melbourne, Vic
Presented by Melbourne Festival
in association with Sydney Festival
Ilbijerri Theatre Company (Australia): FOLEY
"Political agitator Gary Foley presents a swag of stories
from a life lived in the spirit of resistance. ... "
Event details: http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/program/production?id=3860&idx=1&max=12

Event: Wed 12 October 2011: St Lucia, Brisbane, Qld
Our Generation Film Screening
"The University of Queensland group will be
hosting this screening as a part of Amnesty
International's Homelands campaign"
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/qld/event/26673/
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: Wed 12 October 2011: Sippy Downs, Qld
Our Generation Film Screening
"The University of the Sunshine Coast will
be hosting this screening as a part of
Amnesty International's Homelands
campaign"
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/qld/event/26672/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

Event: Sun 23 October 2011: Bendigo, Vic
A Benefit for the Kimberley
Event details: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/2011/07/13/upcoming-events/
Event details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171353649603731
Flyer: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/276751_171...

Event: Wed 2 to Sat 5 Nov 2011: South Bank, Brisbane, Qld
Theatre: Jane Harrison's Stolen
Directed by Leah Purcell
Presented by: The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
(ACPA) and QPAC in association with Bungabura Productions
"a brilliant amalgam of the experiences of representatives
of the Stolen Generation. Immerse yourself in a yarn about
the importance of family, understanding and issues that
have impacted strongly on Aboriginal families."
Event details: http://www.qpac.com.au/event/Stolen_11.aspx?showTab=Overview

Event: Fri 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: Tue 8 November 2011: Hurstville, Sydney, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Hosted by Amnesty International Sutherland Shire Action Group
"Our group is hoping to engage more with AI members and
residents of the St George area and we hope that this will
be a launch event for the creation of a St George Action Group"
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26576/
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 19 November 2011: Annandale, Sydney, NSW
Save the Kimberley: Cans for Country, Songs for change!
"A super sick show with super sick bands, to help raise
funds and awareness to aid in the fight against the WA
Government and Woodsides attempted destruction of the
Kimberley Coast"
Event details: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/2011/07/13/upcoming-events/

Event: Sun 20 November 2011: Mullumbimby, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
With live music and Q&A with the filmmakers
More details to come
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: 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...

- '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

* BACKGROUND TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION:

Creative Spirits: Northern Territory Emergence Response (NTER) - "The Intervention": http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/northern-terr...

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Northern Territory National Emergency Response: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory_intervention

Tracker - NT Intervention: http://tracker.org.au/tag/nt-intervention/

IRAG (Intervention Rollback Action Group): Mparntwe - Alice Springs: http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/

STICS (Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney): http://stoptheintervention.org/

'concerned Australians': Without Justice there can be no Reconciliation: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/

CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) - NT Intervention: http://caama.com.au/?s=NT+Intervention

The Greens: Rachel Siewert: Northern Territory Intervention: http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/category/issues/indigenous-rights...

The Conversation - After the Intervention: http://theconversation.edu.au/pages/after-the-intervention

ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation) - NT intervention: http://www.antar.org.au/issues_and_campaigns/nt_intervention

Treaty Republic - NT Intervention: http://treatyrepublic.net/search/node/NT%20Intervention

MAIC (Melbourne Anti-Intervention Collective): http://maicollective.blogspot.com/

Crikey - NT Intervention: http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/nt-intervention/

Jobs with Justice: http://jobswithjustice.wordpress.com/

New Matilda - northern territory intervention: http://newmatilda.com/tag/northern-territory-intervention

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/

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