Newsletter date: 2 January 2012
Contents:
* Only a few weeks left to voice opposition to 10 more years of Intervention
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Submissions on the role of languages in protection of indigenous rights due soon
* 40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy Canberra - 26 to 29 January 2012
* Congress Peoples' Forum: Sovereignty and Self Determination - Canberra - 24 to 25 January 2012
* Interview with ANTaR's Jacqui Phillips about the ‘Locked Up and Locked Out’ campaign
* Indigenous Storybook - Celebrating and sharing good news stories
* CAEPR: Indigenous language education in remote communities
* Videos and Audio from Hot Politics-Radioactive waste management in Australia
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 12 events from 2 January 2012
* ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT TO VOICE OPPOSITION TO 10 MORE YEARS OF INTERVENTION:
Indymedia Australia: Only a few weeks left to voice opposition to 10 more years of Intervention
By Sabine Kacha
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/12/22/only-a-few-weeks-left-to-voice-opposi...
22 Dec 11: "There are only a few weeks left to voice your opposition to the extension of key NT Intervention measures for another 10 years as of 2012. The planned extension of these measures will allow for the continuation of massive human rights violations towards Aboriginal people. One measure, Income Management, has already been announced to be rolled out further in other areas outside the Northern Territory. Please show your support and have your voice heard and encourage others, organizations and groups to do the same. Even if it is just a few sentences, please do make a submission now due by 1 February 2012."
Event: 1 February 2012: Australia wide
Have your say on the Extension of Key NT Intervention
Measures for another Decade.
Submissions now due 1 Feb 2012
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.stoptheintervention.org/
Information about making a submission:
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/strong_future_nt_11/inf...
Information about the bills: Stronger Futures in the
Northern Territory Bill 2011 and two related bills:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/strong_future_nt_11/ind...
For the document with links to further info about the
New Policies, Aboriginal Elders voices and for Taking Action:
please click here: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Consultations/N...
[The above link includes voices of:
Dr Rev Djiniyini Gondarra, Yananymul Mununggurr,
NT Elders and Community Representatives,
Ramingining Elders and the Central Land Council.]
"Submissions should be received by 1 February 2012. ...
The Committee is seeking written submissions from
interested individuals and organisations"
See:
WGAR News: "Cooperation not intervention: a call for a new direction in the Northern Territory" (26 Nov 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/11/26/wgar-news-cooperation-not-interventio...
[Includes joint statements by:
- ACOSS, APO NT and many others
- IRAG, DARC and STICS]
Paper by 'concerned Australians' of Oct 2011:
Cuts to Welfare Payments for School Non-Attendance Requested or Imposed?
http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/Welfare-Cuts-Requested-or-I...
Submission by APO NT of Aug 2011:
Response to Stronger Futures: Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory
www.amsant.org.au/documents/article/154/111608%20-%20APONT%20submission%...
Submission by ANTaR of Aug 2011:
A Better Way: Building healthy, safe and sustainable communities in the Northern Territory through a community development approach
antar.org.au/sites/default/files/NT%20Community%20development%20policy%20paper%20FINAL.pdf
Stop the Intervention: Consultations 2011
http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/consultations-mid-2011
* BACKGROUND TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION:
Creative Spirits: Northern Territory Emergence Response (NTER) - "The Intervention": http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/northern-terr...
STICS (Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney): http://stoptheintervention.org/
The Greens: Rachel Siewert: Northern Territory Intervention: http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/category/issues/indigenous-rights...
New Matilda - northern territory intervention: http://newmatilda.com/tag/northern-territory-intervention
Crikey - NT Intervention: http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/nt-intervention/
CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) - NT Intervention: http://caama.com.au/?s=NT+Intervention
Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition: http://darwinaboriginalrights.wordpress.com/
IRAG (Intervention Rollback Action Group): Mparntwe - Alice Springs: http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/
'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/
* SUBMISSIONS ON THE ROLE OF LANGUAGES IN PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DUE SOON:
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"
* 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSY CANBERRA
- 26 TO 29 JANUARY 2012:
- Upcoming event
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."
New Aboriginal Tent Embassy 40th website:
(incl. Contacts, Agenda, Background, Map,
Camping info, Donations info, Audio and Video): http://aboriginaltentembassy40th.com/
Event details: (incl. Agenda, Poster, Audio and Video):
http://treatyrepublic.net/content/invitation-aboriginal-tent-embassy-jan...
http://treatyrepublic.net/node/906
Event details: (incl. Camping info): http://treatyrepublic.net/content/camping-aboriginal-tent-embassys-40th-...
Event details: (incl. Poster, Agenda and Camping info): http://wgar.wordpress.com/
Event details: (incl. Invitation): 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 Darren Bloomfield: http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/darren-bloomfield/
"We will not leave till justice, at long last, is done"
Backround by Gerry Georgatos:
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/12/31/aboriginal-tent-embassy-%E2%80%93-can...
Interview with Dr Janet Hunt: http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/dr-janet-hunt-and-jacqui-phil...
* CONGRESS PEOPLES' FORUM: SOVEREIGNTY AND SELF DETERMINATION - CANBERRA
- 24 TO 25 JANUARY 2012:
- 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
"On the 40th anniversary of the establishment
of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy we pay tribute
to the Embassy and its founders, not as historical
symbols but as ongoing reminders that we are
still defining our political status within this country."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://nationalcongress.com.au/welcome/
* INTERVIEW WITH ANTaR's JACQUI PHILLIPS ABOUT THE 'LOCKED UP AND LOCKED OUT' CAMPAIGN:
- Audio Interview
3CR Community Radio 855 AM: Podcasts
Women on the Line - 27 Dec 2011
[scroll down page] http://www.3cr.org.au/podcast
27 Dec 11: "The festive season is not just about partying or being with family, it can also be a very stressful and fearful time. Samantha Page, Executive Director of Family Relationship Services Australia, talks about the spike in domestic violence that occurs over the holiday season. And Jacqui Phillips, National Director of Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR), talks about the ‘Locked Up and Locked Out’ campaign."
Download this interview: http://pod.3cr.org.au/pod/3CRCast-2011-12-26-84485.mp3
* INDIGENOUS STORYBOOK - CELEBRATING AND SHARING GOOD NEWS STORIES:
Indigenous Peoples: Western Australia: The West Australian Indigenous Storybook - Celebrating And Sharing Good News Stories
http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=art...
28 Dec 11: "This Storybook is the first in a series of Indigenous Storybooks showcasing the achievements of Indigenous people and communities across Western Australia. Each Storybook will be a celebration of Indigenous people who have contributed to social, economic, health and environmental outcomes for their communities. These contributions have either been made individually or collectively, to improve the quality of life and wellbeing for Indigenous peoples across Western Australia."
* CAEPR: INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES:
- Research
CAEPR - ANU - Indigenous language education in remote communities
Bill Fogarty; Inge Kral
Topical Issue 11 / 2011; December 2011
http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Publications/topical/2011TI11.php
Dec 11: Abstract: This Topical Issue is based upon a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities, and has a specific focus on lessons the authors have learnt from working with Indigenous peoples in remote regions as both educators and researchers. The focus is on the role of Indigenous languages in emergent development activity in remote Australia and the out-of-school language and literacy needs of Indigenous adolescents and young adults, with a focus on the digital economy."
* VIDEOS AND AUDIO FROM HOT POLITICS-RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA:
- Videos
You Tube: beyondnuclear's channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/beyondnuclear?ob=video-mustangbase
"On December 3 a photo exhibition and forum was held titled Hot Politics: Radioactive Waste Management in Australia. The event, hosted by the Beyond Nuclear Initiative, was timed to coincide with the Australian Labor Party national conference and examined the current federal government plan to build a radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory (NT), despite ongoing opposition from Aboriginal Traditional Owners and the NT government. ... The photo exhibition is by photographer Jagath Dheerasekara and is titled Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud, showing the community and land targeted to host the radioactive dump."
- Audio
Stop the Intervention: 3 Dec 2011 ALP Conference
http://stoptheintervention.org/past-events/3-dec-2011-alp-conference#aud...
"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.
* Hosted by Jeff McMullen
Speakers Include:
* Matthew Gardiner, United Voice NT Secretary
* Dianne Stokes, Muckaty Traditional Owner
* Dave Sweeney, Australian Conservation Foundation
* George Newhouse, Human Rights lawyer"
Includes premiere of "Manuwangku-Under the Nuclear Cloud" photo exhibition by Jagath Dheerasekera.This exhibition presents the country and community in the Northern Territory being targeted to host a national radioactive waste dump and is supported by Amnesty International."
- Upcoming event
Event: Tue 17 to 28 January 2012: Chippendale, NSW
Photographic exhibition:
Manuwangku Under the Nuclear Cloud
"Manuwangku: Under a Nuclear Cloud, gives the affected
Aboriginal communities a collective voice against the
proposed radioactive waste dump. The exhibition aims
to dispel the myth that remote areas are uninhabited
and thus suitable to be dumping grounds.
Jagath Dheerasekara is a talented and respected
photographer as well as an Amnesty International
Human Rights Defender."
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/27463/
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...
* UPCOMING ABORIGINAL RIGHTS EVENTS AROUND AUSTRALIA - 12 EVENTS FROM 2 JANUARY 2012:
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: Tue 17 to 28 January 2012: Chippendale, NSW
Photographic exhibition:
Manuwangku Under the Nuclear Cloud
"Manuwangku: Under a Nuclear Cloud, gives the affected
Aboriginal communities a collective voice against the
proposed radioactive waste dump. The exhibition aims
to dispel the myth that remote areas are uninhabited
and thus suitable to be dumping grounds.
Jagath Dheerasekara is a talented and respected
photographer as well as an Amnesty International
Human Rights Defender."
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/27463/
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
"On the 40th anniversary of the establishment
of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy we pay tribute
to the Embassy and its founders, not as historical
symbols but as ongoing reminders that we are
still defining our political status within this country."
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."
New Aboriginal Tent Embassy 40th website:
(incl. Contacts, Agenda, Background, Map,
Camping info, Donations info, Audio and Video): http://aboriginaltentembassy40th.com/
Event details: (incl. Agenda, Poster, Audio and Video):
http://treatyrepublic.net/content/invitation-aboriginal-tent-embassy-jan...
http://treatyrepublic.net/node/906
Event details: (incl. Camping info): http://treatyrepublic.net/content/camping-aboriginal-tent-embassys-40th-...
Event details: (incl. Poster, Agenda and Camping info): http://wgar.wordpress.com/
Event details: (incl. Invitation): 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 Darren Bloomfield: http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/darren-bloomfield/
"We will not leave till justice, at long last, is done"
Backround by Gerry Georgatos:
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/12/31/aboriginal-tent-embassy-%E2%80%93-can...
Interview with Dr Janet Hunt: http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/dr-janet-hunt-and-jacqui-phil...
Event: 26 January 2012: Belgrave, Melbourne, Vic
2012 Belgrave Survival Day
"The Hills community is gearing up to celebrate
indigenous culture on ‘Australia Day’ at the fifth
annual Belgrave Survival Day event. This event
gives primacy to the indigenous perspective of
this great southern land despite 224 years of
European occupation/colonisation.
It honours and celebrates the survival of the
oldest living culture on the globe through live
music, storytelling, traditional dance and craft."
Event details: http://belgravesurvivalday.org/?page_id=2
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/2012-belgrave-survival-day
Poster: http://indymedia.org.au/files/posterjpg.jpg
Event: 26 January 2012: Adelaide, SA
134rd Justice and Peace Candlelight Walk
ANTaR SA: A Treaty with Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Australians for land and justice
"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/2011/12/candlelight-walk-2/
Event: Tue 31 January 2012: Petersham, Sydney, NSW
Inner West Film Forum:
January 2012 - Post Invasion Day Special
* Is There Anything to Celebrate in 1988? (1985) 60 min
* Strangers in Paradise - A Documentary Satire (1989) 54 min
Event details: http://thepbc.org.au/?page_id=9
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/inner-west-film-forum-january-2012-post-invasion...
Event: 1 February 2012: Australia wide
Have your say on the Extension of Key NT Intervention
Measures for another Decade.
Submissions now due 1 Feb 2012
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.stoptheintervention.org/
Information about making a submission:
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/strong_future_nt_11/inf...
Information about the bills: Stronger Futures in the
Northern Territory Bill 2011 and two related bills:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/strong_future_nt_11/ind...
For the document with links to further info about the
New Policies, Aboriginal Elders voices and for Taking Action:
please click here: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Consultations/N...
[The above link includes voices of:
Dr Rev Djiniyini Gondarra, Yananymul Mununggurr,
NT Elders and Community Representatives,
Ramingining Elders and the Central Land Council.]
"Submissions should be received by 1 February 2012. ...
The Committee is seeking written submissions from
interested individuals and organisations"
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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