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Event: 7 June to 14 July 2012: Kings Cross, Sydney, NSW
Exhibition: Ghost Citizens: Witnessing the Intervention
Talks on Saturday 23 June at 3pm
Curator Djon Mundine OAM
Artists: Alison Alder, Bindi Cole, Fiona Foley, Dan Jones,
Chips Mackinolty, Fiona MacDonald, Sally M Mulda,
Amy Napurulla, Brendan Penzer, Michael Riley,
Deborah Vaughan, Jason Wing
"The word 'intervention' is popular in the art and architecture
worlds, but in this context it condemns the Northern Territory
Emergency Response (NTER), Australia’s "national emergency"
policy introduced in 2007. This punitive policy is at odds
with international human rights conventions and the
Racial Discrimination Act."
"The exhibition Ghost Citizens: Witnessing the Intervention
looks at this return to protectionist colonial policy and the
wilful diminishing of an Indigenous participatory voice:
the loss of citizenship rights, of the right to homelands
and self-determination."
Event details: http://www.crossart.com.au/index.php/Current-Show/
Video of Talks:
Speakers: Jo Holder, Djon Mundine, Paddy Gibson, Eva Cox:
[scroll down page] http://www.respectandlisten.org/nt-intervention.html
Event: Rally: Mon 2 July 2012: Bankstown, Sydney, NSW
Event: Vigil: Mon 2- Fri 13 July 2012: Bankstown, Sydney, NSW
Outside Bankstown Centrelink
Say No to Government Income Management!
Rally speakers include:
Mark Boyd, Chris Christodoulou, Sue Gillet, Paddy Gibson,
Brett Holmes, Sally McManus, Senator Lee Rhiannon,
Gerard Thomas, Representatives from local organisations
Resolutions: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=379047862158737
Event details: http://www.facebook.com/events/313139055441943/
Event details: http://www.facebook.com/events/313139055441943/permalink/313139065441942/
Event: Tue 3 [to 15] July 2012: Bondi Junction, Sydney, NSW
Homelands Photo Exhibition
- Join us for the opening
This exhibition closes on July 15
"The exhibition captures a cross section of
everyday life - the beauty and terrain of the
Alyawarr and the Anmatyerr communities of
Utopia in the Northern Territory."
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/28763/
Event: 5 to 28 July 2012: Various locations: NSW, Qld, ACT, Vic
Whitehouse Announce Australian Tour 2012
"While the Federal Government urges Australians
to get behind what is essentially an extension of
the Intervention into the Northern Territory for the
next ten years under a new title 'Stronger Futures',
a funk/hip hop crew - ironically called Whitehouse -
are urging their listeners to oppose what they
view as more of the same government oppression
on Australia’s first peoples."
Event details: http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/tournews/173328/whitehouse-announce-aust...
Event: Mon 9 July 2012: Mona Vale, NSW
A Panel Discussion:
Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians
Will We Get it Right?
Panelists:
* Jacqueline Phillips, ANTaR
* Tony McAvoy, Aboriginal Barrister
* Alison Bejma, Cheltenham Girls' High School Student
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater
Event details: http://www.asgmwp.net/index.htm
Event details: http://www.asgmwp.net/Calendar.htm
Full event details: http://www.asgmwp.net/CPN.pdf
Recommendations of the Panel: http://www.asgmwp.net/Panel9July2012.pdf
Event: Thu 12 July 2012: Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW
Film about the Aboriginal tent embassy, Ningla - A’Na
Followed by a panel discussion with:
Paul Coe and Michael Anderson,
central figures in the protest 40 years ago
Part of NAIDOC week events
Museum for Contemporary Art
Event details: http://www.smartstreetfilms.com.au/news/112-ningla-ana-news
Ningla - A’Na video shorts: http://aatv.atsiphj.com.au/index.php?option=com_videoflow&task=play&id=7...
Ningla - A’Na video short: http://vimeo.com/35480022
Event: 14 July 2012: Manly, Sydney, NSW
Our Generation film screening
As part of Guringai Festival
Q&A with co-director/producer Damien Curtis
More details to come
Event details: http://www.respectandlisten.org/
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/screenings/14-july-2012-manly-sydney-nsw
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/28814/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews
Event: 28 and 29 July 2012: Moree, NSW
Next meeting:
National Unity Government of the Sovereign Union
Details to be posted on Sovereign Union website: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/
Event: 1 August 2012: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2012
Aboriginal Housing: Needs, Rights & Practicals
Presenter: Paul Pholeros
Where to for Reconciliation?
Presenter: Ray Jackson
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php/building-bridges-2012
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
Event: 8 August 2012: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2012
Stronger Futures?
Presenter: Graeme Mundine
Pathways to Education for Indigenous People
Presenter: Peter Radoll
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php/building-bridges-2012
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
Event: Sat 11 August 2012: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Aboriginal Passport Ceremony
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/51566
Event: 15 August 2012: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2012
Constitutional Recognition of ATSI People
Presenter: Sarah Maddison
Campaign for Referendum
Presenter: Aunty Sandra Lee
Legal and Strategic Considerations
Presenter: Terry Chenery
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php/building-bridges-2012
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
Event: 22 August 2012: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2012
NT Intervention & Income Management
Presenters: Aunty Daphne & Sue Gillett
Koori Radio: Indig. Voices for Info & Culture
Presenter: Lily Shearer
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php/building-bridges-2012
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
Event: 29 August 2012: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2012
Opening Doors to Policy Participation
Presenter: Carol Barton
What Works & Doesn’t in Urban Communities
Presenter: Shirley Blacklaws
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php/building-bridges-2012
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
- '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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About WGAR News:
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/30/about-wgar-news-working-group-for-abo...
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WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
WGAR Website: http://wgar.wordpress.com/