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Event: Fri 27 July 2012: The Rocks, Sydney, NSW
Talks on The Rocks:
Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 years on
* July 27 - Gabi Widders, an Anaiwan and Gumbangier woman
"To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Tent Embassy,
The Rocks Discovery Museum has invited four
Aboriginal women to reflect on the significance
of the Embassy in their own and their family's
lives for Talks on The Rocks in July."
Event details: http://www.therocks.com/sydney-Things_To_Do-The_Rocks_Discovery_Museum-T...
Event details: [scroll down page] http://spraci.info/areaevents.php?parea=x0aus
Event: 27 & 28 July 2012: Wollongong & Glebe, Sydney, NSW
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...
Sydney event details: http://roxbury.com.au/whats-on/live-music/
Sydney location: http://roxbury.com.au/contact/where-we-are/
Event: Sat 28 and Sun 29 July 2012: Moree, NSW
Moree Sovereign Union Interim Government Gathering
Interim National Unity Government of the Sovereign Union
Agenda - Draft No 4 - Additional info - 21/07/12: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/node/222
Flyers:
Colour JPG: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/images/2012/gatherings/moree-meeting-...
Black & White JPG: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/images/2012/gatherings/moree-meeting-...
Colour PDF: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/pdf/moree-meeting-a4-2.pdf
Black & White PDF: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/pdf/moree-meeting-a4-bw0001.pdf
Details to be posted on Sovereign Union website: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/
Event: 18 to Sun 29 July 2012: Leichardt, Sydney, NSW
Eora Exhibition
"This event will raise awareness about Amnesty
International's Demand Dignity campaign,
demanding more rights for Indigenous people in
Australia. The theme of the artwork will
correspond with the Homelands campaign."
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/25586/
Event: Tue 31 July 2012: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Manage this. Women’s voices on Income Management
It’s your world – it needs your feminist thinking
"A recent report by Equality Rights Alliance
found that many women did not feel safer
under the [Income Management] policy and that
it often resulted in feelings of a loss of
respect and dignity."
Come along and hear:
* Ms Randa Kattan
- Executive Director of Arab Council Australia and
spokesperson for Stop the Intervention Sydney.
* Eva Cox - writer, feminist, sociologist,
social commentator and activist
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/manage-this-women%E2%80%99s-voices-on-income-man...
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
Event details: http://www.nswreconciliation.org.au/events-1/building-bridges-forum
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
Event details: http://www.nswreconciliation.org.au/events-1/building-bridges-forum
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
Event: 9 August 2012: Various locations internationally
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Event details: http://social.un.org/index/IndigenousPeoples/InternationalDay.aspx
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
Event details: http://www.nswreconciliation.org.au/events-1/building-bridges-forum
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
Event: Thu 16 August 2012: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Public meeting: Nuclear South Wales?
Resisting O’Farrell’s uranium push
Speakers:
* Luke Foley MLC, NSW Shadow Minister for the Environment
* Jamie Parker MP, NSW Greens uranium spokesperson
* Arthur Rorris, South Coast Labour Council secretary
* Peter Watts, Arabunna Man from South Australia
Chaired by: Rita Mallia, NSW President,
CFMEU Construction and General Division
Welcome to Country: Auntie Millie Ingram
Event details: http://beyondnuclearinitiative.com/events/2012-2/
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
Event details: http://www.nswreconciliation.org.au/events-1/building-bridges-forum
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
Event details: http://www.nswreconciliation.org.au/events-1/building-bridges-forum
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
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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/