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Event: Tue 25 September 2012: Sydney, NSW
Deadly Awards
"The Deadly Awards is an annual event
held at the Sydney Opera House to recognise
the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islanders to their community and to Australian society."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/events/index.html
Event details: http://www.vibe.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&id=4744
Event: 27 September 2012: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Walmadany - James Price Point
Guest Presenter: Deborah Wall OAM
"Aboriginal people in Broome prefer to refer
to this place as Walmadany-James Price Point"
"Over emphasis on integration into economic markets
results in dividing Indigenous families and groups
and undermines the integrity of the Aboriginal domain."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.respectandlisten.org/kimberley.html
Event: Sat 29 September 2012: Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW
Talk: Michael Anderson: Who Owns Australia?
Sydney Opera House and
the St James Ethics Centre present:
Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2012
"Michael Anderson explores what would happen
if it could be proven that Aboriginal people
never lost sovereignty over Australia in
Who Owns Australia?"
"Michael Anderson (Nyoongar Ghurradjong Murri Ghillar)
is an Aboriginal rights activist, community leader,
lecturer and long-standing political figure who
was appointed by his peers as the first Aboriginal
ambassador to white Australia in the 1970s."
"But what if it could be proved that Aboriginal
people never lost sovereignty over Australia?
If our governments had to negotiate to salvage their
legitimacy, could they come to terms with this shift
in the balance of power and forge a new
understanding between black and white Australia?"
Event details: http://www.eventfinder.com.au/2012/michael-anderson-who-owns-australia/s...
Event details: http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/About/12EventMediaRelease_FODI2012.aspx
Festival details: http://fodi.sydneyoperahouse.com/#home/
Event: 18 - 29 September 2012: Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
The Kimberley Under Threat:
The Power and the Passion
A photographic exhibition
Event details: http://www.respectandlisten.org/kimberley.html
Event: Mon 8 to 22 October 2012: Newtown, Sydney, NSW
Homelands photographic exhibit opening
Opening: Mon 8 October 2012
"The exhibition captures a cross section of
everyday life in the Alyawarr and the Anmatyerr
communities of Utopia homelands, the Northern Territory."
"These images, in conjunction with our report
'The land holds us: Aboriginal Peoples' right to
traditional homelands in the Northern Territory'
illustrate the importance of adequate government
recognition and funding for these areas."
Organised by Amnesty International NSW:
http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/29759/
Event: Tue 9 October 2012: Sydney City, NSW
The Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research,
The Federation Press and the Sidney Myer Fund
warmly invite you to the:
Book Launch of 'People on Country,
Vital Landscapes, Indigenous Futures'
Edited by Jon Altman and Seán Kerins
Host: Jason Ardler
Launcher: Jody Broun, followed by contributions from
Indigenous ranger partners and authors
"Over the past four decades Aboriginal people living in
remote and regional Australia have been empowered by land
rights and native title laws to claim back large tracts of
their ancestral lands. ...
This book seeks to reposition Indigenous people and their
caring for country activities from the margins to the very
core of the growing national conversation on issues such as
climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion. ... "
Book & Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/publications/others/pocmonograph.php
Book details: http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862878938
Event details, page 4 of newsletter: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/cck_misc_documents/2012/09/P...
RSVP by 2 October 2012: [for details scroll down page] http://caepr.anu.edu.au/publications/others/pocmonograph.php
Event: Wed 10 October 2012: ANU, Acton, Canberra, ACT
The Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research,
The Federation Press and the Sidney Myer Fund
warmly invite you to the:
Book Launch of 'People on Country,
Vital Landscapes, Indigenous Futures'
Edited by Jon Altman and Seán Kerins
Host: Dan Gillespie
Launcher: Tom Calma AO, followed by contributions from
Indigenous ranger partners and authors
Location: Australian National University
"Over the past four decades Aboriginal people living in
remote and regional Australia have been empowered by land
rights and native title laws to claim back large tracts of
their ancestral lands. ...
This book seeks to reposition Indigenous people and their
caring for country activities from the margins to the very
core of the growing national conversation on issues such as
climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion. ... "
Book & Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/publications/others/pocmonograph.php
Book details: http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862878938
Event details, page 4 of newsletter: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/cck_misc_documents/2012/09/P...
RSVP by 2 October 2012: [for details scroll down page] http://caepr.anu.edu.au/publications/others/pocmonograph.php
Event: 11 September - 12 October 2012: UTS, Sydney, NSW
Exhibition:
Djalkiri - we are standing on their names - Blue Mud Bay
"Artback NT: Arts Touring and Development presents
Djalkiri: we are standing on their names -
Blue Mud Bay - the culmination of a vibrant and intensive
cross-cultural exchange between five highly respected
Yithuwa Madarrpa artists and four renowned artists
from across Australia."
Event details: http://newsroom.uts.edu.au/events/2012/09/djalkiri-we-are-standing-on-th...
Event summary: http://newsroom.uts.edu.au/events_new/upcoming/
Wed 17 October 2012: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Panel: A working shower for all Australians?
- What is the problem?
Includes a panel of high profile speakers who will
address concerns about the following:
* Building standards in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing
* Human Rights and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
living in remote Homelands.
"For over three years Amnesty International has
partnered with the communities of the
Utopia homelands to develop reports to
drive campaigning on this issue"
Speakers will include:
* Sarah Marland (Amnesty International)
* Paul Pholeros (Healthabitat)
* Jeff Mc Mullen (journalist)
Presented by:
Amnesty International NSW Demand Dignity Group
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/29666/
Event: Tue 23 October 2012: Sydney, NSW
Our Generation film screening
Homelands and Homelessness
- Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Organised by Amnesty International
"The panel will address concerns about the
105,000 homeless people currently struggling
to survive in Australia. It will also discuss the
human rights problems experienced by
indigenous persons living in remote Homelands."
Speakers will include:
* Sarah Marland;
* John Dowd AO;
* The honourable Linda Burney MP.
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/29438/
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/screenings/tue-23-oct-sydney-nsw
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
'Our Generation' Film Reviews: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/09/24/our-generation-film-reviews
Event: Thu 8 - Sun 11 November 2012:
Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Fremantle
Dan Sultan Announces Indigenous Rights Concert Tour
"Last seen stepping in for Gurrumul after he
had to pull out November’s Gorgeous Festival,
Dan Sultan has announced a new series of
concerts to help raise awareness for
issues facing the Indigenous community.
The Music Network reports that the ARIA
Award-winning Gurindji performer has designed
the shows, called Rock For Recognition,
as helping promote the need for recognition of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples in the
Australian Constitution."
Presented by ANTaR, Oxfam, Congress and You Me Unity
Event details: http://www.antar.org.au/dan_sultan_set_to_rock_for_recognition
Event details: http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/tournews/191430/dan-sultan-announces-ind...
Event details: http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2012/08/22/dan-sultan-...
Event details: [scroll down page] http://nationalcongress.com.au/congress-events/
News: http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/entertainment/music/australian-music/da...
Event: 10 December 2012: various locations internationally
UN International Human Rights Day
Sydney Aboriginal rights events planned.
More details to come ...
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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/