Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary
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Event: Sat 20 April 2013: Locations all over Australia!
Junk for Justice - The Wilderness Society Kimberley Campaign
"Promote your garage sale to thousands of people
via an interactive map on the Junk for Justice
Facebook page."
"You can also find other garage sales in your area to visit.
In return, we ask that you donate a fair portion of your
day's profit to the Wilderness Society to help us cover
the costs of our court case against the West Australian
Environmental Protection Authority. Together, we can
stop bulldozers destroying beautiful James Price
Point on the Kimberley coast."
"The Wilderness Society's historic court case is primarily
against the Western Australian Environment Minister and
state's Environmental Protection Authority (the case is
about the assessment of the precinct, rather than
Woodside's project in particular). We’ll be seeking
immediate legal advice about the implications of today’s
announcement [12 April 2013], but at this stage we believe
it’s still important to pursue our case in the Supreme Court."
Event details: http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/kimberley/junk-for-justice
The Wilderness Society Kimberley Campaign Background: http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/kimberley/woodside-pulls-out-of-k...
WGAR Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/11/22/wgar-news-background-to-the-save-the-...
Event: Wed 24 April 2013: Canberra, ACT
Canberra Anzac Eve Peace Vigil 2013
"With each successive Vigil on the eve of Anzac Day,
our contemplation of the sufferings in Australia’s war
involvements is deepening, with particular recognition
and sorrow for the ongoing trauma to Aboriginal peoples
in the wake of Australia’s Frontier Wars; ...
This year, a ceremonial focus is the kindling of the
Peace Fire at the Aboriginal Memorial, embers of
which will light the lanterns and Welcome to Country
ceremony at the top of Mt. Ainslie, light the community
gathering and smoking ceremony at Remembrance Park,
and light the walkers’ way to the all-night Peace Vigil
at the end of Anzac Parade."
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/canberra-anzac-eve-peace-vigil-2013
Event: 24 April 2013: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Influencing policies on youth and petrol sniffing:
The work of CAYLUS
Presented by: Tristan Ray, Co-manager of CAYLUS
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"The Central Australian Youth Link Up Service (CAYLUS)
is a regional substance misuse prevention project
based at Tangentyere Council in Alice Springs.
Now in its eleventh year, CAYLUS has been involved
in the development and rollout of Opal fuel as a
supply reduction measure to counter petrol sniffing,
and in the implementation of community based youth
development programs to improve quality of life for
young people in Central Australia."
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/13/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/24_4...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 27, 28 April 2013: Canberra, ACT
National Corroboree
* Bringing our warriors together * Uniting our strength ~
* Asserting our sovereignty * Stepping up the fight
First Nations Gathering - All Welcome
* workshops * men’s circle * women’s circle * youth circle
Aboriginal Tent Embassy Canberra
Event details: http://brisbaneblacksmonthly.weebly.com/upcoming-events.html
Event details: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/images/2013/gatherings/corroboree.jpg
Event: 7 April until 4 May 2013: Forrest, Canberra, ACT
Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud
Canberra Opening Sun 7 April 2013
Photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
Curated By Judith Crispin
To be opened by special guest speaker:
Ms Penny Phillips, Manuwangku (Muckaty) Traditional Owner
Venue: Manning Clark House Gallery: http://manningclark.org.au/
Gallery Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm
"Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud is a
series of photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
presenting the community and country around Muckaty,
120 kilometres north of Tennant Creek in the NT."
"For over five years this area has been the focus
of federal government pressure as a site to
dump radioactive waste. The federal plan is
deeply unpopular and is being actively opposed."
"Sri Lankan photographer Jagath Dheerasekara
received the Amnesty International Human Rights
Innovation Grant 2010 and has developed the
exhibition as a collaborative project with the
Beyond Nuclear Initiative and Muckaty Traditional Owners."
"Please support this important campaign by
attending the Canberra opening and considering
a donation to assist with costs for Penny Phillips
to travel from Tennant Creek."
jagath dheerasekara photographs and story: http://jd.photoshelter.com/gallery/Manuwangku-Under-the-Nuclear-Cloud-NT...
jagath dheerasekara homepage: http://jd.photoshelter.com/index
Essay in burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/03/jagath-dheerasekara-manuwangk...
Interviews with Manawangku traditional owners Isobel Phillips & Doris Kelly: http://www.thewire.org.au/storyDetail.aspx?ID=10023
Beyond Nuclear Initiative (BNI) homepage: http://beyondnuclearinitiative.com/
Amnesty International Australia: http://www.amnesty.org.au/indigenous-rights
Event details: http://www.facebook.com/events/171018886384500/
Event details: http://manningclark.org.au/event/manuwangku-under-nuclear-cloud
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/actsnsw/event/31455/
Event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/505240856205148/
'Red dirt exhibition raises red flag in Canberra' Media Release 4 Apr 13: http://beyondnuclearinitiative.com/2013/04/05/nuclear-waste-in-the-spotl...
WGAR Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in NT: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-proposed-muckaty-nu...
Event: Ongoing: Canberra, ACT
Exhibition now showing:
First Australians - Resistance
"The lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples were profoundly changed by the arrival
of British colonists in 1788. Lives were lost
and land taken as the colonisers attempted to
impose new social, economic and religious
orders. ... "
"Indigenous people responded in a variety of ways.
Some fought back with weapons. Others
developed different strategies to survive this
new and hostile presence."
"Here we present four of these stories."
National Museum of Australia
Event details: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first_australians/resistance
Event: 8 May 2013: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Indigenous Media: Why one size doesn’t fit all
Presented by: Daniel Featherstone
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"I will propose an alternate model for program planning
and delivery that recognises the diversity of Indigenous
Australia, accommodates local context, needs and planning,
and involves the recipient community as a primary
stakeholder in both the decision-making process
and evaluation of the outcomes."
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/13/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/08_5...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 15 May 2013: ANU, Canberra, ACT
The value of qualitative data for articulating
the social impacts of native title
Presented by: Pam McGrath
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"I argue that although qualitative research on its own
has limited strategic value given the short
timeframes of many legal reform agendas,
when conducted over time as part of a longer-term
strategic partnership with native title organisations,
qualitative data can provide crucial insights into
social experience that have the potential to shift
entrenched assumptions of policy makers."
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/13/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/15_5...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 22 May 2013: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Canberra fantasies, remote Indigenous subjects
and whites in Alice Springs: An anthropological view
Presented by: Åse Ottosson
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"Regional service towns like Alice Springs are
important but often overlooked urban settings
for research on the transformation and reorganisation
of relations among Indigenous and non-Indigenous
people from a rich diversity of backgrounds."
"Drawing on twelve years of ongoing residence,
anthropological research and work in Central Australia,
I will discuss how this makes towns like Alice Springs
rich, but also tricky, environments for policy-relevant
ethnographic research."
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/13/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/22_5...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 25 January - 25 May 2013: Canberra, ACT
Centenary of Canberra celebrates First Australians
"As we celebrate Canberra's 100th birthday in 2013,
we recognise Aboriginal people's continuing connection
to this place, a connection that spans some 20,000 years."
Event details: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/actindnetwork/message/20210
Event: 29 May 2013: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Assisting and supporting Aboriginal Australians
following critical incidents and trauma:
Can Psychological First Aid be suitably adapted
to meet the needs of Aboriginal communities?
Presented by: Len Kanowski
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"This seminar will discuss plans to investigate
the suitability of existing PFA [Psychological First Aid]
approaches for Aboriginal Australians;
propose that we must continue to exercise caution
against the use of generic western psychological
interventions across different cultural groups;
and emphasise the need for culturally informed
approaches to psychological intervention and support."
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/13/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/29_5...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
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