Newsletter date: 4 September 2013
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Contents:
* The Greens - Warren H. Williams: Campaign for the Senate - Why I'm running for the Greens
* Warren H. Williams - Greens 2013 Election Candidate: NT Lead Senate Candidate for the Senate
* Northern Territory - Australian Greens: Launching the Northern Territory Campaign [Featuring Warren H. Williams as NT Senate candidate]
* Greens MPs, Vimeo: Warren H Williams, Greens Senate candidate for the NT
* Greens Senator Penny Wright: Greens to boost Indigenous language learning in schools [Featuring Warren H. Williams]
* YouTube: "I want to be Free" by Warren H. Williams with Todd Williams
* Australian Greens: Local Greens candidates use a song about the plight of asylum seekers to call for a compassionate approach
* Background to NT Aboriginal candidates in the 2013 Australian Federal elections
* THE GREENS - WARREN H. WILLIAMS: CAMPAIGN FOR THE SENATE - WHY I'M RUNNING FOR THE GREENS
- Background
The Greens - Warren H. Williams: Campaign for the Senate - Why I'm running for the Greens
http://www.warrenhwilliams.com/the-greens.html
"Why I'm running for the Greens
* I think the Greens are the right party with the right values and the right attitude towards keeping our country moving forward for my children and their children.
* It has the right skills to be the voice that keeps the other parties in check and moves things forward the right way.
* The Greens align with my values because they speak up for looking after the land, they talk about looking after the country, not taking uranium out of the ground and selling it to people who are going to make bombs with it and kill people. ...
Why I'm the best person for the Senate seat ... "
See:
WGAR News: Barbara Shaw & Warren H. Williams: NT Greens Aboriginal Electoral Candidates (18 Aug 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/08/18/wgar-news-barbara-shaw-warren-h-willi...
* WARREN H. WILLIAMS - GREENS 2013 ELECTION CANDIDATE: NT LEAD SENATE CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE
- Background
Warren H. Williams - Greens 2013 Election Candidates: About Warren H. Williams
[scroll down page] http://candidates.greens.org.au/warren-h-williams
"Warren grew up at Hermannsburg, 130 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs. ... His upbringing as a traditional, initiated Aboriginal man, ingrained in Warren a deep understanding of his country both Western Aranda and Warumungu (Tennant Creek region) as well as a great respect for the land as a whole. He speaks a number of Aboriginal languages fluently as well as English and works with communities as a translator, mentor, role model and consultant towards empowerment. ... He has spent a lot of time working closely with local communities standing up for Aboriginal rights, fighting to protect the environment and caring for people. ... "
* NORTHERN TERRITORY - AUSTRALIAN GREENS: LAUNCHING THE NORTHERN TERRITORY CAMPAIGN [FEATURING WARREN H. WILLIAMS AS NT SENATE CANDIDATE]
- Launch
Northern Territory - Australian Greens: Launching the Northern Territory Campaign
[scroll down page] http://greens.org.au/nt
31 Jul 2013: "The Greens have completed our Senate team with the announcement of well-known musician Warren H. Williams as our Northern Territory Senate candidate. Warren travelled to Canberra for the launch and to meet the other candidates. Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne welcomed him to our team. ... "Warren grew up in the Territory and has spent a lot of time working closely with local communities standing up for Aboriginal rights and fighting to protect the environment and caring for people. He understands the challenges the NT faces and the issues that matter to Northern Territory voters," Senator Milne said."
* GREENS MPS, VIMEO: WARREN H. WILLIAMS, GREENS SENATE CANDIDATE FOR THE NT
- Video
Greens MPs, Vimeo: Warren H Williams, Greens Senate candidate for the NT
[scroll down page] http://greens.org.au/nt
http://vimeo.com/13537601
* GREENS SENATOR PENNY WRIGHT: GREENS TO BOOST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE LEARNING IN SCHOOLS [FEATURING WARREN H. WILLIAMS]
- Media Release
Greens Senator Penny Wright: Greens to boost Indigenous language learning in schools
http://greensmps.org.au/content/media-releases/greens-boost-indigenous-l...
2 Sep 13: "Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Issues / Schools & Education
The Australian Greens will commit $30 million to expand the teaching and learning of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, schools spokesperson Senator Penny Wright and NT Greens Senate candidate Warren H. Williams announced today.
Ahead of National Indigenous Literacy Day on Wednesday, Mr Williams said Australia risked losing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages without a more concerted effort in schools.
"Although there are more than 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages spoken in Australia, there are only around 80 different Indigenous languages taught in Australian schools," he said.
"The Greens support our right to speak, use and revitalise Indigenous languages and our right to speak and learn our languages in schools.
"These programs should be properly funded to give our kids a good education, and to support healthy lives and jobs in the bush." ... "
* YOUTUBE: "I WANT TO BE FREE" BY WARREN H. WILLIAMS WITH TODD WILLIAMS
- Video
YouTube: I want to be Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FUxBV29Do4
22 Aug 13: "I Want To Be Free, a song about the plight of asylum seekers written by acclaimed singer/songwriter and Greens NT Senate candidate Warren H. Williams. The song was performed by Warren H. Williams and Greens Candidate for Solomon Todd Williams with a music clip recorded at the Darwin Airport Lodge during an impromptu concert recently. ... Warren H. Williams, a Western Aranda and Warumungu man, said he wrote the song as a response to the increased illegality by the major parties in breaching human rights and international law. ... "
* AUSTRALIAN GREENS: LOCAL GREENS CANDIDATES USE A SONG ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS TO CALL FOR A COMPASSIONATE APPROACH
- News
Australian Greens: Local Greens candidates use a song about the plight of asylum seekers to call for a compassionate approach
http://greens.org.au/local-greens-candidates-use-song-about-plight-asylu...
"Local Greens candidates Todd Williams and Michael Brand are calling on Territorians to vote for a humane and economical approach to the issue of asylum seekers. ... Musicians and Greens candidates Warren H Williams and Todd Williams last week wrote a song entitled I Want To Be Free about the plight of an asylum seeker looking for refuge a long way from home. They performed the song at the Darwin Airport Lodge on Saturday to an ovation from detainees. The Greens advocate the processing of asylum seekers in the community in a timely and transparent manner, ... "
* BACKGROUND TO NT ABORIGINAL CANDIDATES IN THE 2013 AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS
Last updated: 3 September 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/09/01/background-to-nt-aboriginal-candidate...
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