Newsletter date: 16 January 2014
Last updated: 16 January 2014
Contents:
* Background to Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day and Survival Day
* Adelaide events
* Alice Springs event
* Brisbane and Queensland events
* Melbourne and Victoria events
* Perth events
* Sydney and NSW events
* BACKGROUND TO SOVEREIGNTY DAY, INVASION DAY AND SURVIVAL DAY
Event: Sun 26 January 2014: various locations in Australia
Sovereignty Day / Invasion Day / Survival Day / Day of Mourning
"'Australia Day', also known as Survival Day,
Invasion Day and Sovereignty Day:
a commemmoration of the day white settlers
landed in Australia and a day to reflect on the
controversial past of Australia and steer
towards a better society." ATSI Support Portal
"Aboriginal people call it ‘Invasion Day’,
‘Day of Mourning’, ‘Survival Day’ or,
since 2006, ‘Aboriginal Sovereignty Day’.
The latter name reflects that all Aboriginal
nations are sovereign and should be united
in the continuous fight for their rights." Creative Spirits
"Australia Day - No time to celebrate:
Australia Day is traditionally the most racist
day of the year for Aboriginal people.
When people celebrate on January 26,
there is no escaping the fact they are celebrating
the day that one race of people invaded another
race of people’s country and took control of
Aboriginal lands and tried to dominate Aboriginal
people. Invasion Day, as it should be called,
celebrates the dispossession of land, culture,
and way of life of Aborigines." Jay McDonald, GLW
Event details: http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australia-day-...
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/46475
Event summary: http://www.atsisupport.org.au/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=223015
* ADELAIDE EVENTS
Event: Sun 26 January 2014: Adelaide, SA
156th Justice and Peace Candle Light Walk
around Government House
"Join us on the Candle Light Walk to
call for a Treaty and Bill of Rights, and
to support the Ngarrindjeri and all other
Aboriginal people and the Stolen Generations,
their families and communities left behind,
in their call for Peace and Justice."
Organiser: Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre
Event details: http://antarsa.auspics.org.au/
Background to the Candle Light Walk: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rmclc/CandleLightWalkHistory.htm
Updated Event: 26 January 2014: Semaphore, Adelaide, SA
Survival Day
Semaphore Foreshore
"An important date as we gather together to not only
celebrate and commemorate the history of our people
but to also acknowledge and strengthen the present
and future of our culture."
* Hosted by The National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Inc
* Tandanya and Kura Yerlo Inc and
* Give Up Smokes for Good campaign
Event details: http://www.tandanya.com.au/ed141/survival-day-2014/
Event details: http://www.reconciliationsa.org.au/news/events/survival-day-2014
Event details: [scroll down page] http://lateralloveaustralia.com/calendar-of-events-2014/south-australia/
* ALICE SPRINGS EVENT
Updated Event: 25 January 2014: Araluen, Alice Springs, NT
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"Utopia will be screened in Alice Springs at the Araluen Arts Centre"
"Utopia, John Pilger’s new film set for release (in the United Kingdom)
in November, examines the worsening oppression of Aboriginal
people in Australia." Paddy Gibson, an associate producer of Utopia
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3132/9269
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/articles/a-new-john-pilger-film-utopia-is-now-show...
Event details: http://thestringer.com.au/john-pilger-utopia-launches-in-australia-in-ja...
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://indymedia.org.au/2014/01/15/background-to-utopia-john-pilgers-doc...
* BRISBANE AND QUEENSLAND EVENTS
New Event: Fri 24 January 2014: Thuringowa Central, Townsville, Qld
Invasion Day 2014
Speaker - Dr. Gracelyn Smallwood
"Australia Day is celebrated as Australia's foundations day, however
Aboriginal people mourn their history and call it Invasion or Survival Day."
Event details: http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/invasion-day-here-to-stay/stor...
Event details: http://eventful.com/brisbane/events/invasion-day-2014-/E0-001-064286908-8
Event details: http://webapps.townsville.qld.gov.au/calendar/searchresult.asp?page=6&St...
Updated Event: Sun 26 January 2014: Brisbane & South Brisbane, Qld
Invasion Day March & John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"Screening organised by the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign
Embassy and will follow the Invasion Day march."
Parliament House & Jagara Hall
"Utopia is John Pilger's new feature documentary,
made for the cinema and ITV. Drawing on his long
association with the first people of Australia,
his homeland, Utopia is both an epic portrayal of the oldest
continuous human culture and an investigation into a suppressed
colonial past and rapacious present." Official Utopia website
Flyers: http://somersetbean.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/invasion-day-2014-brisbane-m...
Invasion Day March Event details: http://somersetbean.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/invasion-day-2014-brisbane-m...
Invasion Day March Event details: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/240
Invasion Day March Flyer and Event details: http://socialistalliance-brisbane.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/invasion-day-r...
Freedom Day and Invasion Day March Flyers and Event details: http://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2013/12/12/freedom-day-26-jan-2014/
Film Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3134/9398
Film Event details: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/240
Film Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Film Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://indymedia.org.au/2014/01/15/background-to-utopia-john-pilgers-doc...
Event: 26 January 2014: Brisbane, Qld
Invasion Day Film
"On Sunday 26th January, Reconciliation Queensland Inc (RQI)
will be screening Family, the first episode of the first series of Redfern Now."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/240
* MELBOURNE AND VICTORIA EVENTS
Updated Event: Sun 26 January 2014: Belgrave, Melbourne, Vic
Belgrave Survival Day 2014
"A concert to celebrate survival of indigenous culture locally and nationally"
"Join us in a celebration of Indigenous Culture.
This year featuring Archie Roach with Craig Pilkington,
Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie, Joe Geia and Khan."
Event details: http://belgravesurvivalday.org/
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/belgrave-survival-day-2014
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/belgrave-survival-day-2014-0
Event details: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Belgrave-Survival-Day/137552346326584
Event details: http://www.ecoshout.org.au/events/belgrave-survival-day
Event details: http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/aroundtown/events/9917/belgrave-surv...
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.deadlyvibe.com.au/news/survival-day-guide
Event details: http://www.belgrave.net.au/whats_on.php
New Event: Sun 26 January 2014: Frankston, Melbourne, Vic
In 2014 Baluk Arts presents its 5th Survival Day Picnic at Frankston Foreshore
"Join us in celebrating the strength and survival of
Aboriginal culture in south east Melbourne. This
beachside FREE event is a local showcase of
Indigenous music ... "
"Our Survival Day concert celebration reflects the values,
beliefs and attitudes of many contemporary Australians in
that Indigenous commemoration is an appropriate part of
Australia Day. Whilst acknowledging the pain and trauma
associated with dispossession, Survival Day is also a
time to celebrate the strength, vitality and survival of
Indigenous culture."
Event details: http://balukarts.org.au/events.php
New Event: Sun 26 January 2014: East Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic
Womenjika - Share The Spirit Festival
Celebrating Aboriginal Culture and Survival
Venue: Treasury Gardens
"Presented by Songlines Aboriginal Music the event
draws on the collective talent, support and passion of
the local Indigenous community to deliver a music and
dance program, market and food stalls, a youth program,
and cultural activities."
Flyer and Event details: http://sharethespiritfestival.com/
Event details: http://www.eventfinder.com.au/2014/share-the-spirit-festival-2014/melbourne
Event details: http://www.beat.com.au/festivals/share-spirit-festival-returns-2014
Event details: http://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/Melbourne/Events/Multicultural/Shar...
New Event: Sun 26 January 2014: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
Invasion Day Party! (Australia Day)
The Brunswick Hotel
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.brunswickhotel.net/gigs.html
* PERTH EVENTS
New Event: 25 January 2014: Perth, WA
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"A joint screening sponsored by the Nyoongar Tent Embassy and Green Left Weekly
Introduced by Marianne Mackay"
Perth Activist Centre
"Utopia, John Pilger’s new film set for release (in the United Kingdom)
in November, examines the worsening oppression of Aboriginal
people in Australia." Paddy Gibson, an associate producer of Utopia
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3223/9483
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://indymedia.org.au/2014/01/15/background-to-utopia-john-pilgers-doc...
New Event: Sun 26 January 2014: Perth, WA
SmokeFree WA Survival 2014
In 2014, Survival Perth will celebrate our traditional Aboriginal Songlines
Supreme Court Gardens
"Aboriginal people regard all land as sacred, and the
songs must be continually sung to keep the land "alive"."
Flyer and Event details: http://www.naidocperth.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=...
Event details: http://www.deadlyvibe.com.au/news/survival-day-guide
* SYDNEY AND NSW EVENTS
Event: 26 January 2014: Camperdown, Sydney, NSW
Koori Radio 93.7FM 2LND proudly presents Yabun Festival and Klub Koori
"Koori Radio 93.7FM proudly invites Sydney and Australia
to celebrate the survival of Aboriginal people cultures at the
Yabun Festival in Victoria Park on 26 January each year."
Event details: http://gadigal.org.au/events/
Event details: http://lateralloveaustralia.com/calendar-of-events-2014/new-south-wales/
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.deadlyvibe.com.au/news/survival-day-guide
Event: 26 January 2014: Kempsey Showground, NSW
Saltwater Freshwater Festival - Kempsey
"The Saltwater Freshwater Festival celebrates and shares
our Aboriginal living culture on the Mid North Coast with
the wider community and commemorates Australia Day
as a positive, inclusive, family day for all communities to enjoy."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://lateralloveaustralia.com/calendar-of-events-2014/new-south-wales/
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.deadlyvibe.com.au/news/survival-day-guide
Event: 21-23 January and on Australia Day, 26 January 2014: The Rocks, Sydney, NSW
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
Australia launch at "Museum of Contemporary Arts (MCA) in Sydney"
"A special post-show conversation featuring John Pilger and a
number of Indigenous representatives from the film will follow
the 26 January Australia Day screening." MCA
"Discover Australia’s hidden past in this Australian premiere
of acclaimed journalist and filmmaker John Pilger’s major feature
documentary Utopia. Reaching behind Australia’s tourist postcard
image this film tracks political treatment of Indigenous Australians
- from land rights to the revisionists - revealing an untold
history of Australia." MCA
Event details: http://www.mca.com.au/events/john-pilgers-utopia-21-jan/8037/
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/articles/a-new-john-pilger-film-utopia-is-now-show...
Event details: http://thestringer.com.au/john-pilger-utopia-launches-in-australia-in-ja...
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://indymedia.org.au/2014/01/15/background-to-utopia-john-pilgers-doc...
Event: 17 to 26 January 2014: Sydney, NSW
Black Diggers
Organisation: Sydney Festival 2014
Venue: Sydney Opera House
"Black Diggers uncovers the contribution of First World War
Aboriginal Diggers, following their exceptional stories from
their homelands to the battlefields of Gallipoli, Palestine and
Flanders."
Event details: http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2014/Theatre-and-Dance/Black-Diggers/
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1226&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014
Event: 23 to 26 January 2014: Eveleigh, NSW
The Shadow King
Organisation: Sydney Festival 2014
Venue: Carriageworks
"Bringing together the country's finest creative talents
including performers Tom E. Lewis (The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith)
and Jimi Bani (Mabo) this majestic and physical reworking of
Shakespeare's King Lear employs the timeless tragedy to speak
to the history and current circumstances of Indigenous Australia."
Event details: http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2014/Theatre-and-Dance/The-Shadow-King/
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1227&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014
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