Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary
WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings
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New Event: Fri 31 January & Sat 1 February 2014: Yarramundi Reach, Canberra, ACT
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
Venue: Theatrette at Burrunju Gallery (at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre)
"Reservations essential: no drop-ins please as each seat will be allocated by rsvp."
"When I began filming this secret Australia 30 years ago,
a global campaign was under way to end apartheid in South Africa.
Having reported from South Africa, I was struck by the similarity
of white supremacy and the compliance and defensiveness of
liberals. Yet no international opprobrium, no boycotts, disturbed
the surface of "lucky" Australia." John Pilger, Guardian
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3297/9654
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...
Updated Event: Thu 6 February 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty'
Edited by Michele Harris
Publisher: 'concerned Australians'
Speakers:
* Graeme Mundine, Indigenous Catholic leader, Bundjalung Nation
* John Falzon, National CEO St Vincent de Paul Society
Venue: The Co-op Bookshop ANU
"This book defines how, through changes to legislation
and by engaging Aboriginal peoples in decision-making
without access to independent advice, control is slipping
away from them. ... For anyone wanting to explore
more deeply the reasons for the ongoing and growing
frustration of many Aboriginal people in the NT, this book
provides a concise, but incisive account from recent
reports. In doing this it hints at possibly the only solution
- treaties."
Flyer: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/ITAT_launch_flyer_Canberra_...
Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/ITAT_booklaunches.html#Canberra
Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/#ITAT
To pre-order the 'In the Absence of Treaty' book please click here: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/ITAT_order_form.doc
WGAR Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory-...
WGAR Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-stronger-futures-new-nt...
Event: 12 February 2014: Acton, Canberra, ACT
Call for volunteers:
Celebrating National Apology & 50 years of AIATSIS with a sea of hands
"AIATSIS (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Studies) and ANTaR
are celebrating the anniversary of the National Apology
and 50 years of AIATSIS with a large, colourful
sea of hands on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin
at Acton Peninsula."
"We would like your help to create the sea!"
Event details: http://antaract.wordpress.com/campaigns/
Event details: http://antaract.wordpress.com/
Event: 13 February 2014: various locations in Australia
National Apology Day
"Commemmoration of the day ex-Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd moved a Motion of Apology to the
Indigenous Peoples in the House of Representatives,
apologising for past laws, policies and practices that
devastated the Indigenous Peoples
(particularly those of the Stolen Generation)."
"The NSDC holds annual celebratory events on the
Anniversary of the Apology (13 February each year)
as a mark of respect of the achievement that was
the apology to the Stolen Generations,
but also as an act of reminder to the broader public,
to the country’s politicians and policy makers,
that sorry is more than a word, and that communities,
Stolen Generations focussed community and peak body
organisations, and government politicians and policy
makers must continue to work together in order
to achieve key outcomes for the Stolen Generations."
Event details: http://www.nsdc.org.au/events-info/the-apology-to-australias-indigenous-...
Event summary: http://www.atsisupport.org.au/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=223021
New Event: 21 February & 16 March 2014: Canberra, ACT
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
The Arc Cinema
Includes Q&A with John Pilger
"When I began filming this secret Australia 30 years ago,
a global campaign was under way to end apartheid in South Africa.
Having reported from South Africa, I was struck by the similarity
of white supremacy and the compliance and defensiveness of
liberals. Yet no international opprobrium, no boycotts, disturbed
the surface of "lucky" Australia." John Pilger, Guardian
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3303/9666
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...
New Event: Wed 26 - Fri 28 March 2014: Canberra, ACT
AIATSIS will be holding its biennial Indigenous Studies Conference with the theme
'50 years on: Breaking Barriers in Indigenous Research and Thinking'
National Convention Centre, Canberra
"This conference will begin the 50th year celebrations by
recognizing how far we have come in the area of
Indigenous studies in Australia in the past 50 years."
Event details: http://wired.ivvy.com/event/NISC14/
Event details: http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/50yearson.html
Event: 23 November 2013 to 18 May 2014: Parkes, Canberra, ACT
I’ve Been Working On The Railway
National Archives of Australia
Curated and toured by: The Workshops Rail Museum
"Through the 1950s, 60s and 70s, there were large scale
developments of rail infrastructure across Australia.
In the hot and dusty environments of the inland north,
it was a common scene to find Torres Strait Islanders,
Australian South Sea Islanders and Aboriginal people
working long and hard in the hot sun."
Event details: http://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/exhibitions/railway/index.aspx
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1235&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014
Event: 22 November 2013 to 20 July 2014: Canberra, ACT
Exhibition: On Country: Connect, Work, Celebrate
National Museum of Australia
"On Country: Connect, Work, Celebrate is an inspiring
exhibition that showcases contemporary Indigenous
land and sea management practices across Australia."
Event details: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/on_country/home
Event: Thu 4 - Fri 5 September 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
"Potential presenters are invited to submit a paper abstract before 31 January 2014"
Engaging Indigenous Economy Conference
Engaging Indigenous Economy: Debating Diverse Approaches
A conference at The Australian National University
Presented by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
"Conference will coincide with the retirement from CAEPR
of its founding Director, Professor Jon Altman."
"Since the late 1970s Jon has researched Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander economic practices."
" ... the Conference will engage with the themes of
Jon's research across a variety of disciplines, including
comparative modern hunter-gatherer studies;
economic hybridity and alternate development;
land rights, native title and mining; and
sustainable land-based indigenous livelihoods."
"Potential presenters are invited to submit a paper abstract before 31 January 2014"
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/seminars/conferences/EIE2014.php
Event summary: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/
Updated Event: Now Open [as of 25 Jan 14]: Parkes, Canberra, ACT
Insurgence
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
"The Insurgence exhibition explores art, with all its
revolutionary potential, deployed as a platform for politics."
"The museum welcomes all voices in the House-
Insurgence is the voice of proppaNOW. Insurgence builds on
the 80 year tradition of bringing difficult and important
questions to the steps of Parliament House and reinforces
the message that there is no better platform for politics than art."
"The exhibition features the work of Vernon Ah Kee,
Gordon Hookey, Jennifer Herd, Laurie Nilsen, Megan Cope,
Tony Albert and Richard Bell-artists from the proppaNOW collective,
along with former proppaNOW member Andrea Fisher."
"proppaNOW is an artists’ collective formed in 2004 to provide
mutual support for a number of Brisbane-based Aboriginal artists."
Event details: http://moadoph.gov.au/exhibitions/insurgence/
NITV News: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/10/23/old-parliament-house-exhib...
Event: Ongoing: Canberra, ACT
Exhibition now showing:
First Australians - Resistance
Venue: National Museum of Australia
"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."
Event details: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first_australians/resistance
See also:
ANTaR ACT Homepage
http://antaract.wordpress.com/
ANTaR ACT Events
Coming Events - put them in your diary now!
http://antaract.wordpress.com/events/
CAEPR ANU - Current Seminars
http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Creative Spirits: Aboriginal calendar
http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/aboriginal-cal...
"When you look at the events which are significant to
Aboriginal people you’ll notice that their recent history
is one of a fight for rights, land and recognition.
It is also a history of sadness, loss and denial."
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