WGAR News: Full list of May 1 2015 Actions in a place near you: Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia, facebook

Newsletter date: 30 April 2015

Contents:

* Upcoming Event Info: Full list of May 1 2015 Actions in a place near you: Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia, facebook
* Upcoming Event Posters: 2nd Official Call To Action 1st May 2015, facebook: By Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia

* Video: GreenLeftTV, YouTube: Police ride roughshod over Aboriginal protest against closure of communities
* News Analysis: Miranda Wood, Red Flag: 'This is a declaration of war' - campaign against closures continues

* Analysis / Opinion: Sandy Toussaint, The Conversation: Closing 'communities' undermines the humanity of Aboriginal lives

* Background: Green Left: International day of protest on May 1 against forced closure of Aboriginal communities
* WGAR Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA

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- Upcoming Event Info

Full list of May 1 2015 Actions in a place near you: Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia, facebook
https://www.facebook.com/sosblakaustralia
https://medium.com/@occupySYDNEY/may-1st-sosblakaustralia-stop-closure-o...
28 Apr 15: "MAY 1st GLOBAL SOLIDARITY #SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA Stop Closure of Remote Aboriginal Communities Rallies (a-z) ...
Foundation Document:
Hi ALL: As things are progressing at a rapid rate and in little over a week we have mobilised such a powerful union of people, communities and groups - we have compiled a Cultural Code of Conduct to affirm and support the work being done. It is a foundation document for us all and one that brings the integrity and focus back into the heart of the effort. In unity and with respect. 10 points to a cultural code of conduct. ... "

Ed. note:

The May 1st rallies have gone global.

There are rallies in:

* Aotearea (NZ): Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington

* Canada: Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver

* Germany: Berlin

* Hawaii: Honolulu

* Hong Kong China

* UK: London

* USA: Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC

See the following link for details:
https://medium.com/@occupySYDNEY/may-1st-sosblakaustralia-stop-closure-o...

- Upcoming Event Posters

2nd Official Call To Action 1st May 2015, facebook
By Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1053697864647023.1073741843.10...
"posters and contacts for official rallys in your area - please check back as new posters will be added regularly."

- Video

GreenLeftTV, YouTube: Police ride roughshod over Aboriginal protest against closure of communities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3zKSbGkKQU
24 Apr 15: "The Nyoongar Tent Embassy organised a protest in Perth against closure of WA Aboriginal communities on April 23. Police rode motorcycles and horses through the crowd.
The full story has been reported here: https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/58825
Support this campaign by attending one of the May 1 rallies against the community closures: https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/58824 ... "

- News Analysis

Red Flag: 'This is a declaration of war' - campaign against closures continues
https://redflag.org.au/article/%E2%80%98-declaration-war%E2%80%99-%E2%80...
28 Apr 15: " ... Aboriginal people and supporters once again rallied in Perth on 23 April to protest the closures. ... Addressing the rally, Sydney activist Uncle Albert Hartnett said: "This is a continuation of the genocidal practices of the invaders and what they brought when they colonised this country 227 years ago … To all the brothers and sisters in the north, to the Kimberley mob, to the people in the Pilbara, to the people in the goldfields and the wheat belt - this is a declaration of war."... " Miranda Wood

- Analysis / Opinion

The Conversation: Closing 'communities' undermines the humanity of Aboriginal lives
http://theconversation.com/closing-communities-undermines-the-humanity-o...
28 Apr 15: " ... The disjuncture between the two - regional homelands and government centres - is obvious, and much has already been written about the evident and inequitable social and economic problems that are likely to ensue if state premiers and federal government ministers continue with a misguided ideological and short-sighted economic approach to close "up to 150 communities …" in Western Australia." Sandy Toussaint, Associate Director Berndt Museum at University of Western Australia

Sandy Toussaint - The Conversation
Associate Director Berndt Museum at University of Western Australia
http://theconversation.com/profiles/sandy-toussaint-125527
" ... Sandy has worked with Australian indigenous groups in the Kimberley for almost three decades, including projects focused on indigenous and non-indigenous social values as these relate to rivers and waters; cultural heritage, customary law and native title; ethics, health and medicine. ... "

- Background

Green Left: International day of protest on May 1 against forced closure of Aboriginal communities
https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/58824
23 Apr 15: "The campaign against the forced closure of Aboriginal communities continues with a second international day of action on May 1. The campaign is being coordinated by #SOSblakaustralia movement. Information below from #SOSblakaustralia. ... "

Ed. note: This listing is in alphabetical order of place-name. It is very clear and concise.

- Background

WGAR Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/08/background-plans-to-close-aboriginal...
(last updated: 26 April 2015)

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