WGAR News: Do we really need constitutional recognition? CAAMA Radio: featuring Paddy Gibson, an Aboriginal rights campaigner who was among the protesters at Monday's rally

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Newsletter date: 10 July 2015

Sovereign Union: Constitutional History and Independent Constitutional Reform links: http://www.sovereignunion.mobi/content/constitutional-reform-fact-sheet
WGAR Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
WGAR Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia

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"All Australians! We ask that you vote "No" for the coming referendum: Constitutional reform to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in it
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- Audio Interview

CAAMA Radio: Do we really need constitutional recognition?
http://caama.com.au/do-we-really-need-constitutional-recognition
9 Jul 15: "Questions have been raised On the back of Monday’s historic meeting with forty Aboriginal leaders, the Prime Minister and Opposition leader about what constitutional recognition will mean for Aboriginal people if a referendum is passed. In particular, what will it mean for those living on remote communities if the laws get passed in a referendum? Aboriginal rights campaigner Paddy Gibson was among the protesters at Monday’s rally outside Kirribilli house."

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"The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) began operations in 1980 and was the first Aboriginal group to be allocated a broadcasting license. The Aboriginal people of Central Australia own CAAMA through an association regulated under the Incorporations Act , and its objectives focus on the social, cultural and economic advancement of Aboriginal peoples. ... CAAMA produces media products that engenders pride in Aboriginal culture, while informing and educating the wider community of the richness and diversity of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia."

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- Analysis / Opinion

Paddy Gibson, Solidarity Online: Aboriginal 'recognition'-a cover for Abbott's assimilation:
http://www.solidarity.net.au/best/aboriginal-recognition-a-cover-for-abb...
22 Jan 15: "Constitutional recognition is a farce designed to divert attention from the decimation of Aboriginal life through funding cuts and the closure of communities, argues Paddy Gibson ... "

- News Analysis

Ghillar Michael Anderson, First Nations Telegraph: Abbott’s Kirribilli summit a Hitler type moment
http://www.firstnationstelegraph.com/#!opinions/c15po
http://issuu.com/first_nations_telegraph/docs/abbott___s_kirribilli_summ...
9 Jul 15: "In reality PM Tony Abbott’s Summit on Constitutional recognition with 40 Indigenous ‘leaders’ is more like a Pinochet or Hitler type moment for Aboriginal Peoples."

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NIRS Weekly News-in-Review
National Indigenous Radio's Weekly News-in-Review takes an in-depth look at the issues affecting First Nations communities around Australia.
http://www.nirs.org.au/PROGRAMS/NIRS-Weekly-News-in-Review
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a9n1dgf3i9coh4w/Weekly%20News%20In%20Review%20...
10 Jul 15: "This week's episode is presented by Cassandra Tim.
This week: Cape York Policy Advisor Noel Pearson and Nathan Moran talking about the constitutional recognition summit; ...
Credits: Producers: Grace Pashley and Cassandra Tim"

- Background

Sovereign Union: Constitutional History and Independent Constitutional Reform links
http://www.sovereignunion.mobi/content/constitutional-reform-fact-sheet
"Please note: This article was published by Sovereign Union volunteers in June 2012, there has been hundreds of articles explaining the Constitutional Recognition deceit since then, but none of them have 'ever' been published by mainstream media. Yet thousands of the articles in mainstream media have been written by non-indigenous people or from people who are controlled by or have allegiance with governments - BEWARE
Links for access to independent articles:
* Recent 'Constitutional Recognition' Articles: with Teasers http://nationalunitygovernment.org/tags/constitutional-reform
* SU Over 50 related 'Constitutional Recognition' Articles - SU http://sovereignunion.mobi/search/node/Constitutional%20Reform
* Red Flag - Constitutional Recognition articles https://redflag.org.au/search/node/constitutional%20recognition
* New Matilda - Constitutional Reform https://newmatilda.com/search/node/constitutional%20reform
* Facebook: Vote 'NO' To Constitutional Change https://www.facebook.com/VotenoToConstitutionalChange "

WGAR Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples
https://indymedia.org.au/2013/08/11/background-to-constitutional-recogni...
(Last updated: 30 April 2014)

WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-to-the-aboriginal-so...
(last updated: 7 July 2015)

WGAR Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/03/26/wgar-background-to-treaties-with-abo...
(last updated: 7 July 2015)

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