Newsletter date: 23 August 2015
Contents:
* facebook event: Monday, 24 August 2015 at 9:00am: Redfern Tent Embassy Calls for Solidarity on 'Judgment Day': Supreme Court of New South Wales
* facebook: Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy, facebook
* Background:
Photos: Jaroslaw L Gasiorek: Build Aboriginal Housing on The Block, 11.08.15 (410 images)
Photo Archive: Jaroslaw L Gasiorek - Street Photography: http://www.yarek.com.au/
Past facebook event: Friday August the 14th 2015: Support Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy's right to occupy The Block: rally outside court to defend 'trespass' charges
WGAR News: Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy protests at Parliament: Peter Boyle, Green Left Weekly
WGAR News: Federal Government Steps In To Mediate Over Fight For Redfern's The Block: Allan Clarke, BuzzFeed News Reporter, Australia
WGAR News: Attorney-General alerted as Redfern [Aboriginal] tent embassy feud intensifies: Daisy Dumas, Sydney Morning Herald
Analysis / Opinion: Rachel Evans & Jemma Nott, Sydney, Green Left: Redfern tent embassy is 'not laying down'
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies
'WGAR News' postings on Indymedia Australia: https://indymedia.org.au/newswire
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- facebook event
AUG 24 Redfern Tent Embassy Calls for Solidarity on 'Judgment Day'
Hosted by Alex Pademelon Johnson and 4 others
Monday, 24 August 2015 at 9:00am in UTC+10
Supreme Court of New South Wales ...
https://www.facebook.com/events/1633225163626312/
"On Monday August 24, the Supreme Court of NSW is set to pass judgment on whether, under the law that has colonised this land, the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy (RATE) is trespassing. Regardless of this decision, the Embassy has vowed to fight any attempt at eviction from the Block. We need a strong rally at the court on Monday to show there are many supporters who will join this fight. RATE has maintained a permanent occupation and a strong campaign for more than a year, demanding Aboriginal housing is built on Aboriginal land at the Block. ... "
Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy, facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Redfern-Aboriginal-Tent-Embassy/249063975...
"Aboriginal Tent Embassy re established in Redfern on what is known as 'Sorry Day' 26th of May 2014. The Blacks in Sydney are silent no more... "
- Background:
Photos: Jaroslaw L Gasiorek: Build Aboriginal Housing on The Block, 11.08.15 (410 images)
http://jaroslaw-gasiorek.photoshelter.com/gallery/Build-Aboriginal-Housi...
Photo Archive: Jaroslaw L Gasiorek - Street Photography: http://www.yarek.com.au/
Past facebook event: Friday August the 14th 2015: Support Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy's right to occupy The Block: rally outside court to defend 'trespass' charges
https://www.facebook.com/events/1685601811671669/
WGAR News: Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy protests at Parliament: Peter Boyle, Green Left Weekly
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/08/16/wgar-news-redfern-aboriginal-tent-em...
WGAR News: Federal Government Steps In To Mediate Over Fight For Redfern's The Block: Allan Clarke, BuzzFeed News Reporter, Australia
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/08/15/wgar-news-federal-government-steps-i...
WGAR News: Attorney-General alerted as Redfern [Aboriginal] tent embassy feud intensifies: Daisy Dumas, Sydney Morning Herald
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/07/14/wgar-news-attorney-general-alerted-a...
Analysis / Opinion: Rachel Evans & Jemma Nott, Green Left: Redfern tent embassy is 'not laying down'
https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/58404
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-to-the-aboriginal-so...
(last updated: 22 August 2015)
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies
https://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-aboriginal-soverei...
(last updated: 29 May 2014)
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Protesters at Redfern Tent Embassy lose case against developers
- Breaking News
ABC News:
Protesters at the Redfern Tent Embassy lose case against developers
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-24/tent-embassy-protesters-redfern-lo...
24 August 2015:
"Aboriginal protesters opposing a development at The Block in Redfern have lost their court case against a possession order for the land. The Supreme Court today ruled in favour of the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC). Members of the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy have been present on the site for more than a year. The case will return to court on Thursday to consider when an eviction order should be enforced. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established in Redfern more than a year ago by Wiradjuri elder Jenny Munro, who has been camping at the site since May 26, 2014. ... " By court reporter Karl Hoerr and John Donegan