Newsletter date: 9 September 2015; last updated 6:50pm AEST
Contents:
* Upcoming Event: WGAR News: Demand Our Treaty: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Calls for First Nations People to Attend Summit in Alice Springs 11-13 September 2015
* Audio on Treaty: Justin Fenwick, The Wire: A Way Forward to Treaty [featuring Rosalie Kunoth Monks, Tauto Sansbury & Jim Remedio]
* About The Wire: http://thewire.org.au/about.aspx
* Audio Interviews on Treaty: CAAMA Radio: A different point of view… [featuring Tauto Sansbury & Rosalie Kunoth Monks]
* About CAAMA: http://caama.com.au/
* Support CAAMA: Why donate?: http://caama.com.au/caama/donations
* Background:
WGAR News: NAIDOC 2015 Awards: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Person of the Year & Tauto Sansbury, Lifetime Achievement Award
WGAR Background to the National Freedom Movement
Compilation: Respect and Listen: Treaty: http://www.respectandlisten.org/treaty.html
Compilation: Jens Korff, Creative Spirits: Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal people
WGAR Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia
WGAR Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
WGAR News postings on Indymedia Australia: https://indymedia.org.au/newswire
WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
- Upcoming Event
WGAR News: Demand Our Treaty: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Calls for First Nations People to Attend Summit in Alice Springs 11-13 September 2015
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/01/wgar-news-demand-our-treaty-rosalie-...
- Audio on Treaty
The Wire: A Way Forward to Treaty
Produced by Justin Fenwick; featuring Rosalie Kunoth Monks, Tauto Sansbury & Jim Remedio
http://thewire.org.au/storyDetail.aspx?ID=13139
http://thewire.org.au/audio/freedom.mp3
9 Sep 15: "This weekend the red center will become the epicenter of discussions around constitutional recognition and if Aboriginal people really want constitutional recognition. Some of the people attending include Aboriginal Rights Campaigner and NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Of The Year winner Tauto Sansbury who says Aboriginal people are apprehensive of what benefits constitutional recognition would bring to his people."
"Featured in story:
* Rosalie Kunoth Monks / Aboriginal Rights Campaigner
* Tauto Sansbury / Aboriginal Rights Campaigner
* Jim Remedio / 3KND Station Manager"
- About
About The Wire
http://thewire.org.au/about.aspx
"The Wire is a daily current affairs program broadcast exclusively on Community and Indigenous radio stations around Australia. More than 5 million people across Australia can tune into any weekday, and while the numbers are big, The Wire has perhaps the most diverse audience for any individual program in any media sector. The Wire is available via the Community Radio Network satellite and the CAAMA Radio satellite to more than 200 stations in city, regional, rural and remote communities, including many remote Indigenous communities and including places with no other broadcast media. ... "
- Audio Interviews on Treaty
CAAMA Radio: A different point of view…
[featuring Tauto Sansbury & Rosalie Kunoth Monks]
http://caama.com.au/a-different-point-of-view
8 Sep 15:
Interview with Tauto Sansbury: "As the Abbott government continues the push towards constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres strait Islanders … growing numbers of grass-roots community members are now questioning just what this actually means ..and if it could be a backward step ! South Australian Narrunga Elder and veteran rights campaigner Tauto Sansbury says the three-day gathering will give his people the opportunity to share their thoughts on a range of issues which could have significant impact into the future.."
Interview with Rosalie Kunoth Monks: "Respected Central Australian Arrernte Elder Rosalie Kunoth Monks is urging her people to continue the push for a Treaty… saying without this … there is no other way out of firmly entrenched poverty. Mrs Kunoth-Monks told CAAMA radio that wealth creation within first nation communities needs to become reality… and encouraged both communities and individuals to remove themselves from ongoing government control…. "
- About
About CAAMA:
http://caama.com.au/
"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."
- Support
Why donate? CAAMA
http://caama.com.au/caama/donations
http://caama.com.au/caama/donations#why-donate
"Why donate?: We are committed to creating and sustaining the Indigenous Language and Cultures of Australia, creating employment opportunities for indigenous people in radio and film and communicating information to the indigenous peoples to assist them to live a full and healthy life. Through supporting CAAMA, you can help us train indigenous radio broadcasters, musicians and other positions in the film industry such as directors, writers, and photographers. ... "
- Background:
WGAR News: NAIDOC 2015 Awards: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Person of the Year & Tauto Sansbury, Lifetime Achievement Award
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/07/11/wgar-news-naidoc-2015-awards-rosalie...
WGAR Background to the National Freedom Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/26/wgar-background-to-the-national-free...
(last updated: 5 September 2015)
Compilation: Respect and Listen: Treaty
http://www.respectandlisten.org/treaty.html
Compilation: Jens Korff, Creative Spirits: Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal people
http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/constitutiona...
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: 5 September 2015)
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: 5 September 2015)
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WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
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