Newsletter date: 28/29 September 2015; last updated 28 September 2015, 8pm AEST
Contents:
* Audio Interview: Donna Campbell on Strong Voices interviews Nicole Watson, a Birri-Gubba woman & (former) senior Lecturer, UTS
CAAMA Radio: The Intervention - An Anthology - Time for a National Debate
http://caama.com.au/the-intervention-an-anthology-time-for-a-national-de...
* Media Release: First Nations Telegraph: "NT Intervention an Anthology" launch, supplied by Georgina Gartland 26 September 2015
http://issuu.com/first_nations_telegraph/docs/___nt_intervention_an_anth...
* News Analysis: Diet Simon, Linksunten Indymedia: Massive pain inflicted on Aborigines to steal their land rights
https://linksunten.indymedia.org/en/node/154077
* Homepage of Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA): http://caama.com.au/
* Support CAAMA: Why donate?: http://caama.com.au/caama/donations
* Homepage of First Nations Telegraph - Your Free Online Daily News - 100% Owned & Operated by Our Mob: http://www.firstnationstelegraph.com/
* Profile: Nuclear Worrier - Linksunten Indymedia: https://linksunten.indymedia.org/user/60/blog
* Background:
'concerned Australians' Media Release: New Book, 'The Intervention - an Anthology', is Very Timely.
published by 'concerned Australians'; edited by Rosie Scott and Dr Anita Heiss
WGAR News: Melbourne Launch of New Book, 'The Intervention - an Anthology', is Very Timely. - 'cA' Media Release
WGAR News: The Intervention - an Anthology: Melbourne Launch of New Book published by cA - 24 September 2015
Respect and Listen compilation - The Intervention - an Anthology
WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government
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)
- Audio Interview
Donna Campbell on Strong Voices interviews Nicole Watson, a Birri-Gubba woman & (former) senior Lecturer, UTS
CAAMA Radio: The Intervention - An Anthology - Time for a National Debate
http://caama.com.au/the-intervention-an-anthology-time-for-a-national-de...
24 Sep 15: "Award winning and internationally recognised Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal authors have gathered in Melbourne for the launch of a new book which revisits the Howards Governments Intervention into Northern Territory Aboriginal communities. Eight years on and Aboriginal people in the Territory are still being impacted by the continuation of the policies now called ‘Stronger Futures’. Nicole Watson a Birri-Gubba woman and [former] senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney says to this day she is still stunned that Government could pass legislation that would have such a dramatic impact on the lives of Aboriginal people. Ms Watson a co-contributor to the book said ... "
- Media Release
First Nations Telegraph: "NT Intervention an Anthology" launch, supplied by Georgina Gartland 26 September 2015
http://issuu.com/first_nations_telegraph/docs/___nt_intervention_an_anth...
"In the second half of 2015 it is becoming clearer that many Aboriginal people and their communities "are now so fed up with Government orchestration of the so called policy consultation process that they are asserting their right to discuss the issues on their own and where necessary challenge or resist the oppression," Jeff McMullen AO.
- News Analysis
Linksunten Indymedia: Massive pain inflicted on Aborigines to steal their land rights
https://linksunten.indymedia.org/en/node/154077
24 Sep 15: ""In 2007, the soldiers came with their guns. The first experience of the Intervention for many was terror. Do we run into the bush to prevent their taking our kids, to avoid being shot?" The dread and panic is palpable in the relating. Rachel Willika’s eloquent and powerful telling inspired Rosie Scott to compile this anthology." "The Intervention – an Anthology" has now been presented at eight venues in New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory. Eight years after the federal government sent troops and police into Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, the verdict is grim, wrote a reviewer in The Sydney Morning Herald, one of Australia’s leading newspapers. ... "According to Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, from Utopia, the intervention only further traumatised Aboriginal people, fuelling anger and despair. ... "" Created by: Diet Simon, sourcing from WGAR News and 'concerned Australians' (Account: Nuclear Worrier)
- Homepage
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (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. ... It has a clear mandate to promote Aboriginal culture, language, dance, and music while generating economic benefits in the form of training, employment and income generation. 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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Why donate? - CAAMA
http://caama.com.au/caama/donations#why-donate
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"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."
- Homepage
First Nations Telegraph
Your Free Online Daily News - 100% Owned & Operated by Our Mob
http://www.firstnationstelegraph.com/
- Profile
Nuclear Worrier - Linksunten Indymedia
https://linksunten.indymedia.org/user/60/blog
- Background
'concerned Australians' Media Release: New Book, 'The Intervention - an Anthology', is Very Timely.
published by 'concerned Australians'; edited by Rosie Scott and Dr Anita Heiss
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/24/new-book-the-intervention-an-antholo...
WGAR News: Melbourne Launch of New Book, 'The Intervention - an Anthology', is Very Timely. - 'cA' Media Release
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/24/wgar-news-melbourne-launch-of-new-bo...
WGAR News: The Intervention - an Anthology: Melbourne Launch of New Book published by cA - 24 September 2015
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/16/wgar-news-the-intervention-an-anthol...
Respect and Listen compilation - The Intervention - an Anthology
http://www.respectandlisten.org/nt-intervention/intervention-anthology.html
WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/06/08/wgar-background-intervention-into-no...
(last updated: 18 September 2015)
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