WGAR News: 24 prominent South Australians call on the government to end the NT Intervention

Newsletter date: 22 July 2011

Contents:
* 24 prominent South Australians call on the government to end the NT Intervention
* Government uses Aboriginal money to pay for leases on Aboriginal land
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 28 events
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

24 PROMINENT SOUTH AUSTRALIANS CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO END THE NT INTERVENTION:

- Media Release

Northern Territory Intervention And Government Consultation
Our Generation: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SA-Media-Rele...
14 Jul 11: "Twenty four eminent South Australians today sent a letter of protest containing a public statement to the Prime Minister about the continuing Northern Territory Intervention and the Government’s totally inadequate current consultation process.
Principal Signatory the Hon. Robyn Layton Q.C said that: "Positive change requires respect and genuine engagement with Aboriginal people."
She further said: "Visiting some 98 Aboriginal communities over 6 weeks is no way to respectfully consult Aboriginal people on a 28 page Discussion Paper written in bureaucratic English".
She continued: "While there are some aspects of the Intervention which could be viewed positively in some communities, it is the compulsory broad scale nature of the intervention which has been inflicted on Aboriginal people without genuine engagement at the local level which is fundamentally disturbing.""

- Letter by 24 prominent South Australians

Public Statement On Northern Territory Intervention
'concerned Australians': [download document] http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/Public_Statement_re_Interve...
Our Generation: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SA-Statement.pdf
STICS: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Facts-Info/Publ...
Treaty Republic: http://treatyrepublic.net/content/prominent-south-australians-call-end-f...
14 Jul 11: "We are issuing our Public Statement in support of the Aboriginal people affected by the NT Intervention.
Newly announced "consultations" by the Federal Government are now taking place in great haste over a six week period. The 28 page Discussion Paper is inappropriate both in length and language. The "consultations" in some 98 Aboriginal communities are limited to a period of six weeks and commenced within the week of its release. The Government needs to ensure skilled interpreters are present, genuinely listen to the people's concerns, and work in partnership with the people. Largely missing from the consultation agenda are the three concerns many Aboriginal people in communities hold as essential: "Land, Law and Language". Lost in this process are the reasons for the consultation. ... " Principal Signatory the Hon. Robyn Layton Q.C
[Click on above link to read the many more points made.]

- Audio

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association:
Consultation process labelled inadaquate.
http://caama.com.au/consultation-process-labelled-inadaquate
19 Jul 11: "Twenty four eminent South Australians have sent a letter of protest to the Prime Minister about the continuing Northern Territory Intervention and what they call the Government’s totally inadequate current consultation process. Robyn Layton Q.C ... Adjunct Professor at the School of Law, University of South Australia says visiting 98 Aboriginal communities over 6 weeks is no way to respectfully consult Aboriginal people about a Discussion Paper which is written in bureaucratic English."

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association:
CAAMA Radio News 18-07-2011
http://caama.com.au/caama-radio-news-18-07-2011
18 Jul 11: "Twenty four eminent South Australians have sent a letter of protest to the Prime Minister about what they say is the Government’s totally inadequate current consultation process about future for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory, post Intervention."

- News

Barossa & Light Herald: State leaders call for end to failing indigenous action
http://www.barossaherald.com.au/news/national/national/general/state-lea...
19 Jul 11: "A GROUP of prominent South Australians has called on the federal government to end the intervention in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities, claiming it has not only failed in its purpose, but in some aspects has made things worse. The group of 24, led by the former South Australian Supreme Court judge Robyn Layton, QC, the former premier Lynn Arnold and Lowitja O'Donohue, a former chairwoman of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, believe the failed measures undertaken since 2007 have intensified problems and should be reversed."

See:

'concerned Australians': New round of consultations 2011
http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/

STICS: Consultations 2011
http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/consultations-mid-2011

Our Generation: Prominent Australians Speak Out [about the consultations]
http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/press/

* GOVERNMENT USES ABORIGINAL MONEY TO PAY FOR LEASES ON ABORIGINAL LAND:

- Audio

ABC PM: Minister criticised for using Aboriginal money to pay for leases
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3269720.htm
14 Jul 11: "The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister is under attack for using Aboriginal money to pay for leases over remote communities in the Northern Territory. ... The Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda says it's "outrageous". ...
ERIC ROBERTS: Yes we're robbing black fellas to pay other black fellas. And we find this quite outrageous and strange altogether when it's the Federal Government's initiative, they should be the ones to get it out of the Federal Government's coffers and paying it."
[Includes comments by senior elder Walter Rogers, Traditional owner Eric Roberts, Mick Gooda and Jenny Macklin.]

- News

ABC: Government under fire for using Indigenous royalties
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-16/northern-land-council/2797084
16 Jul 11: "The Northern Land Council has criticised the Federal Government's use of Aboriginal money to obtain long-term leases over remote communities in the Northern Territory. ... Land council chief executive Kim Hill says the Government should not "dip its fingers" into the money. "Our consultations to date have been that traditional owners don't want a township lease," he said. "[That is] based on a number of things. One, that the Government is accessing ABA moneys for their purposes, not for the benefit of Aboriginal people. ... ""

ABC: Government caned for spending Indigenous mining royalties
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-12/government-caned-for-spending-indi...
12 Jul 11: "Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has described Federal Government use of the Aboriginal Benefits Account (ABA) to pay for long-term leases on Aboriginal land as "outrageous". ... "They are required to pay just compensation but they are paying it out of the Aboriginal Benefits Account, which is actually Aboriginal money. It's like Darwin Council assuming someone's land and deciding to pay them compensation by raiding their own bank accounts." [Mr Gooda said]"

* UPCOMING ABORIGINAL RIGHTS EVENTS AROUND AUSTRALIA - 28 EVENTS:

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: Ongoing: James Price Point, Kimberley, WA
Kimberley gas plant protest camp
Protest updates: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/blog/
Save the Kimberley info: http://www.savethekimberley.com/
Kimberley protest info: http://handsoffcountry.blogspot.com/
Beach gig joins fight against gas hub: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/9861262/beach-gig-joins-fight-ag...

Event: 27 May to Sun 9 October 2011: Kalgoorlie, WA
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...

Event: Fri 22 July 2011: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
'Our Generation' film screening
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/vic/event/26120/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/

Event: Fri 22 July 2011: Brisbane, Qld
Black History Month:
MABO Documentary: Land Bilong Islanders (1989)
"The story of the Mabo case, this film contains rare interviews with Eddie Mabo, James Rice, Father Dave Passi and others involved in the historic legal drama."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/Whats-on/black-hist...

Event: Sat 23 July 2011: Melbourne City, Vic
Two films about the struggles of Indigenous Australians & Indigenous Palestinians.
'Our Generation'
'The Land Speaks Arabic'
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/48160
'Our Generation' film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/

Event: Sun 24 July 2011: Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic
Stories around the fire: Fitzroy's Aboriginal history.
"Featuring Stories from:
Wurundjeri elder Ringo Terrick;
playwright John Harding;
political activist Robbie Thorpe; ...
Office of Housing resident and daughter of the late Aunty Denise, Lorina Lovett.
With music by Dave Arden and Kutcha Edwards."
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/48163

Event: Sun 24 July 2011: Avalon, North Sydney, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/free-avalon-screening-of-our-generation-24-july-...
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Poster: http://www.asgmwp.net/avalon-OG.pdf

Event: Mon 25 July 2011: Brisbane, Qld
Black History Month:
Movie: Ningla A-Na (1972)
"this documentary records the events surrounding the establishment of the Aboriginal tent embassy ... "
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/Whats-on/black-hist...

Event: Wed 27 July 2011: Melbourne, Vic
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/

Event: Thu 28 July 2011: Carlton, Melbourne, Vic
Gary Foley speaks on the history of Aboriginal resistance
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/gary-foley-speaks-on-the-history-of-aboriginal-r...

Event: Wed 3 August 2011: Kempsey, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/

Event: Fri 5 August 2011: Adelaide, SA
129th Justice and Peace Candlelight Walk
"To call for a Treaty and Bill of Rights, ... "
Event details: http://antarsa.auspics.org.au/?p=1

Event: Tue 9 August 2011: Adelaide, SA
'Our Generation' Community Screening
With open panel discussion including:
Rev. Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra OAM
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/

Event: Tue 9 August 2011: Gymea, South Sydney, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Poster: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Facts-Info-Our-...

Event: Wed 10 August 2011: Maroubra, East Sydney, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/

Event: Wed 10 August 2011: Manly, Sydney, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/

Event: Thu 11 August 2011: Sydney, NSW
Film night: Special screening of Backroads
Staring Gary Foley and the late Bill Hunter
Tin Sheds Gallery: booking required
Event details: http://tinsheds.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/special-event-gary-foley-in-syd...

Event: Sat 13 August 2011: Sydney, NSW
Workshop: Black Heart of the City
Gary Foley on Sydney’s Black history
Tin Sheds Gallery: booking required
Event details: http://tinsheds.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/special-event-gary-foley-in-syd...

Event: Monday 15 August 2011: Narooma, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/

Event: Thu 18 August - Sun 30 October 2011: Wiluna to Perth, WA
Walk Away from Uranium Mining
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/walk-away-from-uranium-mining
Event details: http://www.nuclearfreefuture.com/
Walk Schedule: http://footprints.footprintsforpeace.net/nffcampaign/upload/files/Wiluna...

Event: Mon 22 August 2011: Adelaide, SA
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Event details: http://unione.unilife.edu.au/Clubs/Event.aspx?CID=267&EID=1498
Event details: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=233274766693612
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/

Event: Wed 24 August 2011: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges Course 2011
Chris Graham - Racism in the Media & the NT Intervention
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Register for course (it's free!): http://www.parramattacollege.com.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Parramatta.woa/wa...
Brochure: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Facts-Info/Buil...

Event: Fri 26 - Sun 28 August 2011: Kalkarindji/Daguragu, NT
Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill
- 45th Anniversary Commemoration
Event location and details: http://www.gurindjifreedomday.com/

Event: Wed 7 September 2011: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
Indigenous Social Justice Association:
Discussion of Justice Reinvestment
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/indigenous-social-justice-association-discussion...
Event details: http://www.isja-msg.com/coming_events.htm

Event: Wed 7 September 2011: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges Course 2011
Graham Merritt - Aboriginal Activism in WA/NT & STICS
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Register for course (it's free!): http://www.parramattacollege.com.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Parramatta.woa/wa...
Brochure: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Facts-Info/Buil...

Event: Fri 7 & Sat 8, Tue 11 to Sat 15 Oct 2011: Melbourne, Vic
Presented by Melbourne Festival in association with Sydney Festival
Ilbijerri Theatre Company (Australia): FOLEY
"Political agitator Gary Foley presents a swag of stories from a life lived in the spirit of resistance. ... "
Event details: http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/program/production?id=3860&idx=1&max=12

Event: Fri 4 November 2011 to February 2012: Townsville, Qld
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...

Event: February 2012 to May 2012: Queensland Museum
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...

- 'Our Generation' Film Reviews

Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
Our Generation - Showing in London - page 8
http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaWinter2011.pdf
Winter 2011: "The Intervention is yet another example of the appalling treatment the Aboriginal People of Australia have been subjected to in such a short period of time compared to thousands of years of survival. Sinem Saban and Rev. Dr Gondarra supported by the Yolngu people and cinematographer, Damien Curtis, have created a sensitive and realistic view of the plight of those who wish to live a more traditional life in their homelands and of those who appear to be dispossessed." Christine Waterer

Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
ASG Information Night: Our Generation - page 6
http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaSummer2010.pdf
Summer 2010: "Local resident and journalist, Jeff McMullen introduced "Our Generation", the film by Sinem Saban and Damien Curtis which we were there to see. The film explored in depth the Federal Government Intervention into Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory. Jeff had told us that the film’s producers were not having any success in having the film shown on government or commercial media outlets and they were having to screen it in local community halls to show the community at large just what was involved in the Intervention. It is basically a war on Aboriginal culture. The dispossession of the Aboriginal people is simply continuing in a new guise." Carol Gerrard

See:

Our Generation: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/

Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater: http://www.asgmwp.net/index.htm

* OTHER NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION ARTICLES:

- Video

ABC: Intervention Future
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-15/intervention-future/2796908
15 Jul 11: "Louisa Rebgetz talks to Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin about community consultation in Arnhem Land."

- Analysis / Opinion

Feministe: On the Northern Territory Intervention
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2011/07/16/on-the-northern-territo...
16 Jul 11: "The Intervention has been a big issue in Australian politics and media over the past four years, although I’m still occasionally startled by someone saying that they don’t know what it is. That doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone’s informed about it… most aren’t, but that doesn’t stop them (us?) from having an opinion. Mine is pretty clearly that the whole thing is a mess. I believe the Intervention was a mistake, driven by paternalistic and racist politics, colonialist ideals and (most probably) a desire for extremely valuable Aboriginal land. I sincerely doubt that the policies of the next stage will change my mind." hexy

Green Left: Aboriginal leaders reject government 'consultations'
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/48193
16 Jul 11: "At the same time as the government was embarking on its latest charade, hundreds of Aboriginal people and supporters rallied in Darwin on June 21 for the launch of "Rebuilding from the Ground Up: Alternatives to the NT Intervention". Unlike the government paper, this document outlines a genuine way forward for Aboriginal communities based on self-control and the provision of necessary resources. As Gondarra said, the government must "stop pushing their own ideas" and "listen to the people"." Kerryn Williams

See:

Jumbunna: "Rebuilding from the Ground Up" Alternatives to the Northern Territory Intervention
http://www.jumbunna.uts.edu.au/researchareas/alternatives.html

Stop the Intervention: Alternatives to the Intervention
http://stoptheintervention.org/alternatives-to-the-intervention

- News

ABC: Crossin seeks more money for remote outstations
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-21/20110721-crossin-on-outstations/28...
21 Jul 11: "Northern Territory Senator Trish Crossin says she will push the Federal Government to reconsider its decision to strip indigenous outstation communities of funding for services next year. In 2007, the government decided to concentrate funding in 20 Territory indigenous communities, and forced the Territory Government to take over funding services to 500 small outstations. ... The Labor senator says people are healthier in outstation communities and don't get into trouble."

* BACKGROUND TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION:

Creative Spirits: Northern Territory Emergence Response (NTER) - "The Intervention": http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/northern-terr...

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Northern Territory National Emergency Response: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory_intervention

Treaty Republic - NT Intervention: http://treatyrepublic.net/search/node/NT%20Intervention

'concerned Australians': Without Justice there can be no Reconciliation: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/

CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) - NT Intervention: http://caama.com.au/?s=NT+Intervention

IRAG (Intervention Rollback Action Group): Mparntwe - Alice Springs: http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/

STICS (Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney): http://stoptheintervention.org/

The Greens: Rachel Siewert: Northern Territory Intervention: http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/category/issues/indigenous-rights...

ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation) - NT intervention: http://www.antar.org.au/issues_and_campaigns/nt_intervention

Crikey - NT Intervention: http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/nt-intervention/

Jobs with Justice: http://jobswithjustice.wordpress.com/

MAIC (Melbourne Anti-Intervention Collective): http://maicollective.blogspot.com/

New Matilda - northern territory intervention: http://newmatilda.com/tag/northern-territory-intervention

Amnesty International Australia: Looking back at the Northern Territory Intervention: http://www.amnesty.org.au/indigenous-rights/comments/24460/

Students For Indigenous Rights - UQ: The Northern Territory Intervention: http://uqsir.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/stir-uq-intervention-intro-fact...

Defending Indigenous Rights: http://defendingindigenousrights.wordpress.com/

Intervention walk-off's Blog: http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/

Australian Human Rights Commission: Northern Territory ‘Emergency Response' intervention: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/intervention/index.html

FAIRA; Human Rights Law Resource Centre; NACLC: Australia's compliance with CERD - Fact Sheet 2: Northern Territory Intervention: http://www.hrlrc.org.au/files/Fact-Sheet-2-NT-Intervention.pdf

Green Left: Northern Territory intervention: myths and facts: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/39732

WGAR (Working Group for Aboriginal Rights): http://wgar.wordpress.com/

* OTHER ARTICLES:

- Media Release

Six years of 'long, hard' struggle: Communities call for new approach on radioactive waste management
http://beyondnuclearinitiative.com/
14 Jul 11: "Tomorrow (July 15) marks six years since the Howard federal government announced plans for a radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory. There was immediate and resolute opposition from the Northern Territory Government and Traditional Owners and communities near all of the targeted sites.
Three Department of Defence sites were initially announced, with a site in the Muckaty Land Trust added to the short list after a controversial nomination by the Northern Land Council.
New legislation tabled by Resources Minister Martin Ferguson names the contentious Muckaty site as the only area to be further assessed, even though a federal court case by Traditional Owners is underway to challenge the nomination.
Muckaty Traditional Owner Dianne Stokes says, "it has been a long, hard struggle. We know we have support from people in Tennant Creek, across the NT and around the country. The government needs to listen to us that we are still saying no to the nuclear waste dump"."

- Audio

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association:
CAAMA Radio News 15-07-2011
http://caama.com.au/caama-radio-news-15-07-2011
15 Jul 11: "Aboriginal children attending Territory schools who are denied the right to speak in their first language for the first four hours of each day are being psychologically abused according to a former teacher who is now a practicing clinical psychologist."

- News

SBS World News Australia: James Price Point gas hub‎ fight intensifies
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1571525/James-Price-Point-gas-hub%E2%...
20 Jul 11: "The fight to stop a gas hub being built in the Kimberley, Western Australia, continues in full force, despite repeated police intervention. The protestors, many of whom are traditional owners of the land, say the $30-billion project will destroy ancient Aboriginal sacred sites. However, their blockade is being continually broken as police remove protestors, allowing the contractors employed by Woodside the developer, to pass though. This standoff has been in place for the past seven weeks."

Bigpond News: Report spotlights Aborigines in custody
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National-Regional/2011/07/19/Report_spot...
19 Jul 11: "A report sparked by an Aboriginal elder's heat-stroke death in a prison van says the WA government must cut high levels of indigenous incarceration. The parliamentary committee report also recommends that video links and Skype facilities be made available so people in custody in remote and regional WA can make court appearances without the need for long road journeys. The recommendations follow the committee's inquiry into the transportation of detained persons sparked by the death in January 2008 of Mr Ward, who cannot be fully named for cultural reasons."

National Indigenous Radio Service: Call for rethink on Territory bilingual education
http://www.nirs.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5982...
19 Jul 11: "The importance of bilingual education in remote Aboriginal schools has become more evident since the Northern Territory government ruled that classes should be in English for the first four hours of each day. One of the Federal Intervention's aims was to increase school attendance in remote community schools, but the Northern Territory Government's First Four Hours In English policy has seen Aboriginal student attendance rates drop."

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