Newsletter date: 15 January 2015
Contents:
* Upcoming Event: Stoptheintervention_announce: National Protest in Canberra on 13 February 2015: Join the fight against ongoing Stolen Generations!
* Upcoming Event: Facebook: 13 February at 12:00; Canberra - Sorry means you don't do it again
* Fundraising: IRAG_announce: Child removal protest financial appeal - Canberra February 13
* Homepage of Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR): http://stopstolengenerations.com.au/
* Facebook: Stop Stolen Generations: https://www.facebook.com/stopstolengenerations
* WGAR Background: Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation
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
Stoptheintervention_announce Public Google Group:
National Protest in Canberra on 13 February 2015: Join the fight against ongoing Stolen Generations!
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/stoptheintervention_announce/ihm...
5 Jan 15: "National Protest in Canberra
Join our fight against ongoing Stolen Generations!
13 February 2015
Marking the 7th anniversary of the Apology
12 noon - rally at Aboriginal Tent Embassy
March to Parliament House ...
Grandmothers Against Removals in NSW (GMAR), is participating in a mobilisation called by the National Aboriginal Strategic Alliance to Bring the Children Home (NASA). We will join people from across the country to protest against the continuing mass removal of Aboriginal children from their families. The protest will take place on the 7th anniversary of Kevin Rudd’s apology to the Stolen Generations - sorry means you don’t do it again! Please find attached and below promotional material with information about the current crisis of child removal and how you can get involved. ... "
- Upcoming Event
Facebook Events: Sorry means you don't do it again
https://www.facebook.com/events/1516761438609067/
"13 February at 12:00; Canberra
7 years after the National Apology: National Protest demanding a Stop to the Stolen Generations
12 noon - rally at Aboriginal Tent Embassy; March to Parliament House
More Aboriginal children are being forcibly removed by child welfare agencies now than ever before in Australia’s history! ...
Communities nation-wide will converge on Canberra on February 13th to demand an end to to the Government's assimilationist agenda, that Aboriginal communities have control of their children's welfare and that Government invest in Aboriginal services that support families and communities."
- Fundraising
IRAG_announce Public Google Group:
Child removal protest financial appeal - Canberra February 13
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/irag_announce/669k4rFIS00
18 Dec 14: "Dear IRAG supporters,
IRAG is supporting a national demonstration in Canberra on February 13 2015, the anniversary of the Apology to the Stolen Generations, calling for an end to the mass removal Indigenous children by child welfare agencies. A leaflet for the February 13 protests, including key facts on the national child removal crisis, is attached to this email. Please find attached and below a letter from two Aboriginal women living in Alice Springs affected by forced removals, seeking funds to enable a delegation from Central Australia to join these protests. ...
In solidarity, Paddy Gibson for IRAG"
Leaflet for the February 13 protests: https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?a=v&pid=forums&srcid=MTY5MTk0MT...
- Homepage of Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR)
Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR)
http://stopstolengenerations.com.au/
- Facebook: Stop Stolen Generations
Stop Stolen Generations
https://www.facebook.com/stopstolengenerations
- Background
WGAR Background: Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-removal-of-aborigina...
(last updated: 24 December 2014)
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WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
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Grandmothers Against Removals call for support
WGAR News: Grandmothers Against Removals call for support
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/02/01/wgar-news-grandmothers-against-remov...
2 Feb 15: "Contents:
* Statement: Grandmothers Against Removals call for support
* Analysis / Opinion: SNAICC: Child placement principle should be strengthened, not attacked
* Letter: SNAICC Chairperson responds to Sammut's opinion piece in the Australian
* WGAR Background: Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation ... "
Canberra Community Meeting on Child Removals - 2pm 12 Feb 15
WGAR News: SNAICC: Community meeting on the crisis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child removals [2pm; 12 Feb]
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/02/06/wgar-news-snaicc-community-meeting-o...
Contents:
* Event: 12 February 2015 Canberra: SNAICC invites feedback from GMAR and families affected by Stolen Generations
* Media Release: SNAICC: Community meeting on the crisis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child removals
* SNAICC Community Announcement: 13 February 2015: Grandmothers Against Removals march to Parliament House
* News: Cassandra Tim, NIRS: Family rights advocates to head to Canberra for protest
* Analysis / Opinion: MedicalXpress: Shocking new figures show Indigenous child removal crisis is getting worse
* Analysis / Opinion: Xavier Smerdon, Pro Bono: Indigenous Children in Care Up 65 Per Cent Since National Apology
* Homepage of the Grandmothers Against Removals website: http://stopstolengenerations.com.au/
* Facebook: Stop Stolen Generations: https://www.facebook.com/stopstolengenerations
* WGAR Background: Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation
Aboriginal Sovereign Manifesto of Demands
WGAR News: Aboriginal Sovereign Manifesto of Demands - National Aboriginal Freedom Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/02/10/wgar-news-aboriginal-sovereign-manif...
Contents:
* Manifesto: Aboriginal Sovereign Manifesto of Demands - National Aboriginal Freedom Movement Aboriginal Embassy, Canberra, Australia
* Audio: Adam Evans, NIRS: Protesters come face-to-face with politicians during 'sit-in' [Featuring Tauto Sansbury and Gerry Georgatos]
* Audio Interview: Living Black Radio: 090215 ACT Freedom Sit In [Featuring Tauto Sansbury]
* Analysis / Opinion: Amy McQuire, New Matilda: They Came For The Abbott Spill, And Missed The Only Real Story In Town
* Audio: Ninah Kopel, The Wire: Protesting worlds worst child removal rate [Featuring Sue-Ellen Tighe, Michael Anderson and Tauto Sansbury]
* Video: NITV News - 9 February 2015: "GMAR groups from across the country rallied with Freedom Movement campaigners on the grounds of Parliament house to deliver a set of demands ... "
* News & Photos: CAAMA Radio at First Nations Freedom Movement Canberra 2015
* News & Photos: 9 News: Protesters attempt to derail TODAY Show's Canberra broadcast to bring attention to indigenous deaths in custody
* Photos from the Sit-In: Sovereign Union & Stop Stolen Generations Facebook
* Current Event: Freedom Movement Sit-In at Parliament House, Canberra, from 9 February 2015
* WGAR Background to the National Freedom Movement
Communique from Grandmothers Against Removals
WGAR News: Communique from Grandmothers Against Removals National Committee and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy rally - 13 February 2015
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/02/13/wgar-news-communique-from-grandmothe...
Contents:
* Statement: 13 Feb 2015 - National Statement marking the Anniversary of the National Apology
Communique from Grandmothers Against Removals National Committee and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy rally on the anniversary of the National Apology - February 13 2015
* Audio: Gerry Georgatos, NIRS: Grannies group protest marks apology anniversary [Featuring Grandmother Priscilla Whiteman]
* Audio: Gerry Georgatos, NIRS: Child welfare rally to coincide with National Apology anniversary [Featuring Aunty Hazel Collins of GMAR]
* Audio: NIRS: Plea for policy change underscores seventh apology anniversary [Featuring SNAICC CEO Frank Hytten & Aunty Hazel Collins]
* Analysis / Opinion: Amy McQuire, New Matilda: 'It Must Never Happen Again': Seven Years On From The Apology, Guess What Is Happening
* Flyer: Join Our Fight Against Ongoing Stolen Generations: National Protest 13 February 2015 Outside Parliament House Canberra! Marking 7th anniversary of national apology
* Audio: Life Matters, ABC Radio National: The increase in Indigenous child removals [Featuring Debra Swan of GMAR, Jeremy Sammut, Sue-Anne Hunter & Deidre Mulkerin]
* Video: NITV News - 12 February 2015: "Fighting for their kids; The Grandmothers Against Removals tell their story in the nation's capital."
* Audio & Article: Darren Mara, SBS News: Stolen Generations forum marks Apology anniversary
* Media Alert: "Stolen Generations are worse than ever before", testify affected Aboriginal Families on Anniversary of National Apology
10am Thursday 12 February, 2015 - Room S23, Federal Parliament House - Hosted by Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
* News: Emma Sleath, ABC Alice Springs: 'Give back our children', Aboriginal grandmother says
* Homepage of the Grandmothers Against Removals website: http://stopstolengenerations.com.au/
* Facebook: Stop Stolen Generations: https://www.facebook.com/stopstolengenerations
* WGAR Background: Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation
* Audio: Justin Fenwick, The Wire: Aboriginal rights in the hands of a new generation [Featuring Gerry Georgatos, Tauto Sansbury, Michael Mansell & Debra Swan of GMAR]
Highest child removal rates in the world
WGAR News: Highest child removal rates in the world - worse than Stolen Generations: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/02/16/wgar-news-highest-child-removal-rate...
Contents:
* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Highest child removal rates in the world - worse than Stolen Generations
* Video Doco: Eleanor Gilbert, Vimeo: Grandmothers present 'end genocide' demand to Senator Rachel Siewert
* Audio: The Stringer Audio/Radio News: Paddy speaking about Grandmother Audrey Martin's grandchildren
* Audio: The Stringer Audio/Radio News: Paddy speaking about the high removal rates
* News: Kylie Galbraith, The Northern Daily Leader: Grandmothers' anti-removal campaign reaches Canberra
* Media Roundup: Diet Simon, Linksunten Indymedia: Grandmothers protest worst ever stealing of Australian Aboriginal children
* Photos: Workers Bush Telegraph: Grandparents against Removals [Protest at Parliament House, Canberra]
* Video: NITV News - 13 February 2015: Fighting for their kids - Grandmothers Against Removals tell their stories
* Video: NITV News - 13 February 2015: Grandmothers Against Removals: Hands off our children
* Audio: ABC AM: More Aboriginal children being removed from their homes than ever before [Featuring Vanessa Colbung and Olivia Nigro of GMAR]
* Audio: 130215 Living Black News Bulletin: Grandmothers Against Removals protest at Parliament House
* Audio: Gerry Georgatos, NIRS: Protest against 'cruel' removal of Aboriginal kids [Featuring Aunty Hazel Collins of GMAR]
* Audio: Gerry Georgatos, NIRS: Greens: High removal rates to continue unless funding boosted
* News: Latika Bourke, SMH: Kevin Rudd warns of the emergence of a new stolen generation
* Homepage of the Grandmothers Against Removals website: http://stopstolengenerations.com.au/
* Facebook: Stop Stolen Generations: https://www.facebook.com/stopstolengenerations
* WGAR Background: Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation
Removal of Aboriginal children
WGAR News: National Children's Commissioner cites racism as factor in child removal: SNAICC
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/04/21/wgar-news-national-childrens-commiss...
Contents:
* News Analysis: SNAICC: National Children's Commissioner cites racism as factor in child removal [Featuring Megan Mitchell]
* Analysis / Opinion: Saffron Howden, SMH: Racism 'a factor' in child removal [Featuring Paddy Gibson]
* Upcoming Event: 6th SNAICC National Conference - 15-17 September 2015, Perth: For Our Children - Community Voices: Sharing Knowledge & Practice
* Video: Olivia Nigro, YouTube: Stop Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities - Vanessa Culbong (GMAR WA)
* Photos: Grandmothers Against Removals: GMAR Rally February 13 2015: http://stopstolengenerations.com.au/
* Facebook: Stop Stolen Generations: https://www.facebook.com/stopstolengenerations
* Extended Background Videos: SNAICC, YouTube: SNAICC Forum - "Stop the Creation of Another Stolen Generation!"
[Chair: Kerry Arabena; Panel: Muriel Bamblett, Aunty Lorraine Peeters, Eva Jo Edwards, Megan Mitchell & Helen Szoke]
* WGAR Background: Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation