WGAR News: Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day & Day of Mourning Events

Newsletter date: 11 January 2015

Last updated: 29 January 2015

Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day and Day of Mourning Events:

Monday 26 January 2015

Contents:

* Background to Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day and Day of Mourning
* 25th, 26th & 27th January 2015: National Freedom Summit - National Convergence on Canberra events
* Canberra event
* Alice Springs event
* Adelaide events
* Brisbane events
* Melbourne events
* Sydney & NSW events

- Background to Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day and Day of Mourning

Event: Mon 26 January 2015: various locations in Australia
Sovereignty Day / Invasion Day / Survival Day / Day of Mourning
"The meaning of Australia Day for Aboriginal people:
To many Aboriginal Australians there is little to celebrate
and it is a commemoration of a deep loss.
Loss of their sovereign rights to their land,
loss of family, loss of the right to practice their culture. ...
Aboriginal people call it 'Invasion Day',
'Day of Mourning', 'Survival Day' or,
since 2006, 'Aboriginal Sovereignty Day'.
The latter name reflects that all Aboriginal
nations are sovereign and should be united
in the continuous fight for their rights."
Jens Korff, Creative Spirits
"Australia Day - No time to celebrate:
Australia Day is traditionally the most racist
day of the year for Aboriginal people.
When people celebrate on January 26,
there is no escaping the fact they are celebrating
the day that one race of people invaded another
race of people’s country and took control of
Aboriginal lands and tried to dominate Aboriginal
people. Invasion Day, as it should be called,
celebrates the dispossession of land, culture,
and way of life of Aborigines." Jay McDonald,
an activist with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
Event details: http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australia-day-...
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/46475

* 25th, 26th & 27th January 2015: National Freedom Summit - National Convergence on Canberra events

Update: https://indymedia.org.au/2015/01/16/wgar-news-25th-26th-27th-january-201...

Homepage of New 'National Freedom Movement' website:
http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement

[Includes updated flyers for Sydney and Brisbane]

Event: Thu 15 January 2015: Adelaide, SA
Adelaide Community Forum
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
6:00pm-8:30pm
"Come, Listen and speak with the delegates for South
Australia. Listen to the outcomes at the Summit For Freedom
in Alice Springs and ask questions. Be ready to get revved
up for the Canberra Sit-In on the 27th January,
First Day of Resistance, to reclaim the First Peoples freedom
rights struggle."
Event details: http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement

Read about how the Adelaide forum went:

Mobilising for Canberra 2015-our chance at history, to reclaim the Aboriginal rights struggle and the justice
http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement#!events/co3d

Event: Sun 18 January 2015: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Redfern Community Forum
The Block, Redfern Aboriginal tent Embassy
3:00pm-5:00pm
"Come and speak with the delegates for NSW and listen to
the outcomes of the Summit for Freedom in Alice Springs and
get revved up for the January 27 Canberra Sit-in to reclaim
the Aboriginal freedom rights struggle."
Event details: http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement

Event: Tue 20 January 2015: Brisbane, Qld
Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy Community Forum
Musgrave Park, Brisbane Aboriginal Embassy
3:00pm-7:00pm
"National Freedom Movement & WAR (The Warriors of the
Aboriginal Resistance) will be hosting a forum for the
community to come, listen and speak with the delegates for
Queensland. Listen to the outcomes of the Summit For Freedom
in Alice Springs and ask questions. Be ready to get revved
up for the Canberra Sit-In on the 27th January,
First Day of Resistance, to reclaim the First Peoples freedom
rights struggle. Late dinner will be provided."
Event details: http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement

- About

National Freedom Movement What's it about?
http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement#!about_us/c14e3
"We came from the north, south east and west to form a new
body of legitimately nominated representatives of our
communities. Together, united we stand strong in the face
of the adversity that has been thrust upon us from every
consequence of colonisation. United we stand strong and
will build the freedom movement at the grass roots levels
of our communities. ... "

- Delegates

Freedom Summit - The Delegates
http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement#!delegates/csh4
"In a bid to build a new national, non-government body to
accurately represent the voices, concerns and needs of the
First Peoples of Australia, ... an initial 20 delegates
were nominated at the Summit For Freedom in Mparntwe
(Alice Springs). ... Next step is Canberra on January 27
2015 where the delegates, communities and supporters will
sit-in at Parliament house until the voices of the Original
People's are heard."

https://indymedia.org.au/2015/01/06/wgar-news-new-national-freedom-movem...

- Canberra event

Event: Mon 26 January to Fri 30 January 2015: Canberra, ACT
Ngangkari Traditional Aboriginal Spiritual Healing
Healing of the Mind, Body & Soul
Who: Ngangkari Healers from the APY Lands S.A.
Where: Aboriginal Tent Embassy Canberra
Event details: http://sovereignunion.mobi/content/gatherings-events
Event details: http://sovereignunion.mobi/images/2015/features/flyers/pdf/ngangkari-can...

- Alice Springs event

Event: Mon 26 January 2015: Alice Springs, NT
Invasion Day January 26
Come speak out
Food, music & film
Speakers:
* Elaine Peckham
* Barb Shaw
* Alison Furber
Courthouse lawns 5pm
No Pride in Genocide
Statement from Central Australia to mark Invasion Day 2015: https://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/invasion-day-al...
Event details: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/irag_announce/R0zMfyg7xDk

- Adelaide events

Event: Thu 15 January 2015: Adelaide, SA
Adelaide Community Forum
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
6:00pm-8:30pm
"Come, Listen and speak with the delegates for South
Australia. Listen to the outcomes at the Summit For Freedom
in Alice Springs and ask questions. Be ready to get revved
up for the Canberra Sit-In on the 27th January,
First Day of Resistance, to reclaim the First Peoples freedom
rights struggle."
Event details: http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement

Read about how the Adelaide forum went:

Mobilising for Canberra 2015-our chance at history, to reclaim the Aboriginal rights struggle and the justice
http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement#!events/co3d

Event: Mon 26 January 2015: Adelaide, SA
167th Justice and Peace Candle Light Walk around Government House
"bring your candles - 8.00 for 8.15pm walk"
"Join us on the Candle Light Walk to call for a Treaty and
Bill of Rights, and to support the Ngarrindjeri and all
other Aboriginal people and the Stolen Generations,
their families and communities left behind, in their
call for Peace and Justice."
Organised by Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre
Event details: http://antarsa.auspics.org.au/category/news/tag/candlelight-walk/

Event: 26 January 2015: Semaphore foreshore, Adelaide, SA
The commemoration of Survival
"Tandanya, the National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, has
been a venue in which to celebrate the robustness and
diversity of Australian Indigenous cultures for over a
quarter of a century. The commemoration of Survival Day,
with its emphasis on achievement and strength in the face
of adversities, closely aligns with Tandanya’s mission. … "
Timothy Ritchie
Event details: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=865422183508294

- Brisbane events

Event: 17 January 2015: Justine Place, Brisbane
Invasion Day/ Solidarity Workshop for Non First Nations People
Hosted by Brisbane Solidarity Network [BSN]
""Who owns this land?" "They do!"
"Who stole this land?" "We did!"
Have you ever experienced the irony of being on the wrong
side of this chant?
It's not quite that simple of course, all of us have
different backgrounds and stories. Yet it IS that simple:
all of us, whatever our background, do, now, live and exist
on stolen Aboriginal land. And all of us, each year, are
surrounded by the "celebration" of the origin of land
theft and genocide that is "Australia day"."
Event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/696451410474706/
Event details: https://www.facebook.com/brisbanecommunityaction

Event: Tue 20 January 2015: Brisbane, Qld
Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy Community Forum
Musgrave Park, Brisbane Aboriginal Embassy
3:00pm-7:00pm
"National Freedom Movement & WAR (The Warriors of the
Aboriginal Resistance) will be hosting a forum for the
community to come, listen and speak with the delegates for
Queensland. Listen to the outcomes of the Summit For Freedom
in Alice Springs and ask questions. Be ready to get revved
up for the Canberra Sit-In on the 27th January,
First Day of Resistance, to reclaim the First Peoples freedom
rights struggle. Late dinner will be provided."
Event details: http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement

Event: 26 January 2015: Brisbane & South Brisbane, Qld
Invasion Day 2015 January 26
10:30am Rally at Parliament House, George St
12:30pm March to Musgrove Park
Event details: email wgar.news@gmail.com to receive a flyer from BASE
[BASE: Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy]

- Melbourne events

Event: Thu 22 January 2015 at 06:30 pm, Melbourne, Vic
Invasion Day: Australia's Colonial Past and Present
Venue: New International Bookshop, Melbourne, Australia
Event details: http://allevents.in/melbourne/invasion-day-australias-colonial-past-and-...

Event: Mon 26 January 2015: 3CR Community Radio, Melbourne, Vic
Survival Day - Monday
"This annual broadcast by 3CR's Indigenous
broadcasters marks Australia's Invasion Day.
Indigenous activists have broadcast at 3CR
from the year 3CR began in1976.
Tune in on 26 January each year and hear the
truth about 3CR's colonial past and the current
campaigns to right past wrongs."
Event details: http://www.3cr.org.au/content/survival-day

Event: Mon 26 January 2015: East Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic
Womenjika - Share The Spirit Festival
Monday the 26th of January 2015 1pm - 7pm Free Event
Celebrating Aboriginal Culture and Survival
Venue: Treasury Gardens
"Presented by Songlines Aboriginal Music the event draws on
the collective talent, support and passion of the local
Indigenous community to deliver a music and dance program,
market and food stalls, a youth program, and cultural
activities."
Flyer and Event details: http://sharethespiritfestival.com/

- Sydney & NSW events

Event: Sun 18 January 2015: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Redfern Community Forum
The Block, Redfern Aboriginal tent Embassy
3:00pm-5:00pm
"Come and speak with the delegates for NSW and listen to
the outcomes of the Summit for Freedom in Alice Springs and
get revved up for the January 27 Canberra Sit-in to reclaim
the Aboriginal freedom rights struggle."
Event details: http://freedommovement2014.wix.com/freedommovement

Event: 26 January 2015; 11am: The Block, Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Never Ceded! Always was Always will be Aboriginal land!
Invasion Day Rally Invitation
The Block, Redfern
Then march to Victoria Park, Broadway
Event details: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Redfern-Waterloo/conversations/messa...
Event details: https://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/14528973/207255653/name/Invitation+Invasio...

Event: 26 January 2015: Victoria Park, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW
Koori Radio 93.7FM 2LND proudly presents Yabun Festival and Klub Koori
"Koori Radio 93.7FM proudly invites Sydney and Australia
to celebrate the survival of Aboriginal people cultures at
the Yabun Festival in Victoria Park on 26 January each
year."
Event details: http://gadigal.org.au/events/

Event: 26 January 2015: Coffs Harbour, north coast of NSW
Saltwater Freshwater Festival
People. Culture. Country.
"Be part of something extraordinary at Saltwater Freshwater
Festival on Australia Day. Honour, share and celebrate in
the spirit of country where our rivers meet the sea.
Experience living Aboriginal culture on the Mid North
Coast, home to the nations of the Gumbaynggirr, Biripi,
Dunghutti and Worimi people."
Event details: http://saltwaterfreshwaterfestival.com.au/

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