WGAR News: The Intervention: an Anthology: Respect and Listen Compilation

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 05/06/2015 - 8:14pm

Newsletter date: 6 June 2015

- Compilation

Respect and Listen: The Intervention: an Anthology
http://www.respectandlisten.org/nt-intervention/intervention-anthology.html
"In this historic anthology, award-winning writers Dr Anita Heiss and Rosie Scott have gathered together the work of twenty of Australia’s finest writers both Indigenous and non-Indigenous together with powerful statements from Northern Territory Elders to bring a new dimension and urgency to an issue that has remained largely outside the public radar. Anna Funder has described the book as ‘an indispensable contribution to the debate. ’It’s been a long time in the making."

- Media Release

Australian Authors speak out on NT Intervention
Respect and Listen: http://www.respectandlisten.org/uploads/downloads/NT_Intervention/Media_...
1 Jun 15: ""The Intervention to us was like Australia declaring war on us and in the process they demonised and dehumanised Aboriginal men, women and children." - Rosalie-Kunoth Monks - Elder and Northern Territory Australian of the Year"
"June 21 will mark eight years since the introduction of one of Australia’s most racist government policies, - the Northern Territory National Emergency Response package - otherwise known as the NT Intervention. ...
In 2012, the Intervention was renamed "Stronger Futures" and designed to impinge further on the human rights of those in remote communities for another decade.
Award-winning and internationally recognised Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian authors and commentators have taken a stand the best way they can, by using the power of their writing to generate much needed discussion and debate - in homes, universities and in work places.
Edited by Rosie Scott and Anita Heiss, the Anthology includes statements by Elders, poetry, commentary, fiction and non-fiction ... "

- Ordering the Book

The Intervention: an anthology is now available for pre-order from Booktopia

Booktopia: The Intervention: an anthology
By: Rosie Scott (Editor), Anita Heiss (Editor)
http://www.booktopia.com.au/the-intervention-an-anthology-rosie-scott/pr...

- facebook

Intervention Anthology on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Intervention-Anthology/748973198484069?fr...

- Upcoming Events

Respect and Listen: [scroll down page] http://www.respectandlisten.org/nt-intervention/intervention-anthology.html

1 July 2015: National launch in Sydney

National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE)
166-180 George St, Redfern NSW 2016

To be launched by Gillian Triggs, AHRC

Speakers:
Pat Anderson, eminent author of the report Little Children are Sacred,
Ali Cobber Eckermann, award winning poet from the NT,
Anita Heiss and
Rosie Scott

9 July 2015: Ashfield Town Hall

http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/naidoc-week-event-the-intervention-an-ant...

Thursday, July 9 - 6pm for 6.30pm
Ashfield Town Hall
260 Liverpool Road, #3
Ashfield, NSW 2131

In conversation with
Mick Gooda the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, AHRC

Contributor Nicole Watson, who is currently employed as a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney.

Editor Rosie Scott

Cash sales only of the book on the night.

Organised by the Ashfield Library

4 August 2015: NT Darwin launch

Charles Darwin University,
in the new Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Education
at Casuarina Campus.

Speakers:
Yalmay Yunupingu,
Rosie Scott
Jeff McMullen
and more TBC

- Background

WGAR Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
https://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory...
(Last updated: 27 May 2014)

WGAR Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
https://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-stronger-futures-new-n...
(Last updated: 30 May 2014)

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