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WGAR News: Launch of A Decision to Discriminate: Aboriginal Disempowerment in the NT

Newsletter date: 9 November 2012

Updated 22 November 2012 to include new venue for the Adelaide Book Launch on Sun 9 Dec 12

Contents:
* Launch of 'A Decision to Discriminate: Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory'
* Yolngu Nations Assembly: Statement from 2nd assembly, 11-13 Oct 2012
* APO NT: Grog in the Territory: listening to the people, listening to the evidence
* Interview with Anthony Kerin of the Australian Lawyers Alliance re Stronger Futures Laws
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles

Martin Ferguson rebuffs Coal CEO Twiggy Palmcock in launching Energy paper

While Federal Resources and Energy minister Martin Ferguson was launching a white paper on energy, the press conference was interrupted by that scallywag Victorian Coal CEO Twiggy Palmcock who thanked the Minister for his support of the fossil fuel industry.

Related: 2012 Energy white paper | RenewEconomy: Ferguson spies a green energy future … and steps on the gas | The Conversation: Energy White Paper plans to burn, burn, burn it all | Tony Abbott rebuffs Victorian coal mining magnate

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UN Investigates American Drone Program

The UNITED NATIONS has decided to set up an official investigation into the American use of unmanned, predator drones, to target and bomb alleged insurgents.

In the last 4 years the Obama administration has dramatically increased the use of remote controlled drones in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, and in the process, hundreds of civilians have been killed.

Two senior UN officials will now investigate the legality of the program which some claim is a clear breach of international law.

Fortescue using legal system to destroy Yindjibarndi

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation — BULLETIN - http://yindjibarndi.org.au/

Wednesday 7 November 2012 - - Following last week’s news that Fortescue Metals Group’s "set up and funded" a native title splinter group to circumvent the Yindjibarndi people’s opposition to Fortescue's defrauding land access ‘agreement’; and reports of how an FMG agent worked as an ‘inside man’ to get FMG’s land access agreement signed "one way or another” —

What the NT Aboriginal people really said about Stronger Futures

A new book which tells what Aboriginal people told the Senate inquiry into the Stronger Futures legislation has been launched in Sydney. Launches in Melbourne, Canberra, Murray Bridge and Adelaide are to follow. It's called "A Decision to Discriminate: Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory", published by the group ‘concerned Australians’, which has put out several books on the NT intervention. This is the latest.

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 17 events from 5 November 2012

Newsletter date: 5 November 2012

Updated 22 November 2012 to include new venue for the Adelaide Book Launch on Sun 9 Dec 12

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

Event: Mon 5 November 2012: Glebe, Sydney, NSW
Book Launch: A Decision to Discriminate
Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory
To be launched by:
* Graeme Mundine, respected Aboriginal leader and
Executive Officer of Australian Catholic Ministry in Sydney
* Deni Langman, Traditional Owner from
Uluru in Central Australia
* Jeff McMullen AM, well known Journalist and
Indigenous advocate

FMG's "The True Yindjibarndi Story" versus YAC's "FMG's Great Native Title Swindle"

Two different sides to the Yindjibarndi/Fortescue story - make up your own mind ala Akira Kurosawa style!

This is a 10 minute 22 second clip commercially produced to depict a version of events from the March 16, 2011 Yindjibarndi community meeting to decide whether Yindjibarndi should negotiate with Fortescue over mining rights on the terms offered by Fortescue - Andrew Forrest spoke to the Yindjibarndi at the meeting:

The film was produced post April 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGZ_H_SWiQM

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Iraqi children need your help - 6000 Iraqi children, victims of the wars, need wheelchairs

Dear people,
Once again we are trying to urgently provide 330 wheelchairs to Iraqi children in Iraq.

Some of you have assisted in the past, we need your urgent assistance again please.

Fund raisers, donations, anything, please contact me.

Would you, your community groups, school, organisation help with urgent fundraisers or donations towards ensuring the shipment of 330 wheelchairs to Iraqi children doing it very tough in difficult circumstances in Iraq?

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Death in custody petition

the family of mr. briscoe has set up a petition so that the public can join with patricia morton-thomas and the other members to declare to the nt government that the alice springs police must be sanctioned for their totally inadequate treatment of mr. briscoe when he was in their custody, supposedly for his protection because he was inebriated. he had not committed any crime nor was he charged with any.

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