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Repeat broadcast of a panel discussion by four veterans of the Black political struggle about First Nations' sovereignty

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 15/09/2013 - 8:12am

Date and Time:

Fri, 11/10/2013 - 10:00am

Location:

Nationally syndicated Let's Talk program from Brisbane's 989fm Indigenous radio

Contact Phone:

0428 152 777

A repeat broadcast of a panel discussion and articulation of the POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL & LEGAL intricacies of First Nations' sovereignty that took place on October 4th.

Featuring four veterans of the Black political struggle - Michael Mansell, Lilla Watson, Bob Weatherall and Mary Graham - the panel was facilitated by Let's Talk host, Tiga Bayles. Call 0428 152 777 for more information.

Geography:

Australia

A panel discussing and articulating the POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL & LEGAL intricacies of First Nations' sovereignty

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 15/09/2013 - 8:00am

Date and Time:

Fri, 04/10/2013 - 10:00am

Location:

https://soundcloud.com/brisbane-blacks/october-4-sovereignty-panel-ft

Contact Phone:

0428 152 777

A panel discussing and articulating the POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL & LEGAL intricacies of First Nations' sovereignty will take place on October 4th. The panel, featuring four veterans of the Black political struggle - Michael Mansell, Lilla Watson, Bob Weatherall and Mary Graham - will be broadcast live via LiveStream (online) at 10am and on 989fm's Let's Talk program at 9am the following Friday. Tiga Bayles will be facilitating the panel. Call 0428 152 777 for more information.

Geography:

Australia

Four veterans of the Black political struggle in sovereignty panel discussion on October 4th

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 15/09/2013 - 7:51am

https://soundcloud.com/brisbane-blacks/october-4-sovereignty-panel-ft

A panel discussing and articulating the POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL & LEGAL intricacies of First Nations' sovereignty will take place on October 4th.

The panel, featuring four veterans of the Black political struggle - Michael Mansell, Lilla Watson, Bob Weatherall and Mary Graham - will be broadcast live via LiveStream (online) at 10am and on 989fm's Let's Talk program at 9am the following Friday.

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: World Suicide Prevention Day and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 12/09/2013 - 2:26pm

Newsletter date: 15 September 2013

Contents:

* Melissa Sweet, Croakey - the Crikey health blog: How can Croakey readers contribute to efforts to prevent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicides?
* NACCHO Aboriginal Health news: Today is World Suicide Prevention Day
* CAAMA Radio: World Suicide Prevention Day...
* NACCHO RU OK News: Indigenous youth leading the way in suicide prevention
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Hopelessness in suicide riddled communities
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: A call for better support and wider use of Aboriginal and TSI Health Workers: Croakey

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 12/09/2013 - 12:32pm

Newsletter date: 14 September 2013

Contents:

* Larissa Nicholson, The Canberra Times: Canberra health service leaves scarcely room to protest

* Belinda Mason, The Guardian: Unfinished Business: portraying disability in Indigenous Australia [Photographic Essay]

* Melissa Sweet, Croakey - the Crikey health blog: A call for better support and wider use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers [Closing the Gap]
* Amy McQuire, Tracker: Indigenous health: "We can’t stop now" [Closing the Gap]

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You reached millions of voters

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 11/09/2013 - 6:52pm

Whichever way you look at it, that was quite the election.

For the GetUp community, this was our biggest effort ever. Here's just some of what you achieved:

Enrolment efforts that allowed over 162,000 people to vote who wouldn't have otherwise been able to, and saw voter enrolment shoot up by over 30 per cent.

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Ray Jackson about Aboriginal imprisonment

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 11/09/2013 - 11:26am

Newsletter date: 13 September 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Ray Jackson from the Indigenous Social Justice Association about Aboriginal imprisonment
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Monica Morgan, Manager of the Indigenous Rights Program at Amnesty International, about Aboriginal imprisonment
* Amanda Banks, The West Australian: Juveniles return to Banksia Hill
* SBS Radio News: WA promises youth justice system overhaul
* MJA: Prevalence and perceptions of overweight and obesity in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people in custody

Geography:

Australia

Western Australia

Warren Mundine: The white sheep of the family?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/09/2013 - 1:44pm

By Gary Foley, September 9, 2013

Prime Minister elect Tony Abbott and Warren Mundine

It would seem at the present time that the former National President of the ALP, Mr Warren Mundine, has momentarily eclipsed the Cape York Crusader Noel Pearson as the Aboriginal Man of the Moment.

Whilst Mr Mundine may lack the intellectual firepower of Noel Pearson, he has nevertheless elbowed his way to the front of the pack with his dazzling late-life conversion to the cause of all things Tony Abbott.

Geography:

Australia

Promotion:

Feature

Petition "Remove Tony Abbott from Prime Minister"

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/09/2013 - 12:18pm

I just signed the petition "Tony Abbott: Liberal Party: Remove Tony Abbott from Prime Minister" on Change.org.

Here are just 4 of the many reasons to sign and show your rejection of Tony Abbott and his policies:

Tony Abbott's cuts of $4.5 billion in foreign aid will result in the deaths of more than 440,000 people in this electoral term:
http://budgetsmuggler.com

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: Date set for court fight over Muckaty nuclear waste dump: ABC News

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 10/09/2013 - 10:30am

Newsletter date: 11 September 2013

Contents:

* ABC News: Date set for court fight over Muckaty nuclear waste dump
* Tennant & District Times: Muckaty trial date set
* Lawyers Weekly: QC to fight nuclear dump plan
* Oliver Milman, The Guardian: Northern Territory nuclear waste dump 'contravenes UN declaration'
* Greens Senator Scott Ludlam: Greens condemn plan to turn Australia into the world’s nuclear waste dump
* Antinuclear: Dump under the pump: Pressure grows against Muckaty radioactive waste plan
* Dave Sweeney, New Matilda: Nuclear Waste Lasts Longer Than Politicians

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

Western Australia