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WGAR News: Ampilatwatja community leaders give their full support to Yolngu Nations Assembly

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 30/05/2012 - 11:08am

Newsletter date: 30 May 2012

Contents:
* Leaders and Custodians from Ampilatwatja Community Australia give their full support to Yolngu Nations Assembly
* ALA applauds stance of Indigenous Elders against racist 'Stronger Futures' legislation
* Jeff McMullen: Fight for the homelands
* Punch: An NT intervention policy coming to a suburb near you
* Video of Jeff McMullen talking about "Stand for Freedom" campaign
* Stand for Freedom: The Kit
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

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Australia

Northern Territory

Western Australia

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Leaders and Custodians from Ampilatwatja Community Australia give their full support to Yolngu Nations Assembly

ALA applauds stance of Indigenous Elders against racist Stronger Futures legislation

Jeff McMullen - Fight for the homelands

Punch - An NT intervention policy coming to a suburb near you

Video of Jeff McMullen talking about Stand for Freedom campaign

Stand for Freedom - The Kit

Sovereign Union Foundation of interim National Unity Government - Sound & Pictures

Gerry Georgatos - Woodside and the shire of Broome taken to the Supreme Court by Elder

Gerry Georgatos - Walmandan Tent Embassy will stand in the way of Woodside attempts to damage their heritage

ABC Alice Springs - Muckaty protest enters sixth year

Renters rights rally - WA - August 15, & national day of renters rights rallies - October 16

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 29/05/2012 - 4:30pm

Gerry Georgatos
The Renters Alliance (RA) started only several months ago in Western Australia with a number of its original members from Bridgetown and the Blackwood region. The RA spokesperson Lea Keenan said the renters rights movement has spread Australia-wide after the RA was swamped with emails and calls from distressed renters.

To get involved write to rentersalliance@humanrightsalliance.org

or phone 0430 657 309 or 0412 833 733

http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/news/audio/2012/may/22/national-renters-allianc...

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WGAR News: "Sovereign Union - interim National Unity Government has now been officially formed."

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 28/05/2012 - 1:01pm

Newsletter date: 28 May 2012

Contents:
* Foundation Meeting of the Sovereign Union - National Unity Government
* NIT: Coco Wharton: I’ll defy the white man’s bail conditions
* Interview with Adam Stone on Brisbane Tent Embassy
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement
* Tennant Creek Rally marking five years since Muckaty nomination
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump
* Other articles

* FOUNDATION MEETING OF THE SOVEREIGN UNION - NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT:

- Media Release

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Brisbane

Australia

Northern Territory

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Foundation Meeting of the Sovereign Union - National Unity Government

NIT - Coco Wharton - I’ll defy the white man’s bail conditions

Interview with Adam Stone on Brisbane Tent Embassy

Tennant Creek Rally marking five years since Muckaty nomination

AMA report says government needs to do more for Indigenous health

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Mon, 28/05/2012 - 12:06pm

Gerry Georgatos
President of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Steve Hambleton says the federal government has to do much more for Indigenous health - "There is a long way to go."

On Saturday May 26 at the AMA National Conference the AMA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Report: Progress to Date and Challenges that Remain was released.

The report summarises the recommendation of the AMA Indigenous Health Report Cards over the past ten years and analyses the major government measures related to the recommendations that have been implemented.

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Finance ? It's insanity! mp3

Submitted by huxwell on Mon, 28/05/2012 - 11:37am

http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/60321/67210/80697/?url=h...

Absurdities of the Global Finance System and 'Wakkanomics'

Uneconomic Growth Herman Daly [ Right Livelyhood Awards 1996 ], Jamie Dimon was dead wrong, Steve Keen Economic Progress one Funeral at a Time, robinhoodtax.org, The
Bailout Rap Update, Interview Paul Moore Killing the Messenger, ThreeLittlePigs
Guardian, INET Financial Instabilty Mini Documentary, 'Ben Bernanke Please Send Me

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Global/International

Australia

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debt finance

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 39 events from 26 May 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 26/05/2012 - 3:37pm

Newsletter date: 26 May 2012

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

Event: 11 Feb 2012 to 26 May 2012: South Bank, Brisbane, Qld
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...

Event: Fri 4 - Sun 27 May 2012: Rozelle, Sydney, NSW
Art Creation in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Official Opening: Fri 4 May 2012
Tali Gallery

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Upcoming Indigenous rights events around Australia

Sorry Day - Western Australia - Are we sorry? May 26

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 26/05/2012 - 10:42am

Sorry Day today in WA - May 26

and The Apology February 13, 2008

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/02/13/2162031.htm

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/police-evict-protesters-from-...

http://www.nit.com.au/opinion.html
People are not the property of people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3_VZ-T5mZI

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd:
"Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

We reflect on their past mistreatment.

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Australia

Western Australia

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Sorry Day

Defending Indigenous Rights

Western Australia

HRA media release: Bob Carr must live up to DFAT's side - Indonesia has lived up to their part - Schapelle soon home

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 26/05/2012 - 8:25am

Bob Carr said that it is abominable that children are in adult prisons - therefore release them all, now. Now that the Governor of Kerobokan has supported the right to early parole for Schapelle Corby, Australia needs to keep its side and en masse release all the children - now.

The conversations between DFAT and their counterparts, between Australian and Indonesian foreign ministries have occurred in that the goodwill of a sentence reduction, early parole for Schapelle Corby was brought up alongside the urgent need for Indonesian children in Australian adult prisons to be released.

Uranium flashpoint in the wild West

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 26/05/2012 - 3:02am

Interesting times in the uranium sector. The mining companies have had a few wins in the 14 months since the Fukushima disaster, but they've had more losses.

Bill Repard, organiser of the Paydirt Uranium Conference held in Adelaide in February, put on a brave face with this claim:

"The sector's hiccups in the wake of Fukushima are now over with, the global development of new nuclear power stations continues unabated, and the Australian sector has literally commenced a U-turn in every sense."

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WGAR News: "Stronger Futures continues dark era for Aboriginal Peoples in the NT" Amnesty Int'l

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 25/05/2012 - 4:02pm

Newsletter date: 25 May 2012

Contents:
* Amnesty: Global failure of human rights leadership extends to Australia
* Amnesty: Tell your Senators: scrap Stronger Futures
* Greens: Amnesty report emphasises need for homelands investment
* Jon Altman: Another decade for homelands policy debacle
* Tracker: Intervention laws need scrutiny: Gooda
* Greens seek further scrutiny for NT Intervention
* Greens: Government & Coalition should heed UN concerns on NT Intervention
* Interview with Matthew Dhulumburrk Gaykamangu & Paddy Gibson on Stronger Futures laws

Geography:

Global/International

Australia

Northern Territory

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Amnesty - Global failure of human rights leadership extends to Australia

Amnesty - Tell your Senators - scrap Stronger Futures

Greens - Amnesty report emphasises need for homelands investment

Jon Altman - Another decade for homelands policy debacle

Tracker - Intervention laws need scrutiny - Gooda

Greens seek further scrutiny for NT Intervention

Greens - Government & Coalition should heed UN concerns on NT Intervention