Australia

Newsletter date: 3 May 2014

Contents:

* Change.org Petition: Racism Ruins Lives - Keep Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
* CommunityRun Petition: 'Stop the changes to the Racial Discrimination Act: Don't remove Section 18c'.
* Michelle Lovegrove, Living Black Radio: Racial Discrimination Is About All Of Us [Featuring Michael Nolan who set up a petition via the community website Community Run]

* Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc.: Proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)

Austerity is the most stupid policy in the era of technological prosperity

May 1st, International day of Paradism: for a world without work and money.

For the 3rd consecutive year, the Paradist movements around the world will celebrate the International day of paradism on May 1st, and participate peacefully in the demonstrations that will take place for Labour day.

Throughout Februrary and March 2014 dozens of ANZ billboards were vandalised across Sydney. Numerous ANZ branch facades were painted with slogans denouncing Whitehaven coal and the destruction of Leard state forest while their ATM card slots were glued shut. During the Mardi Gras festivities numerous ANZ “GAYTM’s” were vandalised with paint and in the days following the parade two of the pinkwashed machines on Oxford St were smashed with a metal bar.

Newsletter date: 27 April 2014

Contents:

* CAAMA Radio: New test for depression in older Aboriginal people [Featuring Osvaldo Almeida]
* The Stringer: Depression tool culturally sensitive
* SNAICC News: New edition of book on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing

* Joline Samawi, The Wire: Community led organizations to prevent Aboriginal youth suicide [Featuring Randall Ross, Peter Mckonkey & Scott Herring]
* Michelle Lovegrove, SBS Living Black Radio: The Elders Report [Featuring Lorna Hudson]