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Lobby restaurant incident – January 26, 2012 – Will Prime Minister Gillard finally admit the truth and apologise?

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 20/01/2013 - 2:34pm

Gerry Georgatos - On the 26th of January last year headlines rocketed around the world out of Canberra from the Lobby restaurant incident where more than 200 protestors descended from the nearby 40th Aboriginal Tent Embassy celebrations and vigil. The Prime Minister’s Office, despite its public denials, tried to stage manage a confrontation between Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott and some of Aboriginal Tent Embassy’s high profile figures, including legendary co-founder of the Embassy, Michael Anderson.

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200 Aboriginal Maralinga victims denied compensation

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 20/01/2013 - 2:21pm

Gerry Georgatos
Maralinga’s and Emu Field’s long suffering Aboriginal victims of the British atomic tests have been told by lawyers that a class action for compensation would fail and that the fight in the courts is over because apparently it is impossible to adequately prove radiation from the atomic blasts specifically caused their illnesses and the premature deaths. Maralinga victim Yami Lester said this is “rubbish” and that his blindness was caused by nothing else other than the fallout from the blasts. He was a young child at the time.

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WGAR News: Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 18/01/2013 - 8:11am

Newsletter date: 18 January 2013

Background info page:
Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies:
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-aboriginal-sovereig...

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* Aboriginal Sovereignty websites
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/02/aboriginal-sovereignty-websites
(Last updated: 2 January 2013)

* Foundation Meeting of the Sovereign Union - National Unity Government (MR: 25 May 2012)

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Aboriginal Tent Embassies

Aboriginal sovereignty movement

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 51 events from 17 January 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 17/01/2013 - 7:19am

Newsletter date: 17 January 2013

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Event: Fri 18 January 2013: Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic
Kimberley documentary Melbourne premiere screening
LURUJARRI-THE DOCUMENTARY- Melbourne Premiere
"The Wyldeclan documentary film making
team are touring their new film
'LURUJARRI-THE DOCUMENTARY' and you are
invited to the very exciting Melbourne premiere screening.
At The Wilderness Society Vic campaign centre
(the Loft, Leval 2) we will show a couple of short films,
hear from the filmakers then screen the feature

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WGAR News: Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day and Survival Day Events: Sat 26 January 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 16/01/2013 - 1:08pm

Newsletter date: 17 January 2013

Last updated: 22 January 2013

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* Background to Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day and Survival Day
* Adelaide events
* Brisbane event
* Canberra events
* Darwin event
* Hobart event
* Melbourne and Victoria events
* Perth events
* Sydney and NSW events

* BACKGROUND TO SOVEREIGNTY DAY, INVASION DAY AND SURVIVAL DAY

Event: 26 January 2013: various locations in Australia
Sovereignty Day / Invasion Day / Survival Day
"'Australia Day', also known as Survival Day,
Invasion Day and Sovereignty Day:

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Aboriginal Sovereignty Day Events

Invasion Day Events

Survival Day Events

Saturday 26 January 2013

WGAR Events: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 45 events from 11 January 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 11/01/2013 - 1:16pm

Newsletter date: 11 January 2013

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Event: Fri 11 until Sat 19 January 2013: Footscray, Melbourne, Vic
Wominjeka 2013
Koorie Space - Footscray Community Arts Centre
"Wominjeka means 'welcome' in the language
of the Kulin Nation. Wominjeka has developed as
FCAC’s annual celebration of Australia’s
Indigenous artistic and cultural practices;
and the launch of the Centre’s annual program."
Event details: http://footscrayarts.com/access-blog-event/wominjeka-2013/
[From this link there are links to other activities, including:

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Centenary of Canberra celebrates First Australians + Canberra memorial corroboree for Isabell Coe

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 05/01/2013 - 6:37am

Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary - from 25 January 2013

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Event: 25 January - 25 May 2013: Canberra, ACT
Centenary of Canberra celebrates First Australians
"As we celebrate Canberra's 100th birthday in 2013,
we recognise Aboriginal people's continuing connection
to this place, a connection that spans some 20,000 years."
Includes Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993) Art Retrospective: http://www.canberra100.com.au/calendar/view/751/i-do-have-a-belief---kev...

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Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary - from 25 January 2013

Sovereignty The Constitution and Congress - Invasion Day Discussion

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 38 events from 5 January 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 04/01/2013 - 12:37pm

Newsletter date: 5 January 2013

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Event: 10am Sat 5 January 2013: Post Office Square, Brisbane, Qld
Dundalli Remembrance
Resistance leader for his land, people and culture - executed 1855
All welcome!
Facebook: Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy
Event details: [scroll down page] http://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/

Event: 10 December 2012 to 10 January 2013: Online
Our Generation film
Film released free online
"To mark the International Day for Human Rights
(10 Dec), we have uploaded the original version

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