New South Wales

“What do these blacks want? An education? Send them back to the bush where they belong."

Courtesy of The Stringer, “What do these blacks want? An education? Send them back to the bush where they belong.” - http://thestringer.com.au/what-do-these-blacks-want-an-education-send-th... - by Gerry Georgatos - June 30th, 2013 - Today, Yothu Yindi’s great songwriter, musician, educator and social justice campaigner is at rest. Mr Yunupingu rocked the boat on racist stereotypes as he called for equality, and through Treaty.

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Australian embassy attacked in Berlin

On the evening of the 29th of June we took it upon ourselves to beautify a large eyesore called the Australian Embassy in Mitte, Berlin. This small gesture was taken in solidarity with comrades across the world, in the colonised region known as Sydney.

We painted

VIVA OCCUPY SYDNEY

DEATH TO SYDNEY COUNCIL

The Stringer weekly newsletter - June 29

NEWS update: The Stringer went live February 20. Four months young The Stringer has been reaching a growing readership, nationally and internationally. In the three months since March 1, The Stringer on average has had 12,340 new visitors each month with May recording 15,072 new visitors.

The downfall of Prime Minister Julia Gillard began with broken promises on the Intervention and the lies about the Lobby restaurant incident

- The following article has been republished on a number of sites in various formats, originally from various versions on The Stringer and in The National Indigenous Times. - Gerry Georgatos' investigations reveal the beginning of the end for Julia Gillard as Australia’s Prime Minister started with the revelations of the involvement of the Office of the Prime Minister to use the 40th anniversary Aboriginal Tent Embassy celebrations to wedge Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott. Gerry broke the story nationally that parliamentary staffer, Tony Hodges did not act alone.

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 61 events from 28 June 2013

Newsletter date: 28 June 2013

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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

Event: 27 June - 1 August 2013: Eveleigh, Sydney, NSW
Koori Radio 93.7FM and Carriageworks present:
LIVE AND DEADLY
20 years of the Gadigal Information Service
"For 20 years Gadigal Information Service
(incorporating Koori Radio 93.7FM) has been
broadcasting the news and views of Aboriginal
Australia from its home in Redfern. From Keating’s

NSW events: Breaking Ground + Live and Deadly + 'Homelands' Film with Angela Bates, NITV

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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

Event: 25 to 27 June 2013: Kariong, NSW
Dance: 'Breaking Ground' - mid year show
"The 2013 NAISDA mid year show is called 'Breaking Ground'
in acknowledgement of this year’s NAIDOC theme,
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the presentation of the
Yirrkala Bark petitions to the Federal Parliament."
Organisation: NAISDA
Venue: NAISDA Dance College
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1028&si=0&mi=6&yi=2013

"This system has made it much harder for us to share and care for each other" - After 6 years of NT intervention

By Barbara Shaw - Six years ago my family watched the TV in my living room as John Howard announced he would be sending in the military and taking control of our communities.

I have never been more frightened in my life. I locked the gate of my town camp and kept the kids inside for two weeks for fear of them being taken. I worried constantly about my family out bush who didn't understand what was coming.

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The Stringer weekly newsletter - June 21

NEWS update: The Stringer went live February 20. Four months young The Stringer has been reaching a growing readership, nationally and internationally. In the three months since March 1, The Stringer on average has had 12,340 new visitors each month with May recording 15,072 new visitors.

Silverwater Screening on June 29th of 'No Fire Zone- The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka' - Followed by a Q&A Session with the Director Callum Macrae

Date and Time: 
Sat, 29/06/2013 -
6:15pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
C3 Conference Venue-Cnr Egerton and Silverwater Road, Silverwater- NSW
Contact Phone: 
1300 660 629
Contact Email: 
admin@australiantamilcongress.com
Website: 
http://www.australiantamilcongress.com/en/

In the final stages of the conflict in the Northern Sri Lanka, the Government of Sri Lanka encouraged hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians to gather in “No Fire Zones”, where they said they would be safe. Government forces then subjected these zones to sustained shelling. Food queues, hospitals & aid convoys were all attacked by the Sri Lankan military & Government Officials denied adequate supplies of food & medicine to the trapped civilians.

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