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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

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 20/06/2013 - 1:48am

Date and Time:

Sat, 29/06/2013 -

6:15am 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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New South Wales

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 54 events from 21 June 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 19/06/2013 - 8:28pm

Newsletter date: 21 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: Fri 21 June 2013: South Brisbane, Qld
HOW THE WEST WAS LOST a film by David Noakes
Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy Family Night
"The story of the 1946 Aboriginal pastoral workers’ strike
An event more important than the Eureka Stockade but
never recorded in written histories - the passive resistance
by 800 Aboriginal station workers, from 23 different

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NSW events: Protest marking 6 years of NT Intervention + Blak + Breaking Ground + Live and Deadly

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 19/06/2013 - 7:54pm

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Sat 22 June 2013: Bankstown, Sydney, NSW
Protest marking 6 years of the NT Intervention
* Repeal "Stronger Futures / Stolen Futures" Legislation!
* Stop Income Management - not in NT - not in Bankstown - not anywhere!
* Reinvest in community controlled services and jobs!
"In Sydney, a rally marking the six year anniversary
of the NT Intervention will be held in Bankstown in June."
"June 21 will mark six years since John Howard announced

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Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Young NT leader living on income management to address Bankstown protest: STICS

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 19/06/2013 - 1:32pm

Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney media release

18 June 2013 for immediate release

Young NT leader living on income management to address Bankstown protest

Kylie Sambo, a young Aboriginal leader from the Northern Territory living on income management, will address a protest in Bankstown this Saturday June 22, marking six years since the announcement of the NT Intervention.

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Northern Territory Intervention

The US Wants Syrian Oil, Not Democracy

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 19/06/2013 - 9:09am

By Carl Gibson - 18 June, 2013

"... the Persian Gulf, the critical oil and natural gas-producing region that we fought so many wars to try and protect our economy from the adverse impact of losing that supply or having it available only at very high prices." -John Bolton, George W. Bush's ambassador to the United Nations

All the hubbub over Syria is all about oil. And if you don't believe me, believe John Bolton.

Sixth Anniversary of the Northern Territory Intervention

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 19/06/2013 - 9:01am

Concerned Australians Striking the Wrong Note - By Michelle Harris

Aboriginal advocate Olga Havnen, in her Lowitja O’Donoghue oration has asked a critical question. She asks what has been the psychological impact of the Intervention on Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory. It is surprising that so little attention has been given to this critical, yet in some ways tenuous, link before now.

WGAR News: Funding found for Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) police custody crisis phone line

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 17/06/2013 - 6:33pm

Newsletter date: 18 June 2013

Contents:

* Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT): At the 11th hour, the CNS is funded
* The Stringer: Federal Government finally fronts up with funding for Custodial Notification Service
* Tracker: Essential lifeline secures funding for next two years
* NIRS: Funding finally found for legal advice phone line
* Background to Funding of the Custody Notification Service operated by the Aboriginal Legal Service

* Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT): Legal fraternity to meet Aboriginal elders [New Canberra office]

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Aboriginal deaths in custody

Aboriginal imprisonment

Custody Notification Service

CNS

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT

CAAMA Video

Custodial Notification Service

Essential lifeline

NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment legislation

Corruption Commission

bashing of prisoners

Jan Mayman

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT - At the 11th hour - the CNS is funded

The Stringer - Federal Government finally fronts up with funding for Custodial Notification Service

Tracker - Essential lifeline secures funding for next two years

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT - Legal fraternity to meet Aboriginal elders - New Canberra office

CAAMA Video - Amendments to Territory's Alcohol Mandatory Treatment legislation

NITV News - NT vows to amend Mandatory Alcohol Treatment Bill

Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer - Corruption Commission hears of bashing of prisoners

Children around the world need our help now

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 15/06/2013 - 9:43pm

Perth retirees make wheelchairs for kids in need

By Stephanie Dalzell, ABC
Friday Mar 15, 2013

Brother Olly Pickett was building wheelchairs for children in a tiny workshop in Cambodia when he came across one of the youngest workers in the group.

The 15-year-old amputee was propped up on his knees, undeterred by the rough concrete floor he was kneeling on.

He was helping construct one of a dozen wheelchairs for children on the outskirts of the town who struggled to get to the local school each day.

The Stringer weekly newsletter - June 15

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 15/06/2013 - 9:22pm

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.

WGAR News: Kado Muir, Aboriginal leader and activist, interviewed by Community Radio 3CR

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 14/06/2013 - 2:26pm

Newsletter date: 15 June 2013

Contents:

* Community Radio 3CR interview with Kado Muir, Aboriginal leader and activist from the goldfields region of inland WA
* Background to the Walkatjurra Walkabout: Stepping out against uranium mining

* Nicole Watson, Tracker: Standing on the shoulders of giants [The Land Rights movement]
* Chris Munro, Tracker: Aboriginal Ink: A spoonful of land rights
* Roy Ah See, Tracker: Lest we forget who paved the way

* CAAMA Video: Native Title Conference
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Native Title reforms to make it easier for developers

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