Sydney

Verdict delivered in case of persecuted Aboriginal family

Over the last two days, the verdict was delivered in the case of the five adult defendants arrested on trumped up charges following a violent police raid on the home of an Aboriginal family living in the Outer Western Sydney suburb of Riverstone. The police raided the home after 8am in the morning after the 21st birthday party of "Tisha" (i.e. Letisha) Hickey. During the raid in September last year, Tisha was dragged across the road and crushed by police leaving her with bruises on her arms, legs and stomach. A sleazy male cop also lifted up her skirt and inappropriately touched her.

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Our Generation Film Screening in Hurstville

Date and Time: 
Tue, 08/11/2011 -
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 
Hurstville Entertainment Centre, Civic Theatre
Contact Name: 
Amanda Atlee
Contact Phone: 
0431 962 022
Contact Email: 
amnesty.sutherlandshire@gmail.com
Website: 
www.amnesty.org.au

The St George and Sutherland Shire group of Amnesty International Australia will screen the film ‘Our Generation’ at the Hustville Entertainment Centre, Civic Theatre on Tuesday 8 November 2011 at 7pm as part of its Homelands campaign. The National Director of ANTAR, Jacqui Phillips, has agreed to speak at the event regarding the future of remote Aboriginal communities in the NT

‘Our Generation’ traces the impact of government policies on Indigenous peoples living in the Northern Territory since the Emergency Response was rolled out in 2007.

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Obama's 'welcome' to Oz

Date and Time: 
Thu, 20/10/2011 -
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: 
Occupy Sydney Martin Place (near Macquarie Street) Sydney, Australia

Your input is needed to organise a fitting 'welcome' for US President Obama scheduled to visit Australia Nov 16 & 17 .

We are meeting at Occupy Sydney because we support the 99%.

Solidarising with the Occupy Wall Street movement; Stopping (more) and ending US-led wars; Supporting Bradley Manning; Ending the Australia-US ANZUS war alliance; Supporting justice for Palestine - are only some of the reasons why Obama's visit requires us to organise a fitting welcome.

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Rally against racist police brutality and harassment in Parramatta in defence of the Hickey family

16/10/2011

Well done to all those who participated in or helped build today's successful rally in Parramatta Mall in defence of the persecuted Aboriginal Hickey family in Riverstone and against racist and anti-working class police violence more generally.

Tomorrow the five adult family/friends will face court for the resumption of their trial on the trumped up charges. We will again be rallying - this time outside Parramatta the court from 9am.

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Upcoming Sydney & NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 8 events from 17 October 2011

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

Event: Mon 17 October 2011: Avoca Beach, Central Coast, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Hosted by Amnesty International's Central Coast Action Group
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26574/
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

Event: Thu 20 October 2011: Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Special screening of excerpts from the emerging feature doco
Breath of Life
& Muckaty Voices,

November 11 - Celebrating the spirit of Resistance

Date and Time: 
Fri, 11/11/2011 -
8:00pm to 11:45pm
Location: 
The Valve Bar, 900 Princes Highway Tempe
Contact Name: 
Ken Stewart
Contact Phone: 
0418651150
Contact Email: 
helloguerillas@yahoo.com
Website: 
http://www.funkyzoo.com.au/UG/Nov11.html

November 11 remembered - Urban Guerillas, Winterstation and the Handsome Young Strangers sing about the bits of history that got left out of the school books. A celebration in song of the spirit of resistance and the passionate will that drives people to want to create a better world for all, not just the few. The Urban Guerillas, Steph Miller's Winterstation and the Handsome Young Strangers will present songs of spirit and action including a selection of Ned Kelly songs culminating in an all on-stage finale of Alistair Hulett's "Ballad of 1975" and other Roaring Jack songs.

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WGAR News: Advocates brief UN Committee on the Rights of the Child re Australia's performance

Newsletter date: 16 October 2011

Contents:
* Advocates brief UN Committee on the Rights of the Child re Australia's performance
* Amnesty chief tells Macklin - We will be watching
* Attempted suicides in communities affected by NT Intervention has doubled
* Arnhem Land leaders are gathering on Elcho Island
* Arabunna elder Kevin Buzzacott calls for scrapping of Olympic Dam expansion
* What’s Working: A Better Way - ANTaR's book of success stories
* More on APY Lands
* Apology to the Aboriginal People of Australia on behalf of Australians of Arabic background