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Thousands attend Moving Planet climate change actions in Australia and globally

Submitted by takver on Mon, 26/09/2011 - 10:17pm

Did you miss the action over the weekend? Thousands of people around the world from Cairo to Canberra participated in events to move the planet beyond fossil fuels. There were over 2000 events in more than 175 countries with more than 40 Moving Planet events taking place across Australia from the Blue Mountains, Hobart, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Sydney and Melbourne joining the thousands of events taking place around the globe.

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Rally: DOWN WITH RACIST POLICE ATTACKS! DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST THOSE ARRESTED AT TISHA’S 21ST

Submitted by United Front on Mon, 26/09/2011 - 12:00am

Date and Time:

Sun, 16/10/2011 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Location:

Parramatta’s Church Street Mall (Railway Station end – corner with Darcy Street)

Contact Phone:

0417 204 611

Website:

http://indymedia.org.au/2011/01/13/campaign-builds-to-defend-persecuted-aboriginal-family-racist-police-harassment-in-wester

DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST THOSE ARRESTED AT TISHA’S 21ST
STOP PERSECUTING THE ABORIGINAL HICKEY FAMILY!
DOWN WITH RACIST POLICE ATTACKS!

WOULD YOU ACCEPT COPS DOING THIS TO YOU FOR NO GOOD REASON?

… AND THEN AFTERWARDS SLAPPING SERIOUS CHARGES ON YOU AND SIX OF YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES?

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An inspiring evening with guest speaker, Alice Springs Aboriginal activist, Barbara Shaw

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 25/09/2011 - 11:38pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 04/10/2011 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location:

Sydney Action Centre, Level 1, 79 Myrtle St, Chippendale

Contact Name:

KEN

Contact Phone:

0420354096

Contact Email:

nswdignity@amnesty.org.au

Website:

http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26789/

AINSW Demand Dignity Action Group cordially invites you to an inspiring evening with our special guest speaker

Barbara Shaw, Human Rights Advocate

Founding member of the Intervention Rollback Action Group, Alice Springs, Northern Territory Barb will be speaking about:

1. Living in the NT before and since the "Intervention" and
2. Her experience in the national and international arenas.

to be followed by Q&A

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Upcoming Sydney & NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 12 events from 25 September 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 25/09/2011 - 12:26pm

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Events: Ongoing Consultations: Various Australian locations
Includes: Redfern, Sydney CBD, Uni of NSW, Blacktown and Liverpool
You Me Unity
"You Me Unity is the national conversation about updating
our Constitution to recognise our first peoples and define
equality for all Australians"
About You Me Unity: http://youmeunity.org.au/about
You Me Unity homepage: http://youmeunity.org.au/
You Me Unity event highlights for September 2011: http://youmeunity.org.au/timetable/Sep-2011
Submissions close at 5pm on 30 September 2011

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Our Generation NSW and Sydney Film Screenings

Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barb Shaw 3rd to 9th October 2011

WGAR News: Online petition: Call for a moratorium on government Income management

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 24/09/2011 - 1:25pm

Newsletter date: 24 September 2011

Contents:
* Change of venue of 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up' launch with Barb Shaw
* Call for a Moratorium on Government Income Management
* Melbourne’s only Aboriginal school wins fight against closure
* National Sorry Day Committee: National Curriculum Online Petition
* Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians
* Jeff McMullen: Don’t buy the NT Intervention lie
* Review of the book "Walk With Us" - Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Other articles

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Northern Territory Intervention

Change of venue of 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up' Sydney launch with Barb Shaw

Melbourne’s only Aboriginal school wins fight against closure

National Sorry Day Committee - National Curriculum Online Petition

Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians

Jeff McMullen - Don’t buy the NT Intervention lie

Review of the book 'Walk With Us' - Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 24 September 2011

Upcoming Sydney & NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 13 events from 18 September 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 18/09/2011 - 2:05pm

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Event: 3 July to Sun 25 September 2011: Sydney, NSW
Exhibition: FREEDOM RIDERS
- Art and activism 1960s to now
Sydney University Art Gallery
"A unique and daring exhibition has pulled together some of
the most important political artworks produced by NSW's
leading Aboriginal artists and put them in one room for the
public to see." ABC News
Event details: http://sydney.edu.au/museums/events_exhibitions/art_gallery_exhibitions....
Featured in Video: http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/07/01/3259282.htm

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Northern Territory Intervention

'Our Generation' film screenings

Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barbara Shaw

WGAR News: Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barbara Shaw - 3-9 October 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 18/09/2011 - 12:07pm

Newsletter date: 18 September 2011
Newsletter updated: 2 October 2011

Contents:
* Natalie Wasley and Paddy Gibson: Report back from the Northern Territory - 19 Sep 2011
* Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barbara Shaw - 3-9 Oct 2011
* 'Aboriginal anti-nuclear film to kick off Berlin festival'
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 18 September 2011
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

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Northern Territory Intervention

Natalie Wasley and Paddy Gibson - Report back from the Northern Territory - 19 Sep 2011

Aboriginal anti-nuclear film to kick off Berlin festival

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 18 September 2011

Sydney asylum seekers support rally Saturday 17th

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 16/09/2011 - 7:56am

Date and Time:

Sat, 17/09/2011 - 11:00am

Location:

FAIRFIELD STATION, march to 115 The Crescent

Contact Name:

Mark 0422078376

Contact Phone:

Ian 0417275713

Contact Email:

RACNSW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Website:

www.refugeeaction.org.au

Chris Bowen - deaf to refugees

AFTER HIGH COURT DECISION... Protest at Chris Bowen’s office

 No to all offshore processing!

 No deals with Abbott/Morrison!

 End mandatory detention NOW!

FAIRFIELD STATION Saturday 17 September, 11am (march to 115 The Crescent)

Speakers include: Lee Rhiannon (NSW Greens Senator); Hadi Hosseini (Afghan refugee); Mark Goudkamp (RAC). More TBA

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Sydney rally this Sunday to protest coal seam gas mining

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 15/09/2011 - 6:40pm

Date and Time:

Sun, 18/09/2011 - 11:00am

Location:

Camperdown Memorial Park, Lennox Street, Newtown.

Contact Name:

Justine

Contact Email:

info@getup.org.au

Website:

https://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/coal-seam-gas/csg-ad/dont-risk-coal-seam-gas

Are you in Sydney? Join us for a rally this Sunday to protest coal seam gas mining in our city's inner west with local community groups. Hope to see you there: 11am in Camperdown Memorial Park, Lennox Street, Newtown.

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WGAR News: "The Intervention is killing our people" - IRAG media release

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 15/09/2011 - 9:12am

Newsletter date: 15 September 2011

Contents:
* Nicole Watson: Intervention’s measures are inhumane, degrading
* IRAG media release: "The Intervention is killing our people"
* Fourth anniversary of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
* Muckaty (NT) Aboriginal activists to address Melbourne conference
* Video compilation from the Sydney book launch of "Walk With Us"
* Tracker Magazine Analysis / Opinion on various issues
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 32 events from 15 September 2011

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