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WGAR News: "A mental health crisis behind bars" Tracker

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 26/07/2012 - 12:13pm

Newsletter date: 26 July 2012

Contents:
* Tracker: A mental health crisis behind bars
* News Release: Family demands independent investigation into death in custody in Alice Springs Hospital
* ANTaR: Reducing Imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
* UnitingJustice: Pastoral Letter on Action Against 'Stronger Futures'
* Michael Brull: Are Little Children still Sacred?
* Jon Altman: NT intervention: what happened to outcomes?
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

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Australia

Northern Territory

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News Release - Family demands independent investigation into death in custody in Alice Springs Hospital

ANTaR - Reducing Imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

UnitingJustice - Pastoral Letter on Action Against Stronger Futures

Michael Brull - Are Little Children still Sacred?

Jon Altman - NT intervention: what happened to outcomes?

WGAR News: "Leaders outraged as Indigenous issues sidelined by Prime Minister" Media Release

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 24/07/2012 - 10:52am

Newsletter date: 24 July 2012

Contents:
* Media Release: Leaders outraged as Indigenous issues sidelined by Prime Minister
* Video: Barb Shaw questions the PM on Stronger Futures
* David Selden: Letter to Jenny Macklin [re 'Stronger Futures' compliance]
* Background: Calls for 'Stronger Futures' laws to be subject to Human Rights scrutiny
* Insights UCA: Prayer vigil called to mourn passing of Stronger Futures legislation
* Catholic Weekly: Govt’s NT move makes a mockery of 'sorry': bishop
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles

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Australia

Northern Territory

South Australia

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Video - Barb Shaw questions the PM on Stronger Futures

David Selden - Letter to Jenny Macklin re Stronger Futures compliance

Insights UCA - Prayer vigil called to mourn passing of Stronger Futures legislation

Catholic Weekly - Govt’s NT move makes a mockery of sorry - bishop

Interview with Marion Scrymgour re NT Labor's education policy

Greg Dickson - How not to report on Indigenous education

Media Release - A return to the gates of hell? - Olympic Dam Uranium mine

The Wire - Anti-nuclear campaigner - Dr Helen Caldicott - takes on the non-converted

National Indigenous Television NITV Coming Soon Free-To-Air

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 18 events from 21 July 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 20/07/2012 - 7:25pm

Newsletter date: 21 July 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 18 events from 21 July 2012

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

Event: Thu 26 July 2012: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Public Forum for Constitutional Change
Invitation from Women's Reconciliation Network
With Speakers:
* Jody Broun Co Chair, National Congress of First Peoples
* Linda Burney MP Member for Canterbury
* Jacqui Phillips National Director of ANTaR
Event details: http://www.nswreconciliation.org.au/events-1/public-forum-for-constituti...

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WGAR News: "James Price Point is simply too valuable to be given over to industrialisation" Greens

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 20/07/2012 - 12:10pm

Newsletter date: 20 July 2012

Contents:
* Greens Rachel Siewert: 60% of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley
* Rachel Siewert: Australian Greens respond to the release of the EPA recommendations on James Price Point
* Tracker: Brown backs Sea Shepherd campaign against Browse
* Walmadan Tent Embassy, James Price Point, north of Broome, Kimberley Region, WA
* Background to the Aboriginal tent embassies
* ABC Darwin: Bilingual education policy relaxed for bush schools
* NIRS: 'First Four Hours' policy change welcomed

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Background to the Lizards Revenge

Greens Rachel Siewert - 60 per cent of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley

Rachel Siewert - Australian Greens respond to the release of the EPA recommendations on James Price Point

Tracker - Brown backs Sea Shepherd campaign against Browse

Walmadan Tent Embassy - James Price Point - north of Broome - Kimberley Region WA

ABC Darwin - Bilingual education policy relaxed for bush schools

NIRS - First Four Hours policy change welcomed

MAPW - Doctors oppose expansion of Roxby Downs uranium mine

NT Environment groups red light Olympic Dam Transport Option

Audio - Kevin Buzzacott - Arabunna elder talks about Olympic Downs

Michael Anderson - Lizard’s Revenge - The South Australian Government Ignores Its Founding Document - The Letters Patent From Britain - As Though It Never Existed

WGAR News: NSW ALP conference rejects compulsory income management

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 19/07/2012 - 6:58pm

Newsletter date: 20 July 2012

Contents:
* Tracker: NSW Labor condemns federal party policy on income management
* Media Release: Campaign Coalition welcomes the NSW ALP conference’s rejection of compulsory income management
* Eva Cox: The ALP Opponents Of Income Management
* Darren Coyne: Ten more years of government intervention
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* SBS Living Black: No Intervention For Toomelah [NSW]

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New South Wales

Australia

Northern Territory

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Tracker - NSW Labor condemns federal party policy on income management

Media Release - Campaign Coalition welcomes the NSW ALP conference’s rejection of compulsory income management

Eva Cox - The ALP Opponents Of Income Management

Darren Coyne - Ten more years of government intervention

SBS Living Black - No Intervention For Toomelah - NSW

NIT - Abandoned Toomelah pleads for assistance

People smugglers they are not, lawful and heroes instead - we have to change the language

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Thu, 19/07/2012 - 1:02pm

Gerry Georgatos
The misappropriation of language and abuse of semantics in reference to ‘perceived people smugglers’ has to begin to change so we do not further erode compassion, and continue to skew the moral compass, bend and circumvent the rule of law- domestic and international.

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A history of mandatory detention - presented by the Refugees Rights Action Network Perth

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Thu, 19/07/2012 - 8:31am

As part of the 20th year anniversary of mandatory detention, Refugees Rights Action Network Perth hosted a special forum examining the history of mandatory detention of refugees, the case against it and the role activism has played in challenging it. Guest speakers included activists who have been involved in the campaign for 20 years, who have seen the political and public landscape surrounding refugees transform into what it is today. The growth and change of the campaign against it was also examined.

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WGAR News: "Vote for our question [on Stronger Futures] to the Prime Minister" Stand for Freedom

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 17/07/2012 - 6:12pm

Newsletter date: 17 July 2012

- Urgent Action

Rollback the Intervention:
Urgent Request from Damien Curtis:
Stronger Futures question to Prime Minister Gillard
http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/
16 Jul 12: "Dear friends and supporters, ...

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Global/International

Australia

Northern Territory

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IRAG - Urgent Request from Damien Curtis - Stronger Futures question to Prime Minister Gillard

avaaz community petitions - Putting Australia to the human rights test

Respect and Listen compilation - Requests for Stronger Futures to be scrutinized for Human Rights compliance

WGAR - Background - Calls for Stronger Futures laws to be subject to Human Rights scrutiny

WGAR News: "Labor's extended NT Intervention sparks calls for indigenous communities to vote Green"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 15/07/2012 - 6:56pm

Newsletter date: 16 July 2012

Contents:
* ABC PM: Labor's extended NT Intervention sparks calls for indigenous communities to vote Green
* ABC Lateline: NT intervention shakes once popular Labor support
* ABC Radio Australia: Indigenous leaders urge protest vote against Labor
* Tracker: NSW Labor condemns federal party policy on income management
* Talk by Les Malezer at Arena NT Intervention forum, Melbourne
* Talk by Barbara Shaw at Arena NT Intervention forum, Melbourne
* Talk by Rosalie Kunoth-Monks at Arena NT Intervention forum, Melbourne

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ABC PM - Labor's extended NT Intervention sparks calls for indigenous communities to vote Green

ABC Lateline - NT intervention shakes once popular Labor support

ABC Radio Australia - Indigenous leaders urge protest vote against Labor

Tracker - NSW Labor condemns federal party policy on income management

Talk by Les Malezer at Arena NT Intervention forum Melbourne

Talk by Barbara Shaw at Arena NT Intervention forum Melbourne

Talk by Rosalie Kunoth-Monks at Arena NT Intervention forum Melbourne

Talk by Jon Altman at the Arena NT Intervention forum Melbourne

Emma Murphy - How Closing the Gap is full of holes

WGAR News: "Lizard's Revenge kicks off at Olympic Dam - Saturday 14th July [2012]" Antinuclear

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 15/07/2012 - 6:34pm

Newsletter date: 16 July 2012

Contents:
* Antinuclear: Lizard's Revenge kicks off at Olympic Dam - Saturday 14th July [2012]
* Sovereign Union: The Lizards Revenge Protest - Olympic Dam Gates 14th - 18th July 2012
* news.com.au : White horse brigade set for six-day anti-Olympic Dam protest in Roxby Downs
* Tracker: Protesters gather at Olympic Dam
* Background to expansion of Olympic Dam mine challenge
* Interview with Michael Woodley, CEO of the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation
* Green Left TV: Melbourne's National Aborigines and Islanders Day march

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Sovereign Union - The Lizards Revenge Protest - Olympic Dam Gates 14th - 18th July 2012

news.com.au - White horse brigade set for six-day anti-Olympic Dam protest in Roxby Downs

Tracker - Protesters gather at Olympic Dam

Interview with Michael Woodley - CEO of the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation

Green Left TV - Melbourne's National Aborigines and Islanders Day march

Sovereign Union - Sovereignty inevitable says Michael Anderson at Symposium

Peter Robson - Wharfies & traditional owners unite against nuclear dump