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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 75 events from 7 July 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 07/07/2013 - 2:48pm

Newsletter date: 7 July 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: 7 to 14 July 2013: various locations in Australia
2013 National NAIDOC Week
The theme for NAIDOC Week 2013 is:
We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963
"We value the foresight, strength and determination of the
Yolngu people whose Bark Petitions set into motion a
long process of legislative and constitutional reforms

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What future does this little boy have? 5 hours ago the first car bomb was detonated in Samawa

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Thu, 04/07/2013 - 8:05am

I woke this morning to a message and photo from Samawa, Iraq, hometown of my good friend Riyadh Al-Hakimi. Riyadh came to Australia in 1993 as a child refugee with his family fleeing the prospect of persecution. We met at university, I was the general manager of a Student Guild and coordinator of Students Without Borders and Riyadh was an international relations student, now graduated.

Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT, Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 03/07/2013 - 1:14pm

Last updated: 1 June 2014

Contents:
* Campaign
* Compilations
* Other media related to Aboriginal child welfare

* CAMPAIGN

Keeping Them Home Campaign:

'concerned Australians': [scroll down page] http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/

Respect and Listen: [scroll down page] http://www.respectandlisten.org/

STICS (Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney): [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/

* COMPILATIONS

WGAR News: Robert Crawford, South Coast Register: Budget 2014: 'We risk a new stolen generation' (1 Jun 14)

Geography:

Northern Territory

Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill, Northern Territory Government, Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 03/07/2013 - 12:06pm

Last updated: 14 May 2014

Contents:

* Submissions
* WGAR Compilations
* Other NT Government Alcohol-related articles

* SUBMISSIONS

WGAR News: NT legal services express concern about operation of Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Scheme (5 Mar 14)
http://indymedia.org.au/2014/03/04/wgar-news-nt-legal-services-express-c...
"Contents:
* NT legal services express their serious concern about the operation of the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Scheme

Geography:

Northern Territory

WGAR News: NT move to mandatory alcohol rehabilitation sparks controversy: The Guardian UK

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 02/07/2013 - 6:55pm

Newsletter date: 3 July 2013

Contents:

* Northern Territory Government: Robyn Lambley - Minister of Health: Day One of Alcohol Mandatory Treatment
* NIRS: NT compulsory treatment policy gets through Parliament
* Malcolm Sutton, The Guardian UK: NT move to mandatory alcohol rehabilitation sparks controversy
* Julie Edwards, The Guardian UK: Northern Territory alcohol mandatory treatment is an affront to liberty
* Concerned Territorians: Time to Stop and Re-think our Approach to Alcohol Policy in the Territory
* Current Campaigns: NAAJA opposes the Mandatory Alcohol Treatment Bill

Geography:

Northern Territory

Western Australia

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

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 02/07/2013 - 4:11pm

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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Feature

Australian embassy attacked in Berlin

Submitted by autonomousactions on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 12:53am

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

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anarchists

solidarity

Occupy Sydney

WGAR News: What does a change of PM mean for Aboriginal people?: CAAMA interviews Michael Mansell

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 30/06/2013 - 5:42pm

Newsletter date: 1 July 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA: What does a change of PM mean for Aboriginal people? [Featuring Michael Mansell]
* NITV News: Warren Mundine welcomes Rudd's return
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The downfall of Prime Minister Gillard began with broken promises about the Intervention

* Living Black's Marc Tong interviews Sylvie Ellsmore: Local Council Says No to Income Management

* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

Western Australia

WGAR News: APO NT calls for joint Territory/ Commonwealth Board of Inquiry into Alcohol: APO NT

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 29/06/2013 - 5:39pm

Newsletter date: 30 June 2013

UPDATE: WGAR News: NT move to mandatory alcohol rehabilitation sparks controversy: Malcolm Sutton, The Guardian UK (3 Jul 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/02/wgar-news-nt-move-to-mandatory-alcoho...

Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill, Northern Territory Government, Australia
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/03/background-to-the-nt-alcohol-mandator...
(Last updated: 3 July 2013)

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Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

The Stringer weekly newsletter - June 29

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 29/06/2013 - 10:47am

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.