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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 24 events from 14 July 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 14/07/2012 - 3:40pm

Newsletter date: 14 July 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 24 events from 14 July 2012

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Event: 14 to 18 (or 20) July 2012: Olympic Dam, SA
The Lizard's Revenge:
Olympic Dam expansion music/art/festival/protest
"Sleeping underneath the ground there is an old lizard,
Kalta the sleepy lizard. The lizard ain’t so sleepy anymore.
BHP is mining right into that Lizards body. The government
has just approved an expansion of the Olympic Dam uranium
mine, making it the biggest uranium mine in the world.

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WGAR News: 'Stronger Futures' opinion by Craig Longman, Michael Brull, Eva Cox, Paddy Gibson, etc

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 13/07/2012 - 4:30pm

Newsletter date: 13 July 2012

Contents:
* Sisters of Saint Joseph: Younger Sisters Voice their Solidarity
* Background: Calls for 'Stronger Futures' laws to be subject to Human Rights scrutiny
* Craig Longman: Stronger Futures shines a light on a nation’s racism
* Jon Altman: NT intervention: what happened to outcomes?
* Michael Brull: Strong Futures: no evidence things are getting better
* Emma Murphy: Aboriginal rights movement mourns stolen futures
* Eva Cox: Income management starts throughout Australia
* Interview with Eva Cox on the extension of income management

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Australia

Northern Territory

Sydney

Keywords:

More Stronger Futures Legislation related articles

Sisters of Saint Joseph - Younger Sisters Voice their Solidarity

Craig Longman - Stronger Futures shines a light on a nation’s racism

Jon Altman - NT intervention - what happened to outcomes?

Michael Brull - Strong Futures - no evidence things are getting better

Emma Murphy - Aboriginal rights movement mourns stolen futures

Eva Cox - Income management starts throughout Australia

Interview with Eva Cox on the extension of income management

Penny Howard - Intervention laws pass but support for fight in Bankstown builds

Paddy Gibson - Locked up and killed for being black - Racism deaths in custody and the NT Intervention

Chris Graham - Constitutional Reform - There’s a sucker born every minute

WGAR News: "The Lizard's Revenge begins as protesters head to Olympic Dam" The Wire

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 13/07/2012 - 3:24pm

Newsletter date: 13 July 2012

Contents:
* The Wire: The Lizard's Revenge begins as protesters head to Olympic Dam
* Peter Burdon: Peaceful dissent and a lizard's revenge
* Jim Green: [Olympic Dam] Project a rule unto itself
* Background to expansion of Olympic Dam mine challenge
* MUA Stands With Traditional Owners To Oppose Nuclear Dump
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump
* Greg Dickson: Ngurrju! Manymak! Pupuni! NT drops First Four Hours in English policy
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools
* Video: Yolngu tourism plan launched

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SBS Living Black - Stories From Sandon Point - Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Bulli - near Wollongong NSW

Peter Burdon - Peaceful dissent and a lizard's revenge

Jim Green - Project a rule unto itself

MUA Stands With Traditional Owners To Oppose Nuclear Dump

Greg Dickson - Ngurrju! Manymak! Pupuni! NT drops First Four Hours in English policy

Video - Yolngu tourism plan launched

Michael Anderson - Undermining sovereignty unity to get at colonial compensation treasure?

NITV acknowledges 40 years of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Rachel Siewert - Greens continue definitive action to improve Native Title

WGAR News: "Japarta Ryan’s plan to stop Intervention" National Indigenous Times

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 09/07/2012 - 11:19am

Newsletter date: 9 July 2012

Contents:
* NIT: Japarta Ryan’s plan to stop Intervention
* Emma Purdy: Labor lays the groundwork for another apology
* ABC Video: Bankstown residents oppose income management
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Aboriginal elder Ossie Cruse: An Australian identity starts with a "Treaty"
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement
* Interview with Tent embassy fire man, Robert Corowa

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Emma Purdy - Labor lays the groundwork for another apology

ABC Video - Bankstown residents oppose income management

Aboriginal elder Ossie Cruse - An Australian identity starts with a Treaty

Interview with Tent embassy fire man - Robert Corowa

Tracker - PM’s Australia Day staffer acted within scope of duties - inquiry finds

Background to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy 40th Anniversary - Canberra ACT

Mel Barnes - Locals keep fighting to save the Kimberley

Bardi elder Roy Wiggan - Old Country New Country

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 22 events from 8 July 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 08/07/2012 - 1:56pm

Newsletter date: 8 July 2012

Last updated: 11 July 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 22 events from 8 July 2012

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Event: 7 June to 14 July 2012: Kings Cross, Sydney, NSW
Exhibition: Ghost Citizens: Witnessing the Intervention
Talks on Saturday 23 June at 3pm
Curator Djon Mundine OAM
Artists: Alison Alder, Bindi Cole, Fiona Foley, Dan Jones,
Chips Mackinolty, Fiona MacDonald, Sally M Mulda,
Amy Napurulla, Brendan Penzer, Michael Riley,
Deborah Vaughan, Jason Wing

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Background: Calls for 'Stronger Futures' laws to be subject to Human Rights scrutiny

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 07/07/2012 - 3:14pm

Last updated: 9 January 2013

CONTENTS:

* Take Action regarding Human Rights compliance for 'Stronger Futures' laws
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/09/take-action-regarding-human-rights-co...
(Last updated: 18 July 2012)

* Media Releases, Letters, Statements calling for 'Stronger Futures' Human Rights compliance
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/09/media-releases-letters-statements-cal...
(Last updated: 25 July 2012)

* Analysis and Opinion regarding 'Stronger Futures' Human Rights compliance

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Australia’s human rights obligations - the Parliamentary Scrutiny Human Rights Act 2011

Australia’s human rights obligations - Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

Northern Territory NT Interventionindigenous

WGAR News: "Abbott wrong on nuclear waste: NT campaign has strong national support" BNI

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 06/07/2012 - 12:08pm

Newsletter date: 6 July 2012

Contents:
* BNI: Abbott wrong on nuclear waste: NT campaign has strong national support
* Nuclear Freeways: 3,376km A long haul for nuclear waste
* ABC The Drum: Muckaty nuclear dump shows Mabo still matters
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump
* Background to Mabo and Native Title
* Petition Online: Stop the expansion of Olympic Dam uranium mine
* Background to expansion of Olympic Dam mine challenge
* Gary Foley: A punter’s guide to stealing the rights of Aborigines

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

South Australia

Keywords:

Nuclear Freeways - 3376km A long haul for nuclear waste

ABC The Drum - Muckaty nuclear dump shows Mabo still matters

Petition Online - Stop the expansion of Olympic Dam uranium mine

Gary Foley - A punter’s guide to stealing the rights of Aborigines

WGAR News: "a bad government policy that ... has set the community back decades" Tracker

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 06/07/2012 - 10:38am

Newsletter date: 6 July 2012

Contents:
* Tracker: The truth about Toomelah
* Amy McQuire: CDEP: A timeline of destruction
* CAAMA: Pat Turner challenges Government on Intervention!
* NLC: NLC disappointed with passing of 'Stronger Futures' legislation
* Socialist Alliance: Stolen Futures: 10 more years of racism
* Lee Rhiannon: Vigil against Income Management starts in Bankstown
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

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More Stronger Futures Legislation related articles

Tracker - The truth about Toomelah

Amy McQuire - CDEP - A timeline of destruction

CAAMA - Pat Turner challenges Government on Intervention!

NLC - NLC disappointed with passing of Stronger Futures legislation

Socialist Alliance - Stolen Futures - 10 more years of racism

Lee Rhiannon - Vigil against Income Management starts in Bankstown

Nicole Watson - Forget the courts - let’s turn to the tents

SBS Living Black - Stories From Sandon Point - Bulli - near Wollongong NSW

The Wire - NAIDOC Week - stories from the Tent Embassy

WGAR News: Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra: Stronger Futures - We Are In Mourning

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 03/07/2012 - 6:17pm

Newsletter date: 3 July 2012

Contents:
* Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra: Stronger Futures - We Are In Mourning
* Interview with Dr Djiniyini Gondarra about the Stronger Futures legislation
* Video: Djiniyini calls to fight "Stronger Futures"
* Audio of Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra, Barbara Shaw and Monica Morgan
* Lawyers Weekly: ALA criticises intervention extension
* ALA: The Stronger Futures Legislative Package - Assessment of Non-Compliance With Human Rights
* ALA: Stronger Futures Policy Requires Human Rights Review
* ANTaR: Stronger Futures defies Aboriginal community aspirations

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Interview with Dr Djiniyini Gondarra about the Stronger Futures legislation

Video - Djiniyini calls to fight Stronger Futures

Audio of Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra - Barbara Shaw - Monica Morgan

Lawyers Weekly - ALA criticises intervention extension

ALA - The Stronger Futures Legislative Package - Assessment of Non-Compliance With Human Rights

ALA - Stronger Futures Policy Requires Human Rights Review

ANTaR - Stronger Futures defies Aboriginal community aspirations

Tracker - Income management will lower self-esteem - rally

The Wire - Vigil against trial income management in Bankstown

SBS Living Black - Stories From Sandon Point - Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Bulli - near Wollongong NSW

MJA - The spirit of the tent embassy - 40 years on

Northern Star - Tent embassy days recalled

The Wire - Celebration mixes with protest as NAIDOC week kicks off

MJA - Self-determination - more than politics

WGAR News: "Why only a 'sovereign treaty' can provide justice in constitution reform" M. Anderson

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 02/07/2012 - 2:36pm

Newsletter date: 2 July 2012

Contents:
* Michael Anderson: Why only a 'sovereign treaty' can provide justice in constitution reform
* SBS interview with Michael Anderson for NAIDOC Week
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement
* SBS World News: Muckaty nuclear waste case adjourned
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump
* Amnesty: Stronger Futures puts shame to Australia’s human rights record
* Greens Penny Wright: Stronger Futures Legislation Speech
* Greens Scott Ludlam: Speech on the Stronger Futures in the NT Bill

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SBS interview with Michael Anderson for NAIDOC Week

SBS World News - Muckaty nuclear waste case adjourned

Amnesty - Stronger Futures puts shame to Australia’s human rights record