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WGAR News: 'Listen to us - negotiate with us.' - Central Land Council statement at Kalkaringi NT

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 10/09/2011 - 1:28pm

Newsletter date: 10 September 2011

13 September 2011 - Fourth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/drip.html

Contents:
* Central Land Council statement, Kalkaringi, 26 August 2011
* Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT: 'Response to Stronger Futures'
* Perth launch of book: "Walk With Us" - Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention
* Interview with Barbara Shaw about the NT Intervention
* Poems by Isobel Phillips, Muckaty Traditional Owner
* Paddy Dujack and Gus George at Wave Hill homestead

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT: 'Response to Stronger Futures'

Perth launch of book: 'Walk With Us' - Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention

Interview with Barbara Shaw about the NT Intervention

Poems by Isobel Phillips - Muckaty Traditional Owner

Paddy Dujack and Gus George at Wave Hill homestead

ANTaR: 'Support NT communities to shape their own development'

Eva Cox: 'Government ignores evidence of policy failure on Aboriginal issues'

ANTaR: 'Practical action needed now to address ‘national shame’ of Aboriginal imprisonment'

Video: An Aboriginal community from pre-colonial times to the 1990s

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 10 September 2011

WGAR News: Petition calling for a national moratorium on government’s income management

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 06/09/2011 - 11:57am

Newsletter date: 6 September 2011

Contents:
* Indigenous groups challenge 'Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination'
* Petition calling for a moratorium on Income Management
* Upcoming 'Save the Kimberley' events
* Environmentalists: Kimberley Heritage listing inadequate
* AMSANT: Year of the Aboriginal Health Worker
* Unions support Aboriginal opposition to nuclear waste dump
* Remembering Wave Hill Walk-Off
* Sydney activists celebrate Wave Hill Walk-Off
* "Walk With Us" presents views of NT Elders on Intervention

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Northern Territory Intervention

Indigenous groups challenge 'Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination'

Upcoming 'Save the Kimberley' events

Environmentalists - Kimberley Heritage listing inadequate

AMSANT - Year of the Aboriginal Health Worker

Unions support Aboriginal opposition to nuclear waste dump at Muckaty

Remembering Wave Hill Walk-Off

Sydney activists celebrate Wave Hill Walk-Off

'Walk With Us' presents views of NT Elders on Intervention

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 33 events from 6 September 2011

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 30 events from 4 September 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 04/09/2011 - 7:55am

Newsletter date: 4 September 2011

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

Event: Ongoing protest: James Price Point, Kimberley, WA
Kimberley gas plant protest
Save the Kimberley info: http://www.savethekimberley.com/
Kimberley gas plant threatens Aboriginal culture: http://ccr.uws.edu.au/2011/06/22/kimberley-gas-plant-threatens-aborigina...
Aboriginal elder Elsta Foy at the protest camp: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3296152.htm
Protest updates: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/blog/

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Northern Territory Intervention

Our Generation film screenings

Darwin rooftoop asylum seeker protest ended 4.30PM July 27th by force

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 28/07/2011 - 6:32am

The following message was forwarded via email by the Refugee Action Collective of Victoria announcing they had heard direct from Darwin Detention Centre of the forcible ending of the rooftop protest by asylum seekers. The email from the Detention Centre is included below:

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Darwin

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Darwin Detention Centre

asylum seeker protest

Australia's Mandatory Detention

Darwin Detention Centre rooftop protest ends

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 21/07/2011 - 7:05am

Refugee Action Coalition Statement July 20th 2011 After seven days, the roof top protest by five asylum seekers at Darwin detention centre ended this morning (Wednesday 20 July), after Immigration officials spoke again to the protesters.

Three of the protesters left the roof last night but the remaining two only came down around midday Darwin time. All the detainees, two Iraqis and three Ahwazi Arabs, have been waiting months for answers to their appeals.

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Darwin

Keywords:

asylum seeker protest

Australia's Mandatory Detention

R.I.S.E. Press Relase 8th July: Concern over suicide attempts at Darwin Detention Centre

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 09/07/2011 - 4:31pm

RISE is deeply concerned at the reported epidemic of attempted suicides which have taken place at Darwin Detention Centre this week.

The lack of transparency and openness between the detainees and the Australian Government is causing severe mental anguish for the detainees. They feel they are no longer able to cope and that their pleas are continuing to fall on deaf ears.

Ramesh Fernandez CEO and Founder of Rise posed the following question;

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Darwin

Keywords:

mandatory detention

R.I.S.E.

WGAR News: Kimberley gas plant protest and blockade; Sydney anti-nuclear rally 29 June 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 28/06/2011 - 10:14am

Newsletter date: 28 June 2011

Contents:
* Upcoming Sydney events:
Event 1: 28 June - Katherine Napaljarri Parker speaks on NT Intervention
Event 2: 29 June - Katherine Napaljarri Parker speaks at 'Our Generation' screening
Event 3: 29 June - Rally - Stop Nuclear Minister Martin Ferguson
Event 4: from 29 June - Exhibition of Photo artist Jagath Dheerasekara
* Upcoming events around Australia - 15 events
* Kimberley gas plant protest and blockade
* Past events:
Event 1: Women delegates speak on UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

28 June 2011 Sydney event - Katherine Napaljarri Parker speaks on NT Intervention

29 June 2011 Sydney event - Katherine Napaljarri Parker speaks at 'Our Generation' screening

29 June 2011 - Sydney Rally - Stop Nuclear Minister Martin Ferguson

29 June to 17 July 2011 - Exhibition of Photo artist Jagath Dheerasekara

Aboriginal Rights - Upcoming events around Australia - From 28 June 2011

Women delegates speak on UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

11-point Intervention Alternative presented to Parliament

The Aboriginal Embassy Symposium

Melbourne and Sydney protests mark fourth anniversary of the NT Intervention

Reactions to Government discussion paper and consultations on NT Intervention

WGAR News: Reactions to government discussion paper: 'Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory'

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 24/06/2011 - 9:41am

Newsletter date: 24 June 2011

Contents:
* Tent Embassy Leaders demand an end to the NT Intervention
* Reactions to government discussion paper: 'Stronger Futures in the NT'
* Fight for alternative to NT Intervention comes to Sydney on Sat 25 June 2011
* Aboriginal Rights - Upcoming events around Australia - From 24 June 2011
* Doing Time - report into high rates of Aboriginal imprisonment
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other Aboriginal articles

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Event: Aboriginal Embassy symposium Canberra 20-22 June 2011

Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Canberra

Tent Embassy Leaders demand an end to the NT Intervention

Fight for alternative to NT Intervention comes to Sydney on Sat 25 June 2011

Aboriginal Rights - Upcoming events around Australia - From 24 June 2011

Doing Time - report into high rates of Aboriginal imprisonment

Fight for alternative to NT Intervention comes to Sydney

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 23/06/2011 - 10:39am

Media release 23 June 2011 For immediate release

Fight for alternative to NT Intervention comes to Sydney

On Saturday June 25, the Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney (STICS) will hold a demonstration demanding an end to the NT Intervention and support for a new alternative program 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up'.

The program was launched at a strong demonstration in Darwin on Tuesday by Aboriginal leaders from across the Northern Territory.

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Northern Territory Intervention

STICS - Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney

STICS demonstration demanding an end to the NT Intervention - Sat 25 June

'Rebuilding from the Ground Up: An Alternative to the NT Intervention' Program

Tent embassy leaders demand an end to the NT Intervention

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 7:09pm

Press Release:

Tent Embassy Leaders demand an end to the NT Intervention

Aboriginal leaders, academics and participants at a symposium in Canberra have passed a resolution in support of a rally in Darwin today calling for an end to the Intervention.

The resolution included support for the Statement Rebuilding from the ‘Ground Up’ - An Alternative to the NT Intervention which is being launched at the Darwin Rally.

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Northern Territory Intervention

Event: Aboriginal Embassy symposium Canberra 20-22 June 2011

Fourth anniversary of the NT Intervention

Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Canberra

'Rebuilding from the Ground Up: An Alternative to the NT Intervention' Statement