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To get the justice done, the splintered, shard-like "left" needs to coalesce

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Fri, 09/03/2012 - 11:32pm

Gerry Georgatos

The compassionate left wing screams for social justice and argues for our governments and society's institutions to have a heart and help people from the bottom end up, and to desist with the proposition that they can achieve for the downtrodden by working from the top end of town and down.

The bona fide left wing is fractious and forever splintering and yet it calls out for groundswells of people power to coalesce in mass social movements which will give rise to cultural waves.

WGAR News: New report into Stronger Futures consultations by Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 09/03/2012 - 3:39pm

Newsletter date: 9 March 2012

Contents:
* New report into 'Stronger Futures' consultations by Jumbunna
* Former PM Malcolm Fraser launches new report into consultations
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 20 events from 9 March 2012

* NEW REPORT INTO 'STRONGER FUTURES' CONSULTATIONS BY JUMBUNNA:

- The Report

Jumbunna, University of Technology Sydney:

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Northern Territory Intervention

More Stronger Futures Legislation related articles

Former PM Malcolm Fraser launches new report into consultations

Background to Stronger Futures new NT Intervention laws

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 20 events from 9 March 2012

WGAR News: Our Generation and ANTaR have launched a new video and campaign

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 08/03/2012 - 12:39pm

Newsletter date: 8 March 2012

Contents:
* Our Generation and ANTaR have launched a new video and campaign
* Proposed Stronger Futures laws "will kill Aboriginal people"
* Write to Senators re Stronger Futures laws
* NT Intervention panel discussion by Dr John Falzon, Lynette De Santis and Adam Giles
* More Stronger Futures Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention legislation
* "WA stolen wages offer 'cruel and heartless', says legal service" GLW
* "We are lucky Bob Carr was not appointed Indigenous Affairs Minister!" Gerry Georgatos

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to Stronger Futures new NT Intervention legislation

Proposed Stronger Futures laws will kill Aboriginal people

Write to Senators re Stronger Futures laws

NT Intervention panel discussion by Dr John Falzon Lynette De Santis and Adam Giles

More Stronger Futures Legislation related articles

WA stolen wages offer 'cruel and heartless'

says legal service - GLW

We are lucky Bob Carr was not appointed Indigenous Affairs Minister! - Gerry Georgatos

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 20 events from 8 March 2012

Queensland Police Commissioner must disclose all police brutality allegations promptly

Submitted by JenniferNash on Thu, 08/03/2012 - 10:36am

Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson recently held a press conference confirming a police investigation into the bashing of a handcuffed Gold Coast man had been launched. Mr Atkinson was critical of the leaking of CCTV footage of the attack to the media. He claimed the QPS takes all complaints of police brutality very seriously and the complaint would have been thoroughly investigated even without media pressure.

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Queensland Police Commissioner must disclose all police brutality allegations promptly

Submitted by JenniferNash on Thu, 08/03/2012 - 6:22am

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Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson recently held a press conference confirming a police investigation into the bashing of a handcuffed Gold Coast man had been launched. Mr Atkinson was critical of the leaking of the CCTV footage of the attack to the media. The commissioner claimed the QPS takes all complaints of police brutality very seriously and the complaint would have been thoroughly investigated even without media pressure.

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Greenpeace activists say coal ship highlights 'Reef in danger'

Submitted by takver on Wed, 07/03/2012 - 11:42am

Greenpeace activists targeted a bulk coal carrier in Gladstone harbour early this morning. They painted 'reef in danger' on the side of the ship around dawn from two inflatable boats to highlight the massive expansion of coal port facilities and shipping through the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. The action was undertaken to highlight the threat to the Greet Barrier Reef from industrial development and expansion to a UNESCO team visiting Queensland to assess the dangers to the Great Barrier Reef and it's World Heritage status.

Related: Greenpeace Report -Boom Goes the Reef: Australia’s coal export boom and the industrialisation of the Great Barrier Reef (PDF) | Greenpeace - Live Action! A painted picture for UNESCO

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Brisbane forum: The War on Wikileaks

Submitted by kimk on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 2:57pm

The release of millions of Stratfor documents by Wikileaks this week has shown the world the gross injustice being meted out on Julian Assange for his part in establishing the Wikileaks institution in an attempt to make democracy accountable.

Related:National Rally Alert

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WGAR News: NITV Current Affairs present the Stronger Futures Forum shot on location in Maningrida

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 10:59am

Newsletter date: 3 March 2012

Contents:
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention legislation
* NITV Current Affairs present the Stronger Futures Forum
* Amnesty International Australia: Lobby your MP for homelands
* Speeches from Parliament House Canberra protest against new NT Intervention legislation
* National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples: Aboriginal Communities now subject to 15 Years of Intervention
* New website: "Sovereign Union - National Unity Government"
* The Wire: Indigenous call for help reaches the community

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to Stronger Futures new NT Intervention legislation

Amnesty International Australia - Lobby your MP for homelands

Speeches from Parliament House Canberra protest against new NT Intervention legislation

National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples - Aboriginal Communities now subject to 15 Years of Intervention

New website - Sovereign Union - National Unity Government

The Wire - Indigenous call for help reaches the community

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 20 events from 3 March 2012

WGAR News: Press conference on Stronger Futures legislation by Hon. Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 8:58am

Newsletter date: 1 March 2012

Contents:
* Press Conference on Stronger Futures legislation by The Hon. Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC
* "Democratic process in tatters" Michele Harris
* Parliament House Canberra protest called for repeal of the NT intervention
* ANTaR: New laws would entrench coercive measures for another ten years
* Online Petition: "No nuclear waste dump at Muckaty"
* "Labor attempts to sneak nuclear waste dump under the radar" Greens Scott Ludlam
* Tent Embassy set up in Portland’s Market Square, Vic

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Northern Territory Intervention

Democratic process in tatters - Michele Harris

Parliament House Canberra protest called for repeal of the NT intervention

ANTaR - New laws would entrench coercive measures for another ten years

Online Petition - No nuclear waste dump at Muckaty

Labor attempts to sneak nuclear waste dump under the radar - Greens Scott Ludlam

Tent Embassy set up in Portland’s Market Square Victoria

Ballerrt Mooroop College to close in 2 weeks - Save Ballerrt Mooroop College

More on the Nyoongar Tent Embassy at Matagarup

Winner of caucus spill must talk about Aboriginal sovereignty - Michael Anderson

No-one in government cares enough about Aboriginal peoples - Gerry Georgatos

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 17 events from 1 March 2012

Wheelchairs for Iraqi children - July load - we need help

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 28/02/2012 - 6:38pm

http://www.indymedia.org.au/2011/12/04/iraq-%E2%80%93-landmines-bombs-de...

www.humanrightsalliance.org

We have got more than 1,000 children's wheelchairs to Iraq - we have another load of 330 due in July - we need your help - there are still 6,000 Iraqi children in Iraq without wheelchairs - it is the least we can do