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Working Together Towards Sovereignty

Working Together Towards Sovereignty

13/12/2012 by autonomousactionradio | Leave a comment

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The site of the Brisbane Embassy at Musgrave Park had become an eyesore and an embarrassment for the Aboriginal community over the last few months.

So a number of elders and traditional owners from the area banded together to ensure the inevitable Brisbane City Council clean up was done in consultation with them with respect to culture.

Geography: 

WGAR News: Michael Anderson's urgent letter to United Nations Ambassadors, New York

Newsletter date: 14 December 2012

Contents:

* Indymedia Australia: Powerhouse of Indigenous protest celebrated in art
* NIRS: Sandon Point Embassy to celebrate 12 years [15 & 16 Dec 12]
* Background to the Aboriginal tent embassies

* Sovereign Union: Michael Anderson's urgent letter to United Nations Ambassadors, New York
Re: 12 Dec 12 Assault on Aboriginal Embassy in Brisbane by colonial authorities
* ABC Brisbane: Sacred fire re-lit at Musgrave Park as supporters vow to stay
* SMH Video: Three arrested in [Brisbane] tent embassy midnight raid

Michelle Lovegrove (SBS) interviews journalist Gerry Georgatos returned from Roebourne & Yindjibarndi CEO Michael Woodley

SBS Living Black Michelle Lovegrove interviews Gerry Georgatos on stark contrasts between Yindjibarndi poverty and the wealth nearby, and then Michelle continues on with an interview with Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation CEO Michael Woodley.

https://www.yousendit.com/download/WUJhYnV5Tk1VVG5MYnNUQw

This interviews says quite a lot about it everything wrong in the Pilbara and for Indigenous people all over Australia.

Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy: Community Meeting + Amnesty Qld and ANTaR Qld Book Launch

Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 17 events from 11 December 2012

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

Event: 10 December 2012 to 10 January 2013: Online
Our Generation film
Film released free online
"To mark the International Day for Human Rights
(10 Dec), we have uploaded the original version
of the film to watch for free online."
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/news/film-released-free-online-1
About the film: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 30 events from 11 December 2012

Newsletter date: 11 December 2012

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

Event: 10 December 2012 to 10 January 2013: Online
Our Generation film
Film released free online
"To mark the International Day for Human Rights
(10 Dec), we have uploaded the original version
of the film to watch for free online."
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/news/film-released-free-online-1
About the film: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
Film Reviews: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/09/24/our-generation-film-reviews

Event: 11 December 2012: Northcote, Melbourne, Vic

WGAR News: Act of Recognition "is an absolute insult to First Nations Peoples" Michael Anderson

Newsletter date: 8 December 2012

Contents:

* Sovereign Union: Act of Recognition is an insult to First Nations Peoples
* The Wire: Sovereign group says Act of Recognition is 'so insulting'
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* NIRS: Media coverage influences Indigenous policy: Report [Demise of bilingual programs]
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools

* NSW Greens: Ausgrid will "get off with a modest fine" over the destruction of a significant Aboriginal site [Source: Tracker]

Woolloongabba Art Exhibition: Claudia's Story + Brisbane Book Launch: 'A Decision to Discriminate'

Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 17 events from 6 December 2012

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Event: 5-7 December 2012: Gold Coast, Qld
2012 National Indigenous Health Conference
Many Pathways, One Outcome
" ... is designed to bring together both government
and non-government agencies who are working
in the field of Indigenous health with the belief
that working together can close the gap between
the state of Indigenous Health as compared to
the health of mainstream Australians."

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 35 events from 6 December 2012

Newsletter date: 6 December 2012

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

Event: 5-7 December 2012: Gold Coast, Qld
2012 National Indigenous Health Conference
Many Pathways, One Outcome
" ... is designed to bring together both government
and non-government agencies who are working
in the field of Indigenous health with the belief
that working together can close the gap between
the state of Indigenous Health as compared to
the health of mainstream Australians."
"Organiser Maria Edubas says issues including
children's health, the prevention of chronic disease,

WGAR News: 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference: Sovereign Union & Treaty Republic

Newsletter date: 5 December 2012

Contents:

* Sovereign Union Audio: 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012
* Treaty Republic Audio: 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012
* Tracker: Native title is flawed: activists [Aboriginal protesters rally outside Brisbane's Stamford Plaza Hotel]
* Sovereign Union Audio: Isabel Coe honoured at Wiradjuri traditional funeral
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

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