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The Australian prison system has failed; warehouses of illness & death. Bring on Bastoy for starters

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 08/05/2012 - 11:30pm

Gerry Georgatos
If you want to know the hearts and minds of a nation, of its consciousness, of its legislators, then day and night look into our prisons.

The two century old modern day prison experiment is failing, that is if we look at the spiralling incarceration rates, adult and youth, and if we look at re-offending rates, the recidivism.

My PhD research argues that people who enter the prison experience, who are incarcerated for relatively short or long terms leave the prison experience worse than they came in.

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Control bill pushed to target Aboriginal peoples and to erode civil liberties

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 06/05/2012 - 4:09pm

Gerry Georgatos
Australia-wide Aboriginal organisations, communities and rights advocates are more than just apprehensive of the consolidated push by State and Territory governments for the introduction of Criminal Association Control Bills better known as anti-association laws – in Western Australia, the Criminal Organisation Bill 2012 appears that it will be passed and within days.

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Rally and march highlight new Stolen Generation in Queensland and gain father his grieving rights

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 8:37am

by Brisbane Sovereign Embassy, Musgrave Park on Wednesday, May 2 Aboriginal people and their supporters held a rally and march in Brisbane today (Wednesday 2 May) to highlight the continued genocidal practice of removing large numbers of Aboriginal children from their families and their culture.

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 36 events from 2 May 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 02/05/2012 - 12:30pm

Newsletter date: 2 May 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 36 events from 2 May 2012

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Event: 1 to 3 May 2012: Alice Springs
NTCOSS Conference 2012
Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS)
"NTCOSS aims to share information, ideas and practical
strategies to assist growing a fair Northern Territory by
exploring four key themes: ...
* Exploring Intercultural working - How or do we embrace
two way working, and in particular with Indigenous peoples

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Upcoming Indigenous rights events around Australia

Aboriginal activist calendar australia

WGAR News: "I feared I was going to die" National Indigenous Times exclusive

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 01/05/2012 - 6:28pm

Newsletter date: 1 May 2012

Contents:
* Interview with Steve Hodder on UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
* Keynote Address by NACCHO Chairperson Justin Mohamed
* NIT exclusive: "I feared I was going to die"
* Interim National Unity Government Assembly - 23 & 24 May 2012 - Wollongong, NSW
* Henry Reynolds: After Mabo, What About Aboriginal Sovereignty?
* Glenelg Shire Council recognises rights of Portland Embassy, Vic
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement
* ABC: Elder seeks judicial review of mining approval

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Interview with Steve Hodder on UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Keynote Address by NACCHO Chairperson Justin Mohamed

Interim National Unity Government Assembly - 23 & 24 May 2012 - Wollongong NSW

Henry Reynolds - After Mabo - What About Aboriginal Sovereignty?

Glenelg Shire Council recognises rights of Portland Embassy Vic

ABC - Elder seeks judicial review of mining approval

Treaty Republic - Barnett trying to further disempower WA's Original's

Frontier Wars Remembered in Melbourne & Canberra

Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra - Stand with us to fight this racist legislation

Between Durban and Rio: Ian Fry, Tuvalu's climate negotiator

Submitted by kimk on Sat, 28/04/2012 - 10:27am

Date and Time:

Thu, 17/05/2012 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Location:

Level 1 conference room, Social Sciences and Humanities Library Duhig Building, off the Great Court University of Queensland

Contact Name:

Wendy Flannery

Contact Phone:

3393 2840

Contact Email:

wendy.flannery@gmail.com

Website:

http://brisbane.foe.org.au

Did anything good come out of the latest UN climate change negotiations for Tuvalu and other vulnerable Pacific Island nations, and can they expect anything significant from the Rio+20 Earth summit?

Hear Ian Fry, the international climate change negotiator for the government of the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu.

Between Durban and Rio:

Thursday 17 May, 2012

5.45 for 6.00pm – 7.30pm

Level 1 conference room,

Social Sciences and Humanities Library

Duhig Building, off the Great Court

University of Queensland

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Brisbane

Reinstate Domino's Pizza drivers' wages

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 28/04/2012 - 10:13am

"This proactive approach is about ensuring we our operating our business ethically and in the best interests of our valuable team members,'' a statement from chief executive Don Meij in regard an audit on driver wages held in February.

It appears Domino's only uses these words it doesn't mean them.

Domino's have cut the wages for delivery drivers affecting thousands of delivery drivers across the country.

TOUCH ONE, TOUCH ALL.

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Brisbane & Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 7 events from 27 April 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/04/2012 - 8:22pm

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Event: Sat 28 April 2012: Musgrave Park, Brisbane, Qld
Corroboree - Dancers, Music, Speakers
All welcome!
Brisbane Sovereign Embassy
Event details: http://antarqld.org.au/node/164
Event details: http://cultureboy.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/brisbane-sovereign-embassy.html
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.antarqld.org.au/node/165

Event: Wed 2 May 2012: Brisbane, Qld
Constitutional Recognition Forum
Tiga Bayles will MC the forum
Panellists include:
Congress Co-Chairs Les Malezer and Jody Broun
Hosted by:

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Townsville

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 35 events from 27 April 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/04/2012 - 11:00am

Newsletter date: 27 April 2012

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Event: Fri 27 April 2012: Bankstown, Sydney, NSW
Speak Out against Income Management
"As part of the 2011 Federal Budget, the Australian
government announced that it plans to spend $117.5 million
over the next five years to introduce Income Management to
five "disadvantaged" communities across Australia. ...
Income Management will commence in these sites from 1st
July 2012 and will be compulsorily applied to welfare
recipients in the "trial sites" who are assessed by

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WGAR News: "Frontier wars remembered on ANZAC Day" Koori Mail

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 26/04/2012 - 2:19pm

Newsletter date: 26 April 2012

Contents:
* Koori Mail: Frontier wars remembered on ANZAC Day
* Ray Jackson, ISJA: NSW police 'too deadly'!
* Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Bulli, NSW
* Corroboree at Brisbane Sovereign Embassy, Musgrave Park
* Let's Talk: Live from Moree Tent Embassy, NSW
* Update on the Nyoongar Tent Embassy, Perth, WA
* Background to the Aboriginal Tent Embassies
* Other articles

* KOORI MAIL: FRONTIER WARS REMEMBERED ON ANZAC DAY:

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Koori Mail: Frontier wars remembered on ANZAC Day
[scroll down page] http://www.koorimail.com/index.php

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