Two climate protesters were sentenced today in Brisbane and ordered to pay damages of over $3000 to Queensland Bulk Handling Corporation after a protest at the Brisbane coal port in October where they halted coal loading and had to be cut free of port infrastructure.
A pro-choice rally will be held in Brisbane on November 21 as part of the ongoing campaign against the prosecution of a Cairns couple under Queensland’s anti-abortion laws.
The rally will demand the dropping of the abortion charges and the repeal of the anti-abortion laws.
Pro-Choice Action Collective activist, Kathy Newnam said “The laws under which the Cairns couple have been charged should not exist. Abortion should not be on the criminal code. Abortion has been decriminalised in the ACT (2002) and Victoria (2008) and it’s high time that Queensland did the same.
WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
WGAR website: http://wgar.info/
Contents:
NT Intervention articles
Other Aboriginal articles
NT INTERVENTION ARTICLES:
- Background on the Northern Territory Intervention
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Northern Territory National Emergency Response
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory_intervention
interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com
stoptheintervention.org
rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com
wgar.info
- Media Releases & Statements
Council of Churches of Western Australia:
WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
WGAR website: http://wgar.info/
Contents:
Ampilatwatja Anti-Intervention Walk-off Speaking Tour
Restrictions on Bilingual Education in the NT
NT Intervention Chief removed
Call for Stolen Generations Compensation
Homelands / Outstations Policy
Proposed National Indigenous Representative Body
Aboriginal Housing in the NT
Other Aboriginal articles
AMPILATWATJA ANTI-INTERVENTION WALK-OFF SPEAKING TOUR:
- Background
Intervention walkoff’s Blog
http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/
WGAR News:
Save Our Public Assets - Speakers include: Ray Ferguson (Pensioners League) Mick Car (MUA) Libby Connors (The Greens) Scott Wilson or Jason Young (ETU) Marg Gleeson (SOPA and ASU) - MC
How we won the war
Ilana Tulloch - Work Experience | 28th July 2009
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/07/28/how-we-won-the-war/
PEACE protester Emily Nielsen yesterday told how she survived on a diet of nuts and muesli bars for 11 days at Shoalwater Bay during Exercise Talisman Saber.
The 19-year-old gave The Morning Bulletin an insight into life inside the training area for her and fellow protester Yulanji Bardon, 21.
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Press Release
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Christian Activists found on Shoalwater Training Area
Margaret Pestorius, Jarrod McKenna, Jessica Morrison and Rev. Simon Moyle have been found this afternoon on the Shoalwater Bay military training area after entering the base yesterday. The four are expected to be handed over to the Queensland Police and taken to Rockhampton Police Station.
For more information contact Treena Lenthall 0447 851 858
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Press Release
Monday 13 July 2009
ACTION ALERT!!!
PLEASE CONTACT TS09 info line 1800 639 724 and
Defence Minister John Faulkner
Defence.minister@defence.gov.au
and demand that the exercises be stopped!
Senator Scott Ludlam has informed the Minister of Defence that activists have entered the base.
Sri Lanka: Twenty years of Impunity – Amnesty International Forum!
http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGPRE200906111092&lang=e
When: 8th of July 2009
Where: Brisbane City Council Library (1st Floor, Casino side entrance ie George St – Queens St corner )
Time: starts at 5.45pm
Contact: Maree Klemm (0419655383) or Krish (07)32627784.
