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Thousands of children evicted – nowhere to go

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 23/11/2013 - 11:55am

Gerry Georgatos - courtesy of The Stringer - http://thestringer.com.au/ - Recently in Western Australia, an 86-year-old grandmother, an Aboriginal lady, was threatened with eviction for non-payment of a state-housing water bill. Her eviction has only been stalled by the intervention of Kimberley parliamentarian, Kija woman Josie Farrer. Recently, two Perth families, once again Aboriginal, with 9 children and 11 children were evicted from their homes.

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Help us assist children in 68 countries

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 23/11/2013 - 11:48am

Brother Olly Pickett was building wheelchairs for children in a tiny workshop in Cambodia when he came across one of the youngest workers in the group. Brother Pickett told ABC journalist, Stephanie Dalzell, that the 15-year-old amputee was propped up on his knees, undeterred by the rough concrete floor he was kneeling on.

He was helping construct one of a dozen wheelchairs for children on the outskirts of the town who struggled to get to the local school each day.

Brother Pickett says at the end of his trip, the group decided to give the boy his own wheelchair.

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‘Close the Gap’ – failed

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 23/11/2013 - 11:35am

Gerry Georgatos - courtesy of The Stringer - photo, Palm Island kids, courtesy of NACCHO - http://thestringer.com.au/ - Last week we revealed the lie of $25 billion spent on Indigenous disadvantage, and several weeks ago we revealed that almost 1000 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders died from suicide throughout Australia between 2001 to 2010, and that we estimate this national epidemic is probably twice the reported numbers.

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Australia’s Federal Parliaments still reflect a White Australia

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 23/11/2013 - 11:21am

Gerry Georgatos - courtesy of The Stringer - http://thestringer.com.au/ - Prime Minister Gough Whitlam’s The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 sought to journey Australia in a new direction - having condemned The White Australia Policy. Australia, dominated by a majorly conservative class and apothegms, was in effect trying to catch up with social movements around the world – such as with the United States of America’s Civil Rights Bill 1965, and the more liberal precepts of most of Europe.

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Destroying 18C will give rise to “race hate”

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 23/11/2013 - 11:06am

Gerry Georgatos - courtesy of The Stringer - http://thestringer.com.au/ - The amendments sought to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 by the Australian Government will give rise to the advent of public race hate, foment racial tensions and solidify rampant racism according to the majority of non-Anglocentric cultures in Australia.

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600,000 Australian children in poverty, 18,000 kids homeless

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 23/11/2013 - 10:57am

Story by Gerry Georgatos, photo by Frank Violi - courtesy of The Stringer - http://thestringer.com.au/ This morning, Federal Parliament resumed sitting, the first time since the Federal election. The Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) and UNICEF Australia immediately called upon the House of Representatives and the Australian Senate to develop an anti-poverty plan.

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The Stringer weekly newsletter - November 23

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 23/11/2013 - 10:26am

Welcome to The Stringer’s weekly newsletter - NEWS update: The Stringer went live February 20. The Stringer comprises thirty-odd contributors, from most States and Territories of Australia, from an increasing number of locations around our world. If you would like to become a regular contributor, or contribute an article, photograph/s, a radio or video piece, we would be glad to hear from you.

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 15 November 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 15/11/2013 - 2:07pm

Newsletter date: 15 November 2013

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: Now Open [as of 14 Nov 13]: Parkes, Canberra, ACT
Insurgence
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
"The Insurgence exhibition explores art, with all its
revolutionary potential, deployed as a platform for politics."
"The museum welcomes all voices in the House-
Insurgence is the voice of proppaNOW. Insurgence builds on

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Queensland events: 2013 National Indigenous Health Conference: Many Pathways, One Outcome

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 15/11/2013 - 10:22am

Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: 25 - 27 November 2013: Cairns, Qld
2013 National Indigenous Health Conference:
Many Pathways, One Outcome
"The 2013 National Indigenous Health Conference 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

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Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

The Stringer weekly newsletter - November 11

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Mon, 11/11/2013 - 1:38pm

Welcome to The Stringer’s weekly newsletter

NEWS update: The Stringer went live February 20. The Stringer comprises thirty-odd contributors, from most States and Territories of Australia, from an increasing number of locations around our world. If you would like to become a regular contributor, or contribute an article, photograph/s, a radio or video piece, we would be glad to hear from you.

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