CLIMATE of DEATH - justice denied means more will die, by Gerry Georgatos (courtesy of the National Indigenous Times - nit.com.au)
"We have to get rid of racist cops. I don't want to dwell on the past but I have grown up bitter," said Nyungar Elder Ben Taylor. Mr Taylor is on the mark when he says, "They have been killing our people for two hundred years."
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Event: 5, 6 & 7 October 2012: Musgrave Park, South Brisbane, Qld
30th Anniversary of the
1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games protests
Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy
"5th Oct: Opening corroboree, a feast and the
premiere screening of a documentary shot at
the 82 protests.
6th Oct: Towards a Sovereign Republic concert,
a re-enactment of one of the many marches
into the city, talks and workshops featuring
participants of the 82 protests and those
currently involved in the sovereign movement.
Newsletter date: 25 September 2012
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Event: 25 September 2012: Carlton, Melbourne, Vic
Gary Foley and Monica Morgan speak on:
Politics of the NT Intervention and
the ALP's continued support for it.
Hosted by The New International Bookshop
Event details: http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Sharne-Vate-Gary-Foley-and-Monica-Morgan...
Event: Tue 25 September 2012: Sydney, NSW
Deadly Awards
"The Deadly Awards is an annual event
held at the Sydney Opera House to recognise
Newsletter date: 22 September 2012
Contents:
* "With constitutional change deferred, it's time to negotiate a treaty"
* Sovereign Union: Vote "NO" To Constitutional Reform
* Greens won’t allow Constitutional Recognition to be pushed off the agenda
* Congress: Leaders must work towards full recognition
* ANTaR: Another step forward but keep end goal in sight
* Oxfam Australia: Act of Recognition a welcome step towards referendum
* Moree Champion: Tent embassy burns down
* Courier Mail: State backflip on Murri multicultural centre funding angers community
Gerry Georgatos – National Indigenous Times reporter & PhD researcher Custodial Systems and Deaths in Custody
Anthony Axtell is dead - he is now another Australian prison custodial death statistic however the manner of his death indicts so much of what is wrong with the Australian prison system. Australia has one of the world's worst deaths in custody records.
Newsletter date: 24 August 2012
Contents:
* Bryan Andy, AIA: What’s a group of Aboriginal elders and community leaders doing in Canberra this week?
* SBS: Indigenous rents bungled under NT Intervention
* CAAMA: Amnesty’s Monica Morgan discusses Stronger Futures Bill
* Speech by Greens NSW MP Cate Faehrmann: Northern Territory Intervention
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* SBS World News: Paying the Price: The battle for James Price Point
Brough clashes with The National Indigenous - Brough accused of racism
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/media-diary/brough-clashes-with-na...
Brough clashes with National Indigenous Times
by: Lara Sinclair
From:The Australian
August 29, 20121:37PM
THE return to federal politics of one-time Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Mal Brough has been interrupted by a clash with the National Indigenous Times and indigenous leaders.
Brisbane anti-war activist Ciaron O'Reilly is returning to London to join the solidarity vigil with Julian Assange outside the Ecuadoran Embassy. Ciaron and Brisbane friends will be staging a vigil outside the Brisbane offices of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs demanding they start doing their job and protect Julian Assange.
We're on the verge of something big: a nationwide insurance scheme to ensure that if you or your family member ever has to live with a disability, you won't simply be left to fend for yourself. It's a reform on the scale of Medicare that will save thousands of families from financial ruin.
As part of the 20th year anniversary of mandatory detention, Refugees Rights Action Network Perth hosted a special forum examining the history of mandatory detention of refugees, the case against it and the role activism has played in challenging it. Guest speakers included activists who have been involved in the campaign for 20 years, who have seen the political and public landscape surrounding refugees transform into what it is today. The growth and change of the campaign against it was also examined.
