http://www.indymedia.org.au/2011/12/04/iraq-%E2%80%93-landmines-bombs-de...
We have got more than 1,000 children's wheelchairs to Iraq - we have another load of 330 due in July - we need your help - there are still 6,000 Iraqi children in Iraq without wheelchairs - it is the least we can do
No-one in government cares enough about Aboriginal peoples
Gerry Georgatos
Well placed sources, including parliamentarians, in the Australian Labor Party, the Coalition, and the Greens have made surprising comments that issues afflicting Aboriginal peoples and 'Aboriginal affairs' are in the 'too hard basket' or 'best swept under the carpet'.
Gerry Georgatos
The Stolen Wages campaigns are struggling in the finding of justice for families of those long gone and for those with little time left on this earth.
From WA, Yamatji Phil Moncrief said, "(These are) simple cut and dried cases. A social justice run up the mountain of corruption is what it is - it does not get much easier than to get the justice done here." However, the Stolen wages remain stolen for far too many people, their families and/or their descendants.
It is disingenous for Julia Gillard, Wayne Swan, Stephen Conroy, Bill Shorten and others to be smashing the reputation of Kevin Rudd and to dishevel the legacy of his time in the Office of the Prime Minister.
"....At that appointment, I was taken by complete shock and surprise in that I had to endure false accusations with threatening, grossly intimidating, bullying and vigorously aggressive conduct by an employee of the Prospective Respondent [Centrelink] in his decision making capacity (as he advised me).....
Newsletter date: 9 October 2011
Contents:
* Tracker's Brian Johnston: Reality in APY Lands is different from the media agenda driven campaigns
* APY Council general manager calls for full community consultation about their needs
* Head of Amnesty says govt's "top-down externally driven" efforts widen the gap
* Media re Barbara Shaw's Sydney speaking tour - 3-9 Oct 2011
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 25 events from 9 October 2011
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles
Click on the links for details of the events ...
Event: Mon 10 & Tue 11 October 2011: Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Qld
Brisbane Regional Forum 2011
"The Indigenous Human Rights Network Australia (IHRNA)
invites members and those interested in becoming members to
attend Regional Forums across Australia in 2011. Membership
is free and open to individuals who are actively working in
and/or are interested in Indigenous human rights."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://ihrnaustralia.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
Newsletter date: 6 October 2011
Contents:
* Sydney public forum launching a national campaign calling for a Moratorium on Income Management - 6 October 2011
* Alice Springs public forum: No Income Management - Women demand a Moratorium on Income Management - 13 October 2011
* Media Release by Aboriginal activist and trained lawyer Michael Anderson
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 26 events from 6 October 2011
Newsletter date: 2 October 2011
Contents:
* Reminder of change of venue of 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up' launch with Barb Shaw
* A Tribute to Aboriginal Youth Suicide and Stolen Generations: 10 October 2011
* NT government's draft update to its English in schools policy
* Plan to truck nuclear waste through SA on way to NT
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 29 events from 2 October 2011
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles
* REMINDER OF CHANGE OF VENUE OF 'REBUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP' LAUNCH WITH BARB SHAW:
Click on the links for details of the events ...
Event: Wed 28 September 2011: Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Qld
Homelands Campaign training session
Amnesty International Qld/ Northern NSW
"The training is designed for activists who
want to play an active role in the campaign,
within their local group or as a part of the
Homelands Action Group."
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/qld/event/26674/
Event: Wed 5 October 2011: Brisbane, Qld
One-day Conference:
Human rights and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Hosted by Amnesty International Qld/Northern NSW
