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Adelaide CBD Book Launch: A Decision to Discriminate - Aboriginal Disempowerment in the NT

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 17/11/2012 - 11:53am

Date and Time:

Sun, 09/12/2012 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location:

Please note the new venue: Pilgrim Hall, 12 Flinders St, Adelaide CBD

Website:

http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/ADTD_launch_flyer_Adelaide.pdf

Event: Sun 9 December 2012: Adelaide CBD, SA
International Human Rights Day Book Launch
Note new date and venue!
The Women’s International League for Peace
and Freedom (WILPF) will be launching the book:
A Decision to Discriminate
- Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory
released by 'concerned Australians'
Launched by:
* Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra OAM,
representing the Yolngu Nations
* Rosalie Kunoth Monks OAM,
representing the Alyawaar Nations
"This is a rare opportunity to meet with
these two distinguished Elders and
to hear first-hand stories."

Geography:

Adelaide

South Australia

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 20 events from 17 November 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 17/11/2012 - 10:48am

Newsletter date: 17 November 2012

Updated 22 November 2012 to include new venue for the Adelaide Book Launch on Sun 9 Dec 12

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Event: 17 November - 23 December 2012: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Theatrical Documentary: Beautiful One Day
"Beautiful One Day is a theatrical documentary
about the irrepressible life and times of Palm
Island. Three theatre companies (Belvoir,
Ilbijerri, and version 1.0) came together in 2011
over a shared sense of outrage at the injustices
surrounding a death in custody in 2004. But,

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Adelaide & South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 5 events from 12 November 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 11/11/2012 - 2:00pm

Updated 22 November 2012 to include new venue for the Adelaide Book Launch on Sun 9 Dec 12

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Event: Mon 12 November 2012: Hindmarsh, SA
Public Forum on the
Extinguishment of Native Title in the Cooper Basin
Public Forum hosted by Left Unity
Defend Native Title!
Defend Aboriginal Heritage!
No Shale Gas Mining in SA!
"The State government recently passed legislation
which extinguishes the rights of native title holders
to negotiate with mining companies on leases
granted before the introduction of the Native

Geography:

Adelaide

South Australia

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 18 events from 11 November 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 11/11/2012 - 12:46pm

Newsletter date: 11 November 2012

Updated 22 November 2012 to include new venue for the Adelaide Book Launch on Sun 9 Dec 12

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Event: Wed 7 to Sun 11 November 2012: Wollongong, NSW
Exhibition: Ghost Citizens: Witnessing the Intervention
Project Contemporary Artspace
"The word ‘intervention’ is popular in the art and
architecture worlds, but in this context it condemns
the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER),
Australia’s "national emergency" policy introduced in 2007.

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Adelaide and South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 5 events from 12 November 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 05/11/2012 - 4:30pm

Updated 22 November 2012 to include new venue for the Adelaide Book Launch on Sun 9 Dec 12

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Geography:

Adelaide

South Australia

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 17 events from 5 November 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 05/11/2012 - 2:59pm

Newsletter date: 5 November 2012

Updated 22 November 2012 to include new venue for the Adelaide Book Launch on Sun 9 Dec 12

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Event: Mon 5 November 2012: Glebe, Sydney, NSW
Book Launch: A Decision to Discriminate
Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory
To be launched by:
* Graeme Mundine, respected Aboriginal leader and
Executive Officer of Australian Catholic Ministry in Sydney
* Deni Langman, Traditional Owner from
Uluru in Central Australia
* Jeff McMullen AM, well known Journalist and
Indigenous advocate

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FMG/Yindjibarndi - mining deal bombshell - whistleblower blows the lid on Wirlu-murra

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 31/10/2012 - 6:45pm

The National Indigenous Times has run the story of the year - reporter Gerry Georgatos covers solicitor Kerry Savas' claims which blows the lid on the Wirlu murra and FMG - circulate this story, it's the big one that may change things - http://nit.com.au/news/2167-exclusive-mining-deal-bombshell.html
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation—BULLETIN
http://yindjibarndi.org.au/
Wednesday 31 October 2012
ANOTHER WHISTLEBLOWER DROPS FMG MINING DEAL BOMBSHELL

Prime Minister Gillard on the call for Treaty: “THERE WILL BE NO BITS OF PAPER!”

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 21/10/2012 - 4:49pm

Gerry Georgatos - (courtesy of The National Indigenous Times - nit.com.au)
“There will be no bits of paper,” said Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as Acting PM, on December 28 2009 in response to a call for a Treaty by SA’s Kaurna Elder and national CEO of the Aboriginal Political Party, Lynette Crocker.

Geography:

Australia

South Australia

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Feature

Nauru - Governments normalising racism while people suffer and die - "there is the smell of death here"

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 21/10/2012 - 11:35am

Gerry Georgatos
The veils and layers of racism are myriad – a trickle of humanity flees from persecution and horrific conditions, from civil strife, to our shores and Australian Governments react with racism, fall into the trap of justifying their racist actions, deeds and words and then normalise the racism and stereotype peoples.

Promotion:

Feature

Paul Keating interviewed by Kerry O'Brien - Sydney Writers Festival

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Fri, 12/10/2012 - 8:04am

An interesting twilight years (post prime ministerial) interview of Paul Keating by Kerry O'Brien at last year's Sydney Writers Festival - Sunday October 30, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAOPX5A6GXY

(75 minutes)