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Upcoming South Australia Aboriginal rights for your diary - 5 events from 26 March 2012

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Event: Thu 22 March 2012: various locations including SA
(various dates throughout Mar/Apr 12)
National Close the Gap Day
"National Close the Gap Day (NCTGD) is a way
for all Australians to join together and remind our
political leaders of their commitments to close
the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and
non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.
Our focus for 2012 is on the need for genuine,
meaningful partnership with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander health peoples at all

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National Close the Gap Day - various locations including South Australia

Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities - Public hearing in Adelaide on 2 April 2012

136th Justice and Peace Candlelight Walk in Adelaide on 7 April 2012

The Lizard's Revenge - Olympic Dam expansion music art festival protest

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 25 events from 24 March 2012

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Event: 11 February 2012 to 26 May 2012: South Bank, Brisbane, Qld
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...

Event: Tue 28 February to Sun 25 March 2012: Adelaide, SA
Exhibition: Deadly: in-between heaven and hell
Tandanya NACI and Adelaide Festival

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WGAR News: Stand For Freedom campaign delivers a petition to the Senate signed by 33,000 people

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 22/03/2012 - 10:30am

Newsletter date: 22 March 2012

Contents:
* ANTaR: 33,000 Australians Oppose Stronger Futures Bills
* Our Generation: New Study Guide launched
* ABC Sunday Nights Audio Interviews: Extending the NT intervention
* Tracker: Stronger Futures would not beat a legal challenge: judge
* Jeff McMullen: The Way Ahead: The new land grab
* More on Senate Committee's 'Stronger Futures' report
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* SBS Living Black: Barbara Shaw speaks out about Australia Day protests

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Northern Territory Intervention

More Stronger Futures Legislation related articles

Background to Stronger Futures new NT Intervention laws

Our Generation - New Study Guide launched

ABC Sunday Nights Audio Interviews - Extending the NT intervention

Tracker - Stronger Futures would not beat a legal challenge - judge

Jeff McMullen - Tracker - The Way Ahead - The new land grab

More on Senate Committee's Stronger Futures report

SBS Living Black - Barbara Shaw speaks out about Australia Day protests

Natalie Wasley - Green Left - Traditional owners to fight Ferguson's nuclear waste dump

Welcome to our website - Nyoongar Tent Embassy

Government’s Closing the Gap report card

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 26 events from 22 March 2012

Sovereign Union - Open letter to the PM from Sovereign Union spokesperson

Gerry Georgatos - Deaths in custody and Aboriginal incarceration rates

ANTaR - 33000 Australians Oppose Stronger Futures Bills

WGAR News: Responses to Senate Committee report on 'Stronger Futures' New NT Intervention laws

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 18/03/2012 - 10:55am

Newsletter date: 18 March 2012

Contents:
* Responses to Senate Committee report on 'Stronger Futures'
* Greg Barns: "Politicians ruling by stealth as wilful ignorance is allowed to flourish"
* Paddy Gibson: "Chorus of opposition greets Macklin’s extended Intervention"
* CLC: "New waste dump legislation fundamentally flawed"
* UN Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination - 21 Mar 12
* National Close the Gap Day - 22 Mar 12
* Message Sticks Festival 2012 - Sydney
* 'Our Generation' Film screenings - Melbourne, Sydney & NSW
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles

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Northern Territory Intervention

Paddy Gibson - Chorus of opposition greets Macklin’s extended Intervention

Central Land Council CLC - New waste dump legislation fundamentally flawed

UN Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination - 21 Mar 2012

National Close the Gap Day - 22 Mar 2012

Message Sticks Festival 2012 - Sydney

Our Generation Film screenings - Melbourne Sydney & NSW

WGAR News: Greens Senator Rachel Siewert provides an overview: "Ending the NT Intervention"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 15/03/2012 - 12:44pm

Newsletter date: 15 March 2012

Contents:
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert provides an overview: "Ending the NT Intervention"
* Senate Inquiry into Stronger Futures releases it's report
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Maurice Blackburn lawyers: "New Federal laws on nuclear waste have no impact on Muckaty legal challenge"
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 22 events from 15 March 2012

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Northern Territory Intervention

Senate Inquiry into Stronger Futures releases it's report

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 22 events from 15 March 2012

Maurice Blackburn lawyers - New Federal laws on nuclear waste have no impact on Muckaty legal challenge

Upcoming South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 6 events from 14 March 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 14/03/2012 - 6:35pm

Last updated 18 March 2012:

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Event: Tue 28 February to Sun 25 March 2012: Adelaide, SA
Exhibition: Deadly: in-between heaven and hell
Tandanya NACI and Adelaide Festival
"A major exhibition of newly commissioned works
by eight leading Australian Aboriginal artists and
collectives. ... For many Indigenous peoples,
'heaven on Earth' is the divine world shaped by
ancestral creators, where connection to country
and culture are in harmony with the experience
of self and community. At the other extreme, the

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South Australia

WGAR News: 28 Leading Australians call on government to abandon the Stronger Futures legislation

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 14/03/2012 - 4:23pm

Newsletter date: 14 March 2012

Contents:
* Statement supported by 28 Leading Australians
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Nuclear waste dump laws pass the Senate
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 19 events from 14 March 2012

* STATEMENT SUPPORTED BY 28 LEADING AUSTRALIANS:

- The Statement

Statement supported by 28 Leading Australians

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Northern Territory Intervention

More Stronger Futures Legislation related articles

Background to Stronger Futures new NT Intervention laws

Nuclear waste dump laws pass the Senate

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 19 events from 14 March 2012

BRING JULIAN ASSANGE HOME - National RALLY ALERT

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 13/03/2012 - 6:13pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 13/03/2012 - 12:00pm to Mon, 19/03/2012 - 6:00pm

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DFAT offices around Australia. Australian Embassies around the world

BRING JULIAN ASSANGE HOME!'

STANDBY ALERT to RALLY

Across Australia and around the world at Australian Embassies.

Stating that a decision on Julian Assange's extradition will likely be issue in the next 6 days, Julian's mother, Christine Assange is calling on Australians to get ready for snap rally's across the country, as the decision should come down between March 6 - 14th 2012

This is close to home. When someone is dragged from the pack. We go back for them. It is expected that the appeal outcome to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden will be announced between March 6 - 14.

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Violence breeds violence, police brutality is just not on, shouldn't be!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 13/03/2012 - 3:44pm

Some call for police to stop investigating police, others call for just common decency, when will police be brought into line with the rest of us, and for their sakes too, in being held accountable for behaviour that just makes it too difficult for us to trust in each other?

To get the justice done, the splintered, shard-like "left" needs to coalesce

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Fri, 09/03/2012 - 11:32pm

Gerry Georgatos

The compassionate left wing screams for social justice and argues for our governments and society's institutions to have a heart and help people from the bottom end up, and to desist with the proposition that they can achieve for the downtrodden by working from the top end of town and down.

The bona fide left wing is fractious and forever splintering and yet it calls out for groundswells of people power to coalesce in mass social movements which will give rise to cultural waves.