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The Australian prison system has failed; warehouses of illness & death. Bring on Bastoy for starters

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 08/05/2012 - 11:30pm

Gerry Georgatos
If you want to know the hearts and minds of a nation, of its consciousness, of its legislators, then day and night look into our prisons.

The two century old modern day prison experiment is failing, that is if we look at the spiralling incarceration rates, adult and youth, and if we look at re-offending rates, the recidivism.

My PhD research argues that people who enter the prison experience, who are incarcerated for relatively short or long terms leave the prison experience worse than they came in.

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Control bill pushed to target Aboriginal peoples and to erode civil liberties

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 06/05/2012 - 4:09pm

Gerry Georgatos
Australia-wide Aboriginal organisations, communities and rights advocates are more than just apprehensive of the consolidated push by State and Territory governments for the introduction of Criminal Association Control Bills better known as anti-association laws – in Western Australia, the Criminal Organisation Bill 2012 appears that it will be passed and within days.

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Renters stress hits the Blackwood - time for a renters alliance Australia-wide

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 22/04/2012 - 1:01pm

Gerry Georgatos
We have all heard about mortgage stress however renters' stress has received comparatively little mention according to Lea Keenan, coordinator of the WA Renters Alliance. Ms Keenan said that rising rents are not confined to Perth and the north west however "are just as out of control in the south west."

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How many more suicides before we open our eyes and ears?

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 21/04/2012 - 8:00am

Gerry Georgatos
Kabi Kabi Elder, and Bundaberg campus coordinator Nulloo Yumbah at Central Queensland University, Cheri Yavu-Kama-Harathunian said she is devastated by the rising disenfranchisement of Aboriginal youth, and the world's highest suicide rates - of Australia's Aboriginal children.

"Across my desk came a study that reported 'the number of completed Indigenous suicides (in the Kimberley) last year exceeded the Australian Defence Force fatalities in Afghanistan'. I cannot comprehend this statement. It is too much," said Mrs Yavu-Kamu-Harathunian.

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Olive branch offered on Ta Ann markets campaign in Tasmania

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/04/2012 - 4:07pm

Environment groups have offered to suspend their markets campaign in Japan for one month while forest peace talks proceed, on the condition that logging ceases in the 572,000 ha of verified high conservation value forests whilst negotiations about protecting them take place.

“It’s a moratorium for a moratorium,” said Peg Putt of Markets for Change.

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Huon Valley Environment Centre

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

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 24/03/2012 - 2:01pm

Click on the links for details of the events ...

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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Tasmanian tree sitter reaches 100 days.

Submitted by Flowerpower on Fri, 23/03/2012 - 5:27pm

Media Release March 23rd 2012 Miranda Gibson has been at the top of a tree in Tasmania’s threatened forest for 100 days. Ms Gibson’s extraordinary effort began in mid-december when she climbed to the top of the tree vowing to remain on her tree-top platform until the area was protected, as it should have been according to the Intergovernmental Agreement. Miranda celebrated her 100th day amid snow.

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Logging protest Tasmania

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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

Tasmanian tree sitter launches Japanese awareness campaign

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 17/03/2012 - 9:57pm

March 13th Still Wild Still Threatened Press Release Today Still Wild Still Threatened spokesperson Miranda Gibson is launching a campaign in Japan. Miranda Gibson has been living at the top of a tree, known as The Observer Tree, since December 14 2011 and her action has received international attention.

The innovative campaign to outreach the Observer Tree to the people of Japan will raise awareness of the threatened forests of Tasmania.

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logging Tasmania