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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 16 events from 2 August 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 02/08/2012 - 10:40am

Newsletter date: 2 August 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 16 events from 2 August 2012

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Event: Thu 2 August 2012: Monash University, Melbourne, Vic
Our Generation film screening
A group discussion of the film afterwards
Organised by Students for Indigenous Sovereignty
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/51731
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

Event: Fri 3 August 2012: Adelaide, SA

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Climate Commission comes to Melbourne - climate risks for Victoria

Submitted by takver on Sat, 28/07/2012 - 6:15pm

I attended the Climate Commission public forum in Melbourne last Tuesday night with my daughter. I felt that it was important that she came along to see the charts on the screen, to hear from the Climate Commissioners and climate scientists directly, and perhaps question them about her future. Because global warming will have an increasing impact on the climate of the future, and the life of the kids of today, and eventually their children and future generations.

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Federal funding for new Victorian coal fired power station withdrawn

Submitted by takver on Sat, 28/07/2012 - 3:56pm

Yesterday the Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, announced withdrawal of $100 million funding for the HRL proposed coal gasification 600MW power station in the La Trobe Valley.

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 20 events from 27 July 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/07/2012 - 10:04am

Newsletter date: 27 July 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 20 events from 27 July 2012

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Event: Fri 27 July 2012: The Rocks, Sydney, NSW
Talks on The Rocks:
Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 years on
* July 27 - Gabi Widders, an Anaiwan and Gumbangier woman
"To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Tent Embassy,
The Rocks Discovery Museum has invited four
Aboriginal women to reflect on the significance
of the Embassy in their own and their family's
lives for Talks on The Rocks in July."

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 18 events from 21 July 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 20/07/2012 - 7:25pm

Newsletter date: 21 July 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 18 events from 21 July 2012

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Event: Thu 26 July 2012: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Public Forum for Constitutional Change
Invitation from Women's Reconciliation Network
With Speakers:
* Jody Broun Co Chair, National Congress of First Peoples
* Linda Burney MP Member for Canterbury
* Jacqui Phillips National Director of ANTaR
Event details: http://www.nswreconciliation.org.au/events-1/public-forum-for-constituti...

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 24 events from 14 July 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 14/07/2012 - 3:40pm

Newsletter date: 14 July 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 24 events from 14 July 2012

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Event: 14 to 18 (or 20) July 2012: Olympic Dam, SA
The Lizard's Revenge:
Olympic Dam expansion music/art/festival/protest
"Sleeping underneath the ground there is an old lizard,
Kalta the sleepy lizard. The lizard ain’t so sleepy anymore.
BHP is mining right into that Lizards body. The government
has just approved an expansion of the Olympic Dam uranium
mine, making it the biggest uranium mine in the world.

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from Laggard to Leader: Report Launch: How Australia can lead the world to Zero Carbon

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/07/2012 - 2:12pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 23/07/2012 -

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location:

Carillo Ganter Theatre, Sydney Myer Asia Centre,Cnr Swanston St & Monash Road, The University of Melbourne

Contact Name:

Pablo Brait

Contact Phone:

03 8383 2232

Contact Email:

pablo@beyondzeroemissions.org

Website:

www.beyondzeroemissions.org

Beyond Zero Emissions is challenging the excuses for inaction with a new report that makes the case for Australian leadership on climate change. The report:
highlights the true extent of Australia’s influence over global emissions;
demonstrates how the practical, problem-solving approach to sectoral decarbonisation advocated in the BZE Zero Carbon Australia Plans can be leveraged by Australia to achieve major emissions reductions globally while the UN negotiations remain deadlocked; and

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Victoria

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 22 events from 8 July 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 08/07/2012 - 1:56pm

Newsletter date: 8 July 2012

Last updated: 11 July 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 22 events from 8 July 2012

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Event: 7 June to 14 July 2012: Kings Cross, Sydney, NSW
Exhibition: Ghost Citizens: Witnessing the Intervention
Talks on Saturday 23 June at 3pm
Curator Djon Mundine OAM
Artists: Alison Alder, Bindi Cole, Fiona Foley, Dan Jones,
Chips Mackinolty, Fiona MacDonald, Sally M Mulda,
Amy Napurulla, Brendan Penzer, Michael Riley,
Deborah Vaughan, Jason Wing

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Police cut ties with Trades Hall because of a forum attended by more than 100 on the topic of Police Brutality and Racism

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 06/07/2012 - 1:12pm

Among the speakers were Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre lawyer Tamar Hopkins, Aboriginal activist Robbie Thorpe, journalist and researcher into Australian deaths in custody Gerry Georgatos and anti-racism activist Louisa Bassini - these four were invited as speakers on the topic of police brutality and racism however none of them belong to the political group or affiliated to it that coordinated the event. More than one people came to listen to them.

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Geelong

Melbourne

Victoria

Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 4 events from 3 July 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 01/07/2012 - 7:21pm

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Event: Tue 3 - Fri 20 July 2012: Bendigo & Roxby Downs
Road Trip for Change
- Step Out(back) and Learn from Country
"In July the South Australian Student Environment Network
will be running a series of epic road trips that will take you
on a journey of learning from Adelaide to Australia’s
biggest grass roots Environment Conference:
Students of Sustainability (SoS), then via the great
SA outback to Roxby Downs for the
Lizards Revenge Music/Art festival."

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Melbourne

Victoria