Victoria

WGAR News: NT govt's English in schools policy; Trucking nuclear waste through SA on way to NT

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:

Upcoming Melbourne & Vic Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 6 events from 27 September 2011

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Event: Tue 27 September 2011: cnr Bourke & Spring Sts
Vigil: Hands off the Kimberley
"Vigil in solidarity with the community of Broome &
traditional owners of the Kimberley region, who
have for too long suffered at the hands of
corporate greed."
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/48892

Event: Tue 27 September 2011: Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic
Melbourne Keep the Kimberley Info Night
"We thought it would be great to clarify all the
information surrounding James Price Point, the gas plant

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WGAR News: Online petition: Call for a moratorium on government Income management

Newsletter date: 24 September 2011

Contents:
* Change of venue of 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up' launch with Barb Shaw
* Call for a Moratorium on Government Income Management
* Melbourne’s only Aboriginal school wins fight against closure
* National Sorry Day Committee: National Curriculum Online Petition
* Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians
* Jeff McMullen: Don’t buy the NT Intervention lie
* Review of the book "Walk With Us" - Aboriginal views on the NT Intervention
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Other articles

Refugee activists oppose removing human rights from Migration Act

Refugee Action Collective Media Release: 20/9/2011 Refugee activists oppose removing human rights from Migration Act; All MPs who support human rights should vote against Gillard’s amendments.

The Refugee Action Collective opposes the proposed changes to the Migration Act by the Labor government and any amendments proposed by the Liberal opposition. It believes all amendments seek to strip any safeguards for human rights and defies international law.

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Sylvia Creek update - Injunction on logging extended to February 6th 2012

MyEnvironment wins interlocutory injunction! This morning the Supreme Court case for an interlocutory injunction was heard in Melbourne for alleged logging of Leadbeaters possum habitat by VicForests.

There is now an injunction in place for the Gun Barrel coupe at Sylvia Creek! The case will be heard by Justice Osborn on Feb 6, 2012. This is the same Justice who heard the Environment East Gippsland vs VicForests case over Brown Mountain. A big thank you to all who have supported the case so far. The work is now just beginning so we will continue to keep you up to date.

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WGAR News: Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barbara Shaw - 3-9 October 2011

Newsletter date: 18 September 2011
Newsletter updated: 2 October 2011

Contents:
* Natalie Wasley and Paddy Gibson: Report back from the Northern Territory - 19 Sep 2011
* Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barbara Shaw - 3-9 Oct 2011
* 'Aboriginal anti-nuclear film to kick off Berlin festival'
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 18 September 2011
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

Global 24 hours of action for Australia's forests. Join us on 8 Oct 2011 and say No Harvey No!

On Saturday 8 October in Australia (which might be your 7th or 8th Oct depending on timezone) join us to stand up for our forests at Harvey Norman stores and other locations across Australia and the planet and say

No Harvey Norman No! Stop selling Aussie forest destruction!

Australia's world-class forests are still being ripped apart by industrial logging operations every single day. The destruction of our native forests is placing our threatened species, clean air and water, and climate in serious danger.

WGAR News: "The Intervention is killing our people" - IRAG media release

Newsletter date: 15 September 2011

Contents:
* Nicole Watson: Intervention’s measures are inhumane, degrading
* IRAG media release: "The Intervention is killing our people"
* Fourth anniversary of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
* Muckaty (NT) Aboriginal activists to address Melbourne conference
* Video compilation from the Sydney book launch of "Walk With Us"
* Tracker Magazine Analysis / Opinion on various issues
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 32 events from 15 September 2011

Refugee activists call on pro-refugee Labor MPs to cross the floor

Media Release 13/9/2011 The Refugee Action Collective condemns Labor’s plan to try and change the Migration Act to make the Malaysian “solution” lawful in the wake of the High Court victory.

We reiterate our demand to end all offshore processing. Asylum seekers should be processed on the mainland, in the community.

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Upcoming Melbourne & Vic Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 7 events from 15 September 2011

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Event: Thu 15 September 2011: Bundoora, Melbourne, Vic
Our Generation Film Screening
With special guest speaker:
Walpiri leader Valerie Martin Napaljari from Yunedumu
Hosted by ESP (Equality, Sustainability and Peace) group at
La Trobe University
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/our-generation-documentary-screening-at-la-trobe...
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

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