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WGAR News: Speeches from Canberra rally against NT waste dump; Upcoming Aboriginal Rights events

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 19/06/2011 - 3:10pm

Newsletter date: 19 June 2011

Contents:
* Aboriginal Rights - Upcoming events around Australia - From 19 June 2011
* Speeches from Canberra rally against NT waste dump
* Plans for Australia to become world’s nuclear waste dump
* Background to Muckaty nuclear waste dump

ABORIGINAL RIGHTS - UPCOMING EVENTS AROUND AUSTRALIA - FROM 19 JUNE 2011:

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

27 May to Sun 9 October 2011: Kalgoorlie, WA
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to Muckaty nuclear waste dump

Aboriginal Rights - Upcoming events around Australia - From 19 June 2011

Plans for Australia to become world’s nuclear waste dump

Ballerrt Mooroop Campaign Update 14th June 2011

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 19/06/2011 - 11:57am

Gary and Dottie have asked if people can continue to come to Ballerrt Mooroop College and support the picket, especially over the next few days. While there hasn’t been any direct threat communicated, it is important that we remain vigilant. It is possible that work could commence tomorrow (14th June) after the long weekend.

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Victoria

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Defending Indigenous Rights

Ballert Mooroop College

WGAR News: Australia rejects international calls for action

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 14/06/2011 - 9:41am

Newsletter date: 14 June 2011

Contents:
* Australia rejects International Calls for Action
* Endorsing 'An Alternative to the NT Intervention' document
* Funds needed to take delegates to Darwin for Prescribed Area Peoples’ Alliance gathering
* 'Our Generation' awarded ‘Best Campaign Film’
* Aboriginal Rights - Upcoming events around Australia - From 14 June 2011
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other Aboriginal articles

AUSTRALIA REJECTS INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR ACTION:

- Media Statement

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Endorsing 'An Alternative to the NT Intervention' document

Funds needed to take delegates to Darwin for Prescribed Area Peoples’ Alliance PAPA gathering

'Our Generation' awarded ‘Best Campaign Film’

Aboriginal Rights - Upcoming events around Australia - From 14 June 2011

The universally unconstitutional war on drugs

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 13/06/2011 - 11:47am

The reversal of the onus of proof in drug-possession cases is incompatible with the rule of law and is therefore unconstitutional in all jurisdictions.

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presumption of innocence

6:30- 8pm Monday 4 July Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop on short-lived climate forcers, deforestation and agriculture GHG mitigation

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 09/06/2011 - 2:52pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 04/07/2011 -

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location:

Fritz Loewe Theatre (entry via level 2), McCoy Building, University of Melbourne, Cnr Elgin & Swanston Streets, Carlton

Contact Name:

Pablo

Contact Phone:

03 8383 2232

Contact Email:

Pablo@beyondzeroemissions.org

Website:

www.beyondzeroemissions.org.au

Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop worked until 2010 as a Principal Scientist with the Queensland Government Department of Environment and Resources Management Remote Sensing Centre. He was responsible for assessing and monitoring vegetation cover, structure and trend across the state.

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Victoria

WGAR News: Aboriginal Rights - Upcoming events around Australia - June 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 07/06/2011 - 11:14am

Newsletter date: 7 June 2011

Contents:
* Aboriginal Rights - Upcoming events around Australia
* Prime Minister Julia Gillard visits Alice Springs today
* Bankstown Income Management forum, 20 June 2011 - Organised by STICS
* Central Australian delegates return from UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York
* Calls for Native Title reform
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

ABORIGINAL RIGHTS - UPCOMING EVENTS AROUND AUSTRALIA:

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

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Prime Minister Julia Gillard visits Alice Springs

Bankstown Income Management forum 20 June 2011 - Organised by STICS

Central Australian delegates return from UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York

Calls for Native Title reform

Major Protest Ignites Education Department undermines Commonwealth and State Heritage Applications

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 6:49pm

Press Release 6th June At 7.00am today the VDEECD sent workers and police onto Ballerrt Mooroop College against the Community Picket to fence off two thirds of the school's land to start building a second school on the same site. There is currently a major Sit In and Blockade in protest at the education department's three year plan to build another school on the site when other schools have become vacant.

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Victoria

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indigenous rights

Ballerrt Mooroop College

Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 23/05/2011 - 6:33pm

Date and Time:

Thu, 26/05/2011 - 9:00am to Fri, 03/06/2011 - 12:00pm

Location:

Different locations around Australia

Website:

http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/get-involved/events/events-calendar

On May 26th Australia will mark Sorry Day and from May 27th to June 3rd it will mark Reconciliation Week.

To learn about events near you visit the Reconciliation Australian Events Calendar

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Refugee Action Collective (Victoria) condemns sensationalist reporting from The Herald Sun on the age of asylum seekers

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 17/05/2011 - 5:37pm

RAC Press Release 17th May 2011 The Refugee Action Collective (Victoria) condemns false, misleading and sensationalist reporting from The Herald Sun especially in the case of a piece from Anne Wright titled: 'Asylum seekers pretending to be teenagers for faster processing' posted online on Monday, May 16.

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Victoria

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asylum seekers

RAC

Retreating on climate policy - Victorian Government stops discussions on Hazelwood closure

Submitted by takver on Sun, 15/05/2011 - 12:08am

While all eyes focused on Canberra and the Federal Budget this week, the Victorian Government quietly announced that all discussions have been discontinued on retiring all or part of the Hazelwood brown coal fired power station. Environment groups strongly criticised the decision.

"Sadly, what this announcement seems to confirm is that the Coalition government has absolutely no plan to reduce greenhouse emissions in the state. Although environmental groups were unanimous in demanding the full closure and replacement of the ageing and dirty Hazelwood power station, the promised partial closure would have been a good step in the right direction" said Friends of the Earth campaigns co-ordinator, Cam Walker.

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