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

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 18/09/2011 - 12:07pm

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

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Northern Territory Intervention

Natalie Wasley and Paddy Gibson - Report back from the Northern Territory - 19 Sep 2011

Aboriginal anti-nuclear film to kick off Berlin festival

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 34 events from 18 September 2011

Melbourne Keep the Kimberley Info Night

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 16/09/2011 - 10:08pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 27/09/2011 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Location:

Kindness House 288 Brunswick St Fitzroy, Victoria

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=236001969786042&ref=notif&notif_t=event_invite

Hey all,

We're hosting an info night at Kindness House in Fitzroy. We thought it would be great to clarify all the information surrounding James Price Point, the gas plant and the rest of the Kimberley, to make sure we're all on the same page.

We will have presentations and discussions on the issue and present what has happened so far and what we intend to do over the coming months to years.

This is a great chance to clarify any questions you may have and consolidate the Melbourne Kimberley community's approach to this fight.

Feel free to bring along anyone interested.

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Melbourne

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

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 15/09/2011 - 9:12am

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

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Nicole Watson: Intervention’s measures are inhumane degrading

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

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 32 events from 15 September 2011

The Big Picture screening QUEEN OF THE SUN.

Submitted by rosshouse on Wed, 14/09/2011 - 2:54pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 04/10/2011 -

6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location:

Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne

Contact Name:

Steph

Contact Phone:

0396501599

Contact Email:

steph.donse@rosshouse.org.au

Website:

www.rosshouse.org.au

The Big Picture at Ross House screening QUEEN OF THE SUN - a profound and alternative look at the tragic global bee crisis... and the amazing and quirky bee people working towards bringing the balance back .

Watch the trailer http://www.queenofthesun.com/about/trailer/

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Melbourne

Freedom Socialist Party meeting: Monday 26 September, 7:00 pm Effective action is needed now on climate change

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 13/09/2011 - 7:24pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 26/09/2011 -

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:

Solidarity Salon 580 Sydney Road Brunswick

Contact Name:

Freedom Socialist Party

Contact Phone:

03 9388 - 0062

Contact Email:

freedom.socialist.party@ozemail.com.au

The mainstream media presents the debate around the Gillard Government’s Carbon Tax as a choice between this scheme or nothing. While some in the environment movement argue the government plan is better than nothing, it is important to be clear about what real action on climate change would look like. You are welcome to join this discussion about the way forward.

The meeting will also include a report on campaigns taking place for new agreements across the Australia Public Service that have seen massive votes against management offers, protected action ballots and stop work action.

Geography:

Melbourne

Chile solidarity - Melbourne, September 10 and 11

Submitted by peter on Mon, 12/09/2011 - 9:32am

On the eve of the anniversary of not only the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US, but also of the 1973 CIA-backed Pinochet coup which overthrew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende, LASNET organised a rally in solidarity with students, workers, and Indigenous people currently struggling against another right-wing government in Chile, that of Sebastian Piñera...

This was followed on Sunday by a commemoration of the September 11 coup, with speakers, music and a showing of the film "The Black Pimpernel" at Trades Hall.

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Melbourne University students to hold pro-refugee rooftop protest

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/09/2011 - 9:43pm

Student activists at the University of Melbourne will stage a rooftop protest on Tuesday September 13 to voice their opposition to offshore processing and mandatory detention. The protest, organised by the Melbourne University Refugee Action Collective (MURAC), comes as bipartisan support for offshore processing faces a crisis of legitimacy following the High Court ruling against the Malaysia Solution.

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Melbourne

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Malaysian Solution

Melbourne University pro-refugee rooftop protest

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/09/2011 - 9:41pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 13/09/2011 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location:

Grassy area outside Alice Hoy Building near the Eastern Resource Center, University of Melbourne Parkville campus.

Student activists at the University of Melbourne will stage a rooftop protest on Tuesday September 13 to voice their opposition to offshore processing and mandatory detention.

Geography:

Melbourne

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

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 11/09/2011 - 3:17pm

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

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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Northern Territory Intervention

'Our Generation' film screenings

Combating Climate Change in the Face of Liberal attacks on wind farms.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/09/2011 - 11:52am

Date and Time:

Tue, 13/09/2011 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Location:

Student Union Meetting Room, RMIT, Building 8, Level 3, Room 18.

Contact Name:

Chris

Contact Phone:

9639 8622

Contact Email:

peterson_err@hotmail.com

Presentation by Ben Courtice,

Renewable Energy campaigner with Friends of the Earth Melbourne and journalist at Green Left Weekly surrounding the Liberal's attacks on wind power. followed by discussion

The Victorian liberal government has launched an attack on Wind farms with the introduction of the new arbitrary wind guidelines which Mr Richards from Pacific Hydro has said will make the planning application process to costly to for wind farms to be a viable option. The worst of the guidelines includes a 2 km no go zone around residential dwelling.

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Melbourne