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Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 7 events from 21 June 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 17/06/2012 - 3:57pm

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Event: Thu 21 June 2012: Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic
Arena Magazine and Arena Journal, and
concerned Australians invite you to attend
INTERVENTION
A Public Forum on the Northern Territory Intervention
into Indigenous communities and the
Stronger Futures legislation.
Chair: Gary Foley
Speakers:
* Professor Jon Altman
* Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
* The Hon. Alastair Nicholson
* Barbara Shaw
Incorporating the launch of:
Arena Magazine’s special issue on the NT Intervention
and Arena Journal’s special issue on settler colonialism

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Melbourne

Victoria

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 19 events from 17 June 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 17/06/2012 - 3:03pm

Newsletter date: 17 June 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 19 events from 17 June 2012

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Event: 4 May - 8 July 2012: Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW
Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud
Photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
Curated by Sandy Edwards
Head On Photo Festival
""The photographs are excellent. They are a moving
portrayal of Aboriginal Australia that all Australians
aught to know about on an issue that wont go away."
- John Pilger, Writer and Filmmaker, January 2012"

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BZE Discussion Group - Repowering Port Augusta

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 16/06/2012 - 3:16pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 02/07/2012 -

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location:

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

Website:

http://beyondzeroemissions.org/events/discussion-group

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The monthly discussion group, focusing on solutions to climate change,
is brought to you by Beyond Zero Emissions and our Zero Carbon
Australia project partner, the Melbourne Energy Institute.
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Melbourne

Hazara refugee threatens to sue ABC over Four Corners story

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Thu, 14/06/2012 - 6:10am

by: Paul Maley, National Security Correspondent
From: The Australian June 14, 2012
A HAZARA refugee named on the ABC's Four Corners program as an "agent" of people-smugglers is threatening legal action against the national broadcaster unless an apology is issued and the "defamatory" claims withdrawn.

Medhi Rezaiee was named as collecting a payment on behalf of his brother, Mohammed Ali, as part of a Four Corners program into people-smuggling activities in Australia.

Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 10 events from 13 June 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 12/06/2012 - 1:03pm

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Event: Wed 13 June 2012: Carlton South, Melbourne, Vic
Lizards Revenge - Info Night (Melbourne)
"Come along to have your questions answered &
find out more about the Lizards revenge DIY
music, arts blockade/festival in South Australia
14-18 July. Find out more about Transport,
logistics, actions & legals. We will have speakers
spoken word performances & a short film."
Event details: http://www.facebook.com/events/370448663002867/
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/51194

Geography:

Melbourne

Victoria

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 21 events from 12 June 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 12/06/2012 - 12:57pm

Newsletter date: 12 June 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 21 events from 12 June 2012

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Special Public Forum on Racism and Police Violence at Trades Hall, Melbourne

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 11/06/2012 - 3:18pm

Date and Time:

Thu, 21/06/2012 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location:

SA Centre, Trades Hall - corner of Victoria St and Lygon St

Website:

www.sa.org.au

Socialist Alternative invites you to a
SPECIAL PUBLIC FORUM
Racism and Police Violence
Thursday June 21, 6:30pm
SA Centre, Trades Hall
(corner of Victoria St and Lygon St)

Speakers:
Tamar Hopkins, Principal Solicitor for Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre, industry expert on police and racism
Robbie Thorpe, Aboriginal activist and one of the Organisers of the Victorian Tent Embassy
Gerry Georgatos, Journalist and PhD researcher into Australian deaths in custody and Australian prisons and detention centres
Louisa Bassini, Long-time Socialist and anti-racism activist

Geography:

Geelong

Melbourne

Victoria

Special public forum on racism and police violence at Trades Hall, Melbourne

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 11/06/2012 - 3:14pm

Socialist Alternative invites you to a
SPECIAL PUBLIC FORUM
Racism and Police Violence
Thursday June 21, 6:30pm
SA Centre, Trades Hall
(corner of Victoria St and Lygon St)

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Melbourne Zoo and DSE fail to shut down rival with superior wildlife shows

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 10/06/2012 - 9:51pm

Hands-on reptile parties are back on the agenda in Melbourne after a small business shut down by the government regains it's licence.
After an interesting week, Australia’s best reptile parties, run by corruption whistleblower Raymond Hoser are back in business.

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business closed down improperly

Human Rights Alliance media release - The Australian Government is lying - they told me they knew, and face to face

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 09/06/2012 - 6:43pm

The piecemeal release of a score of Indonesian children from adult prisons is not enough

Another four children have been released from Australian adult prisons, following the three children released several weeks back, and therefore they were wrongly convicted. It is good they are going home to their families.