Western Australia

WGAR News: 'Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country' - Wiluna to Leonora - 16th August - 19th September 2015

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 10/08/2015 - 5:49pm

Newsletter date: 10 August 2015, 5:50pm AEST

Contents:

* Homepage of 'Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country': http://walkingforcountry.com/

* About Us - Walkatjurra Walkabout

* Information for Participants - Walkatjurra Walkabout

* WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement

Geography: 
Western Australia
Keywords: 
'Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country'
16th August - 19th September 2015 - 'Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country' - Wiluna to Leonora
Wiluna to Leonora Walk
Walkatjurra Walkabout is a celebration of Wangkatja country
connections between protecting Country and stopping uranium mining
The Walkatjurra Ranger Program
Footprints for Peace - Australia
WANFA - Western Australian Nuclear Free Alliance
ANAWA - Anti Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia
CCWA - Conservation Council of Western Australia
Aboriginal sovereignty movement
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement

WGAR News: One in ten Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders have been to jail - racialised imprisonment: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 08/08/2015 - 5:13pm

Newsletter date: 8 August 2015, 5:10pm AEST

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: One in ten Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders have been to jail - racialised imprisonment

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Yolnu youth should not be finishing up in prison [featuring Richard Trudgen, community development educator in the Arnhem]

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer
Gerry Georgatos
One in ten Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders have been to jail - racialised imprisonment
Gerry Georgatos - a researcher in suicide prevention and racism
Gerry Georgatos - a researcher in suicide prevention and racism and is involved with various national and community projects in suicide prevention
Richard Trudgen
Richard Trudgen - community development educator in the Arnhem
Yolnu youth should not be finishing up in prison
Yolngu youth should not be finishing up in prison
Western Australia - 1 in 13 in jail - a bullsh*t state of affairs
Homelessness - one in four of Australia's homeless are children
Justice Reinvestment Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal deaths in custody
Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government
Aboriginal Mental Health
Aboriginal imprisonment

WGAR News: Celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day - 4 August 2015: SNAICC

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 31/07/2015 - 1:24pm

Newsletter date: 31 July 2015

Contents:

* Event showcase: National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day Celebrate with us on August 4, 2015

* Video clip: SNAICC YouTube: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day 2015

* Videos: SNAICC YouTube channel [featuring Courtenay Dempsey, 2015 Children's Day ambassador]

Geography: 
Australia
ACT
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
Event showcase - National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day Celebrate with us on August 4 2015
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day 2015
Courtenay Dempsey - 2015 Children's Day ambassador
Celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day - 4 August 2015
SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
NACCHO supports Little People Big Futures by celebrating Children's Day 4 August 2015
NACCHO - National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Upcoming Event: 6 August 2015: Protecting Country - stop forced closures of Aboriginal Homelands - Movie night - ANU Food Co-op Canberra

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 30/07/2015 - 7:02pm

https://indymedia.org.au/events/protecting-country-stop-forced-closures-...

Movies:

Speeches recorded at Matagarup Tent Embassy by Eleanor Gilbert;
2 x (Yeellerie/Kintyre) WA No Uranium mines campaign info (5min) docos;
'Protecting Manuwangku' No National Nuclear Waste Dump campaign movie (half hour).

Date and Time:
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Geography: 
Canberra
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
Protecting Country - stop forced closures of Aboriginal Homelands - Movie night 6 August 2015
ANU Food Co-op Canberra
Speeches recorded at Matagarup Tent Embassy by Eleanor Gilbert
WA No Uranium mines campaign
'Protecting Manuwangku' No National Nuclear Waste Dump campaign movie
Matagarup
Matargarup
Matargarup - Western Australian Aboriginal Tent Embassy

WGAR News: WA facing legal challenge over 'stolen wages' payments: Emma Alberici & Ginny Stein, ABC Lateline

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 1:33pm

Newsletter date: 29 July 2015

Contents:

* Video: Emma Alberici & Ginny Stein, ABC Lateline: WA facing legal challenge over 'stolen wages' payments

* Video & News Analysis: Ginny Stein, ABC Lateline: Long fight for stolen wages for Western Australia's Aboriginal stockmen and women

* Homepage of Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia: http://www.als.org.au/

Geography: 
Australia
Sydney
Queensland
Melbourne
Western Australia
Keywords: 
Emma Alberici & Ginny Stein - ABC Lateline
WA facing legal challenge over 'stolen wages' payments
Long fight for stolen wages for Western Australia's Aboriginal stockmen and women
'stolen wages' of former Aboriginal pastoral workers
ALSWA - Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia
Melissa Sweet - health journalist and Croakey co-ordinator
Croakey - the Crikey health blog
Federal Ministers urged to avert Aboriginal health tragedy in western Sydney
AMSWS - Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney
Kenji Sato - The Wire
Indigenous leaders call for curriculum overhaul
education that teaches and supports local indigenous culture language and knowledge systems
Yapaneyepuk symposium in Melbourne
Yapaneyepuk 'Walking Together to Make a Difference' An Indigenous Education Symposium
Amy McQuire - New Matilda
Seven Years Of Noel Pearson Trials Have Led Aurukun To The Bottom Of the National Heap
Noel Pearson - New Matilda

WGAR News: Jessica has been sleeping in a wheelchair in city carparks: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 26/07/2015 - 1:44pm

Newsletter date: 26 July 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Jessica has been sleeping in a wheelchair in city carparks

* Background: The Stringer - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheStringerNews

* News Analysis: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Jennifer Kaeshagen sets up The First Nations Homelessness Project

Geography: 
Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
Matargarup (Heirisson Island)
Matargarup
Matagarup
Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp
Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp
Jennifer Kaeshagen - coordinator - The First Nations Homelessness Project
Jennifer Kaeshagen - The Stringer
Jessica has been sleeping in a wheelchair in city carparks
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer
To support or be supported by The First Nations Homelessness Project email contact at thestringer.com.au or phone / text 0449 655 282 - Jennifer Kaeshagen - coordinator
Jennifer Kaeshagen sets up The First Nations Homelessness Project
The Stringer's Editorial policy
Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)
Aboriginal sovereignty movement

WGAR News: Let's Talk's Amy McQuire puts a spotlight on the issue of Family Violence through the voices of several strong Aboriginal women

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 24/07/2015 - 5:39pm

Newsletter date: 24 July 2015

Contents:

* Audio Interviews: Let's Talk: Family Violence: Amy McQuire puts a spotlight on the issue through the voices of several strong Aboriginal women [featuring Yvonne Sampi, Bernadette Angus & Judy Atkinson]

* Audio Interview: Amy McQuire & Tiga Bayles, Let's Talk: Priscilla Collins, CEO, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
Amy McQuire & Tiga Bayles - Let's Talk - 98.9 FM
Let's Talk 98.9 FM Family Violence audio interviews
strong Aboriginal women - Safe House employees Yvonne Sampi & Bernadette Angus
Aboriginal traumatologist Judy Atkinson
Aboriginal women victims of family violence
Yvonne Sampi Bernadette Angus & Judy Atkinson - Let's Talk - 98.9 FM
Yvonne Sampi - Let's Talk - 98.9 FM
Bernadette Angus - Let's Talk - 98.9 FM
Priscilla Collins - Let's Talk - 98.9 FM
NAAJA - North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
Grace Pashley Adam Evans & Cassandra Tim - NIRS Weekly News-in-Review
Adele Cox - First Nations suicide prevention advocate - NIRS Weekly News-in-Review
Antoinette Braybrook - Victoria's Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service - NIRS Weekly News-in-Review
Shane Duffy - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Service - NIRS Weekly News-in-Review
Royal Commission into Family Violence Victoria
stolen wages reparations in Queensland
Prof Ted Wilkes - NIRS Weekly News-in-Review

WGAR News: The issue of our time - 1 in 3 deaths by suicide: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 21/07/2015 - 6:36am

Newsletter date: 21 July 2015; last updated 22 July 2015 11:30 am AEST

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The issue of our time - 1 in 3 deaths by suicide

* News Analysis: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: We would like to mediate a way forward for the homeless with the City of Perth

Geography: 
Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
Gerry Georgatos
The issue of our time - 1 in 3 deaths by suicide
Gerry Georgatos - a researcher in suicide prevention and in racism
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer
The Stringer's Editorial policy
We would like to mediate a way forward for the homeless with the City of Perth
Elder Bella Bropho
Bella Bropho
Matargarup (Heirisson Island)
Heirisson Island
Heirisson Island - WA
Matargarup
Matagarup
Daisy Waters - Platform News
Defying Ignorant Politicians on the Homeless in WA
veteran campaigner Gerry Georgatos
Stop selling 'resilience' as panacea to the poor and marginalised
WGAR Background to Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities
Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities
Aboriginal youth suicide
Aboriginal homelessness

WGAR News: Gerry Georgatos Speaks out on Aboriginal Suicide: Lorena Walker on Strong Voices, CAAMA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 16/07/2015 - 12:06pm

Newsletter date: 16 July 2015, 12:05pm AEST

Contents:

* Audio Interview: Lorena Walker on Strong Voices, CAAMA: Gerry Georgatos Speaks out on Aboriginal Suicide.

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Stop examining the oppressed, instead examine the oppressor - this will do in racism & marginalisation

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Western Australia
Keywords: 
Gerry Georgatos
Gerry Georgatos - CAAMA
Gerry Georgatos - CAAMA Radio
Lorena Walker - Strong Voices - CAAMA
CAAMA - Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
Gerry Georgatos Speaks out on Aboriginal Suicide
Gerry Georgatos - researcher into Aboriginal suicide
Gerry Georgatos - Aboriginal rights campaigner and community consultant of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander suicide prevention evaluation project
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP)
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer
Stop examining the oppressed - instead examine the oppressor - this will do in racism & marginalisation
The Stringer's Editorial policy
WGAR Background to Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities
Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities
Aboriginal Suicide
Aboriginal Mental Health

WGAR News: Fudging the Numbers: Indigenous Suicide: Erik Carson, Platform News [Featuring Gerry Georgatos, suicide researcher]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 15/07/2015 - 9:48pm

Newsletter date: 16 July 2015

Contents:

* Analysis: Erik Carson, Platform News: Fudging the Numbers: Indigenous Suicide [Featuring Gerry Georgatos]

* Homepage: Welcome to Platform News - Perth's independent news - engage, enrich & entrust: http://www.platformnews.com.au/

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
Erik Carson
Erik Carson - Platform News
Fudging the Numbers - Indigenous Suicide
Gerry Georgatos
Gerry Georgatos - Platform News
Gerry Georgatos - researcher into Aboriginal suicide
Silent Assassin - Suicide in WA
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer
Platform News - Perth's independent news - engage enrich & entrust
WGAR Background to Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities
Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities
Aboriginal Suicide
Aboriginal Mental Health