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Land deal fails important tests

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 16/07/2013 - 6:05pm

To all, a piece in The West Australian, yesterday, on a native title proposal:
LAND DEAL FAILS IMPORTANT TESTS - http://freepdfhosting.com/970ffb2f05.pdf
- Much has been made of the State Government’s billion-dollar-plus offer to the Noongar people via the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council.

But is it a genuine native title offer or a politicised move to coerce a proposition that native title rights have been settled for all those considered Noongars and that all future rights are extinguished?

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 58 events from 16 July 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 16/07/2013 - 10:52am

Newsletter date: 16 July 2013

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: Wed 17 July 2013: Narrabundah, Canberra, ACT
Families with Children with Disability Workshop at Winnunga
Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service
"1. Opening
2. Background
3. National Disability Insurance Scheme
4. Parental and Community Engagement Program
5. Feedback from Parents/Carers
6. Summary and Closing"

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WGAR News: Walkatjurra Walkabout: 3CR: Featuring Scott Ludlam, Kado Muir, Mia Pepper & Dave Sweeney

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 10/07/2013 - 4:12pm

Newsletter date: 12 July 2013

Contents:

* Community Radio 3CR: Walkatjurra Walkabout. A new mine, an old fight. [Featuring Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, Kado Muir, Mia Pepper and Dave Sweeney]
* Background to the Walkatjurra Walkabout: Stepping out against uranium mining

* David T. Rowlands, Green Left: Australian atomic massacre still ignored
* Background to Justice for Aboriginal victims of Maralinga nuclear tests

* Brian Johnstone, Tracker: How Land Rights were won… and almost lost

* Tracker: Native title tax bill passes Senate
* Background to Mabo and Native Title

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WGAR News: Muckaty traditional owner meets with minister: NITV News [Featuring Penny Phillips, TO]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 10/07/2013 - 11:13am

Newsletter date: 11 July 2013

Contents:

* NITV News: Muckaty traditional owner meets with minister [Featuring Penny Phillips, TO]
* From Muckaty to Melbourne: Dianne Stokes, TO for Muckaty is speaking at FoE on Mon 15 July 2013
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in NT, Australia

* Respect and Listen: Arnhem Land Traditional Owners in Sydney: 17-19th July 2013

* Philippa Velhinho, Green Left: Greed still threatens Kimberley paradise
* Celebrate the Kimberley in Sydney - 18 July 2013 [Featuring Traditional Owners from Arnhem Land]

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WGAR News: $1.3 billion Native Title deal divides Noongar peoples: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 09/07/2013 - 2:05pm

Newsletter date: 10 July 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: $1.3 billion Native Title deal divides Noongar peoples
* ABC News: Tent embassy group rejects native title offer
* Tracker: Native title deal angers WA Tent Embassy
* SBS World News Video: WA govt offers native title deal to Noongar group
* Tim Bray, CCI: State Government Native Title offer to provide positive benefits
* University of Otago, NZ: Setting up the Tent Embassy [Nyoongar Tent Embassy]
* Background to the Nyoongar Tent Embassy, Heirisson Island (sacred site of Matagarup), Perth, WA

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Aboriginal sovereignty movement

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Vicky Validakis - Australian Mining

Vicky Validakis - Australian Mining - Protestors line up to stop Whitehaven's Maules Creek mine

WA Tent Embassy

sacred site of Matagarup - Heirisson Island

WA Native Title offer

ABC News - Tent embassy group rejects native title offer

Tracker - Native title deal angers WA Tent Embassy

$1.3 billion Native Title deal

SBS World News Video - WA govt offers native title deal to Noongar group

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 75 events from 7 July 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 07/07/2013 - 2:48pm

Newsletter date: 7 July 2013

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: 7 to 14 July 2013: various locations in Australia
2013 National NAIDOC Week
The theme for NAIDOC Week 2013 is:
We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963
"We value the foresight, strength and determination of the
Yolngu people whose Bark Petitions set into motion a
long process of legislative and constitutional reforms

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WA events: NAIDOC Week + Land-based whale survey + 'I'm not going anywhere' Exhibition

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 06/07/2013 - 8:00pm

Perth and Western Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 7 to 14 July 2013: various locations including WA
2013 National NAIDOC Week
The theme for NAIDOC Week 2013 is:
We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963
"We value the foresight, strength and determination of the
Yolngu people whose Bark Petitions set into motion a
long process of legislative and constitutional reforms
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people."
The focus city for National NAIDOC celebrations is Perth

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Perth and Western Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

What future does this little boy have? 5 hours ago the first car bomb was detonated in Samawa

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Thu, 04/07/2013 - 8:05am

I woke this morning to a message and photo from Samawa, Iraq, hometown of my good friend Riyadh Al-Hakimi. Riyadh came to Australia in 1993 as a child refugee with his family fleeing the prospect of persecution. We met at university, I was the general manager of a Student Guild and coordinator of Students Without Borders and Riyadh was an international relations student, now graduated.

WGAR News: NT move to mandatory alcohol rehabilitation sparks controversy: The Guardian UK

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 02/07/2013 - 6:55pm

Newsletter date: 3 July 2013

Contents:

* Northern Territory Government: Robyn Lambley - Minister of Health: Day One of Alcohol Mandatory Treatment
* NIRS: NT compulsory treatment policy gets through Parliament
* Malcolm Sutton, The Guardian UK: NT move to mandatory alcohol rehabilitation sparks controversy
* Julie Edwards, The Guardian UK: Northern Territory alcohol mandatory treatment is an affront to liberty
* Concerned Territorians: Time to Stop and Re-think our Approach to Alcohol Policy in the Territory
* Current Campaigns: NAAJA opposes the Mandatory Alcohol Treatment Bill

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“What do these blacks want? An education? Send them back to the bush where they belong."

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 02/07/2013 - 4:11pm

Courtesy of The Stringer, “What do these blacks want? An education? Send them back to the bush where they belong.” - http://thestringer.com.au/what-do-these-blacks-want-an-education-send-th... - by Gerry Georgatos - June 30th, 2013 - Today, Yothu Yindi’s great songwriter, musician, educator and social justice campaigner is at rest. Mr Yunupingu rocked the boat on racist stereotypes as he called for equality, and through Treaty.

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