"2012's Vincent Lingiari and the Gurindji verse the Vestey Corporation."
by Gerry Georgatos, National Indigenous Times West Australian reporter
PART 1 (Part 2 will feature in the next edition)
Courtesy of the National Indigenous Times - http://www.nit.com.au/opinion/1825-the-story-of-david-a-goliath-the-yind...
Gerry Georgatos – National Indigenous Times reporter & PhD researcher Custodial Systems and Deaths in Custody
Anthony Axtell is dead - he is now another Australian prison custodial death statistic however the manner of his death indicts so much of what is wrong with the Australian prison system. Australia has one of the world's worst deaths in custody records.
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Event: Fri 28 September 2012: Fremantle, Perth, WA
John Pat memorial day against all deaths in custody
"Deaths In Custody Watch Committee of Western
Australia invites you to the Ceremony of
Remembrance for all who have died in police
& prison custody including those have died in
police pursuits."
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/52234
Event: Fri 5 - Sat 6 October 2012: Fremantle & Perth, WA
Seventh Annual National Indigenous Legal Conference
Pathways to Tomorrow:
Newsletter date: 16 September 2012
Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 16 events from 16 September 2012
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Event: Tue 18 September 2012: Byron Bay, NSW
Our Generation film screening
Nigel Stewart, Bundjalung member will be doing
a welcome & didgeridoo performance
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/screenings/tue-18-sept-byron-bay-nsw
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews
Event: Thu 20 September 2012: Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW
Newsletter date: 15 September 2012
Contents:
* SNAICC News: Today marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
* Les Malezer: Five Years On - The Fifth Anniversary Of The UN Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples
* Australian Human Rights Commission: Declaration On Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Turns Five Years Old
* Jack Waterford: $250,000 delivered to Aboriginal families at a cost of $220,000
* Solidarity Needed for Union action against Income Management
Newsletter date: 13 September 2012
Contents:
* Broome Community No Gas Hub Campaign: Activists shut down Woodside rigs at James Price Point
* Greens Christine Milne: James Price Point Senate Question
* Greens Rachel Siewert: WA Govt must ensure social, cultural impact of JPP development is examined
* Background to the Walmadan Tent Embassy, James Price Point, north of Broome, Kimberley Region, WA
* Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation: FMG 'Declassified' Then Destroyed Yindjibarndi Heritage Sites
* Background to the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation
Gerry Georgatos, courtesy of The National Indigenous Times - photo courtesy of Damian Kelly/Broome - nit.com.au - http://nit.com.au/opinion/1775-saving-walmandan-and-saving-the-whales--m...
Woodside Board directors and executive managers and Woodside's former venture partner of Chevron in the $40 billion Browse Basin LNG development proposal on Walmandan country were angry at the compulsory acquisition threats by West Australian Premier, Colin Barnett, a source within Woodside claimed.
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Event: 20 August to 14 September 2012: Yeelirrie-Leonora, WA
Walkatjurra Walkabout – Walking for Country
A one month walk from Yeelirrie to Leonora
" ... is a celebration of Wangkatja country, a testament to
the strength of the community who have fought to stop
uranium mining at Yeelirrie for over forty years, and a
chance to come together to continue share our commitment to
a sustainable future without nuclear. It is a chance to
reconnect with the land, and to revive the tradition of
walking for country."
Newsletter date: 8 September 2012
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Event: 11 September - 12 October 2012: UTS, Sydney, NSW
Exhibition:
Djalkiri - we are standing on their names - Blue Mud Bay
"Artback NT: Arts Touring and Development presents
Djalkiri: we are standing on their names -
Blue Mud Bay - the culmination of a vibrant and intensive
cross-cultural exchange between five highly respected
Yithuwa Madarrpa artists and four renowned artists
from across Australia."
Newsletter date: 24 August 2012
Contents:
* Bryan Andy, AIA: What’s a group of Aboriginal elders and community leaders doing in Canberra this week?
* SBS: Indigenous rents bungled under NT Intervention
* CAAMA: Amnesty’s Monica Morgan discusses Stronger Futures Bill
* Speech by Greens NSW MP Cate Faehrmann: Northern Territory Intervention
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* SBS World News: Paying the Price: The battle for James Price Point
