Western Australia | Indymedia Australia

[WGAR-news] Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 9 events from 29 August 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 01/09/2012 - 2:03pm

Newsletter date: 29 August 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 9 events from 29 August 2012

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

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

Geography:

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 10 events from 21 August 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 21/08/2012 - 12:12pm

Newsletter date: 21 August 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 10 events from 21 August 2012

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

Fri 10 - Sun 26 August 2012: Darwin, NT
Official Opening Fri 10 Aug
Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud
Photographer Jagath Dheerasekara, human rights defender
This traveling exhibition is a collaborative project with
* the Manuwangku (Muckaty) Traditional Owners,
* the Beyond Nuclear Initiative (BNI) and
* Amnesty International.
Presented by the Environment Centre NT
in association with Darwin Festival

Geography:

WGAR News: Aboriginal professor blasts Australia over land rights and the NT intervention

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 20/08/2012 - 4:12pm

Newsletter date: 20 August 2012

Contents:
* Sovereign Union: Townsville professor blasts Australia over land rights and Intervention at international conference
* NIT: It’s a resounding no to Mal Brough
* Duncan Kennedy, BBC: Debate over Australia welfare 'credit card'
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Peter Robson: NT elections: some progressive choices among law and order slugfest
* Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation: Federal Court highlights FMG liability at Solomon

Geography:

Keywords:

Sovereign Union - Townsville professor blasts Australia over land rights and Intervention at international conference

NIT - It’s a resounding no to Mal Brough

Duncan Kennedy - BBC - Debate over Australia welfare credit card

Peter Robson - NT elections - some progressive choices among law and order slugfest

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation - Federal Court highlights FMG liability at Solomon

Sovereign Union - Gugada Embassy to be established in Pt Augusta - SA

West Australian - Protesters invade Premier's home - WA

Rachel Siewert - Greens to examine funding for petrol sniffing programs

Greens MPs - Acting on Muckaty before the Federal Court challenge is complete

WGAR News: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples - August 9, 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 17/08/2012 - 3:08pm

Newsletter date: 17 August 2012

Contents:

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples - August 9, 2012:

* Congress hosted a media forum to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
* ANTaR: "Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices"
* Amnesty: Indigenous Peoples’ rights need to move from aspiration to reality

* Amnesty: Response to the story published in The Australian: "Amnesty a racist organisation"

* Tracker: UN Special Rapporteur Anaya to probe mining impact

Save the Kimberley:

* Tracker: WA gas hub proponents try to sway Brown

Geography:

Global/International

Australia

Western Australia

Keywords:

Congress hosted a media forum to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

ANTaR - Indigenous Media - Empowering Indigenous Voices

Amnesty - Indigenous Peoples’ rights need to move from aspiration to reality

Amnesty - Response to the story published in The Australian - Amnesty a racist organisation

Tracker - UN Special Rapporteur Anaya to probe mining impact

Tracker - WA gas hub proponents try to sway Brown

Kerrianne Cox - LNG Development in the Kimberley - Culturally and environmentally sustainable?

Greens Rachel Siewert - The right to a peaceful JPP protest must be respected

Greens Rachel Siewert - Greens call for independent analysis of JPP whale populations

Greens Rachel Siewert - James Price Point - too precious to lose to short term gas profits

Victory - Facebook removes racist page called Aboriginal Memes

Tracker - Abbott announces plans to amend RDA

Federal court highlights FMG liability at Solomon

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 16/08/2012 - 2:10pm

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation
Thursday 16 August 2012
http://yindjibarndi.org.au/

The Federal Court has declared that a determination of native title in favour of the Yindjibarndi People over the land affected by Fortescue Metals Group’s (FMG) Solomon Project may expose FMG to a liability to pay compensation to the Yindjibarndi People for any impairment of their native title rights and for any social disruption caused by FMG’s project.

Geography:

Western Australia

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 13 events from 14 August 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 14/08/2012 - 12:05pm

Newsletter date: 14 August 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 13 events from 14 August 2012

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

Geography:

The Aboriginal Visitors Scheme in disarray as two brothers attempt suicide within 12 hours

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Fri, 10/08/2012 - 9:34am

Gerry Georgatos - nit.com.au
In June, the National Indigenous Times broke the story of two brothers attempting suicide within 12 hours at Geraldton’s Greenough Prison and how the Aboriginal Visitors Scheme had been made defunct in the region by the Department of Corrective Services and how both the suicide attempts and the loss of the AVS had been kept from the news media.

"Aboriginal people are not sent to prison to die, or are they?" said Aboriginal Visitors Scheme (AVS) Officer, Joyce Capewell.

Geography:

Promotion:

WGAR News: "Stronger Futures legislation may not comply with Australia's human rights obligations"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 03/08/2012 - 10:54am

Newsletter date: 3 August 2012

Contents:
* Amnesty: Resolutions passed at our 2012 National AGM
* Background: Calls for 'Stronger Futures' laws to be subject to Human Rights scrutiny
* Geoff Scott: In the Trenches: A nation united in harming our most vulnerable
* Tracker: UN pressure continues on Gillard’s Stronger Futures
* More 'Stronger Futures' Legislation related articles
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Adam Brereton: Olympians Can't Leave Politics At Home

Geography:

Keywords:

Amnesty - Resolutions passed at our 2012 National AGM

Geoff Scott - In the Trenches - A nation united in harming our most vulnerable

Tracker - UN pressure continues on Gillard’s Stronger Futures

Adam Brereton - Olympians Can't Leave Politics At Home

Pro Bono News - Community Doco Named as Award Finalist

Tracker - WA to review Kimberley gas hub decision

Greens Rachel Siewert - Saving the Kimberley

Interview with Tully - one of the organisers of Lizard’s Revenge

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 16 events from 2 August 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 02/08/2012 - 10:40am

Newsletter date: 2 August 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 16 events from 2 August 2012

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

Event: Thu 2 August 2012: Monash University, Melbourne, Vic
Our Generation film screening
A group discussion of the film afterwards
Organised by Students for Indigenous Sovereignty
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/51731
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

Event: Fri 3 August 2012: Adelaide, SA

Geography:

Two films commemorating the life & work of Yindjibarnsi Elder Mr Ned Cheedy 1906-2012

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 31/07/2012 - 11:37am

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

While we mourn the passing of our great elder, Ned Mayaringbungu Cheedy, the Cheedy family and Yindjibarndi elders want the life and example of Mayaringbungu to be celebrated and remembered. From Mayaringbungu we learn about being straight with our country and our spirit offers something beautiful and strong to our young people.

Two videos celebrating Mayaringbungu¹s life and work have been produced by Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation of Roebourne.
Both these videos can be seen online at http://www.isuma.tv/hi/en/yindjibarndi

Geography:

Western Australia