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The Stringer weekly newsletter - March 30

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sat, 30/03/2013 - 7:37pm

Welcome to The Stringer’s weekly newsletter

The Stringer went live February 20 - http://thestringer.com.au/
Some of our stories from the last week include:

Australia’s pathway to poverty – bridging visas

March 30, 2013
The Australian Government’s hard on refugees policy is creating an underclass of people – many condemned to an itinerant lifestyle and many condemned to living on the streets.

According to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship since November 25, 2011, 12,765 people have been released from the detention centres and into community on bridging visas.

WGAR News: Jagath Dheerasekara: Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud: burn magazine

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 30/03/2013 - 1:23pm

Newsletter date: 31 March 2013

Contents:

* burn magazine: Jagath Dheerasekara: Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud
* Canberra opening of 'Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud': Sun 7 April 2013
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump

* Helen Musa, Canberra CityNews: Exhibition honours true believer
* Canberra opening of 'I Do Have a Belief' - Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993) Art Retrospective: Sat 6 April 2013
* Sovereign Union: The Murrawarri Republic declaration
* NITV News: Aboriginal activists meet Black Power founders

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Aboriginal imprisonment

Muckaty nuclear waste dump

children in adult prisons

Ray Jackson

Aboriginal Tent Embassies

Aboriginal sovereignty movement

Tiga Bayles

Let's Talk

Closing the Gap

Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud

Indigenous Social Justice Association

Traditional Languages

Canberra opening of Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud - Sun 7 April 2013

Helen Musa - Canberra CityNews - Exhibition honours true believer

Canberra opening of I Do Have a Belief - Kevin Gilbert - 1933-1993 - Art Retrospective - Sat 6 April 2013

Sovereign Union - The Murrawarri Republic declaration

NITV News - Aboriginal activists meet Black Power founders

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Ray Jackson - President - Indigenous Social Justice Association

WA events: Walkatjurra Walkabout: Yeelirrie-Leonora + Lurujarri Dreaming Trail: Dampier Peninsula

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 29/03/2013 - 3:44pm

Western Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 4 until 29 May 2013: Yeelirrie to Leonora, WA
Walkatjurra Walkabout - Yeelirrie to Leonora
"The walk will continue to be 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 and continue
to share our commitment to a sustainable
future without nuclear. It is a chance to
reconnect with the land, and to revive the

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Western Australia

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indigenous

aboriginal

Western Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 47 events from 29 March 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 29/03/2013 - 11:38am

Newsletter date: 29 March 2013

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Event: Thu 28 March to Sun 14 April 2013: Belconnen, Canberra, ACT
I Do Have a Belief:
Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993) Art Retrospective
Location: Belconnen Arts Centre
Producer: Gilbert Family
"I Do Have a Belief is an exhibition and events
celebrating the life of Kevin Gilbert and his contribution
to the local community, advancing human and political
rights and Aboriginal sovereignty at a national and
international level."
"The showcasing of his creative work includes

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WGAR News: Mary Graham calls for Sovereignty national discussion: The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 27/03/2013 - 4:53pm

Newsletter date: 28 March 2013

Contents:

* The Stringer: Mary Graham calls for Sovereignty national discussion
* NIRS: No consultation on SA recognition: Lawman
* NIRS: Call for restructure of National Congress
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* The Stringer: Mission Australia joins in the call to do something about the Kimberley's homeless
* NIRS: NT Shelter want more money for homeless

* CAAMA: Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari
* NIRS: Cultural involvement to improve mental health

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Aboriginal sovereignty

call for Sovereignty national discussion

Kimberley's homeless

Traditional Healers

Cultural involvement

community-controlled health

social determinants of health

Indigenous independence

Royal Commission into child sexual abuse

Aboriginal childcare agencies

NIRS - No consultation on SA recognition - Lawman

NIRS - Call for restructure of National Congress

The Stringer - Mission Australia joins in the call to do something about the Kimberley's homeless

CAAMA - Traditional Healers of Central Australia - Ngangkari

Theresa Petray - The Conversation - Funding cuts threaten Indigenous independence in Queensland

SNAICC News - Guide now available to help give statements to The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

SBS Radionews Audio - Living Black looks at forced adoptions

The Stringer weekly newsletter - March 23

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 24/03/2013 - 7:05pm

The Stringer went live February 20. Some of our stories from the last week include:

Rising Renters Stress – 2/3rds of Australian live in rent

March 23, 2013

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ‘rental stress’ is a term often used to describe households at risk of experiencing difficulty meeting their rental costs. High levels of rental stress mean that affordability may be low and, as a result, those households experiencing rental stress may be less able to rent housing that meets their basic needs.

The Stringer weekly newsletter - March 16

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Sun, 24/03/2013 - 6:58pm

The Stringer went live February 20. Some of our stories from the last week include:

Quality of life for Australians 2nd only to Norway, but for Aboriginal peoples 122nd

March 16th, 2013

Once again the United Nations has ranked Australia second behind Norway in its annual Human Development Index – for public health, social wealth, education, even happiness. But if Aboriginal peoples go stand-alone they would not be part of that 2nd rating – they would be 122nd.

WGAR News: Aboriginal Community Controlled Health vital to closing the gap: NACCHO

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 24/03/2013 - 4:55pm

Newsletter date: 25 March 2013

Contents:

* NACCHO: Aboriginal Community Controlled Health vital to closing the gap

* Mary Micallef, For the ISJA Melbourne Team: What’s the cost of imprisonment?
* Alison Thorne, ISJA Melbourne: Launch of John Pat 30
* National Day of Action to Stop Aboriginal deaths in custody! Remember John Pat
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

* CAAMA: Walpiri lawman talks about saving his culture!

* NITV News: Indigenous women gather at UN to stop domestic violence

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National Day of Action

Aboriginal deaths in custody

Aboriginal imprisonment

Monsoonal Vine Thicket

Mary Micallef - For the ISJA Melbourne Team - What’s the cost of imprisonment

Alison Thorne - ISJA Melbourne - Launch of John Pat 30

National Day of Action to Stop Aboriginal deaths in custody - Remember John Pat

CAAMA - Walpiri lawman talks about saving his culture

NITV News - Indigenous women gather at UN to stop domestic violence

NITV News - Quitline not a political football says Calma

Hands off Country - Woodside planning drilling in Endangered Ecological Community Monsoonal Vine Thicket

Greens' Show Points to Gas Hub Rejection - Media Release

WGAR News: Arnhem Land Traditional Owners call for an end to fracking: The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 22/03/2013 - 2:24pm

Newsletter date: 22 March 2013

See:

WGAR News: Protect Arnhem Land Campaign: Respect and Listen [Northern Territory - NT, Australia] (25 Jul 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/24/wgar-news-protect-arnhem-land-campaig...

WGAR News: Background to the Protect Arnhem Land Campaign, Northern Territory (NT), Australia (28 Jul 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/28/wgar-news-background-to-the-protect-a...

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Muckaty nuclear waste dump

gas and oil exploration

Arnhem Traditional Owners

WA EPA

World Heritage protection

Another year stronger - Campaigners vow to continue opposition to Muckaty proposal

Solidarity - WA election sends message to Gillard-and The Greens

causes - No Dredging at James Price Point - Protect Whale nursery and Migration Routes

NITV News - Cape York elders push for World Heritage protection against mining

Alex Bainbridge - Green Left Video - Wilfred Hicks: Why we stand up for the Burrup

NITV News - NT tribes oppose shale gas and oil exploration

ABC - Traditional owners burn Arnhem Land fracking plan

ABC Radio National Breakfast - Concern over fracking in Arnhem Land

NIRS - Arnhem Traditional Owners oppose fracking on Country

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert - JPP whale study shows WA EPA greatly underestimated development impact

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 44 events from 20 March 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 19/03/2013 - 7:15pm

Newsletter date: 20 March 2013

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

Event: Tue 19 - Thu 21 March 2013: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Preparatory Meeting for Pacific Indigenous Peoples on the
World Conference on Indigenous Peoples 2014
Co-hosted by:
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples; and
* New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council;
in collaboration with the
* Indigenous Peoples Organisations (IPO) Network of Australia
and * Global Coordinating Group
"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and
Indigenous peoples from the Pacific are invited

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