It is disingenous for Julia Gillard, Wayne Swan, Stephen Conroy, Bill Shorten and others to be smashing the reputation of Kevin Rudd and to dishevel the legacy of his time in the Office of the Prime Minister.
The Forest Products Commission are currently attempting to decimate the largest intact numbat colony in our state at Warrup forest. There are more pandas in the wild in China (1600) than numbats in Western Australia (under 1000), and the numbat is our state fauna emblem.
"It is disgusting in this day and age that the Barnett government have scant disregard for our state emblem, which is on the brink of extinction. How will we explain to future generations that we stood idly by while the FPC destroyed the last major colony of numbats." - Forest Rescue spokesperson Simon Peterffy.
Newsletter date: 23 February 2012
Contents:
* Reminder of Our Generation Film Screening in Canberra - 27 Feb 12
* Reminder of Canberra rally to Stop the Second Intervention - 28 Feb 12
* Nyoongar Tent Embassy marches to Government House in protest
* "NT Aboriginal leaders reject Stronger Futures" Tracker
* "[NT] may have highest youth suicide rate in the developed world" NT Children's Commissioner
* "The future of indigenous activism?" The Wire
* Videos of 12 Feb 2012 Public meeting in Bankstown
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
Gillard and Rudd are products of the me-generation. They do not comprehend that politics is a calling.
Gorton was removed by his party. Whitlam was removed by the Governor-General and the CIA. Hayden was displaced by Hawke. Keating and Hawke tussled bitterly. There was bitterness however like Costello they predominately put the nation's interests first and stepped back.
Latham is another product of the me-generation.
Newsletter date: 21 February 2012
Contents:
* News of the Nyoongar Tent Embassy on Heirisson Island in Perth
* New Website for Stronger Futures info and submissions
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 18 events from 21 February 2012
* NEWS OF THE NYOONGAR TENT EMBASSY ON HEIRISSON ISLAND IN PERTH:
- Videos
Green Left: Nyoongar Tent Embassy: This is about sovereignty
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/50072
Goodooga, northwest NSW, 19 February 2012 - - The last surviving co-founder of the Aboriginal Embassy in Canberra has expressed his support for the Nyoongar Embassy encampment set up on Heirisson Island in Perth a few days ago and now under threat of eviction.
In early February I received with my posted copy of the Socialist Alliance-sponsored newspaper 'Green Left Weekly' a leaflet inviting me to attend the launch of a new 'Activist Centre' in Fremantle. I took the time on Saturday, 4th February to commute by train from Perth, where I had been attending the WA Friends of Palestine Annual General Meeting, to the port city and the Activist Centre launch.
The atmosphere at the launch was quite convivial, the speeches were tolerable, and I enjoyed catching up with old political associates and having a few soft drinks.
Doors Open: 8.00pm
Presale Tickets: $25.00 inc BF from the link below or phone* 9430 5976 (*Transaction fees apply)
... Door Tickets: $25.00 (if available)
The Tree Shepherd presents a fundraiser for Forrest Rescue & Sea Shepherd in the Fly Trap!
Featuring AppleBite The Beggars on Acid, Balayi, Matt Gresham, Matt Calpakdjian & The Black Heart Sun Band.
Three PUNKS on a mission, AppleBite The Beggars On Acid are a three piece grunge band, They are a great live act, always go off for the crowd...
MEDIA RELEASE
REFUGEE PROTESTERS FIND LONG TERM DETENTION KIDS AT REMOTE LEONORA
DETENTION CENTRE
Around 40 refugee supporters of the Refugee Rights Action Network
(RRAN) travelling to Leonora this weekend have been shocked to
discover children who have been in detention for over a year when they
visited the remote Western Australian detention centre.
Around 140 unaccompanied minors have been moved in recent weeks from
Christmas Island and Darwin to the detention centre. The RRAN
activists have called for the immediate release of the children from
detention.
Republished from RRAN
Almost 40 refugee activists travelled the twelve hour journey from Perth to Leonora to visit refugees and protest mandatory detention at the Leonora Detention Centre on the “Australia Day” weekend.
