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WGAR News: Coalition stirs the ghost of Jimmie Blacksmith: Tim Kroenert, Eureka Street [99-year leases]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 18/12/2013 - 12:01pm

Newsletter date: 19 December 2013

Contents:

* SMH: Indigenous burning among ancient practices being studied to save eco-systems

* Anna Salleh, ABC Science: Bead currency used in Australia's first export industry

* Benedict Scambary, CAEPR: My Country, Mine Country: Indigenous People, Mining and Development Contestation in Remote Australia

* Tim Kroenert, Eureka Street: Coalition stirs the ghost of Jimmie Blacksmith [99-year leases]
* WGAR News: "Statement by Rev. Dr Djiniyini Gondarra OAM regarding MOUs on township 99 year leases" (11 Nov 13)

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WGAR News: Radioactive Show: Maralinga - Muckaty - Medicine: 3CR Community Radio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 17/12/2013 - 8:00pm

Newsletter date: 18 December 2013

Contents:

* 3CR Community Radio: Radioactive Show: Maralinga - Muckaty - Medicine
[Featuring Aunty Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Barb Shaw, Penny Phillips, Isobel Phillips & Michael Fonda]
* Background to Justice for Aboriginal victims of Maralinga nuclear tests
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump

* RTRFM: Understorey: Regulating the Nuclear Village
[Featuring Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, Uncle Glen Cooke, Kado Muir & Della Rae Morrison]

* Tracker: Federal govt suspends Ranger operations

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WGAR News: French Government presents human rights award to Indigenous Social Justice Association

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 16/12/2013 - 3:22pm

Newsletter date: 17 December 2013

Contents:

* Indigenous Social Justice Association (ISJA) open letter: Tenth anniversary of TJ Hickey death
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: French Government presents human rights laureate to the Indigenous Social Justice Association
* YouTube: French government recognises Indigenous human rights - NITV SBS

* Deaths In Custody Watch Commitee WA: Build Communities Not Prisons Campaign

* Aboriginal Legal Service of WA: ALSWA hopes report will lead to Aboriginal people being In Safe Custody

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WGAR News: Pleas for strong and effective racial vilification laws: Santilla Chingaipe, SBS Radionews

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 15/12/2013 - 4:34pm

Newsletter date: 16 December 2013

Contents:

* Santilla Chingaipe, SBS Radionews: Pleas for strong and effective racial vilification laws [Featuring The Law Centre's Hugh de Kreteser]
* Malarndirri McCarthy, NITV News: Over 150 groups rally against changes to racial discrimination laws

* Michael Coggan, ABC News: Indigenous Affairs Minister reviewing future of National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Nova Peris questions Abbott's dedication to Indigenous affairs

* Karen Ashford, SBS Radionews: Commission reveals spike in racism reports

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Australia

WGAR News: Aboriginal Law must sit on top of whiteman's law, because 'our Law is the Law of this land': SU

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 15/12/2013 - 2:29pm

Newsletter date: 15 December 2013

Contents:

* Sovereign Union: Aboriginal Law must sit on top of whiteman's law, because 'our Law is the Law of this land'
* Ron Sutton, SBS News: Indigenous Australians remember Mandela
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Aunty Lila Watson & Mary Graham
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Upcoming Event 17 December 2013: Public monument proposal - 'The Freedom Fighters' Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner
* Community Radio 3CR Anarchist World's Joseph Toscano on the Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheener campaign

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Melbourne

Australia

Canberra events: Next Yiŋiya Lecture + Engaging Indigenous Economy Conference abstracts due 31 Jan 14

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 14/12/2013 - 6:37pm

Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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 18 December 2013: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Next lecture: Yiŋiya Lecture Series
"This page presents the summaries of Yiŋiya's livestream
lecture series that our study group has compiled."
Event details: http://allianceaustrale.org/yingiya.html

Event: Thu 4 - Fri 5 September 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Engaging Indigenous Economy Conference

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WGAR News: Dismantling the Land Rights Act - 99 year leases: 'cA' & 'Respect and Listen' compilations

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 09/12/2013 - 1:21pm

Newsletter date: 9 December 2013

Contents:

* 'concerned Australians' compilation: Dismantling the Land Rights Act - 99 year leases
* Respect and Listen compilation: Dismantling the Land Rights Act - 99 year leases
* ACM Sydney: The dismantling of the Land Rights Act (NT) 1976 forum [a forum held by 'concerned Australians']
* Michele Harris 'concerned Australians': "I would like to thank all those who attended the conversation on the "Dismantling of the Aboriginal land Rights Act (NT) 1976" yesterday."

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Melbourne

Northern Territory

WGAR News: 'Protecting Manuwangku' [Muckaty] film launch - Tennant Creek & Darwin: BNI Audio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 09/12/2013 - 12:19pm

Newsletter date: 8 December 2013

Contents:

* Beyond Nuclear Initiative Audio: 'Protecting Manuwangku' film launch - Tennant Creek & Darwin
* Sally Whyte, Crikey Clarifier: should nuclear waste be stored at Muckaty Station?
* Tennant & District Times: Nuke dump highlighted in Peris’ maiden speech
* Tennant & District Times: Muckaty traditional owners hold Macfarlane to promise
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in NT

* Melissa Fyfe, SMH: Kimberley Aborigines' fight for James Price point is now against WA's Premier

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Sydney Events: Coranderrk + Our Home 'Ngalpun Mudth' + Social Justice and Native Title Report

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 09/12/2013 - 11:28am

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 7 December 2013 to 3 January 2014: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Coranderrk
By Andrea James & Giordano Nanni; Director Isaac Drandic
"A definitive story from our neglected Indigenous history."
Venue: Belvoir St Theatre
"At a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881,
the men and women of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve

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Queensland events: Our Dreaming: animating country + Ration Shed Museum + SNAICC Training Workshops

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 09/12/2013 - 11:20am

Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 14 December 2013 to 9 June 2014: South Bank, Brisbane, Qld
Our Dreaming: animating country
- connecting people to place through animation and storytelling
Organisation: State Library of Queensland
Venue: State Library of Queensland
"Through exhibitions, workshops and events Our Dreaming

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