Alex Bainbridge

WGAR News: Bella Bropho on the Police Invasion of Matagarup Refugee Camp: Perth Indymedia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 11:25am

Newsletter date: 23 June 2015

Contents:

* Audio Interview: Perth Indymedia: Bella Bropho on the Police Invasion of Matagarup Refugee Camp, SoundCloud

* Photo Essay: Alex Bainbridge, Perth, Green Left: Police, council raid Matagarup again

* Bio: Alex Bainbridge - Green Left Weekly

* News Analysis: Brendan Foster, Sydney Morning Herald: Police remove Heirisson Island Aboriginal protesters in dawn raid

Geography: 
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
Bella Bropho
Perth Indymedia
Bella Bropho - Perth Indymedia
Bella Bropho on the Police Invasion of Matagarup Refugee Camp
Perth Indymedia on SoundCloud
Matagarup
Matargarup
Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp
Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp
Nyoongar homelessness
Aboriginal homelessness
First Nations homelessness
Heirisson Island
Heirisson Island - Perth
Heirisson Island - WA
Matargarup (Heirisson Island)
Alex Bainbridge - Green Left Weekly
Alex Bainbridge - Perth
Alex Bainbridge
Alex Bainbridge - Green Left
Green Left Weekly
Green Left
GLW - Green Left Weekly
Photo Essay - Police -council raid Matagarup again
Brendan Foster
Sydney Morning Herald
Brendan Foster - Sydney Morning Herald
Police remove Heirisson Island Aboriginal protesters in dawn raid
Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in Western Australia (WA)
Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA
Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)

WGAR News: Radioactive racism in the Wild West - WA takes aim at remote communities: Mia Pepper, Eco-Shout

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 26/04/2015 - 10:51am

Newsletter date: 27 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Mia Pepper, Eco-Shout: Radioactive racism in the Wild West - WA takes aim at remote communities

* Video Special report back: Paddy Gibson, Stop the Intervention: First Nations Peoples and Australian Government Policy - What happened to the Intervention?
[Paddy also discussed of how the policy architecture of the Intervention is expanding across the country to include the threat of closure of WA homelands]

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Mia Pepper
Eco-Shout
The Stringer
Radioactive racism in the Wild West
WA takes aim at remote communities
Paddy Gibson
Stop the Intervention
First Nations Peoples and Australian Government Policy
What happened to the Intervention
Alex Bainbridge
Green Left
Photo Essay - Perth rally resists closure of Aboriginal communities - police harassment
CAAMA Radio
Hone Harawira
New Zealand's Mana Party
Maori leader shows his support for Aboriginal people
Jack Wilkie-Jans
The Age
Learn from history - forced closure of remote communities not the solution
Stand up against community closures
Socialist Alliance
Scott Mitchell
VICE News
Australian Aboriginal Communities Under Threat of Closure Take Their Case to the UN
Tyson Baird
Locations of 1 May 2015 Protests around Australia and Internationally against forced closure of Aboriginal communities
International day of protest on 1 May 2015 against forced closure of Aboriginal communities
SOSBlakAustralia

WGAR News: White cops, Black victims - Perth is to Western Australia, what Birmingham was to Alabama: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 25/04/2015 - 3:34pm

Newsletter date: 26 April 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: White cops, Black victims - Perth is to Western Australia, what Birmingham was to Alabama

* Facebook: The Stringer: "Official statement from Elder Bella Bropho, of the Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp (Heirisson Island, Perth ... )"

* Photo Essay: Alex Bainbridge, Green Left: Perth rally resists closure of Aboriginal communities, police harassment

Geography: 
Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Gerry Georgatos
Jennifer Kaeshagen
First Nations Homelessness Project
The Stringer
White cops - Black victims
Perth is to Western Australia - what Birmingham was to Alabama
Official statement from Elder Bella Bropho of the Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp (Heirisson Island - Perth)
Official statement from Elder Bella Bropho of the Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp
Elder Bella Bropho
Bella Bropho
Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp
Heirisson Island
Heirisson Island - Perth
Matargarup
Matagarup
Matargarup (Heirisson Island - Perth - Western Australia)
Alex Bainbridge
Green Left
Photo Essay - Perth rally resists closure of Aboriginal communities - police harassment
Network Ten - Forced closure rally
Sky News
Protesters clash with police at WA rally
Phil Hickey
Perth Now
Heirisson Island camp Indigenous leaders protest at State Parliament
Brendan Foster
WA Today
Parliament House protest
SOSBlakAustralia

WGAR News: Aboriginal Australian Communities Send a Powerful Message to Government: Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 24/03/2015 - 9:22am

Newsletter date: 24 March 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Here is part of the list of threatened Homelands - "remote communities"

Geography: 
Australia
South Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Aboriginal Australian Communities
Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities
Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia
Miranda Wood
Red Flag
Thousands join nationwide rallies against community closures
Alex Bainbridge
Green Left
Resistance builds against plan to close Aboriginal communities
Calla Wahlquist
Helen Davidson
The Guardian
Close the Gap day
Colin Barnett
Cassandra Tim
Warren Barnsley
National Indigenous Radio's 'Weekly News-in-Review'
Proposed community closures in Western Australia
Graham Merritt
Irene Davey
Nigel Scullion
Kirstie Parker
Lucy Martin
ABC News
Thousands rally in protest of remote community closures
SBS News
Barnett shouted down at Indigenous rally
SA crowd protests remote closures
Brendan Foster
SMH
Aboriginal community closure
Aboriginal community closure - intense rally at Parliament House
Nicolas Perpitch
Bonnie Christian
Andrew O'Connor
Protests over Plans to close Aboriginal homelands

WGAR News: Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp: About 50 WA police officers have used mounted police and K-9 dogs to seize the tents and valuables

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 15/03/2015 - 9:34pm

Newsletter date: 16 March 2015

Contents:

* Petition: Change.org Petition: Stop displacing Indigenous Australians by the closure of Indigenous communities.

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Petition - Stop displacing Indigenous Australians by the closure of Indigenous communities
Jennifer Kaeshagen
The Stringer facebook
Urgent Action - If anyone can donate to the Matargarup First Nations refugee camp then that be good - Jennifer Kaeshagen - The Stringer facebook
Police move in but fail to snuff out sacred fire at Matagarup
Matagarup
Matagarup (Heirisson Island)
Heirisson Island - Perth
Heirisson Island
Alex Bainbridge
Green Left
Adam Evans
CAAMA Radio
NIRS
Marianne Mackay
We have a right to be on Matagarup
Sovereign Union
WA uses mounted police and dogs to seize tents and valuables at Refugee Camp
Herbert Bropho
Calla Wahlquist
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
Alan Austin
Independent Australia
Abbott trashes Australia's reputation abroad - again
Jon Altman
concerned Australians
Homelands under the hammer again from the aspiring PM for indigenous policy
Michael Gordon
SMH
Delma Cox
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
Diet Simon

WGAR News: Government Buck-Passing Could Force Aboriginal People Off WA Homelands: Amy McQuire, New Matilda

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 15/11/2014 - 12:45pm

Newsletter date: 16 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
South Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
WA
Fears over WA Aboriginal community closures
closing remote WA communities
apartheid
Alex Bainbridge
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal communities resist government attacks
Jigalong
Alice Springs

WGAR News: Gomeroi Grandmothers warn of a new stolen generation: Emma Lancaster, The Wire; featuring Aunty Hazel

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 28/05/2014 - 11:38am

Newsletter date: 28 May 2014

Contents:

* Mon 26 May 2014 - National Day of Action Marking National Sorry Day: Stop Ongoing Stolen Generations!
* Wed 28 May 2014 - Alice Springs Forum marking National Sorry Day: The NT Intervention & The New Stolen Generation

* Debra Swan, The Guardian: Why I chose to quit my job in Aboriginal child protection

* Michael Safi, The Guardian: Sorry Day rallies call for changes to state child-protection regimes

* Emma Lancaster, The Wire: Gomeroi Grandmothers warn of a new stolen generation

Geography: 
ACT
New South Wales
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
NT intervention
indigenous
human rights
solidarity
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
Alice Springs
Gerry Georgatos
Paddy Gibson
The Guardian
The Wire
Aboriginal child protection
new stolen generation
Alex Bainbridge
Emma Lancaster
Mon 26 May 2014 - National Day of Action Marking National Sorry Day - Stop Ongoing Stolen Generations
Debra Swan
Michael Safi
Wed 28 May 2014 - Alice Springs Forum marking National Sorry Day - The NT Intervention and The New Stolen Generation
child-protection regimes
Aunty Hazel - Grandmothers Against Removal Gunnedah
Aunty Hazel
Grandmothers Against Removal Gunnedah
Aboriginal children in care - a new Stolen Generation
Green Left TV
Police harass Sorry Day protest by mothers and grandmothers against the new stolen generation
Call for country-wide class action against removal of children
Sorry Day Protests
Elke Nagy

WGAR News: James Price Point: Victory or Loss?: Arena Magazine Feature [Kimberley Region, WA]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 22/07/2013 - 4:20pm

Newsletter date: 23 July 2013

Contents:

* Arena Magazine Feature: James Price Point: Victory or Loss?
* Greens Senators Rachel Siewert, Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters: What future for the Kimberley?
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The fight goes to Canberra [Aboriginal rock art]

* Len Collard and Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Simplistic offer to Noongars cannot extinguish Native Title nor solve years of neglect
* Alex Bainbridge, Green Left: Barnett makes weak native title offer

Geography: 
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
NT
Northern Land Council
native title
Perth
Gerry Georgatos
Muckaty nuclear waste dump
James Price Point
Save the Kimberley
WA
Nyoongar Tent Embassy
Heirisson Island
JPP
Whitehaven
north of Broome
SBS Living Black
Greens Senator Scott Ludlam
The Stringer
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Green Left
Aboriginal rock art
Marc Tong
Arena Magazine Feature
Greens Senator Larissa Waters
Len Collard
Alex Bainbridge
Barnett
The Wilderness Society WA
Don't destroy the Fitzroy
dams
coal mining
gas fracking
Mark Hewitt
Anindilyakwa Land Council
Protecting Sea Country from Seabed Mining
NLC
NLC Chairman Wali Wunungmurra
nuclear waste dump hits eight years
Tennant and District Times
Gomeroi traditional owners of north-west NSW
north-west NSW
Gomeroi
Aboriginal workers protest coalmine
Catherine Clifford
Temporary truce between Gomeroi and Whitehaven