Treaties
The message from very many Aboriginal Peoples in Australia to the Australian Government is that the time is long overdue for genuine negotiation on treaties.
Please watch this 8 minute You-Tube video clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU_H0oIQy60
Tony Abbott, Scott Morrisson and Bob Carr all claim that Sri Lanka is 'at peace'
What's the real situation? Speakers will include:
- Sarah Ross (Refugee Rights Action Network Activist)
- Gary Holliday (Socialist Alliance & Tamil Rights Activist)
- Dr Brian Senewiratne (Sinhalese Human Rights Campaigner & Consultant Physician)
Plus launch of Dr Senewiratne's new book: 'Rape of Tamil Civilians in the North & East by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces & Their Collaborators'
Date: Wednesday, August 20th
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Fremantle Workers Club 9 Henry Street, Fremantle
The NSW Police is applying to the Supreme Court of NSW to prohibit a peaceful protest by Palestine solidarity activists. The protest is being held on from 5:30pm on Thursday 21st of August outside the opening of the Israeli Film Festival.
GoTopless.org Australia
We will be hosting a peaceful Protest at the Byron peace Pole, on August 24th 12pm - 3pm
A woman deserves the same choice as a man...
International GoTopless Day August 24th Women and supportive friends are taking part in this action all around the world to help free Humanity in regards to this issue of Equal Rights for Women. www.gotopless.org
Over 165 Australians of Jewish identity and background have signed an Open Letter (below) calling on their fellow Jews to break their silence on the onslaught on Gaza by Israel. Among the signatories are actress Miriam Margolyes, union leader Kim Sattler and writers Sara Dowse, Antony Loewenstein and Susan Varga.
Vivienne Porzsolt of Jews against the Occupation, which organised the Open Letter, said ‘Silence is consent and as Jews, we must oppose atrocities taken in our name. Our public stand demonstrates that many Jews reject the brutal occupation of the Palestinians by Israel.
The government wants to collect only the ip address of the sites you have visited they don't want to check on your browsing history.
This is a LIE
The ip address is what the internet reads when you type in the website address.
You type microsoft.com and the internet converts this to 134.170.188.221.
Go ahead, try it. Just type the numbers into the browser address line and hit Enter
(don't forget the full stops between the numbers)
Sovereign Union of First Nations and Peoples in Australia
Asserting Australia's First Nations Sovereignty into Governance
www.sovereignunion.mobi
Media Release 4 August 2014
Fred Chaney's absolute deceit –learn from the past and beware of “Recognise”
Michael Anderson, convenor of the Sovereign Union of Aboriginal Nations and Peoples in Australia and Head of State of Euahlayi Peoples Republic said from Goodooga today:
From New Matilda
By Sophie Ellis, solicitor in Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre's Police
Accountability Project
Victorian laws around [sic] police accountability fall well short of our civil standards, writes Sophie Ellis.
Dear friends,
I write to you with deep sadness about the situation in Gaza. I have received many inquiries about what the Greens are doing in response to the Israeli invasion.
Last night, I watched a very powerful clip from British Channel 4’s Jon Snow about his recent trip to Gaza. He speaks movingly about what is happening to the children of Gaza. Over 1310 children have been injured and over 166 have been killed.
Cairns has just hosted a spectacular three day arts extravaganza: the fifth Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), featuring the work of numerous Queensland artists.
Set against a lush backdrop of forested hills, mangroves and blue seas, the artworks of the Indigenous artists were assembled within a cavernous cruise liner terminal.
Inside, the intense energy was palpable: an utterly proud and triumphant display.
