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Queensland events: National Day of Action Marking National Sorry Day: Stop Ongoing Stolen Generations!

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 16/05/2014 - 5:00pm

Brisbane and Queensland 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: Sun 25 May 2014 (eve of Sorry Day): The Gap, Qld
Sorry Day Ceremony - Balaangala
Venue: In the Garden Space
"You are invited to join with the Balaangala Community Group
at their Sorry Day Ceremony to remember and pay respects
to the families and communities of the Stolen Generations"

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Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR News: Petition for a commission: dump the Muckaty dump plan: Beyond Nuclear Initiative

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 15/05/2014 - 11:25am

Newsletter date: 16 May 2014

Contents:

* Beyond Nuclear Initiative: Petition for a commission: dump the Muckaty dump plan
* CommunityRun Petition: Dump the Muckaty Dump: Its time for responsible radioactive waste management
* NuclearFreeNT, YouTube: MUCKATY Television Advertisment
* Beyond Nuclear Initiative: May 25 Rally: No nuclear waste dump at Muckaty
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in NT

* The Wire - West Arnhem Regional Council: Our environmental achiever [Featuring Alice Eather]

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Australia

Northern Territory

Western Australia

WGAR News: The must-do need to listen and trust if suicides crisis is to end: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 14/05/2014 - 1:40pm

Newsletter date: 15 May 2014

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The must-do need to listen and trust if suicides crisis is to end
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: More confirmation of what everyone knows - WA's suicide prevention inadequate
* NIRS: WA Government slammed for 'failing' anti-suicide measures [Featuring Premature deaths and suicides researcher, Gerry Georgatos]
* ABC News: WA's suicide prevention strategy inadequate and poorly implemented, report finds
* ABC News: WA suicide rate higher than national average

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Australia

Western Australia

WGAR News: Charter of the United Nations does not apply to Australia, claims Qld lawyer in Euahlayi 'rates case': SU

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 12/05/2014 - 12:50pm

Newsletter date: 13 May 2014

Contents:

* Sovereign Union: Charter of the United Nations does not apply to Australia, claims Qld lawyer in Euahlayi 'rates case'

* Callum Clayton-Dixon, The Stringer: Treaties Are Agreements Between Equals
* Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia

* Ray Jackson, Sovereign Union: ANZAC day: Black Diggers buck the given history of "white men's business"
* Annie Hastwell, The Wire: Tasmania's forgotten Black War [Featuring Dr Nicholas Clements]

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WGAR News: Peak body questions reasoning behind proposed funding cuts to Aboriginal radio: CAAMA Radio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 11/05/2014 - 8:12pm

Newsletter date: 12 May 2014

Contents:

* National Indigenous Radio Service 'Weekly News In Review': Preview of the Federal budget and reaction to the Commission of Audit report
[Featuring Justin Mohamed, Les Malezer, Damian Griffis and Dawn Casey]

* CAAMA Radio: Peak body questions reasoning behind proposed funding cuts to Aboriginal radio [Featuring Dr Donna Oedegaard]
* CAAMA Radio: Veteran RIBS broadcaster Warren H Williams defends community broadcasting
* IRCA - Indigenous Remote Communications Association: Community Broadcasting Program supports essential media services

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Australia

Northern Territory

Tasmania's World Heritage Listed forests

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 10/05/2014 - 3:07pm

There's a concerning environmental issue we face here in Australia at the moment.

In June later this year, the World Heritage Committee will consider the Australian Government’s request to de-list 74,000ha of Tasmania’s newly added World Heritage forests. In 2012, industry and conservationists agreed to protect these forests through the hard-fought and historic Tasmanian Forest Agreement (TFA).

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Tasmania

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Australia

Queensland events: Sorry Day Ceremony: Balaangala + The evolution of storytelling + Launch of Stolen Wages DVD

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:52am

Brisbane and Queensland 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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New Event: Sun 25 May 2014 (eve of Sorry Day): The Gap, Qld
Sorry Day Ceremony - Balaangala
Venue: In the Garden Space
"You are invited to join with the Balaangala Community Group
at their Sorry Day Ceremony to remember and pay respects
to the families and communities of the Stolen Generations"

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Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Canberra events: Literary works of Kevin Gilbert + Yolngu Studies Livestream Lecture Series + CAEPR Seminars

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 08/05/2014 - 10:54am

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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Updated Event: Until at least 31 May 2014: Woden, Canberra, ACT
People are Legends:
Focusing on the literary works of Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993)
2014 Heritage Festival
Venue: ACT Heritage Library, first floor of Woden Library
"ACT Heritage Library can now confirm the
exhibition is up until at least the end of May"

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WGAR News: Congress Urges Caution on Commission of Audit: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 07/05/2014 - 5:43pm

Newsletter date: 8 May 2014

Contents:

* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Congress Urges Caution on Commission of Audit
* Background to National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

* SNAICC News: Government must reject push towards mainstreaming in Indigenous Affairs
* SNAICC News: Health co-payment would be a setback for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: NAACHO

* NACCHO 2014 budget funding news: Aboriginal controlled health services get 12 month funding lifeline

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Australia

Adelaide events: An Aboriginal Perspective On Inequality, The Intervention, Racism, And Struggle + APG meeting

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 05/05/2014 - 3:14pm

Adelaide and South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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New Event: Tue 6 May 2014: Adelaide, SA
An Aboriginal Perspective On Inequality, The Intervention, Racism, And Struggle
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
Hosted by:
* SA Aboriginal Coalition for Social Justice,
* SIMPla (Stop Income Management in Playford) and
* Socialist Alliance

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Adelaide and South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary