Last updated: 9 April 2014
Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools (bilingual education)
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LIVING ARCHIVE OF ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES (LAAL)
- Homepage
Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages (LAAL)
http://www.cdu.edu.au/laal/
http://laal.cdu.edu.au/
Newsletter date: 9 April 2014
Contents:
* Michael Christie, Brian Devlin & Cathy Bow, The Conversation: Some vital signs for Aboriginal languages
* Brian Devlin, Snippets: Will Aboriginal languages still have a role in school learning?
* Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages (LAAL)
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools (bilingual learning)
* MICHAEL CHRISTIE, BRIAN DEVLIN & CATHY BOW, THE CONVERSATION: SOME VITAL SIGNS FOR ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES
- Analysis / Opinion
The Conversation: Some vital signs for Aboriginal languages
Newsletter date: 8 April 2014
Contents:
* CAAMA Radio: Mansell says role of Attorney General is to protect standards for everyone [Michael Mansell on changes to Racial vilification]
* CAAMA Radio: Chairman of NACCHO talks on CAAMA Radio [about changing the federal race discrimination laws]
* ABC News: Aboriginal health group warns against changes to Racial Discrimination Act [Featuring NACCHO]
* SNAICC News: Changes to Racial Discrimination Act will harm society, say leading community agencies and figures
Newsletter date: 7 April 2014
Contents:
* NACCHO at the National Press Club [Featuring speech by NACCHO's Chair Justin Mohamed]
* NACCHO Report: Economic value of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations
* Sky News: Indigenous health needs saving from cuts
* Sky News: Calls for indigenous health rethink
* SNAICC News: Aboriginal Children and Family Centres need funding certainty…now!
* SNAICC News: Adoption not an option for Aboriginal children in NSW
* Melissa Stoneham, The Conversation: Bad news: negative Indigenous health coverage reinforces stigma
Northern Territory 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
Click on the links for details of the events ...
Updated Event: 29 & 30 April 2014: Darwin, NT
Why Warriors Presents
Bridging the Gap Seminars
"Many people want to know why the crisis in many
Aboriginal communities seems so hard to change,
others ask how they can be involved in practical
reconciliation. Some want tounderstand more
about an original Australian culture and its people,
Newsletter date: 31 March 2014
WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings
Click on the links for details of the events ...
New Events: 1, 2, 5, 7 April 2014; 26 May 2014; 28 June 2014:
Various locations around Australia including:
Illawarra premiere, Glebe, Sydney, Sydney Resistance Bookshop,
Avoca Beach, La Perouse, Ryde
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"When I began filming this secret Australia 30 years ago,
a global campaign was under way to end apartheid in South Africa.
Newsletter date: 31 March 2014
Contents:
* Siv Parker, The Guardian: Repealing the race hate laws isn't 'freedom' to Indigenous people
* ABC News: Warren Mundine maintains criticism of Coalition's proposed changes to Racial Discrimination Act
* Professor Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission: Proposed changes to the Race Discrimination Act: Bad cases make bad law
* Tim Soutphommasane, Canberra Times: Are we to favour bigotry over the right to live unaffected by it?
Newsletter date: 30 March 2014
Contents:
* Tracker: Bigotry is not OK: NSWALC [New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council]
* Deahnna Richardson, Newcastle Herald: Letter: We need to be free of bigotry
* National Indigenous Radio Service: Congress: Indigenous Australians biggest complainants of discrimination
* National Indigenous Radio Service: Mundine hopeful of changing Government's mind on anti-racism laws
* National Indigenous Radio Service: Soutphommasane: No reason to change the Racial Discrimination Act
Newsletter date: 30 March 2014
Contents:
* CAAMA Radio: March against Racial Laws and Racist Policing
* CAAMA: Racism Rally In Alice Springs
* Tara Callinan, NITV News: 'Racist' alcohol laws and policing spark protest in Alice Springs [Featuring Barbara Shaw, demonstration organiser]
* Mikaela Simpson, The Wire: Rally accuses police of racism [Featuring Alison Furber, rally organiser]
* CAAMA Radio: Police harassment - race profiling angers Centralian mob! [Featuring Alison Furber]
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
Newsletter date: 29 March 2014
Contents:
* Dr Tom Calma AO & Melinda Cilento, Co-Chairs of Reconciliation Australia: Now is not the time to open the door to bigotry
* ABC Lateline: Proposed changes to Racial Discrimination Act need to be redrafted [Featuring Gillian Triggs, President of the Human Rights Commission]
* Robert Crawford, South Coast Register: Local leader condemns race hate law change [Featuring Aboriginal leader Gerry Moore]
* Heath Aston, The Wimmera Mail-Times: Adam Goodes speaks out against Racial Discrimination Act changes
