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WGAR News: Is Australia creating ANOTHER Stolen Generation?: Paddy Gibson chats with Paul Wiles on CAAMA Radio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 13/05/2014 - 11:51am

Newsletter date: 14 May 2014

Contents:

* Paul Wiles, CAAMA Radio: Is Australia creating ANOTHER Stolen Generation? [Featuring Paddy Gibson, a researcher with Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning]
* Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT

* ALSWA: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - ALSWA assistance available NOW
* Background: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander responses to Royal Commission into child sexual abuse

Geography:

New South Wales

Australia

Northern Territory

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

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: [Michael] Mansell says role of Attorney General is to protect standards for everyone: CAAMA Radio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 07/04/2014 - 4:51pm

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

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: [Alice Springs] March against Racial Laws and Racist Policing: CAAMA Radio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 29/03/2014 - 3:05pm

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

Geography:

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Survival Day - Andrew Davis' response to Warren Mundine: The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 02/02/2014 - 3:18pm

Newsletter date: 3 February 2014

Contents:

* WGAR News: Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day and Survival Day Events: Sunday 26 January 2014

* The Stringer: Survival Day - Andrew Davis' response to Warren Mundine

* CAAMA Radio: Mansell shares his thoughts on Australia Day celebrations
[Featuring veteran Tasmanian Aboriginal rights campaigner Michael Mansell]

* Amy McQuire, The Guardian: Australia Day: Indigenous people are told to 'get over it'. It's impossible

* Nakkiah Lui, The Guardian: Australia Day is a time for mourning, not celebration

Geography:

WGAR News: "Council breaches its own policy and dismantles the Portland [Aboriginal] Tent Embassy"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 27/10/2013 - 1:14pm

Newsletter date: 28 October 2013

Contents:

* Seamus Doherty, Green Left: Nyoongar tent embassy opposes native title deal
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Both sides debate Noongar land deal
* Background to the Nyoongar Tent Embassy, Heirisson Island (Matagarup), Perth, WA

* Portland Aboriginal Tent Embassy: Council breaches its own policy and dismantles the Portland Tent Embassy
* Jono Pech, Warrnambool Standard: Indigenous tent embassy at Portland dismantled
* Background to the Portland Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Market Square, Portland, Vic

Geography:

Perth

Victoria

Western Australia

WGAR News: CAALAS Celebrates 40 Years [Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service]: CAAMA Photos

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 25/10/2013 - 1:40pm

Newsletter date: 26 October 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA Photos: CAALAS Celebrates 40 Years [Featuring Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service]

* Gail Liston, ABC News: Legal aid service says alcohol bans will not work [Featuring CAALAS]
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill, Northern Territory Government

* Tracker: More NT jail deaths 'unless alcohol cut' [Featuring Kwementyaye Briscoe]
* Background to the justice for Kumentjaye Briscoe campaign

* CAAMA Audio: Warlpiri Elder wants his responsibilities returned! [Featuring Rex Japananka Granites]

Geography:

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Calling all Aboriginal Nations to Canberra 9 am 23 - 24 November 2013: Sovereign Union

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 24/10/2013 - 12:54pm

Newsletter date: 25 October 2013

Contents:

* Calling all Aboriginal Nations to Canberra 9 am 23 - 24 November 2013: Sovereign Union National Meeting on asserting our sovereignty
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gary Foley, Historian and veteran Aboriginal rights campaigner

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Monica Morgan, Manager of the Indigenous Rights Program at Amnesty International Australia

* CAAMA Audio: Do we really know our history? [Featuring Professor Ian Clark]

Geography:

ACT

Canberra

Australia

WGAR News: CAAMA Radio interviews Congress co-chairs Kirstie Parker and Les Malezer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 18/10/2013 - 2:43pm

Newsletter date: 18 October 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA Audio: Congress co chair concerned about more stereotyping of her people! [Featuring Kirstie Parker]
* CAAMA Audio: Congress co-chair says Abbott Government can't ignore them! [Featuring Les Malezer]
* CAAMA Video: The co-chair of Australia's peak Aboriginal and Islander representative body discusses what a new government means for Congress [Featuring Les Malezer]
* Background to the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Paddy Gibson speaks about the NT Emergency Response and the successor "Stronger Futures"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 03/10/2013 - 7:41pm

Newsletter date: 4 October 2013

Contents:

* Paddy Gibson speaks at Building Bridges on the NT Emergency Response and the successor "Stronger Futures"
* Eva Cox, The Conversation: Income management: more evidence-free policymaking?
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Coalition to punish vulnerable people through income management expansion
* Nick Evershed, The Guardian: Welfare quarantining: does it work?
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

Geography:

Northern Territory