Dan Harrison

WGAR News: Closing the Gap: we know what works, so why don't we do it?: Eva Cox, The Conversation

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 24/02/2014 - 4:25pm

Newsletter date: 25 February 2014

Contents:

* Eva Cox, The Conversation: Closing the Gap: we know what works, so why don't we do it?
* SNAICC News: Disappointing sense of deja vu on closing the gap - Article by Angela Webb in The Australian 13 February 2014
* Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT): ALS calls for Justice Targets to be incorporated into Closing the Gap
* CAAMA Radio: Working together… [Featuring Barbara Shaw discussing the National Apology and Closing the Gap report]

Geography: 
ACT
New South Wales
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Close the Gap
The Conversation
Closing the Gap
Michael Mansell
Barbara Shaw
SNAICC News
CAAMA Radio
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
Paddy Gibson
Dan Harrison
Solidarity Online
The Canberra Times
Eva Cox
national apology
Les Malezer
Tom Calma
Angela Webb
Disappointing sense of deja vu on closing the gap
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW - ACT
ALS calls for Justice Targets to be incorporated into Closing the Gap
Closing the Gap report
institutional racism
Abbott's attitude to Aboriginal people shows a new paternalism
First People's congress

WGAR News: First Peoples Voice will not be Silenced: Statement from Congress National Board

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 22/12/2013 - 1:49pm

Newsletter date: 23 December 2013

Contents:

* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: First Peoples Voice will not be Silenced - Statement from Congress National Board
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Congress Condemns Cuts
* NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services: Government cuts support for National Congress
* Dan Harrison, SMH: Indigenous organisation to defy Tony Abbott funding cut
* Kaye Lee, The Australian Independent Media Network: Putting our First People last

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Tony Abbott
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
Dan Harrison
Patricia Karvelas
The Australian
Mid North Coast Greens
NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
First Peoples Voice will not be Silenced
Statement from Congress National Board
Congress Condemns Cuts
NATSILS - Government cuts support for National Congress
Indigenous organisation to defy Tony Abbott funding cut
Kaye Lee
The Australian Independent Media Network
Putting our First People last
cuts to the funding for the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples
Aboriginal congress told funding will go
First Peoples body vows to continue despite funding cut

WGAR News: CAAMA interview with AMSANT CEO John Paterson: Jail not the answer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 30/05/2013 - 1:04pm

Newsletter date: 31 May 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA interview with AMSANT CEO John Paterson: Jail not the answer [Alcohol Mandatory treatment Bill]
* CAAMA: NT proposed Alcohol Mandatory treatment Bill
* ABC The World Today: Aboriginal justice, welfare groups call for rethink on NT plan to force alcoholics into rehab
* Dan Harrison, Canberra Times: NT plan to lock up drunks 'targets aborigines'
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Greens express serious concerns over NT mandatory rehabilitation
* ABC: ACOSS attacks mandatory alcohol rehabilitation

Geography: 
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
deaths in custody
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal imprisonment
Justice Reinvestment
CAAMA
AMSANT
The Stringer
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Central Land Council
John Paterson
Alcohol Mandatory treatment Bill
Aboriginal justice welfare groups
alcoholics into rehab
Dan Harrison
NT mandatory rehabilitation
ACOSS
mandatory alcohol rehabilitation
NT mandatory treatment
grog rally
CAAMA - NT proposed Alcohol Mandatory treatment Bill
ABC The World Today - Aboriginal justice welfare groups call for rethink on NT plan to force alcoholics into rehab
Dan Harrison - Canberra Times - NT plan to lock up drunks targets aborigines
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert - Greens express serious concerns over NT mandatory rehabilitation
Central Land Council - Chairman's address to grog rally