Forced Aboriginal Adoption

WGAR News: From my father's death bed to the must-do to end the suicides: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 30/05/2014 - 11:31am

Newsletter date: 31 May 2014

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: From my father’s death bed to the must-do to end the suicides
* Geoff Bagnall, The Stringer: Scullion hits out at Traditional Owners [Courtesy of The National Indigenous Times]
* Dr Woolombi Waters, The Stringer: Woolombi Waters says "let’s listen"
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* NACCHO: Aboriginal controlled health services can close the gap in employment
* NACCHO: Alliance sets sights on final elimination of blinding trachoma in Central Australia

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
solidarity
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
National Indigenous Times
Indigenous health
Trachoma
NACCHO
Traditional Owners
Suresh Rajan
The Stringer
The Wire
new stolen generation
Forced Aboriginal Adoption
Aboriginal Suicide and Self-harm
Aboriginal Suicide
Aboriginal suicides
Geoff Bagnall
Aboriginal homelessness
Mikaela Simpson
Robert Crawford
Michael McKenna
Scullion hits out at Traditional Owners
Dr Woolombi Waters
Alliance sets sights on final elimination of blinding trachoma in Central Australia
Forum to wipe out trachoma
Cate Swannell
Joshua Gliddon
Calls for FASD to become a disability
fetal alcohol syndrome
Dr Janet Hammell
Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction
Australia - 14000 stolen children - today
Child Abuse Royal Commission results will shock us

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
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
solidarity
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal imprisonment
Stolen Generation
ALSWA
Rex Bellotti Jr
CAAMA
Royal Commission into child sexual abuse
The Stringer
CAAMA Radio
Paddy Gibson
The Wire
Forced Aboriginal Adoption
Rollback the Intervention
CAALAS
Paul Wiles
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia
Eddie Murray
Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning
IRAG Submission to Senate Inquiry into Harmful Use of Alcohol in ATSI Communities
Hunyor criticises Northern Territory's involuntary treatment policies
National day of action for Rex Bellotti Jr
Driving people into poverty and prison
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody - RCIADC
Rachel Worsley
Aboriginal dementia

WGAR News: Q&A with Robert Eggington: on tackling Indigenous suicide rates: The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 14/02/2014 - 9:51am

Newsletter date: 14 February 2014

Contents:

* The Guardian: Q&A with Robert Eggington: on tackling Indigenous suicide rates
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Olga Havnen about education, housing, employment and the rising rates of youth suicide
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Suicide crisis - from tragic to catastrophic
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Suicide crisis - genocidal numbers
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* Malarndirri McCarthy, NITV: Gunnedah grandmothers rally against removal of Indigenous kids

Geography: 
ACT
Canberra
New South Wales
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
child protection
NITV
Indigenous suicide
Tiga Bayles
Let's Talk
youth suicide
The Stringer
The Guardian
Forced Aboriginal Adoption
Larissa Nicholson
The Canberra Times
Aboriginal Suicide and Self-harm
Aboriginal Suicide
Robert Eggington
Anna Patty
Malarndirri McCarthy
Olga Havnen
Suicide crisis - from tragic to catastrophic
Suicide crisis - genocidal numbers
Suicide crisis
Gunnedah grandmothers rally against removal of Indigenous kids
Gunnedah grandmothers
removal of Indigenous kids
indigenous children in care

WGAR News: UN wants more effort from Australia in Aboriginal child welfare: CAAMA audio interview

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 23/06/2013 - 8:16pm

Newsletter date: 24 June 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA: UN wants more effort from Australia in Aboriginal child welfare
* NIRS: National push will aim to improve poor child protection outcomes
* Northern Territory (NT) Forced Aboriginal Adoption Media Coverage

* NACCHO political alert: Call for government cooperation as NACCHO outlines ten point plan for enhancing Closing the Gap efforts
* NACCHO launches new 2013-2030 Healthy Futures 10 point and AIHW report card

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Keywords: 
indigenous
UN
aboriginal
Closing the Gap
NACCHO
CAAMA
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Aboriginal child protection
Forced Aboriginal Adoption
Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug issues
Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing issues
Aboriginal child welfare
ten point plan
Healthy Futures 10 point
AIHW report card
10-point plan
bottom-up approach
Aboriginal aging

WGAR News: Sixth Anniversary of the Intervention - Striking the Wrong Note: 'concerned Australians'

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 19/06/2013 - 4:33pm

Newsletter date: 20 June 2013

Contents:

* Michele Harris, 'concerned Australians': Sixth Anniversary of the Intervention - 21 June 2013 - Striking the Wrong Note
* Paddy Gibson, Solidarity Online: Six years of shame: Aboriginal assimilation and the NT Intervention
* STICS: Young NT leader living on income management to address Bankstown protest
* Bankstown, Sydney protest marking 6 years of the NT Intervention - Sat 22 June 2013
* Fiona Stanley, ABC TV: Q&A: Toxic Politics & Vaccinations
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Geography: 
Northern Territory
Sydney
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
income management
Stronger Futures
STICS
concerned Australians
CAAMA
Michele Harris
Kylie Sambo
Paddy Gibson
new stolen generation
Forced Aboriginal Adoption
Sixth Anniversary of the Intervention
Six years of shame
Solidarity Online
Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney
Bankstown protest
Young NT leader
Bankstown Sydney protest marking 6 years of the NT Intervention
Fiona Stanley
Vince Chadwick
Removing Aboriginal children
Kate Wild
Indigenous men

WGAR News: We have to stop the creation of another Stolen Generation: Paddy Gibson, The Guardian UK

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 12/06/2013 - 5:17pm

Newsletter date: 13 June 2013

Contents:

* Nicola Butler, The Stringer: National call to reduce high number of Aboriginal children removed
* Paddy Gibson, The Guardian UK: We have to stop the creation of another Stolen Generation
* The Wire: Are we on the brink of another Stolen Generation? [Interviews with Frank Hytten and Paddy Gibson]
* Melbourne event hosted by SNAICC: Stop the Creation of Another Stolen Generation! (14 June 13)
* Northern Territory (NT) Forced Aboriginal Adoption Media Coverage
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Geography: 
ACT
New South Wales
Melbourne
Australia
Northern Territory
Victoria
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
Gerry Georgatos
Stolen Generation
Stronger Futures
The Conversation
Nicola Butler
SNAICC
Aboriginal children
NACCHO
new NT Intervention laws
The Stringer
Paddy Gibson
Indigenous Australians
Tracker
Forced Aboriginal Adoption
The Guardian UK
National call
Brian Johnstone
Gambling
Roger Smith & Kirsty Pringle
Kidney disease
kidney transplant
kidney treatment
Ben Cooper
Alzheimer's disease
children with disabilities
Indigenous smoking
Nicola Butler - The Stringer - National call to reduce high number of Aboriginal children removed
Melbourne event hosted by SNAICC - Stop the Creation of Another Stolen Generation - 14 June 13
Brian Johnstone - Tracker - Backtracker - Pass the bucks - not the buck

WGAR News: "call for action to reduce high number of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 08/06/2013 - 4:33pm

Newsletter date: 9 June 2013

Contents:

* SNAICC News: Delegates call for action to reduce high number of Aboriginal Children in out-of-home care
* SBS Radionews: Remove harm, not children: Indigenous advocates
* Northern Territory (NT) Forced Aboriginal Adoption Media Coverage
* Vimeo: Adam Giles, Child Protection from CAAMA

* SNAICC News: Our governments have failed Indigenous children Canadian First Nations advocate tells SNAICC
* Pro Bono News: Governments Have Failed Indigenous Children
* SBS Radionews: Australia failing Indigenous child rights obligations

Geography: 
Cairns
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
incarceration
child protection
Closing the Gap
Aboriginal children
NACCHO
out-of-home care
Adam Giles
CAAMA
Indigenous children
SNAICC News
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Forced Aboriginal Adoption
Canadian First Nations advocate
Pro Bono News
Indigenous child rights
Aboriginal mortality
Indigenous Disadvantage
John Lawrence
SNAICC News - Delegates call for action to reduce high number of Aboriginal Children in out-of-home care
SBS Radionews - Remove harm not children - Indigenous advocates
Vimeo - Adam Giles - Child Protection from CAAMA

WGAR News: Do forced adoptions mean forced assimilation?: Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 04/06/2013 - 6:38pm

Newsletter date: 5 June 2013

Contents:

* STICS: Do forced adoptions mean forced assimilation?
* SBS Living Black: Adopting Out Children in the NT [Interview with SNAICC CEO Frank Hytten]
* SBS Living Black: Adopting Children In the NT - Listen to the Elders [Interview with Graham Mundine, ACM]
* NITV: Indigenous kids need Indigenous carers: Expert
* CAAMA: Children's Commissioner calls on Government to commit to future of Territory
* NIRS: NT Government looking at child protection changes
* Northern Territory (NT) Forced Aboriginal Adoption Media Coverage

Geography: 
Cairns
Northern Territory
Queensland
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
income management
Forced Adoptions
child protection
Stronger Futures
NITV
STICS
SBS Living Black
Frank Hytten
CAAMA
Indigenous carers
SNAICC News
Forced Aboriginal Adoption
SNAICC's Fifth National Conference
forced assimilation
Adopting Children
Graham Mundine
Children's Commissioner
impacts of trauma
vulnerable children and families
Marta Mauras Perez
early childhood education and care
Aboriginal survivors
child abuse and trauma
Land Councils

WGAR News: Keeping Them Home - Stop the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 26/05/2013 - 1:32pm

Special Sorry Day Edition
http://www.nsdc.org.au
"National Sorry Day offers the Community the opportunity to acknowledge the impact of the policies spanning more than 150 years of forcible removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families."

Newsletter date: Sorry Day - 26 May 2013

Contents:

* Petition: Keeping Them Home - Stop the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews renowned journalist Jeff McMullen about child removals and the importance of families

Geography: 
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
NT
Muckaty nuclear waste dump
suicide
child protection
Tiga Bayles
Let's Talk
SNAICC
out-of-home care
Jeff McMullen
CAAMA
Traditional Owners
Priscilla Collins
NAAJA
APO NT
Respect and Listen
Keeping Them Home
Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews renowned journalist Jeff McMullen about child removals and the importance of families
Special Sorry Day Edition
forced removal of Aboriginal children
child removals
importance of families
The Future of the Family
Elder Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra
new stolen generation
NT government
Peter Robson
NT's child protection
Forced Aboriginal Adoption
NT Aboriginal Adoption
Beyond Nuclear Initiative
Muckaty radioactive waste dump
NT trade unions
Indigenous deaths in custody
Alcohol and Other Drugs
Alcohol Protection Order