Gerry Georgatos

Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 08/12/2014 - 12:00pm

Last updated: 5 October 2015

Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)

Current: WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government: https://indymedia.org.au/2015/06/08/wgar-background-intervention-into-no...

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
ACT
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Adelaide
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
Bella Bropho on the Police Invasion of Matagarup Refugee Camp
SA Aboriginal Communities
Shut Down Australia For Aboriginal Rights
SOSBlakAustralia Third Global Call To Action
Pushing Aboriginal people off their land for mining interests
John Pilger
Evicting Indigenous Australians from their homelands is a declaration of war
Maori Party letter to PM
ACTU
Haydyn Bromley on funding for South Australia's Aboriginal Communities
KALACC Directors Statement - Kimberley
Reps from KLC will travel to NY for 20 April meeting of UN permanent forum on Indigenous issues
Tammy Solonec
Bella Bropho interview
May Day marches
Ghillar Michael Anderson
Maori Solidarity with the Nyoongar people at Matargarup
Desire Mallet
Jennifer Kaeshagen
Support for WA Remote Communities is Going Global
Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp
Djurin Refugee Camp
Michael Anderson writes Open Letter to UN
closure of WA remote communities
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
Dennis Eggington
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
Jon Altman

WGAR News: Delegation will lead sit-in on Canberra - The Freedom Summit: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 04/12/2014 - 10:16am

Newsletter date: 6 December 2014

Geography: 
Australia
ACT
Canberra
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
aboriginal
grassroots Aboriginal community leaders
Aboriginal community leaders
Aboriginal community
Freedom Summit
Summit for Freedom
Mparntwe Alice Springs
Alice Springs
NT
Tauto Sansbury
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
Perth Indymedia
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
sit-in
Sit-in planned at Parliament House in January 2015
Freedom Summit to converge on Canberra on Invasion Day
NIT
National Indigenous Times
Invasion Day
Sovereignty Day
Survival Day
Day of Mourning
NSWALC
NIRS
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
Donna Campbell
CAAMA
Yorta Yorta
Monica Morgan
Lorena Walker
Jenny Munro
Elaine Peckham
Maurie Japarta Ryan
Michael Mansell
Roxley Foley
CAAMA News
Aboriginal sovereignty
Aboriginal Sovereign Nations

Background to 'The Freedom Summit': Alice Springs 27 - 28 November 2014

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 29/11/2014 - 7:36pm

Last updated: 26 December 2014

Current: WGAR Background to the National Freedom Movement: https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/26/wgar-background-to-the-national-free...

Geography: 
Australia
ACT
Canberra
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Original Peoples Freedom Movement
sit-in
Delegation will lead sit-in on Canberra
Freedom Summit to converge on Canberra on Invasion Day
Sit-in planned at Parliament House in January 2015
Invasion Day
Freedom Summit delegates
Tauto Sansbury
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
John Christophersen
Jenny Munro
Les Coe
Paul Spearim Jnr
Lex Wotton
Christine Abdulla
Roxley Foley
Maurie Japarta Ryan
Helen Lee
Billy Risk
Vanessa Culbong
Richard Evans
John Singer
Michael Anderson
Lesley Tickner
Janice Harris
Elaine Peckham
Rex Granites Japanangka
Chris Tomlins
Original Sovereign Peoples and Heads of Nations
Independence
Sovereign Nations
United Tribes of our Lands
Land rights
grass-roots
steering committee
mass action on the streets
Michael Mansell
Late Night Live
Gerry Georgatos

WGAR News: Productivity Commission statistics highlight continuing Stolen Generation: Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 26/11/2014 - 9:38am

Newsletter date: 27 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography: 
Australia
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Aboriginal communities
GMAR
Grandmothers Against Removals
productivity commission
new stolen generation
continuing Stolen Generation
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
removal of Aboriginal children
Stolen Generations
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
black deaths in custody
police shot man dead who had no firearm
Mark Colvin
campaign to stop jailing mentally ill without conviction grows
jailing mentally ill
Chris Uhlmann
youth suicide
Indigenous youth suicide
the smaller a community - the less likely suicide
Rachel Siewert
Greens
Indigenous imprisonment and suicide
Aboriginal Suicide
Aboriginal imprisonment

WGAR News: "Kimberley Aboriginal communities condemn Colin Barnett's plan to close small communities"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 23/11/2014 - 1:49pm

Newsletter date: 24 November 2014

Last updated: 26 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography: 
Australia
South Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Aboriginal communities
Aboriginal Homelands communities
closing WA remote communities
WA
closing SA remote communities
SA
Fitzroy Crossing
Fitzroy Valley
Kimberley
Marie McInerney
CROAKEY
Larissa Behrendt
Helen Davidson
The Guardian
Verica Jokic
Cameron Wilson
Bush Telegraph
ABC RN
Ardyaloon
One Arm Point
Dean Gooda
Eddie James
Ivan Deer
Iva Hayward-Jackson
Indymedia Australia
Green Left
Michael Anderson
Sovereign Union
su
Amnesty International Australia
AIA
AI
Tammy Solonec
Oombulgurri
Protests against closure of 150 Aboriginal communities
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
CathNews
Bishop of Broome
Christopher Saunders
Ben Wyatt
Josie Farrer
PGA - Pastoralists and Graziers' Association
Tony Seabrook

WGAR News: National 'Summit for Freedom' Alice Springs [Thu & Fri 27-28 November 2014]: Facebook

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 21/11/2014 - 5:52am

Newsletter date: 22 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Freedom Summit
Summit for Freedom
National Freedom Summit
National Summit for Freedom Thursday and Friday 27 to 28 November 2014
Alice Springs
Tauto Sansbury
Ray Jackson
Dr Woolombi Waters
Gerry Georgatos
Lisa Burns
Radio Adelaide
First Nations Peoples

WGAR News: Aboriginal suicide rates: A compilation by Jens Korff of Creative Spirits

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 17/11/2014 - 9:29am

Newsletter date: 18 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Aboriginal Suicide
Aboriginal Self-harm
Aboriginal suicide rates
Dr Paul Brown
Indymedia Australia
The Stringer
Gerry Georgatos
WA
NT
Depression and suicide prevention
Kimberley suicide rate
Professor Pat Dudgeon
AProfessor Roz Walker
Suicide trends in WA - an urgent call to action
Redneck agenda to close down communities
suicide takes more lives than war

WGAR News: Government Buck-Passing Could Force Aboriginal People Off WA Homelands: Amy McQuire, New Matilda

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 15/11/2014 - 12:45pm

Newsletter date: 16 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
South Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
WA
Fears over WA Aboriginal community closures
closing remote WA communities
apartheid
Alex Bainbridge
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal communities resist government attacks
Jigalong
Alice Springs

WGAR News: Hundreds of leaders commit to attend Freedom Summit: Gerry Georgatos, National Indigenous Times (NIT)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 13/11/2014 - 7:22am

Newsletter date: 12 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
Treaties
aboriginal
summit
Freedom Summit
Gerry Georgatos

WGAR News: Where to now? Budget reveals attacks against Culture and our connection to our Land: Dr Woolombi Waters, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 31/05/2014 - 5:06pm

Newsletter date: 1 June 2014

Contents:

* Pam Reilly, CAAMA Radio: New Charges to see a Doctor...Death Tax for Aboriginal people [Featuring John Paterson, CEO, Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT]

* Dr Woolombi Waters, The Stringer: Where to now? Budget reveals attacks against Culture and our connection to our Land [Courtesy of The National Indigenous Times]

* WGAR: Open Letter: WGAR advocates long-term funding for Aboriginal community controlled organisations

* ANTaR: Budget Response 2014: Take Action! Write to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Budget
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
culture
Gerry Georgatos
ANTaR
Federal Budget
National Indigenous Times
CAAMA
AMSANT
The Stringer
CAAMA Radio
John Paterson
Pam Reilly
2014 Federal Budget
2014 Budget
Aboriginal community controlled organisations
WGAR
WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights
Dr Woolombi Waters
New Charges to see a Doctor
Death Tax for Aboriginal people
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT
Open Letter
AMSANT - Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT
Budget reveals attacks against Culture and our connection to our Land
connection to Land
Working Group for Aboriginal Rights
Open Letter - WGAR advocates long-term funding for Aboriginal community controlled organisations
ANTaR - Budget Response 2014
Take Action - Write to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs