Green Left

WGAR News: Evicting Indigenous Australians from their homelands is a declaration of war: John Pilger, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 23/04/2015 - 10:30am

Newsletter date: 23 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: John Pilger, The Guardian: Evicting Indigenous Australians from their homelands is a declaration of war

* Video Special report back: Paddy Gibson, Stop the Intervention: First Nations Peoples and Australian Government Policy - What happened to the Intervention? 20 April 2015

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Sydney
Northern Territory
South Australia
Melbourne
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
John Pilger
The Guardian
Evicting Indigenous Australians from their homelands is a declaration of war
Paddy Gibson
Stop the Intervention
First Nations Peoples and Australian Government Policy
What happened to the Intervention
Maiki Sherman
Maori Television
Protest against closure of Aboriginal communities continues to gain momentum
Marama Fox to attend protest against closure of Aboriginal communities in Australia
Marama Fox
Indigenous - Maori Television
Australia - Maori Television
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
Green Left
Community Solidarity Action
Community Solidarity Action Sign-on Statement
1 May 2015 - Melbourne - rally and march against the forced closures of Aboriginal communities
1 May 2015 - Sydney Rally May 1 - National Day of Action: Stop the forced closure of Aboriginal communities
Mudgin-Gal
Stoptheintervention_announce

WGAR News: Maori Party issues scathing letter to Tony Abbott regarding treatment of Aboriginal people: Claire Trevett, New Zealand Herald

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 21/04/2015 - 5:53pm

Newsletter date: 22 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Belinda Grant Geary, Daily Mail Australia: 'The first thing that strikes me about Australia is how racist this place is': Writer claims our treatment of Aborigines is WORSE than apartheid South Africa
* Analysis / Opinion: Sisonke Msimang, Africa is a Country: Is There a Place Where White People Are More Committed to Faux Race Blindness than South Africa?

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Sydney
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
Belinda Grant Geary
Daily Mail Australia
Writer claims our treatment of Aborigines is WORSE than apartheid South Africa
Sisonke Msimang
Africa is a Country
Maori Party letter to the Australian Prime Minister
Hon Te Ururoa Flavell
Marama Fox
Maori Party
Tony Abbott
Aboriginal people
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
Maori Leader Brands Tony Abbott A 'Racist B*stard' Over Remote Closure Plans
Claire Trevett
New Zealand Herald
Dan Conifer
ABC News
New Zealand Maori Party
New Zealand Maori Party condemns potential closure of Aboriginal communities in open letter to Tony Abbott
Eru Rerekura
Radio New Zealand News
Harawira has message for Australian PM
Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira
Numia Ponika-Rangi
Opposition groups enraged ahead of Abbotts arrival to NZ
Rewa Harriman
End Of The Dreamtime
Australia - Maori Television
New Zealand
Maori Television
Green Left
New NT group says fund and support self-determination for Aboriginal communities
Community Solidarity Action

WGAR News: Aboriginal protest continues as Australian PM plans visit to New Zealand: Online News Team, Maori Television

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 14/04/2015 - 7:53pm

Newsletter date: 16 April 2015

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Sydney
South Australia
Melbourne
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Australia - Maori Television
Aboriginal protest continues as Australian PM plans visit to New Zealand
New Zealand
Maori perform haka in Sydney opposing closure of remote Aboriginal communities
Indigenous Aboriginal communities in Western Australia
Taiha Molyneux
Maori people residing in Australia
Maori and Australian artists collaborate to create artwork opposing remote community closure
Top topic - Australia - Maori Television
Maori Television
Online News Team
Melissa Sweet
Croakey - the Crikey health blog
CROAKEY
Crikey
Calling health professionals to stand up on May 1
Steph Price
Red Flag
The fight for remote communities strengthens
Rachel Evans
Jemma Nott
Green Left
Huge rallies against WA community closures
Stop The Forced Closure Of Aboriginal Communities - Sydney 10th April 2015
Sam Cook
SOSBlakAustralia
IndigenousX
The Guardian
Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia
Protests over Plans to close Aboriginal homelands

WGAR News: Aboriginal women on why Australia needs a treaty: Rachel Evans & Richard Fan, Green Left

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 11/04/2015 - 8:43pm

Newsletter date: 13 April 2015

Contents:

* Voices from the Treaty Forum: Rachel Evans & Richard Fan, Green Left: Aboriginal women on why Australia needs a treaty

* Videos: Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney (STICS): Videos from the Treaty Forum
[Videos include: Compilation, Introduction by Jeff McMullen, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Brenda Croft, Natalie Cromb, Amala Groom, Discussion & Community Voices]

Geography: 
Australia
Sydney
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Aboriginal Nations
Voices from the Treaty Forum
Aboriginal women on why Australia needs a treaty
Rachel Evans
Richard Fan
Green Left
GLW
Green Left Weekly
GLW - Green Left Weekly
Dom Vukovic
The Wire
First Nation's Women calling for a Treaty
First Nations Women
NITV Opinion Piece
SBS On Demand
First Nations Women Speak out for a Treaty
Opinion Piece - Women Speak Out For Treaty
treaty
Treaties
Treaty(ies)
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
Brenda Croft
Natalie Cromb
Amala Groom
Jeff McMullen
Malcolm Fraser
STICS Updates on the Treaty Forum
STICS
Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney
STICS - Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney
Respect and Listen Background to the Treaty Forum
Videos from the Treaty Forum
NITV Video clips of the Treaty Forum
Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia
Aboriginal Sovereign Nations
Aboriginal sovereignty movement
sovereignty movement
Aboriginal elder Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
2SER - Real Radio
Paddy Gibson

WGAR News: Aboriginal Australian Communities Send a Powerful Message to Government: Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 24/03/2015 - 9:22am

Newsletter date: 24 March 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Here is part of the list of threatened Homelands - "remote communities"

Geography: 
Australia
South Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Aboriginal Australian Communities
Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities
Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia
Miranda Wood
Red Flag
Thousands join nationwide rallies against community closures
Alex Bainbridge
Green Left
Resistance builds against plan to close Aboriginal communities
Calla Wahlquist
Helen Davidson
The Guardian
Close the Gap day
Colin Barnett
Cassandra Tim
Warren Barnsley
National Indigenous Radio's 'Weekly News-in-Review'
Proposed community closures in Western Australia
Graham Merritt
Irene Davey
Nigel Scullion
Kirstie Parker
Lucy Martin
ABC News
Thousands rally in protest of remote community closures
SBS News
Barnett shouted down at Indigenous rally
SA crowd protests remote closures
Brendan Foster
SMH
Aboriginal community closure
Aboriginal community closure - intense rally at Parliament House
Nicolas Perpitch
Bonnie Christian
Andrew O'Connor
Protests over Plans to close Aboriginal homelands

WGAR News: Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp: About 50 WA police officers have used mounted police and K-9 dogs to seize the tents and valuables

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 15/03/2015 - 9:34pm

Newsletter date: 16 March 2015

Contents:

* Petition: Change.org Petition: Stop displacing Indigenous Australians by the closure of Indigenous communities.

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Petition - Stop displacing Indigenous Australians by the closure of Indigenous communities
Jennifer Kaeshagen
The Stringer facebook
Urgent Action - If anyone can donate to the Matargarup First Nations refugee camp then that be good - Jennifer Kaeshagen - The Stringer facebook
Police move in but fail to snuff out sacred fire at Matagarup
Matagarup
Matagarup (Heirisson Island)
Heirisson Island - Perth
Heirisson Island
Alex Bainbridge
Green Left
Adam Evans
CAAMA Radio
NIRS
Marianne Mackay
We have a right to be on Matagarup
Sovereign Union
WA uses mounted police and dogs to seize tents and valuables at Refugee Camp
Herbert Bropho
Calla Wahlquist
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
Alan Austin
Independent Australia
Abbott trashes Australia's reputation abroad - again
Jon Altman
concerned Australians
Homelands under the hammer again from the aspiring PM for indigenous policy
Michael Gordon
SMH
Delma Cox
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
Diet Simon

WGAR News: The extensiveness of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander suicides - 1 in 20: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/02/2015 - 9:06am

Newsletter date: 1 March 2015

Last updated: 3 March 2015

Geography: 
Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
The extensiveness of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander suicides - 1 in 20
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicides
Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
Suicides are preventable
Preventing suicide
Lifeline Australia 13 11 14
Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
Understanding Australia's suicide crises
Green Left
Aboriginal suicides rise amid worsening conditions
Susan Allan
WSWS
WSWS - World Socialist Web Site
World Socialist Web Site
Eleven-year-old Aboriginal boy commits suicide
It is racism killing our people - suicides born of racism
Sue Lannin
ABC News
Government Indigenous suicide prevention programs are a failure - NT elder David Cole says
David Cole
Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about the continuing increasing rate of suicides
Let's Talk
Tiga Bayles
Graham Backhaus
The Wire

WGAR News: Freedom Riders March to Walgett RSL - 19 Feb 2015: Eleanor Gilbert, Vimeo

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 22/02/2015 - 4:07pm

Newsletter date: 25 February 2015

Geography: 
Australia
New South Wales
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Eleanor Gilbert Vimeo
Eleanor Gilbert
Freedom Riders March to Walgett RSL -19 Feb 2015
Freedom Riders March
Freedom Song - Troy Cassar-Daley Paul Kelly & 1965 Freedom Riders
Freedom Song
Ghillar Michael Anderson reflects on 1965 Freedom Ride at Walgett
Ghillar Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
Helen and Bob Singleton were on the first bus trip with Martin Luther King to Alabama
Helen and Bob Singleton
Brian Aaron describes his involvement in 1965 Freedom Ride
Brian Aaron
50th Anniversary of Freedom Ride at Walgett - RSL
Kelly Briggs
New Matilda
The Freedom Rides - Celebrating the Status Quo
Ann Curthoys a student on the 1965 Freedom Ride
Ann Curthoys
Diet Simon
Linksunten Indymedia
Jemma Nott
Green Left
Evelyn Araluen Corr
Colin Blaxford

WGAR News: Breaking News: Insiders confirm Sit-In last straw for Prime Minister - leadership change: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 8:11am

Freedom Movement Sit-In for Aboriginal rights at Parliament House, Canberra, on 9 February 2015

Newsletter date: 3 February 2015

Updates on the Sit-In including Flyer:

https://indymedia.org.au/events/freedom-movement-sit-in-at-parliament-ho...

Geography: 
Australia
ACT
Canberra
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Aboriginal voice
Freedom Movement Sit-In for Aboriginal rights at Parliament House Canberra on 9 February 2015
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
sit-in
Green Left
Parliament sit-in for Aboriginal rights
In Australia there is the Aboriginal rights struggle
Date with destiny - February 9 - First Peoples will Sit-In
NIRS
Freedom Movement to confront Federal politicians
Christine Abdulla
Freedom Movement to confront politicians in Canberra
Vanessa Culbong
Freedom Movement to return on resumption of parliament
Michael Anderson
National Indigenous Times
Freedom Movement to confront politicians on February 9
Eleanor Gilbert
Vimeo
10 Minute Video Footage of Tue 27th of January 2015 National Freedom Movement Sit-In at Parliament House Canberra
National Freedom Movement

WGAR News: Invasion Day / Survival Day Rallies and Marches Across Australia: NITV News; SBS News; Occupy Sydney

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 27/01/2015 - 11:57am

Newsletter date: 28 January 2015

Contents:

* Video: NITV News - 26 January 2015: Invasion Day Marches and Rallies in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
* Video: SBS News: 'Survival Day' marked across Australia
* News: Occupy Sydney: Invasion/Survival Day Rallies Across Australia

* Hobart
-- News: Daniel McCulloch, The Examiner: Change the date campaign ramps up

Geography: 
Australia
ACT
Canberra
New South Wales
Sydney
Northern Territory
Queensland
Brisbane
Tasmania
Hobart
Victoria
Melbourne
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Aboriginal Sovereignty Day
Invasion Day
Survival Day
Day of Mourning
Rallies and Marches Across Australia
NITV News
SBS News
Occupy Sydney
Daniel McCulloch
The Examiner
Change the date campaign ramps up
Henry Belot
Emma Kelly
The Canberra Times
Day of mourning and hope at Canberra's Aboriginal Tent Embassy
CAAMA News
Aboriginal people and supporters gather in Alice Springs on Australia Day
Andy Mason
Honi Soit
Hundreds gather for Tent Embassy Invasion Day protest
Marianne Mackay
WA Nyoongah campaigner
Sovereign Union
Freedom Summit Side Events - Canberra 2015
NewZulu
Melbourne - Australia Day protest disrupts parade
Allison Worrall
The Age
Aboriginal rights protest disrupts Australia Day Parade in Melbourne
Jake Bourke
3AW
Steph Price
Red Flag
Invasion Day protest wins the day in Melbourne
Kerry Smith
Green Left
Melbourne Invasion Day protest
no pride in genocide
Living Black Radio
2015 VIC Invasion Day Rally