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Adelaide events: 158th Justice and Peace Candle Light Walk + 'Through Young Black Eyes'

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 12/03/2014 - 8:33pm

Adelaide and South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: Fri 4 April 2014: Adelaide, SA
158th Justice and Peace Candle Light Walk
around Government House
Gather at dusk on the first Friday of the month
(except January and February)
"Join us on the Candle Light Walk to
call for a Treaty and Bill of Rights, and
to support the Ngarrindjeri and all other

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Adelaide and South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Victoria events: Camp for Deaf Aboriginal Children + Marumali workshop for non-Aboriginal providers

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 12/03/2014 - 8:25pm

Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: 14-16 March 2014: Portsea, Vic
Communication Bridging Camp for Deaf Aboriginal Children
"If you are interested in attending the camp,
you will need to register no later than Friday 7 March."
"Deaf Children Australia is holding the first Victorian
Communication Bridging Camp for Deaf Aboriginal

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Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

NSW Events: 'Utopia' + Uncle Brian Butler + Close the Gap Day + Aboriginal Rights; Rebuild the Fight

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 12/03/2014 - 8:16pm

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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New Events: 13-14, 17-18, 20-22, 26, March 2014; 28 June 2014:
Various locations around Australia including:
Perth, Newcastle University, Macquarie University, Parramatta,
Kalgoorlie, Sydney, Armidale, Auckland, Dunedin, Newcastle,
Murray Bridge, Mount Victoria NSW, Epping, Ryde
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'

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Northern Territory Intervention

International news and opinion

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Surviving Earth - mass suicide prevention. Theatrical trailer 2014 (inde doco)

Submitted by United Natures on Tue, 11/03/2014 - 1:46pm

Surviving Earth - mass suicide prevention. This is the theatrical trailer for Surviving Earth (2014); an independent Australian made documentary featuring Prof. Tim Flannery, Prof. Ian Lowe, Dr. Ian Dunlop, Prof. Paul Ehrlich and Bindi Irwin among others on the topics of resource depletion. climate change adaptation / mitigation and population overshoot. To be released later in 2014. Distribution enquiries welcome.

Directed by Peter Charles Downey.
Produced by PCD, Peter Erb, Chris Erb.

Trailer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxEoESc6MR0

Website
www.survivingearthmovie.com

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coal and gas seam mining

Melbourne and Victoria events: Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner + Camp for Deaf Aboriginal Children

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 10/03/2014 - 6:02pm

Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 12 March 2014: Melbourne, Vic
Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner: Stories & Connections
"Aboriginal Tasmanian men Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner
were tried, found guilty and hanged in public for the murder of
two white whale-hunters. In January 1842, they were the first
people to be executed in Melbourne.

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Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR News: Treaty Now: An agreement between two equals: Callum Clayton-Dixon, Tracker

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 09/03/2014 - 1:21pm

Newsletter date: 10 March 2014

Contents:

* Callum Clayton-Dixon, Tracker: Treaty Now: An agreement between two equals
* Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia

* Callum Clayton-Dixon, Tracker: Sovereignty: not a radical concept
* Jeff McMullen, Tracker: The Way Ahead: Sovereign rights in the 21st century
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Nothing will be done about suicides crisis
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

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Australia

February 2014 Honduras coup update

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 08/03/2014 - 11:44pm

February 2014 Honduras coup summary update

new site for the summaries online here: http://sydneywithhonduras.wordpress.com/monthly-news-summaries/

Summary of known political assassinations

-Justiniano Vázquez, political activist and brother of the should-be-mayor, was killed on 21/2/14
-Pedro Pérez, indigenous organiser, was killed on 18/2/14

Cases of known political persecution in February 2014

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WGAR News: Muckaty no Solution for Sydney's Radioactive Waste: Australian Greens

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 08/03/2014 - 1:07pm

Newsletter date: 9 March 2014

Contents:

* Jon Altman, Tracker: Evidently: Mining is not forever

* Australian Greens: Muckaty no Solution for Sydney's Radioactive Waste
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in Northern Territory

* Emma Lancaster, The Wire: Gomeroi people call on Environment Minister to stop destruction of sacred sites [Featuring Dolly Talbott - Gomeroi elder and spokesperson]

* The Wilderness Society: Farmers and community stand strong to protect the Pilliga from coal seam gas

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WGAR News: Vote on Noongar Native Title deal must be all Noongars & in accordance with lore: The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 07/03/2014 - 4:40pm

Newsletter date: 8 March 2014

Contents:

* Karen Ashford, SBS World News Radio: APY elders share sacred songline with the world

* Darren Mara, SBS World News Radio: The Native Title Act, 20 years on
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Vote on Noongar Native Title deal must be all Noongars & in accordance with lore
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: [Noongar Elder] John Pell slams SWALSC [South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council]

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WGAR News: Michael Mansell talks TREATY - Brisbane Blacks interview: Aboriginal Provisional Government

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 06/03/2014 - 10:45am

Newsletter date: 7 March 2014

Contents:

* Aboriginal Provisional Government: Michael Mansell talks TREATY - Brisbane Blacks interview
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Aunty Lilla Watson and Mary Graham about Treaties and Constitutional Recognition
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Chris Graham about Warren Mundine’s Treaty comments, Utopia by John Pilger and Constitutional Recognition
* Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia
* Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples

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