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Sydney Events: Building Bridges August 2013 + Protest: Say NO to Gov't Income Management (23 Aug 13)

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Wed 7 August 2013: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2013 - every Wednesday in August
Donna Meehan: The Story of a Stolen Child
Glen Klatosvky: Kimberley Gas Hub: For and Against
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php
"Donna Meehan was taken from her family in the 1960s.
Unlike many stolen children, who were sent to institutions,
Donna was fostered by a caring white couple who

WGAR News: Federal minister visits Muckaty Station: CAAMA interviews Penny Phillips & Lauren Mellor

Newsletter date: 5 August 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA Radio interviews Penny Phillips and Lauren Mellor: Federal minister visits Muckaty Station
* Tennant & District Times: Federal Minister visits Muckaty
* Caddie Brain, ABC Rural: Federal Minister visits Muckaty Station
* Tracker: Abandon nuke dump proposal, NT elders urge
* 3CR interview with Dianne Stokes, Lizzie O'Shea and Nat Wasley: Same dump, different Minister. Keeping Muckaty nuclear free
* Dave Sweeney, The Guardian: Plan to use Aboriginal land as a nuclear waste dump is flawed and misguided

WGAR News: National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day (NAICD): Sunday 4 August 2013

Newsletter date: 3 August 2013

Contents:

* SNAICC News: Our children's rights must be a priority for governments
* Invite to the launch of the 2013 National Aboriginal & Islander Children's Day in Melbourne (Sun 4 August 2013)
* National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day (NAICD): Right Here, Right Now. Our Rights Matter. (Sun 4 August 2013)
* Right Now Radio: Interview with Frank Hytten [CEO of SNAICC] on a better future for Indigenous children
* Sovereign Union: First Nations children are dramatically overrepresented in out-of-home or foster care

WGAR News: Entrenching the NT Intervention: what happened to the resistance?: Solidarity Online

Newsletter date: 1 August 2013

Contents:

* Paddy Gibson, Solidarity Online: Entrenching the NT Intervention: what happened to the resistance?
* German Language: Artikel fuer Amnesty International Rundbrief Juli 2013: Sechster Jahrestag der NT Intervention
* Sally Brooks, ABC Indigenous: Federal intervention 'demonised' Aboriginal men
* Senator Rachel Siewert: Greens call for abandonment of income management
* Rollback the Intervention Audio: Marking six years of the NT Intervention: Rally in Bankstown, Sydney - NSW trial site for expanded Income Management regime

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 57 events from 30 July 2013

Newsletter date: 30 July 2013

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: 31 May to 31 July 2013: North Sydney, NSW
Guringai Festival
"Founded in 2001, the Guringai Festival aims to raise awareness
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the
Northern Sydney region. The festival usually starts on Sorry
Day 26 May and goes through to the end of NAIDOC Week,
the second week in July each year."

Canberra events: Multi media exhibition: I Do Have a Belief II: Kevin Gilbert, 1933 - 1993

Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Mon 5 August to Sat 7 September 2013: Canberra City, ACT
Multi media exhibition:
I Do Have a Belief II: Kevin Gilbert, 1933 - 1993
Civic Library, Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra City
"A rare opportunity to view the broad talent of
20th-century Wiradjuri activist, artist, poet,
playwright and printmaker, Kevin Gilbert."
"View original manuscripts, galleys, photo mural,
website, videos, linocut prints, posters and e-books

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Sydney events: Building Bridges 2013: every Wed in August + UN Day of the World's Indigenous People

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 31 May to 31 July 2013: North Sydney, NSW
Guringai Festival
"Founded in 2001, the Guringai Festival aims to raise awareness
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the
Northern Sydney region. The festival usually starts on Sorry
Day 26 May and goes through to the end of NAIDOC Week,
the second week in July each year."
"The festival involves 11 Councils and numerous reconciliation
and community groups. Events include workshops, art

Queensland events: Manuwangku Exhibition + Indigenous Careers & Employment Expo + Ration Shed Tours

Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Sat 13 July - Sun 11 August 2013: South Brisbane, Qld
Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud
Photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
Opening night on 13 July 2013
Venue: Queensland Centre for Photography
"Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud is a
series of photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
presenting the community and country around Muckaty,
120 kilometres north of Tennant Creek in the NT."
"For over five years this area has been the focus

Melbourne events: ISJA Meeting + Launch of the 2013 National Aboriginal & Islander Children's Day

Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Thu 1 August 2013: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
Next Meeting: Indigenous Social Justice Association - Melbourne
"During 2013, ISJA will meet the first Thursday of every month."
Event details: http://www.isja-msg.com/coming_events.htm

Event: Sun 4 August 2013: Northcote, Melbourne, Vic
Invite to the launch of the 2013 National Aboriginal & Islander Children's Day in Melbourne
Hosted by the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)

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