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WGAR News: Blackett, Western Sydney launch of the book 'A Decision to Discriminate'

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 20/02/2013 - 10:04am

Newsletter date: 20 February 2013

Contents:

* Blackett, Western Sydney launch of the book 'A Decision to Discriminate'
* New 'A Decision to Discriminate' book review
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Mick Gooda on Stronger Futures
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

* Cathy Eatock, One Billion Rising: End violence against Aboriginal women

* NIRS: Compensation test case hoped to shine light on removal conditions
* NIRS: Stolen Generations victims deserve criminal compensation: Sam Watson

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WA events: Concert for the Kimberley + Kimberley Starlight Films + National Close the Gap Day

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 18/02/2013 - 6:13pm

Perth and Western Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Sun 24 February 2013: Fremantle, Perth, WA
Concert for the Kimberley:
A concert and march in the heart of Fremantle
The Wilderness Society WA
"Join us in Fremantle on Sunday 24 February 2013
for a free, open-air concert featuring the
John Butler Trio, Missy Higgins, Ball Park Music,
special guest Dr Bob Brown, and others."
"This concert and rally is a call to arms for
all West Australians to stand up and protect

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Perth and Western Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 39 events from 19 February 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 18/02/2013 - 9:29am

Newsletter date: 19 February 2013

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Event: 7 February - 10 March 2013: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Production by emerging Koori playwright
Nakkiah Lui, called "This Heaven"
Director Lee Lewis
"'This Heaven' is the story about the
death in custody of a father and his
family's reaction on the night they're
told the police have been acquitted
of his murder."
Event details: http://belvoir.com.au/productions/this-heaven/
Event details: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1735970/Play-on-Indigenous-death-in-c...

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WGAR News: Who Gets To Develop James Price Point?: Deborah Ruiz Wall, New Matilda

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 17/02/2013 - 8:03pm

Newsletter date: 18 February 2013

Contents:

* Deborah Ruiz Wall, New Matilda: Who Gets To Develop James Price Point?
* ABC: Wilderness Society challenges gas hub approvals
* Kimberley Page: Rachel Siewert on gas hub emmisions
* The West: Govt defends axing of greenhouse gas controls
* Kimberley Campaign Events
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA

* The Wire interviews Manawangu (Muckaty) Traditional Owners Isobel Phillips & Doris Kelly
* Tennant & District Times: Nuke waste in focus, Muckaty in the frame

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ABC - Wilderness Society challenges gas hub approvals

Kimberley Page - Rachel Siewert on gas hub emmisions

The West - Govt defends axing of greenhouse gas controls

Kimberley Campaign Events

The Wire interviews Manawangu Traditional Owners Isobel Phillips & Doris Kelly

Tennant & District Times - Nuke waste in focus - Muckaty in the frame

WGAR News: "Federal Court win by Yindjibarndi means Fortescue must negotiate with them"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 16/02/2013 - 3:14pm

Newsletter date: 17 February 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, Indymedia Australia: Federal Court win by Yindjibarndi means Fortescue must negotiate with them
* CAAMA: Yindjibarndi 1 - Fortescue Metals Group 0 - court ruling favours the mob !
* YAC: Cause to come home - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win
* YAC: Truth is the Best Defense - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win
* ABC Indigenous: Yindjibarndi court decision brings 'tears of joy'
* NIRS: Former FMG employee allegedly threatens to sue National Indigenous Times
* Background to the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC)

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Fortescue Metals Group

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation

Federal Court win

Yindjibarndi Federal Court win

Gerry Georgatos - Indymedia Australia - Federal Court win by Yindjibarndi means Fortescue must negotiate with them

CAAMA - Yindjibarndi 1 - Fortescue Metals Group 0 - court ruling favours the mob

YAC - Cause to come home - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win

YAC - Truth is the Best Defense - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win

ABC Indigenous - Yindjibarndi court decision brings tears of joy

NIRS - Former FMG employee allegedly threatens to sue National Indigenous Times

WGAR News: Let's Talk: Live Broadcast 5th Anniversary of the Apology Link-Up Event

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 15/02/2013 - 2:36pm

Newsletter date: 16 February 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk: Live Broadcast 5th Anniversary of the Apology Link-Up Event
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Chris Graham about the National Apology
* NIRS: Chris Graham slams lack of compensation and change for Stolen Generations
* Shelter SA: Mr Rudd, why aren’t you talking about self-determination
* Fiona Arney, The Conversation: Making the national apology count for Indigenous children
* Greens MLC Tammy Franks: Five or Fifteen Years After Saying Sorry is High Time to Make Amends

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Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Chris Graham about the National Apology

NIRS - Chris Graham slams lack of compensation and change for Stolen Generations

Shelter SA - Mr Rudd - why aren’t you talking about self-determination

Fiona Arney - The Conversation - Making the national apology count for Indigenous children

Greens MLC Tammy Franks - Five or Fifteen Years After Saying Sorry is High Time to Make Amends

NIRS - Unfinished business - Call for compensation for NT Stolen Generations

The Wire interviews Christine Jacques Doolan of the Stolen Generations Alliance

CAAMA - Stolen Gen in Centre say The Apology means little for them

NIRS - High incarceration rates amongst Stolen Generations a problem

NITV - Five years on from apology to Stolen Generations

News on Justice for TJ Hickey

WGAR News: Sovereign Union serves the Crown with formal objection to the Act of Recognition

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 15/02/2013 - 10:29am

Newsletter date: 15 February 2013

Contents:

* Sovereign Union serves the Crown with formal objection to the Act of Recognition
* Sovereign Union: Open Letter to the Governor-General: Sovereign Treaty not the Act of Recognition
* NIRS: Sovereignty campaigner disappointed by Act of Recognition passing
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Congress: Congress calls for hard yards on substantive Constitutional reform
* Background to National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples

* News on Act of Recognition passing Lower House

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Aboriginal sovereignty

Sovereign Union - Open Letter to the Governor-General - Sovereign Treaty not the Act of Recognition

NIRS - Sovereignty campaigner disappointed by Act of Recognition passing

Congress - Congress calls for hard yards on substantive Constitutional reform

News on Act of Recognition passing Lower House

WGAR News: Muckaty Northern Territory exhibition to open at Adelaide Fringe festival: BNI

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 13/02/2013 - 1:58pm

Newsletter date: 14 February 2013

Contents:

* BNI: Nuclear waste in the spotlight, Muckaty in the frame: Northern Territory exhibition to open at Adelaide Fringe festival
* Event: Exhibition by Human Rights Activist, Jagath Dheerrasekara: Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud: 14 Feb - 22 Mar 13
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump

* SNAICC News: Know your rights - Resource on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

* Sovereign Union: The Apology is still an empty vessel

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Muckaty nuclear waste dump

Adelaide Fringe festival

Jagath Dheerrasekara

Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud

UNDRIP

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Apology

Indigenous defence service

40-year leases

BNI - Nuclear waste in the spotlight - Muckaty in the frame - Northern Territory exhibition to open at Adelaide Fringe festival

Event - Exhibition by Human Rights Activist Jagath Dheerrasekara - Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud - 14 Feb - 22 Mar 13

SNAICC News - Know your rights - Resource on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - UNDRIP

Sovereign Union - The Apology is still an empty vessel

NIRS - Kowanyama wants housing but not with 40-year leases

SBS Radionews Audio - Remembering Indigenous defence service

The Wire - Cultural ties improve vocational opportunities

WGAR News: Michael Mansell continues call for community-driven rehabilitation programs: CAAMA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 12/02/2013 - 6:23pm

Newsletter date: 13 February 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA: Michael Mansell continues call for community-driven rehabilitation programs
* Carrie Fowlie, The Canberra Times: Jail costly way to tackle scourge
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

* The Wire interviews Liz Johnstone & Michael Mansell on the Tarkine

* Amy McQuire, Tracker: Greens call on NSW govt to get serious about culture and heritage

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Alf Lacey & Michael Woodley
* YAC: WMYAC documents confirm Michael Gallagher is FMG’s inside-man

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Aboriginal imprisonment

rehabilitation programs

WMYAC

indigenous employment

indigenous lifespans

apology

Carrie Fowlie - The Canberra Times - Jail costly way to tackle scourge

The Wire interviews Liz Johnstone and Michael Mansell on the Tarkine

Amy McQuire - Tracker - Greens call on NSW govt to get serious about culture and heritage

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Alf Lacey and Michael Woodley

YAC - WMYAC documents confirm Michael Gallagher is FMG’s inside-man

NIRS - Evidence for Indigenous child protection control undeniable

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Professor Ted Wilkes

Professor Jon Altman - Crikey - Seeking truth from facts in indigenous employment data

Callum Denness - Crikey - Not closing the gap - indigenous lifespans remain too short

SBS Radionews Audio - The Stolen Generations apology - five years on

WGAR News: Let Aboriginal people manage their own affairs: Canberra & Brisbane Tent Embassies

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 11/02/2013 - 12:02pm

Newsletter date: 12 February 2013

Contents:

* Aboriginal Tent Embassies in Canberra and Brisbane: Let Aboriginal people manage their own affairs
* Jon Lamb, Socialist Alternative: "They cannot put out the fire of sovereignty"
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies

* ISJA: TJ Hickey: Nine Long Years...Time for Justice?
* Event: Rally 9th Anniversary of TJ Hickey's death - 14 Feb 13
* Emma Murphy, Green Left: NT government cuts services, reverses Aboriginal gains
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

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