indigenous

Tasmanian Aboriginal rights events for your diary: National Close the Gap Day

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 11/02/2013 - 7:45am

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Event: Thu 21 or Fri 22 March 2013: Tasmania
National Close the Gap Day
"A day for Australians to join together and remind
political leaders to close the life expectancy gap
between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
within a generation." ATSI Support
"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
still die 10-17 years younger than other Australians.
Closing this health gap cannot be done overnight.
We need a long-term commitment with adequate
funding, and investment in real partnerships." Oxfam

Geography: 
Hobart
Launceston
Tasmania
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Aboriginal Rights

South Australia exhibitions: Manuwangku: Under the Nuclear Cloud (Muckaty) + Good Strong Powerful

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 10/02/2013 - 8:24pm

Adelaide and South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 13 February 2013: various locations in Australia
National Apology Day
"Commemmoration of the day ex-Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd moved a Motion of Apology to the
Indigenous Peoples in the House of Representatives,
apologising for past laws, policies and practices that
devastated the Indigenous Peoples
(particularly those of the Stolen Generation)."
"The NSDC holds annual celebratory events on the
Anniversary of the Apology (13 February each year)

Geography: 
Adelaide
South Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Adelaide and South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Canberra: Constitutional Recognition Forum + Intern'l Day for Elimination of Racial Discrim'n Panel

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 10/02/2013 - 8:21pm

Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 25 January - 25 May 2013: Canberra, ACT
Centenary of Canberra celebrates First Australians
"As we celebrate Canberra's 100th birthday in 2013,
we recognise Aboriginal people's continuing connection
to this place, a connection that spans some 20,000 years."
Includes Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993) Art Retrospective: http://www.canberra100.com.au/calendar/view/751/i-do-have-a-belief---kev...

Geography: 
ACT
Canberra
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Queensland events: In Conversation with Mary Graham + Clancestry Festival + Deepen the Conversation

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 10/02/2013 - 8:16pm

Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 13 February 2013: various locations in Australia
National Apology Day
"Commemmoration of the day ex-Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd moved a Motion of Apology to the
Indigenous Peoples in the House of Representatives,
apologising for past laws, policies and practices that
devastated the Indigenous Peoples
(particularly those of the Stolen Generation)."
"The NSDC holds annual celebratory events on the
Anniversary of the Apology (13 February each year)

Geography: 
Brisbane
Cairns
Queensland
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

NT events: Kanyini Film screening + National Close the Gap Day + National Native Title Conference

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 10/02/2013 - 8:12pm

Northern Territory Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 13 February 2013: various locations in Australia
National Apology Day
"Commemmoration of the day ex-Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd moved a Motion of Apology to the
Indigenous Peoples in the House of Representatives,
apologising for past laws, policies and practices that
devastated the Indigenous Peoples
(particularly those of the Stolen Generation)."
"The NSDC holds annual celebratory events on the
Anniversary of the Apology (13 February each year)

Geography: 
Darwin
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Sydney events: 9th Anniv of TJ Hickey's death + Kimberley Festival + Shane Phillips: Tribal Warrior

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 10/02/2013 - 8:08pm

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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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/

Geography: 
New South Wales
Sydney
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Victoria events: 5th anniv of the apology + Jacky Green: Flow of Voices + 'Lurujarri Dreaming' doco

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 10/02/2013 - 8:03pm

Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 13 February 2013: various locations in Australia
National Apology Day
"Commemmoration of the day ex-Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd moved a Motion of Apology to the
Indigenous Peoples in the House of Representatives,
apologising for past laws, policies and practices that
devastated the Indigenous Peoples
(particularly those of the Stolen Generation)."
"The NSDC holds annual celebratory events on the
Anniversary of the Apology (13 February each year)

Geography: 
Melbourne
Victoria
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR News: Call for royal commission into native title: The Wire

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 09/02/2013 - 3:26pm

Newsletter date: 10 February 2013

Contents:

* The Wire: Call for Royal Commission into Native Title
* Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation: FMG's Native Title "Racism" Unravels
* Background to Mabo and Native Title
* Background to the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC)

* SBS Radionews Audio: Listing of Tarkine Indigenous sites welcomed

* Chris Graham At Large: Grog is a killer, but it’s far less dangerous than politics

* ABC: Gas hub future unclear after native title dispute

Geography: 
Australia
Tasmania
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
native title
Royal Commission
James Price Point
Save the Kimberley
FMG
Tarkine
YAC
north of Broome
Aboriginal burial grounds
West Kimberley
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation - FMG's Native Title Racism Unravels
SBS Radionews Audio - Listing of Tarkine Indigenous sites welcomed
ABC - Gas hub future unclear after native title dispute
Hands Off Country - Fifteen thousand call on Burke to stop the destruction of Aboriginal burial grounds at James Price Point
Hands Off Country - Why Protect The West Kimberley - Carmen Lawrence
Respect and Listen - Save the Kimberley - Poems by Deborah Wall
YouTube - Australian Constitution is invalid - Ex-Solicitor Wayne Leonard
SBS Living Black Audio - Prisons versus Treatments
Chris Graham At Large - Grog is a killer- but it’s far less dangerous than politics

WGAR News: "Marie Sailor, an Aboriginal elder whose wages were stolen" Accent of Women, Radio 3CR

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 07/02/2013 - 10:34am

Newsletter date: 8 February 2013

Contents:

* Accent of Women, Radio 3CR: "Marie Sailor, an Aboriginal elder whose wages were stolen"

* "Landmark Stolen Generations Test Case Begins in Perth" Media Statement
* Tracker: Stolen Gen victims begin landmark compensation trial

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews William Hayward of ATSILS
* Background: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander responses to Royal Commission into child sexual abuse

* NIRS: Health provider regrets lack of community control

* NIRS: Territorians continue to speak out against funding cuts

Geography: 
Perth
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Stolen Generations
Royal Commission
funding cuts
stolen wages
compensation
child sexual abuse
community control
Burrup
Landmark Stolen Generations Test Case Begins in Perth - Media Statement
Tracker - Stolen Gen victims begin landmark compensation trial
Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews William Hayward of ATSILS
NIRS - Health provider regrets lack of community control
NIRS - Territorians continue to speak out against funding cuts
Green Left TV - Socialist Alliance stands up for the Burrup
Green Left TV - David Beniuk - January 26

WGAR News: Treatment not prison for our mob: NACCHO Aboriginal Health News Alerts

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 06/02/2013 - 12:36pm

Newsletter date: 7 February 2013

Contents:

* NACCHO Aboriginal Health News Alerts: Treatment not prison for our mob
* The Wire: Jail costs far outweigh rehabilitation
* Tracker: Jail should be a last resort for non-violent offenders: report
* AHRC: Social Justice Commissioner welcomes new report
* Greens Senators Rachel Siewert & Penny Wright: Drug and alcohol treatments to reduce crime, boost health
* NITV News: Minister backs calls for Indigenous offenders' rehab
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gino Vumbaca & John Heron

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
health
indigenous
human rights
deaths in custody
aboriginal
jail
prison
Crime
report
Aboriginal imprisonment
rehabilitation
non-violent offenders
Drug and alcohol treatments
offenders' rehab
The Wire - Jail costs far outweigh rehabilitation
Tracker - Jail should be a last resort for non-violent offenders - report
AHRC - Social Justice Commissioner welcomes new report
Greens Senators Rachel Siewert and Penny Wright - Drug and alcohol treatments to reduce crime - boost health
NITV News - Minister backs calls for Indigenous offenders' rehab
Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gino Vumbaca & John Heron
NITV News - Interview with Paddy Gibson on the Close the Gap report