Newsletter date: 28 November 2014
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WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
Newsletter date: 20 March 2014
Contents:
* Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT (APO NT): Aboriginal Governance and Management Program
* Colin Penter, The Stringer: Jeff McMullen: Neoliberalism, market fundamentalism and the colonization of Aboriginal policy
* Gary Foley, Tracker: The Contrarian: Truth is the casualty of History Wars
* Michael Westaway, The Conversation: Why our kids should learn Aboriginal history
* Paul Daley, The Guardian: Historian shines a light on the dark heart of Australia's nationhood
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
Newsletter date: 11 February 2014
Contents:
* Perth Indymedia Radio Show: Paddy Gibson associate producer of Utopia on the Redfern premiere and its wider impact
* Stop the Intervention: Videos from the event 'Utopia screening for Unions'
[Featuring Ray Jackson and Paddy Gibson]
* The Project (Channel 10 - Australia) reports about Utopia and interviews John Pilger
* Fran Kelly, ABC RN Breakfast: John Pilger discusses new film 'Utopia'
* Respect and Listen, Vimeo: Utopia at the Sydney book launch of "In the Absence of Treaty"
[Featuring Jeff McMullen and John Pilger]
Newsletter date: 10 February 2014
Contents:
* Yolngu Nations Assembly (YNA) supports the call for treaties with indigenous peoples
* 'concerned Australians': Yalmay’s Speech on behalf of Dr. M Yunupingu
* 'concerned Australians', Vimeo: In The Absence of Treaty book launch Sydney
[Featuring Rosalie Kunoth-Monks and Jeff McMullen]
* Respect and Listen: Review of ‘In the Absence of Treaty’ by The Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC
* 'concerned Australians': In the Absence of Treaty book launch Mona Vale (NSW) with screening of 'Utopia' - 10 March 2014
Newsletter date: 2 February 2014
Contents:
* Upcoming screenings of John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
* Perth Indymedia Radio Show: Utopia: a new documentary from John Pilger we speak with Robert Eggington about it
[Featuring Robert and Selina Eggington speaking about their involvement in Utopia]
* Joanna Lester, Living Black Radio: Remembering Communities Under The Intervention This Survival Day
[Featuring Elder Rosalie Kunoth Monks explaining her role in Utopia]
Newsletter date: 30 December 2013
Contents:
* 'concerned Australians' Sydney Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' [Launched by Rosalie Kunoth-Monks & Jeff McMullen]
* 'concerned Australians' Melbourne Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' & Screening of John Pilger's Film 'Utopia' [Speakers: Alastair Nicholson & Richard Frankland]
* 'concerned Australians' Canberra Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' [Speakers: Graeme Mundine & John Falzon]
* Mick Estens, The Stringer: Northern Territory Intervention = injustice, prejudice, inequality
Newsletter date: 21 December 2013
Contents:
* Shyamla Eswaran, Green Left: Aboriginal languages a source of strength
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Curtis Taylor - world's largest digital storytelling archive for 16 language groups
* Claire Bowern, The Conversation: Language nests: a way to revive Indigenous languages at risk
* Chris Raja, ABC Indigenous: Australia is the place of vanishing languages
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools (bilingual education)
Newsletter date: 2 December 2013
Contents:
* SBS Living Black Radio's Marc Tong interviews Co-Chair of Congress Kirstie Parker: Congress Opposes RDA Amendments
* Geoffrey Brahm Levey & Helen Pringle, ABC The Drum: Why the 'Bolt laws' should stay
* ABC Lateline: "Professor Gillian Triggs, the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission discusses freedom of speech."
* Marina Freri, SBS Radionews: Groups combine to oppose Racial Discrimination Act change
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Attorney-General under fire over Racial Discrimination Act
Newsletter date: 7 November 2013
Contents:
* mp3bod: Jeff McMullen on the Northern Territory Intervention
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* SBS Living Black Radio's Michelle Lovegrove interviews Michael Mansell: No to Australia Day Award Nomination
* Sovereign Union: "Return our peoples' remains to Country" - Additional Agenda Items for Gathering of Nations
* Next Sovereign Union National Meeting: 23 - 24 November 2013 Canberra: House of Representatives, Old Parliament House & Aboriginal Embassy
