Jon Altman

WGAR News: Sydney protests 8th year of NT Intervention: STICS - Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 19/06/2015 - 4:35pm

Newsletter date: 19 June 2015

Contents:     

* Media Release: STICS - Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney: Sydney protests 8th year of NT Intervention
* Upcoming anniversary march & rally: 3pm, 21 June 2015: NT Intervention - Stolen Futures - 8 Years of Racist shame!
* Homepage of Stop the Intervention: http://stoptheintervention.org/

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Sydney
Northern Territory
Darwin
Keywords: 
STICS - Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney
Sydney protests 8th year of NT Intervention
Upcoming anniversary march & rally - 3pm 21 June 2015 - NT Intervention - Stolen Futures - 8 Years of Racist shame
berlin
Berlin Germany
Germany
Berlin from 26-28 June 2015
An art installation about the Yolngu people
Yolngu people
art installation
S.O.S. Australia - restoring dignity
Michele Harris
'concerned Australians'
Berlin art festival
Marion Caris
Marion Caris - Berlin
Respect and Listen
Vale Michele Harris OAM
The Intervention - an Anthology
The Intervention - an Anthology National book launch in Sydney - 1 July 2015
The Intervention - an Anthology Ashfield Town Hall book launch - 9 July 2015
The Intervention - an Anthology NT Darwin book launch - 4 August 2015
Paddy Gibson
Jon Altman
Susie Russell
Jumbunna UTS
CAEPR
Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government
Aboriginal sovereignty movement
Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations

WGAR News: Indigenous leaders suspect remote NT communities will be closed: Helen Davidson, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 06/06/2015 - 7:53pm

Newsletter date: 7 June 2015; last updated 15 June

Contents:

* Upcoming anniversary march & rally: 3pm, 21 June 2015: NT Intervention - Stolen Futures - 8 Years of Racist shame!

* News Analysis: Helen Davidson, The Guardian: Indigenous leaders suspect remote NT communities will be closed

Geography: 
Australia
Sydney
Northern Territory
South Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
Upcoming anniversary march & rally - 21 June 2015 - NT Intervention - Stolen Futures - 8 Years of Racist shame
Helen Davidson
The Guardian
Indigenous leaders suspect remote NT communities will be closed
Professor Jon Altman
Jon Altman
Inside Story
Living the good life in precarious times
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Senator Rachel Siewert
Rachel Siewert
Government presses on with work for the dole in remote communities
work for the dole in remote communities
work for the dole
Remote jobs and community program to be rebranded due to unpopularity
Controversial Indigenous advancement strategy gets $100m funding boost
Indigenous Advancement Strategy
IAS - Indigenous Advancement Strategy
Respect and Listen
Respect and Listen compilation
Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)
Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
NT intervention
The Intervention - an Anthology

WGAR News: Vinka believes it's crucial to empower the next generation to create a healthy community that celebrates culture, cares for country and builds opportunities.

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 05/05/2015 - 2:03pm

Newsletter date: 6 May 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Jon Altman, New Matilda: The Hunt For The Good Life: A Black Perspective

* Video - Vinka's story: Ella Archibald-Binge, SBS News: Home-grown Derby girl to be town's first Aboriginal doctor [Vinka's story is featured on Living Black: Kimberley Healing this week.]

Geography: 
Australia
Sydney
Northern Territory
Brisbane
Melbourne
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Vinka Barunga
Ella Archibald-Binge
SBS News
Living Black
Living Black Conversations
Living Black - Kimberley Healing
Home-grown Derby girl to be town's first Aboriginal doctor
Derby
Jon Altman
New Matilda
The Hunt For The Good Life - A Black Perspective
Pedestrian TV
Respect and Listen
Ernie Dingo
Ernie Dingo Speaks Against Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities
John Pilger
John Pilger at the second National Day of Action
Joshua Robertson
Brisbane protest over Indigenous community closures occupies City Hall
Tony Moore
Brisbane Times
300 indigenous protesters stage Brisbane City Hall sit-in
Padraic Gibson
Paddy Gibson
Maori activist - Teanau Tuiono
Teanau Tuiono
The Maori Are Coming - Solidarity From Across The Ditch Against Forced Remote Community Closures
Lachlan McLeod & Louis Dai - Walking Fish Productions
The Guardian
Greens (WA)
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Shifting small remote communities into larger ones is still closing them - Colin

WGAR News: The May 1st rallies have Gone Global: States in Australia, Aotearoa (NZ), Canada, Germany, Hawaii, Hong Kong China, UK, USA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 01/05/2015 - 10:20am

Newsletter date: 10:20 am, 1 May 2015; Last updated 4:40pm, 1 May 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: SOGIP: Aboriginal communities should not be closed ! By Martin Préaud, Barbara Glowczewski and 16 French researchers working in Australia
* Analysis / Opinion: Arena Magazine: The Real Cost of Closing Remote Communities, by Brian F. Codding, Douglas W. Bird and Rebecca Bliege Bird
* Analysis / Opinion: Jon Altman, Land Rights News - Northern Edition: The quest for the good life

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
ACT
Canberra
New South Wales
Albury
Newcastle
Sydney
Wollongong
Northern Territory
Darwin
Queensland
Brisbane
Cairns
Gold Coast
Sunshine Coast
Toowoomba
Townsville
South Australia
Adelaide
Tasmania
Hobart
Victoria
Melbourne
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
SOGIP
Aboriginal communities should not be closed
Martin Préaud
Barbara Glowczewski
French researchers working in Australia
Arena Magazine
arena
The Real Cost of Closing Remote Communities
Brian F Codding
Douglas W Bird
Rebecca Bliege Bird
Jon Altman
Land Rights News - Northern Edition
Northern Land Council
The quest for the good life
Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia
2nd Official Call To Action 1st May 2015
SOSBlakAustralia
The May 1st 2015 rallies have gone global
May 1st 2015 rallies have gone global - Aotearoa (NZ) Canada Germany Hawaii Hong Kong UK and USA
May 1st 2015 Global Solidarity
Green Left
International day of protest on May 1 2015 against forced closure of Aboriginal communities
Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA
Protests against closures of Aboriginal homelands
Protests against closures of Aboriginal communities

WGAR News: Unions Slam Closure Of Remote Aboriginal Communities In WA: Amy McQuire, New Matilda

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 18/04/2015 - 6:56am

Newsletter date: 19 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Mia Pepper, Eco-Shout: Radioactive racism in the Wild West - WA takes aim at remote communities

* Analysis / Opinion: Amy McQuire, New Matilda: Unions Slam Closure Of Remote Aboriginal Communities In WA

* News Analysis: Shar Adams, Epoch Times: Australia: Indigenous Affairs Take Backward Step [Featuring Jon Altman]

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
New South Wales
Northern Territory
South Australia
Melbourne
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
ACTU
ACTU - Australian Council of Trade Unions
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
unions
Unions Slam Closure Of Remote Aboriginal Communities In WA
Mia Pepper
Eco-Shout
Radioactive racism in the Wild West - WA takes aim at remote communities
Shar Adams
Epoch Times
Australia - Indigenous Affairs Take Backward Step
Professor Jon Altman
Jon Altman
Indigenous affairs in this country at the moment are in chaos
Cassandra Tim
Warren Barnsley
NIRS Weekly News-in-Review
Pekeri Ruska
Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance
WAR - Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance
Haydn Bromley
South Australian Aboriginal Lands Trust
SA Aboriginal Lands Trust
Meriki Onus
Solidarity Online
solidarity
Aboriginal community closures - 'This is an attempt to destroy our culture'
Michele Jedlicka
The Inverell Times
Kristy McMahon
Myles Morgan
Andrea Booth
NITV News
SBS News
NT Minister expects migration if WA communities close

WGAR News: Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp: About 50 WA police officers have used mounted police and K-9 dogs to seize the tents and valuables

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 15/03/2015 - 9:34pm

Newsletter date: 16 March 2015

Contents:

* Petition: Change.org Petition: Stop displacing Indigenous Australians by the closure of Indigenous communities.

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Petition - Stop displacing Indigenous Australians by the closure of Indigenous communities
Jennifer Kaeshagen
The Stringer facebook
Urgent Action - If anyone can donate to the Matargarup First Nations refugee camp then that be good - Jennifer Kaeshagen - The Stringer facebook
Police move in but fail to snuff out sacred fire at Matagarup
Matagarup
Matagarup (Heirisson Island)
Heirisson Island - Perth
Heirisson Island
Alex Bainbridge
Green Left
Adam Evans
CAAMA Radio
NIRS
Marianne Mackay
We have a right to be on Matagarup
Sovereign Union
WA uses mounted police and dogs to seize tents and valuables at Refugee Camp
Herbert Bropho
Calla Wahlquist
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
Alan Austin
Independent Australia
Abbott trashes Australia's reputation abroad - again
Jon Altman
concerned Australians
Homelands under the hammer again from the aspiring PM for indigenous policy
Michael Gordon
SMH
Delma Cox
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
Diet Simon

WGAR News: Remote Indigenous communities are vital for our fragile ecosystems: Craig Moritz, Emilie-Jane Ens & Jon Altman, The Conversation

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 13/03/2015 - 7:08pm

Newsletter date: 15 March 2015

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
Melbourne
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Steven Riggall
The Wire
The environmental benefits of Indigenous people living on country
Craig Moritz
Emilie-Jane Ens
Jon Altman
The Conversation
Remote Indigenous communities
Remote Indigenous communities are vital for our fragile ecosystems
Marie McInerney
BBC News
Australia's remote indigenous communities fear closure
Dan Tout
arena - the website of left political social and cultural commentary
arena
Settler Colonial Closures
Gavin Mooney
Report - Health and Homelands - Good Value for Money
The Institute for Cultural Survival
AMSANT - Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory
MIWATJ Health Aboriginal Corporation
S. Kerins
CAEPR
CAEPR - Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research - ANU
The Future of homelands / Outstations
Amnesty International Australia
Homelands - Amnesty International Australia
Jens Korff
Creative Spirits
Chloe Booker
The Age
Protesters shut down Melbourne to fight against closure of Aboriginal communities

WGAR News: Urgent Action - Remote Homelands and Outstations in WA - Will You Help to Prevent a Crisis?

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 11/03/2015 - 2:35pm

Newsletter date: 12 March 2015

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Remote Community Closures
WA Government's planned closure of up to 150 Aboriginal communities
'concerned Australians'
Respect and Listen
Urgent Action - Remote homelands and Outstations in WA - Will You Help to Prevent a Crisis
CAAMA Radio
CAAMA
Nicole Culbong
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
Tony Abbott's Australia
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Senator Rachel Siewert
Rachel Siewert
Remote indigenous communities are not a 'lifestyle choice' and should not be treated as such
SBS News
Labor slams PM over 'highly offensive' remote communities comments
Tammy Solenec
Marianne McKay
Ben Wyatt
Colin Barnett
Sovereign Union
Djurin Nyoongar Swan River Treaty
closing Aboriginal homelands in WA
closing Aboriginal remote communities in WA
Amnesty International's Indigenous rights campaigner Tammy Solenec
Noongar activist Marianne McKay
Rodney Dillon
Jon Altman
Calla Wahlquist in the Kimberley
The Guardian
Jennifer Kaeshagen
Michael Anderson
UN

WGAR News: Grandmothers Against Removals call for support

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 01/02/2015 - 10:37am

Grandmothers Against Removals camp at Aboriginal Tent Embassy ahead of Canberra Protest on February 13 - call for support

https://www.facebook.com/stopstolengenerations/posts/378025745692415

Newsletter date: 2 February 2015

Contents:

Geography: 
Australia
ACT
Canberra
New South Wales
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Grandmothers Against Removals camp at Aboriginal Tent Embassy ahead of Canberra Protest on February 13 - call for support
Grandmothers Against Removals
GMAR
GMAR - Grandmothers Against Removals
Grandmothers Against Removals call for support
SNAICC
SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
Child placement principle should be strengthened
SNAICC Chairperson responds to Sammut's opinion piece in the Australian
Sharron Williams
Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation
removal of Aboriginal children
continuing stolen generations
Jon Altman
New Matilda
Aboriginal Jobs
Aboriginal employment
Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget
Federal Budget
Budget
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
Aboriginal homelessness
Kirstyn Lindsay
Living Black Radio
Jenny Samms
Housing overcrowding under-reported
Housing overcrowding
housing

WGAR News: "Tougher rules" are racially discriminative: Tauto Sansbury, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Paul Spearim Jr, The Original Peoples Freedom Movement

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 11/12/2014 - 8:54am

Newsletter date: 14 December 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Tauto Sansbury
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
Paul Spearim Jr
The Original Peoples Freedom Movement
Freedom Summit delegates
freedom movement
Freedom struggle
Damien Williams
CAAMA
work for the dole
racial discrimination
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
work-for-the-dole
Phillip Adams
Kris Short
Late Night Live
ABC RN
Professor Jon Altman
Jon Altman
Warren Barnsley
Merinda Ninyette
Cassandra Tim
NIRS
slave labour
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Rachel Siewert
NT
Ellen Leabeater
The Wire