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WGAR News: Sharing Culture - Empowering Aboriginal people to heal and develop resilience to historical trauma

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 22/03/2014 - 12:49pm

Newsletter date: 23 March 2014

Contents:

* SNAICC News: Sharing Culture initiative online

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Hundreds more will suicide if we wait for 2015
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* SNAICC News: SNAICC congratulates Dala Yooro Children and Family Centre
* SNAICC News: The Training Team recently delivered 10 of these 2-day workshops across New South Wales
* SNAICC News: The children of Burringurrah Remote Aboriginal Community - The Boss of My Body!

Geography:

New South Wales

WGAR News: "ALSWA, Governor McCusker, McGlade and Gooda slam extensions to mandatory sentencing"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 07/03/2013 - 1:25pm

Newsletter date: 7 March 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: ALSWA, Governor McCusker, McGlade and Gooda slam extensions to mandatory sentencing
* NIRS: Legal service slams WA mandatory sentencing push
* CAAMA: Calls for release of juvenile prisoners being held in a men's prison
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

* The Stringer: Taoundai Conference brings on the Aboriginal Liberation Movement

* NIRS: Funding still not reaching communities: Smallwood

Geography:

South Australia

Western Australia

Keywords:

deaths in custody

Aboriginal imprisonment

mandatory sentencing

child sexual abuse

Lowitja Institute

out-of-home care

Aboriginal Liberation Movement

Aboriginal Health Workers

Racist attack via Facebook

Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer - ALSWA Governor McCusker McGlade and Gooda slam extensions to mandatory sentencing

NIRS - Legal service slams WA mandatory sentencing push

CAAMA - Calls for release of juvenile prisoners being held in a men's prison

The Stringer - Taoundai Conference brings on the Aboriginal Liberation Movement

NIRS - Funding still not reaching communities - Smallwood

NACCHO Support - In a time of need the Lowitja Institute is asking for your support to Close the Gap

The Wire - Indigenous Australian research institute Lowitja faces possible closure

RHEF - A Unique Profession - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Workers

Let's Talk - Clancestry Conversation - Kinship and Identity - Just who is Black enough

WGAR News: "Day of Mourning protest: The most significant moment in Aboriginal political history"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 25/01/2013 - 2:47pm

Newsletter date: 26 January 2013

Contents:

* NIRS: Day of Mourning protest: The most significant moment in Aboriginal political history
* NIRS: Australia Day a "race-based" celebration
* Joseph Toscano, Anarchist World - 3CR Audio: Inappropriate 'Australia Day', Invasion Day
* Peter Gebhardt, The Age: A national day of shame
* NIRS: Treaty demands to be outlined at Melbourne protest
* WGAR News: Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day and Survival Day Events: Sat 26 January 2013

* Tracker: Win for tent embassy activists

Geography:

Keywords:

Royal Commission

Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy

Saturday 26 January 2013

Aboriginal Sovereignty Day

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

child sexual abuse

Lowitja Institute

child protection system

NIRS - Day of Mourning protest - The most significant moment in Aboriginal political history

NIRS - Australia Day a race-based celebration

Joseph Toscano - Anarchist World - 3CR Audio - Inappropriate Australia Day - Invasion Day

Peter Gebhardt - The Age - A national day of shame

NIRS - Treaty demands to be outlined at Melbourne protest

Tracker - Win for tent embassy activists

NIRS - Court lifts bail conditions for Brisbane Embassy three

NIRS - Embassy member disappointed not to be allowed to light sacred fire

SNAICC News - The Lowitja Institute needs your support

The Lowitja Institute - The MCG Congress Lowitja Statement