New Matilda

WGAR News: CAAMA Radio - Alice Springs Rally Against Forced Closures of Aboriginal Communities

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA)

Newsletter date: 8 May 2015

Contents:

* CAAMA Radio: Speeches at the Alice Springs May 1st Rally Against Forced Closures of Aboriginal Communities

- Rosalie Kunoth Monks
- Trisha Morton Thomas
- Maurie Ryan
- Christa Bartjen-Westermann
- Harold Furber
- Chancey Peach
- Walter Shaw
- Marlene Hodder

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.

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.]

WGAR News: NITV journalist accuses police of intimidation after Indigenous march - video: The Guardian, Source: NITV

Newsletter date: 1 May 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: Amy McQuire, New Matilda: 'This Day Is Not For You': Police Stop Black Digger From Marching For Frontier Wars
* Video: NITV News - 29 April 2015: 'This day is not for you': Police Shut Down Frontier Wars Anzac Day March
* Video: Eleanor Gilbert, Vimeo: "This day is not for you." AFP prevent Fred Hooper from marching on Anzac Day, Canberra 25 April 2015.

WGAR News: Obituaries / Tributes to Uncle Ray Jackson who has recently passed

Newsletter date: 25 April 2015

We pay our deep respect to Uncle Ray Jackson who has recently passed - WGAR News Editorial Team

Contents:

Obituaries / Tributes:

* Green Left: Letter from the Indigenous Social Justice Association on the death of Ray Jackson

* Paul McAleer, Maritime Union of Australia, Green Left: Letter from the MUA on the death of Ray Jackson

* Rachel Evans & Raul Bassi, Green Left: Wiradjuri warrior Ray Jackson has passed away

WGAR News: Aboriginal Group To Shadow ANZAC Day March And Highlight Frontier Wars: Amy McQuire, New Matilda

Newsletter date: 24 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Amy McQuire, New Matilda: Aboriginal Group To Shadow ANZAC Day March And Highlight Frontier Wars
* Analysis / Opinion: Amy McQuire, New Matilda: Gallipoli Could Never Define Australia Like This War Did

WGAR News: 'Systemic Racism' Of WA Remote Community Closures Savaged At United Nations: Amy McQuire, New Matilda

Newsletter date: 24 April 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: Amy McQuire, New Matilda: 'Systemic Racism' Of WA Remote Community Closures Savaged At United Nations
* News Analysis: Kimberley Land Council: KLC condemns community closures at United Nations
* News Analysis: Calla Wahlquist, The Guardian: UN forum backs fight against closure of remote Aboriginal communities in WA

WGAR News: Evicting Indigenous Australians from their homelands is a declaration of war: John Pilger, The Guardian

Newsletter date: 23 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: John Pilger, The Guardian: Evicting Indigenous Australians from their homelands is a declaration of war

* Video Special report back: Paddy Gibson, Stop the Intervention: First Nations Peoples and Australian Government Policy - What happened to the Intervention? 20 April 2015

WGAR News: Maori Party issues scathing letter to Tony Abbott regarding treatment of Aboriginal people: Claire Trevett, New Zealand Herald

Newsletter date: 22 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Belinda Grant Geary, Daily Mail Australia: 'The first thing that strikes me about Australia is how racist this place is': Writer claims our treatment of Aborigines is WORSE than apartheid South Africa
* Analysis / Opinion: Sisonke Msimang, Africa is a Country: Is There a Place Where White People Are More Committed to Faux Race Blindness than South Africa?