Northern Territory Intervention

WGAR News: Dismantling the Land Rights Act - 99 year leases: 'cA' & 'Respect and Listen' compilations

Newsletter date: 9 December 2013

Contents:

* 'concerned Australians' compilation: Dismantling the Land Rights Act - 99 year leases
* Respect and Listen compilation: Dismantling the Land Rights Act - 99 year leases
* ACM Sydney: The dismantling of the Land Rights Act (NT) 1976 forum [a forum held by 'concerned Australians']
* Michele Harris 'concerned Australians': "I would like to thank all those who attended the conversation on the "Dismantling of the Aboriginal land Rights Act (NT) 1976" yesterday."

Sydney Events: Social Justice and Native Title Report + John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: Fri 13 December 2013: Sydney, NSW
Launch of the Social Justice and Native Title Report 2013
Presenter: Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
'Rights, Relationships and Responsibility- an agenda for change'

WGAR News: Interview - John Pilger exposes Australia's shocking secret in Utopia: Australian Times

Newsletter date: 24 November 2013

Contents:

* Paddy Gibson, Socialist Worker: Utopia: The brutal theft of a continent goes on in Australia
* Australian Times: Interview - John Pilger exposes Australia's shocking secret in Utopia
* Niall Mulholland, from The Socialist: An interview with the maker of Utopia, John Pilger
* The Stringer: John Pilger - 'Utopia' - launches in Australia in January
* JohnPilger.com : "Utopia will be launched in Australia in January"
* JohnPilger.com : Utopia reviews
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

NT events: Family Matters: Territory Forum & Community Consultation + After the Intervention webinar

Northern Territory Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

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Event: Thu 14 November 2013: Charles Darwin University, NT
Family Matters - Kids safe in culture, not in care
Territory Forum and Community Consultation
"Did you know that in the Northern Territory, Aboriginal and Islander
children are six times more likely to be placed in out-of-home care
than non-Aboriginal children? ...

WGAR News: Yiŋiya speaks about Stronger Futures from Gapuwiyak

Newsletter date: 31 October 2013

Contents:

* Yiŋiya speaks about Stronger Futures from Gapuwiyak
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

* Why Warriors presents Bridging the Gap Seminars [Featuring Richard Trudgen, Witiyana Marika and Dianne Gondarra]
* Why Warriors: Cross Cultural Solutions for Working with Indigenous People

* University of Western Sydney, YouTube: UWS Yarramundi Lecture 2013
[Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Yirrkala Bark Petition]

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WGAR News: CAALAS Celebrates 40 Years [Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service]: CAAMA Photos

Newsletter date: 26 October 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA Photos: CAALAS Celebrates 40 Years [Featuring Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service]

* Gail Liston, ABC News: Legal aid service says alcohol bans will not work [Featuring CAALAS]
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill, Northern Territory Government

* Tracker: More NT jail deaths 'unless alcohol cut' [Featuring Kwementyaye Briscoe]
* Background to the justice for Kumentjaye Briscoe campaign

* CAAMA Audio: Warlpiri Elder wants his responsibilities returned! [Featuring Rex Japananka Granites]

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WGAR News: Anti-Poverty Week: the first three 'concerned Australians' books are now available for download

Newsletter date: 14 October 2013

Contents:

* 'concerned Australians': Anti-Poverty Week
* 'concerned Australians': Dispossession is Poverty Poster
* 'concerned Australians': The following books and publications are available for download:
* 'concerned Australians': Book Reviews
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

* 'CONCERNED AUSTRALIANS': ANTI-POVERTY WEEK

- Online Books

'concerned Australians': Anti-Poverty Week
http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/

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WGAR News: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Report: 'concerned Australians'

Newsletter date: 13 October 2013

Contents:

*'concerned Australians': Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Report [Stronger Futures]
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

*'concerned Australians': Community Living Areas
* Background to Aboriginal Community Living Area Land Reform in the Northern Territory (NT)

* ABC TV: The next Q&A panel [Including Jeff McMullen and Warren Mundine.]

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Aunty Lilla Watson & Aunty Mary Graham
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Michael Mansell

WGAR News: Paddy Gibson speaks about the NT Emergency Response and the successor "Stronger Futures"

Newsletter date: 4 October 2013

Contents:

* Paddy Gibson speaks at Building Bridges on the NT Emergency Response and the successor "Stronger Futures"
* Eva Cox, The Conversation: Income management: more evidence-free policymaking?
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Coalition to punish vulnerable people through income management expansion
* Nick Evershed, The Guardian: Welfare quarantining: does it work?
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws

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NSW Events: STICS planning meeting + Boomerang Festival: Larissa Behrendt + Exhib: Saltwater Visions

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Mon 30 September 2013: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
STICS (Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney) planning meeting
"Please Note: As the first Monday in October, i.e. 7 October
is a public holiday we will instead be meeting on
Monday 30 September at 6 pm, Federation Conference Centre"
"Discussion about an upcoming protest on 12 October 2013
12 October 2013 - 3pm:
No Basics Card No Work-for-Dole No Intervention Rally
at Sydney Martin Place.