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WGAR News: How to support the Aboriginal people in their struggle for justice: JohnPilger.com

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 26/12/2013 - 3:11pm

Newsletter date: 26 December 2013

Contents:

* John Pilger, The Stringer: John Pilger goes back to his homeland to investigate Australia's dirtiest secret
* JohnPilger.com : How to support the Aboriginal people in their struggle for justice
* Upcoming Australian screenings of John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
* WGAR News: Interview - John Pilger exposes Australia's shocking secret in Utopia: Australian Times (24 Nov 13)
* Respect and Listen: Utopia
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
protest
NT intervention
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
bilingual education
Aboriginal languages
John Pilger
concerned Australians
The Stringer
Aboriginal people
Utopia
Respect and Listen
Djiniyini Gondarra
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
99-year leases
Dismantling the Land Rights Act
John Pilger goes back to his homeland to investigate Australia's dirtiest secret
Trevor Stockley
Reconciliation Australia Blog
Upcoming Australian screenings of John Pilger's documentary film Utopia
John Pilger's documentary film Utopia
Respect and Listen - Utopia
Yirrkala celebrates 40 years of bilingual education
Koori Mail - Elder in Fight for Cultural Survival

Sydney 2014 Events: John Pilger's film 'Utopia' + 'concerned Australians': In the Absence of Treaty

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 23/12/2013 - 10:46am

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: 7 December 2013 to 3 January 2014: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Coranderrk
By Andrea James & Giordano Nanni; Director Isaac Drandic
"A definitive story from our neglected Indigenous history."
Venue: Belvoir St Theatre
"At a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881,
the men and women of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve

Geography: 
New South Wales
Australia
Sydney
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

NT Events: John Pilger's film, 'Utopia' + SNAICC 2014 Training Workshops + Bridging the Gap Seminars

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 23/12/2013 - 10:02am

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: 25 January 2014: Alice Springs, NT
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"Utopia will be screened in Alice Springs at the Araluen Arts Centre"
"Utopia, John Pilger’s new film set for release (in the United Kingdom)
in November, examines the worsening oppression of Aboriginal

Geography: 
Darwin
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Alice Springs
Northern Territory Aboriginal rights events for your diary

Melbourne 2014 events: Wominjeka Festival + Belgrave Survival Day + Apology Concert + Marumali workshop

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 22/12/2013 - 6:16pm

Melbourne and Victoria 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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New Event: Sat 11 - Sunday 19 January 2014: Footscray, Melbourne, Vic
Wominjeka Festival 2014
Venue: Footscray Community Arts Centre
"From a one day gathering in 2010, our annual celebration
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture has grown to
one of the most important events in our calendar,

Geography: 
Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 44 events from 23 December 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 22/12/2013 - 5:52pm

Newsletter date: 23 December 2013

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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Events: various times during 2014: various locations around Australia
SNAICC Training Workshops will be held Nationally in 2014 -
Through Young Black Eyes & Working and Walking Together
SNAICC: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
Expressions of interest forms and flyers are available from the SNAICC training page:

Geography: 
ACT
Canberra
Adelaide
Perth
Brisbane
New South Wales
Melbourne
Cairns
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal

WGAR News: First Peoples Voice will not be Silenced: Statement from Congress National Board

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 22/12/2013 - 1:49pm

Newsletter date: 23 December 2013

Contents:

* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: First Peoples Voice will not be Silenced - Statement from Congress National Board
* National Congress of Australia's First Peoples: Congress Condemns Cuts
* NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services: Government cuts support for National Congress
* Dan Harrison, SMH: Indigenous organisation to defy Tony Abbott funding cut
* Kaye Lee, The Australian Independent Media Network: Putting our First People last

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Tony Abbott
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
Dan Harrison
Patricia Karvelas
The Australian
Mid North Coast Greens
NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
First Peoples Voice will not be Silenced
Statement from Congress National Board
Congress Condemns Cuts
NATSILS - Government cuts support for National Congress
Indigenous organisation to defy Tony Abbott funding cut
Kaye Lee
The Australian Independent Media Network
Putting our First People last
cuts to the funding for the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples
Aboriginal congress told funding will go
First Peoples body vows to continue despite funding cut

WGAR News: NATSILS Factsheet: funding cuts to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 21/12/2013 - 7:40pm

Newsletter date: 22 December 2013

Contents:

* NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services: Government to defund Aboriginal Legal Services Peak Body and all Law Reform and Policy Positions
* NATSILS Factsheet: funding cuts to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
* CAALAS - Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service: Cuts to Aboriginal legal aid will silence Aboriginal communities
* NACCHO political health news: Abbott Government cuts to impact on Aboriginal health

Geography: 
ACT
New South Wales
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
ANTaR
SNAICC
NACCHO
SNAICC News
Amnesty International Australia
Greens Senator Penny Wright
Aboriginal legal services
CAALAS - Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service
NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
Aboriginal Legal Services Peak Body
ATSILS - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
NATSILS Factsheet - funding cuts to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
Cuts to Aboriginal Legal Services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice
ANTaR - Take Action
Oxfam Australia Media
WA Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
NATSILS chairman Shane Duffy
Shane Duffy
Indigenous legal services
Human Rights Law Centre
Equality Rights Alliance
NATSIWA
Videos on the cuts to Aboriginal legal aid

WGAR News: Aboriginal languages a source of strength: Shyamla Eswaran, Green Left

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 20/12/2013 - 4:37pm

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)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
bilingual education
Aboriginal languages
Gerry Georgatos
The Conversation
Amy McQuire
Tiga Bayles
Let's Talk
Indigenous languages
Jon Altman
Jeff McMullen
Mary Graham
The Stringer
The Guardian
The Wire
Green Left
Rodney Dillon
Solidarity Online
ABC Indigenous
Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles
Curtis Taylor
Shyamla Eswaran
Curtis Taylor - world's largest digital storytelling archive for 16 language groups
Claire Bowern
Language nests - a way to revive Indigenous languages at risk
Chris Raja
Indigenous identity
Australia is the place of vanishing languages
Restricted - a new exhibition explores Indigenous identity
Raymond Zada
Five questions to Amy McQuire - on Australia's two worlds - one for black and one for white

WGAR News: Coalition stirs the ghost of Jimmie Blacksmith: Tim Kroenert, Eureka Street [99-year leases]

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 18/12/2013 - 12:01pm

Newsletter date: 19 December 2013

Contents:

* SMH: Indigenous burning among ancient practices being studied to save eco-systems

* Anna Salleh, ABC Science: Bead currency used in Australia's first export industry

* Benedict Scambary, CAEPR: My Country, Mine Country: Indigenous People, Mining and Development Contestation in Remote Australia

* Tim Kroenert, Eureka Street: Coalition stirs the ghost of Jimmie Blacksmith [99-year leases]
* WGAR News: "Statement by Rev. Dr Djiniyini Gondarra OAM regarding MOUs on township 99 year leases" (11 Nov 13)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
native title
Gerry Georgatos
Indigenous people
The Stringer
Save The Kimberley Campaign
Djiniyini Gondarra
Eureka Street
99-year leases
Indigenous burning
Indigenous burning among ancient practices being studied to save eco-systems
Anna Salleh
ABC Science
Bead currency used in Australia's first export industry
Australia's first export industry
Benedict Scambary
CAEPR
My Country - Mine Country
Mining and Development Contestation in Remote Australia
Tim Kroenert
NT guilty of destroying sacred trees
Social Justice and Native Title state of the nation report
People of the whales unhappy with native title determination
Seán Kerins
Andrew Probyn