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WGAR News: Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Newsletter date: 30 December 2012

Last Updated: 31 December 2012

Background info page:
Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory-...

'concerned Australians': Without Justice there can be no Reconciliation: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/

Creative Spirits: Northern Territory Emergence Response (NTER) - "The Intervention": http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/northern-terr...

The Deception and Exploitation of Minors by the CPP-NPA-NDF

Philippines: A war on semantics had been waged by the front organizations of the CPP-NPA-NDF regarding Children Involved in Armed Conflicts. They are contented with just twisting the truth and to play with words. For the truth of the matter, the issue is all about children recruited by the Communist front organizations and the New People’s Army and used as frontliners and in any other capacity, armed or unarmed.

Solidarity with Villa Amalias from Sydney

On Thursday the 20th of December in Athens Greece, Villa Amalias squat was raided by riot police and eight comrades inside were arrested. All have been charged with various felonies and misdemeanours and are being held at Athens police HQ till they will be brought again before a judge on the 24th of December.

Overpassing borders and nations: a joint venture against nationalism

We are an initiative of comrades who live in Skopje and Thessaloniki. We are bound by personal and political relationships. The beginning point of our activation is our will to oppose the rhetoric that is being reproduced by the nationalistic euphoria connected with the 100 years anniversary since the “liberation” of Thessaloniki in Greece and the 100 years since the signing of the Bucharest Treaty in the Republic of Macedonian.

Background to the justice for Kumentjaye Briscoe campaign

Last updated: 10 November 2013

Petition: Justice for Kwementyaye Briscoe - Call for police to answer for their role
http://rollbacktheintervention.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/justice_for_b...

Sign-on statement: Call for police to answer for their roles in Deaths in Custody
http://rollbacktheintervention.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/briscoe-lette...

Petition closed: Petitioned Chief Minister of the Northern Territory:
Justice for Kwementyaye Briscoe - lay charges against police
Petition by Trisha Morton Thomas, Alice Springs, Australia

Working Together Towards Sovereignty

Working Together Towards Sovereignty

13/12/2012 by autonomousactionradio | Leave a comment

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The site of the Brisbane Embassy at Musgrave Park had become an eyesore and an embarrassment for the Aboriginal community over the last few months.

So a number of elders and traditional owners from the area banded together to ensure the inevitable Brisbane City Council clean up was done in consultation with them with respect to culture.

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Philippines condemns North Korea rocket launch

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines "strongly condemns" the surprise rocket launch by North Korea on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 (12-12-12).

"The Philippines strongly condemns the launch undertaken by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 12 December 2012," a statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Timor Leste, human development and foreign vanities

By Tim Anderson
On 26 November 2012 more than 400 new doctors graduated in Timor Leste, bringing the total number of Cuban trained doctors to nearly 500.

The graduation was notable for two reasons: first, this was the largest graduation of doctors in the region (probably the largest in the world, outside Latin America); and second, it attracted not a single news story in the English speaking world.

On Typhoon Bhopa and the Doha Conference

Typhoon Bhopa (Philippine name Pablo) have resulted to a total number of 647 casualties, with another 1,842 people injured, and 780 missing.

Typhoon Pablo and Doha: Ways Forward for the Philippines

By Akbayan (Citizens Action Party)

It is truly a sad day for Filipinos across the nation, as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council announced the devastation of typhoon Pablo to have resulted to a total number of 647 casualties, with another 1,842 people injured, and 780 missing.

Public forum “Stronger Futures” means “stolen futures” for NT communities

Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney Media Release 26 November 2012

Public Forum
“Stronger Futures” means “Stolen Futures” for NT communities.
NT Aboriginal leaders to speak out against the Intervention at human rights day forum

On 6 December, the Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney (STICS) will hold a major forum on the NT Intervention to mark Human Rights Day.

The meeting will also mark twenty years since Paul Keating gave his famous "Redfern Speech" which recognised the destructive impact of colonisation on Aboriginal people.

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