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Bindi Irwin stars in controversial indy activist film!

Submitted by United Natures on Sun, 29/06/2014 - 10:51pm

Some in the mainstream media have begun sharpening their knives ahead of the release of, Surviving Earth featuring Bindi Irwin (daughter of the late Steve Irwin - crocodile hunter) as the voice of youth among a scholarly cast including, Prof. Tim Flannery, Ian Dunlop, Prof. Ian Lowe and Uncle Bob Randall. Directed by Peter Charles Downey and made in Melbourne, Australia by United Natures Media and Peter Erb Media the independent movie style documentary brings environmental and humanitarian activism to mainstream.

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WGAR News: Wes Morris slams government suicide prevention programs: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 04/10/2013 - 1:19pm

Newsletter date: 5 October 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Wes Morris slams government suicide prevention programs
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: 77 Aboriginal suicides in South Australia alone
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Kimberley's Aboriginal peoples old at 45 years
* Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory - APO NT: Youth Suicide

* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* GERRY GEORGATOS, THE STRINGER: WES MORRIS SLAMS GOVERNMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

- Analysis / Opinion

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WGAR News: Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about Aboriginal youth suicides

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/09/2013 - 2:59pm

Newsletter date: 28 September 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about the high number of Aboriginal youth suicides in Australia
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: How many more suicides will it take?
* The Wire: Let's ask R U OK? to our Indigenous youth [Featuring Will Austin]
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* Emma Murphy, Green Left: Darwin gets groggy with it -- exhibition examines NT booze double-standard
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

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WGAR News: Culture Is Life campaign - Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 13/08/2013 - 6:13pm

Newsletter date: 14 August 2013

Contents:

* Culture Is Life: Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide [Launch of new campaign]
* YouTube: Culture Is Life Campaign video
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Australia's Aboriginal children - The world's highest suicide rate
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* The Wire: Indigenous children dominate out-of-home care [Featuring Frank Hytten, CEO of SNAICC and Rachel Siewert, Greens Senator]

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criminal justice system

Aboriginal youth suicide

Culture Is Life

Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide

Launch of new campaign - Culture Is Life

YouTube - Culture Is Life Campaign video

Shane Green

Australia's Aboriginal children - The world's highest suicide rate

Frank Hytten - CEO of SNAICC

Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities

Indigenous children dominate out of home care

Rachel Siewert - Greens Senator

Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People

Closing the Gap Clearing House - AIHW

Indigenous Australian children

Aboriginal Self-harm

Trauma-informed services and trauma-specific care for Indigenous Australian children

mental health disorders

cognitive impairment

child suicide

Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 13/08/2013 - 4:40pm

Last updated: 31 May 2014

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* The Elders' Report into Preventing Indigenous Self-harm & Youth Suicide
* Culture Is Life campaign - Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide
* Dumbartung convenes Aboriginal Suicide Crisis Summit
* World Suicide Prevention Day and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
* Aboriginal Suicide and Self-harm and the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* National strategy to reduce Indigenous suicide
* Other Aboriginal Suicide and Self-harm articles

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Northern Territory NT Intervention

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Suicide Crisis Summit

Culture Is Life campaign

Culture Is Life campaign - Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide

Aboriginal youth suicide

Dumbartung convenes Suicide Crisis Summit

Aboriginal Suicide and Self-harm and the Northern Territory NT Intervention

National strategy to reduce Indigenous suicide

WGAR News: The Federal Government is not listening while people die: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 09/06/2013 - 5:18pm

Newsletter date: 10 June 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Suicide attempts among women on the rise
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The Federal Government is not listening while people die

* SNAICC News: Governments must commit to survival of Aboriginal children and family centres

* CAAMA: Big Bro's Shed... [health and well-being]

* Jeremy Geia, NITV News: Calls to scrap cigarette 'skins' displaying Indigenous flag

* Pro Bono News: Film Recognises Depression in Urban Indigenous Communities

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WGAR News: Keeping Them Home - Stop the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 26/05/2013 - 1:32pm

Special Sorry Day Edition
http://www.nsdc.org.au
"National Sorry Day offers the Community the opportunity to acknowledge the impact of the policies spanning more than 150 years of forcible removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families."

Newsletter date: Sorry Day - 26 May 2013

Contents:

* Petition: Keeping Them Home - Stop the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews renowned journalist Jeff McMullen about child removals and the importance of families

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Northern Territory

WGAR News: Aboriginal deaths recalled at Canberra vigil: Biwa Kwan, SBS Radionews

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 26/04/2013 - 2:39pm

Newsletter date: 27 April 2013

Contents:

* SBS Radionews Audio: Aboriginal deaths recalled at Canberra vigil
* SBS Living Black Radio Remembers Our First Nations ANZACS, from two countries
* NITV News: Black Diggers Project brings Indigenous soldiers to the stage
* NITV News: Calls to better honour Indigenous soldiers
* SBS Radionews Audio: Recognising the role of Indigenous and Maori soldiers
* SBS Radionews Audio: Indigenous families in ANZAC Day march
* The Wire Audio: From the boxing ring to Gallipoli: Joe Murray's story

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WGAR News: Australia's Aboriginal children - The world's highest suicide rate: The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 01/03/2013 - 3:37pm

Newsletter date: 2 March 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Australia’s Aboriginal children - The world’s highest suicide rate
* The Stringer: Youth suicides - toll higher than Afghan war deaths

* NIRS: Higher rates of severe disability for Indigenous Australians: Research

* SBS Living Black: Heal Our Youth - Or Jail Them?
* NIRS: Gooda: "Stop locking Aboriginal people up who don't need to be locked up"
* ABC Radio Australia: Call for NSW intervention program to include indigenous youth
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

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Aboriginal imprisonment

The Stringer - Youth suicides - toll higher than Afghan war deaths

NIRS - Higher rates of severe disability for Indigenous Australians - Research

SBS Living Black - Heal Our Youth - Or Jail Them

NIRS - Gooda - Stop locking Aboriginal people up who don't need to be locked up

ABC Radio Australia - Call for NSW intervention program to include indigenous youth

WGAR News: Premier’s approach ostracising all in the push to develop James Price Point: Greens

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 16/12/2012 - 6:26am

Newsletter date: 16 December 2012

Contents:

* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Premier’s approach ostracising all in the push to develop James Price Point
* The West: Wide-ranging rally [in opposition to the gas hub at James Price Point]
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA

* SBS World News: [National Indigenous Television] NITV goes free to air

* SBS World News Video: National strategy launched to reduce Indigenous suicide rates

* SBS World News Video: Indigenous Aussies 'should vote for their own senators'

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