Tammy Solonec

WGAR News: Abuse in remote communities is the oldest excuse for catastrophic evictions: Tammy Solonec, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 07/04/2015 - 2:42pm

Newsletter date: 8 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Tammy Solonec, The Guardian: Abuse in remote communities is the oldest excuse for catastrophic evictions
* Analysis / Opinion: Tammy Solonec, Indigenous Rights Manager, Amnesty International Australia: Update: forced closure of homelands communities

* Audio Interviews: Cassandra Tim & Warren Barnsley, NIRS Weekly News-in-Review [Featuring Dennis Eggington & Margaret Culbong: remote community closures]

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
South Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Tammy Solonec
The Guardian
Uniting Church in Western Australia
Abuse in remote communities is the oldest excuse for catastrophic evictions
Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Australia - Tammy Solonec - Indigenous Rights Manager
forced closure of homelands communities
Cassandra Tim
Warren Barnsley
NIRS Weekly News-in-Review
Dennis Eggington
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia
ALSWA
Margaret Culbong
Remote Community Closures
Ruth DeSouza
Ruth DeSouza - Nurse academic in Australia
The closure of remote Aboriginal communities - What is the role of nurses in Indigenous disadvantage
Indigenous Aboriginal communities in Western Australia
Aboriginal Community Closures
Australian Aboriginal communities
Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia
Protests over Plans to close Aboriginal homelands
WA Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress
Revive Magazine
Rev Sealin Garlett

WGAR News: Urgent Action: Stop WA's Bill for the mandatory sentencing of children: Amnesty International Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 03/04/2015 - 6:22pm

Newsletter date: 5 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Jack Callil, VICE United States: Why Are Indigenous Australian Kids Doing Time in Adult Prisons?
* Audio: Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC News: Children speak about being held in police lock-ups
* Analysis / Opinion: Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC News: Nearly 200 children locked in WA police station cells awaiting transfer to Perth after sentencing

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Jack Callil
VICE United States
Why Are Indigenous Australian Kids Doing Time in Adult Prisons
Caitlyn Gribbin
ABC News
ABC AM
Children speak about being held in police lock-ups
Nearly 200 children locked in WA police station cells awaiting transfer to Perth after sentencing
Justice Reinvestment
Aboriginal imprisonment
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Amnesty International Australia
Stop WA's Bill for the mandatory sentencing of children
Stop WA's mandatory sentencing of young people
12 organisations unite against harsh WA Bill
Three strikes bill will result in more young people in detention
SNAICC
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
Amelia Theodorakis
YourLifeChoices
Calla Wahlquist
The Guardian
Tammy Solonec
Law Society of Western Australia
Unfair mandatory sentencing laws
WA Bill will lock up hundreds of people - but won't reduce home burglary
Three strikes and you're out - mandatory sentencing in WA

WGAR News: Justice or an Unjust System? Aboriginal over-representation in South Australia's juvenile justice system: SACOSS youth justice report

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 03/04/2015 - 11:50am

Newsletter date: 4 April 2015

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
South Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
SACOSS
SACOSS Report
SACOSS - South Australian Council of Social Service
South Australian Council of Social Service
Aboriginal over-representation in SA's juvenile justice system
Marnie Round
Radio Adelaide
SACOSS youth justice report
Dr Catherine Earl
Karen Ashford
SBS World News Radio
Legal mentoring gives Indigenous students inside insight
Lauren Novak
The Advertiser
Amnesty International Australia
12 organisations unite against harsh WA Bill
Three strikes bill will result in more young people in detention
SNAICC
SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
Stop WA's mandatory sentencing of young people
Let's Talk
Tiga Bayles
Tammy Solonec
Priscilla Collins
NAAJA
Aboriginal Legal Service of WA
ANTaR
Ross Kendall
Deaths in Custody Watch Committee of WA
Mowanjum Aboriginal Corp
NATSILS

WGAR News: Michael Anderson writes Open Letter to UN Secretary-General re Refugee Camp in Perth and developing Humanitarian Crisis

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 07/03/2015 - 12:49pm

Newsletter date: 7 March 2015

Contents:

* Open Letter:
To H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of UN General Assembly
From Ghillar Michael Anderson, Sovereign Union
Re: Refugee Camp in Perth and developing Humanitarian Crisis

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Michael Anderson
Ghillar Michael Anderson
Open Letter
H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon - Secretary-General of UN General Assembly
H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Ghillar Michael Anderson - Convenor and Joint Spokesperson of Sovereign Union of First Nations and Peoples in Australia
Ghillar Michael Anderson - Head of State of the Euahlayi Peoples Republic
Sovereign Union
Refugee Camp in Perth
Refugee Camp
shutting down up to 150 Aboriginal homelands and communities
Western Australian government's policy of shutting down up to 150 Aboriginal homelands and communities
Fiona Pepper
The Wire
Wilma Humphries
Tammy Solonec
Amnesty International
WA Indigenous communities closed down
Kaitlyn Offer
Perth Now
Heirisson Island 'refugee' campers have no plans to move

Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 08/12/2014 - 12:00pm

Last updated: 5 October 2015

Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)

Current: WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government: https://indymedia.org.au/2015/06/08/wgar-background-intervention-into-no...

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
ACT
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Adelaide
Western Australia
Perth
Keywords: 
Bella Bropho on the Police Invasion of Matagarup Refugee Camp
SA Aboriginal Communities
Shut Down Australia For Aboriginal Rights
SOSBlakAustralia Third Global Call To Action
Pushing Aboriginal people off their land for mining interests
John Pilger
Evicting Indigenous Australians from their homelands is a declaration of war
Maori Party letter to PM
ACTU
Haydyn Bromley on funding for South Australia's Aboriginal Communities
KALACC Directors Statement - Kimberley
Reps from KLC will travel to NY for 20 April meeting of UN permanent forum on Indigenous issues
Tammy Solonec
Bella Bropho interview
May Day marches
Ghillar Michael Anderson
Maori Solidarity with the Nyoongar people at Matargarup
Desire Mallet
Jennifer Kaeshagen
Support for WA Remote Communities is Going Global
Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp
Djurin Refugee Camp
Michael Anderson writes Open Letter to UN
closure of WA remote communities
Amy McQuire
New Matilda
Dennis Eggington
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
Jon Altman

WGAR News: "Kimberley Aboriginal communities condemn Colin Barnett's plan to close small communities"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 23/11/2014 - 1:49pm

Newsletter date: 24 November 2014

Last updated: 26 November 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography: 
Australia
South Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
Aboriginal communities
Aboriginal Homelands communities
closing WA remote communities
WA
closing SA remote communities
SA
Fitzroy Crossing
Fitzroy Valley
Kimberley
Marie McInerney
CROAKEY
Larissa Behrendt
Helen Davidson
The Guardian
Verica Jokic
Cameron Wilson
Bush Telegraph
ABC RN
Ardyaloon
One Arm Point
Dean Gooda
Eddie James
Ivan Deer
Iva Hayward-Jackson
Indymedia Australia
Green Left
Michael Anderson
Sovereign Union
su
Amnesty International Australia
AIA
AI
Tammy Solonec
Oombulgurri
Protests against closure of 150 Aboriginal communities
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
CathNews
Bishop of Broome
Christopher Saunders
Ben Wyatt
Josie Farrer
PGA - Pastoralists and Graziers' Association
Tony Seabrook