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WGAR News: Closing the gap that scars Australia: stop our mob from dying prematurely: The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 13/02/2014 - 11:00am

Newsletter date: 13 February 2014

Contents:

* Mick Gooda and Kirstie Parker, The Guardian: Closing the gap that scars Australia: stop our mob from dying prematurely
* The Wire: Meaningful engagement with Aboriginal communities is key
* The Wire: State cuts to Indigenous Education at odds with Closing the Gap
* NACCHO Press Release CTG report: Investment in Aboriginal community controlled health key to closing the gap
* NACCHO member news: Apunipima Cape York Health Council welcomes the Close the Gap Report and continued investment into Aboriginal health services

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: Survival Day - Andrew Davis' response to Warren Mundine: The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 02/02/2014 - 3:18pm

Newsletter date: 3 February 2014

Contents:

* WGAR News: Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day and Survival Day Events: Sunday 26 January 2014

* The Stringer: Survival Day - Andrew Davis' response to Warren Mundine

* CAAMA Radio: Mansell shares his thoughts on Australia Day celebrations
[Featuring veteran Tasmanian Aboriginal rights campaigner Michael Mansell]

* Amy McQuire, The Guardian: Australia Day: Indigenous people are told to 'get over it'. It's impossible

* Nakkiah Lui, The Guardian: Australia Day is a time for mourning, not celebration

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WGAR News: Raising funds for Elders report into Preventing Self-harm & Indigenous suicide: NACCHO

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 24/01/2014 - 7:30pm

Newsletter date: 25 January 2014

Contents:

* NACCHO community support: Raising funds for Elders report into Preventing Self-harm & Indigenous suicide
* Culture Is Life campaign - Promoting community led solutions to Indigenous youth suicide
* Culture Is Life campaign - The Elders Report
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* Nicole Watson, Tracker: Little Black Duck: When reparations is the hardest word
* Kelly Briggs, The Guardian: Aboriginal mothers like me still fear that our children could be taken away

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: Time to honour Aboriginal frontier warriors: Paul Newbury, Eureka Street

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 23/01/2014 - 8:11pm

Newsletter date: 24 January 2014

Contents:

* Paul Newbury, Eureka Street: Time to honour Aboriginal frontier warriors
* Catherine Armitage, Sydney Morning Herald: Tim Flannery in call to honour Aborigines killed in land wars
* Catherine Armitage, Sydney Morning Herald: Put indigenous warriors in war memorials: Flannery
* Geoff Page and Digby Habel, Canberra Times Letters: Nelson out of step in failure to honour Aboriginal warriors
* Michael Anderson, Sovereign Union: ANZAC Day - for those who served in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations

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WGAR News: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks and John Pilger speak at the Australian premiere of 'Utopia' in Redfern

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 21/01/2014 - 4:22pm

Newsletter date: 22 January 2014

Contents:

* Respect and Listen compilation: Australian Premiere of Utopia: Redfern Sydney Screening [Fri 17 January 2014]
* Respect and Listen, Vimeo: Utopia screening in Redfern - Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
* Respect and Listen, Vimeo: Utopia screening in Redfern - John Pilger
* JohnPilger.com : Record 4,000 audience attend open-air premiere of Utopia in Australia [In The Block in Redfern]
* The Guardian: Q&A with Amelia Kunoth-Monks: on the devastation brought upon First Nations by government policies

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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

WGAR News: Pleas for strong and effective racial vilification laws: Santilla Chingaipe, SBS Radionews

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 15/12/2013 - 4:34pm

Newsletter date: 16 December 2013

Contents:

* Santilla Chingaipe, SBS Radionews: Pleas for strong and effective racial vilification laws [Featuring The Law Centre's Hugh de Kreteser]
* Malarndirri McCarthy, NITV News: Over 150 groups rally against changes to racial discrimination laws

* Michael Coggan, ABC News: Indigenous Affairs Minister reviewing future of National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
* Brooke Boney, NITV News: Nova Peris questions Abbott's dedication to Indigenous affairs

* Karen Ashford, SBS Radionews: Commission reveals spike in racism reports

Geography:

Australia

WGAR News: Gathering of Nations: Sovereign Union Communique of 24 November 2013

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 26/11/2013 - 11:34am

Newsletter date: 26 November 2013

Contents:

* Sovereign Union: Sovereign Union Communique of 24 November 2013
* Ghillar (Michael Anderson), Sovereign Union: Sovereign Union and Our Political Future
* Callum Clayton-Dixon, Tracker: Sovereignty: not a radical concept
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Michael Mansell, The Guardian: An Indigenous female prime minister? Fairer representation would be a start
* Michael Mansell, Tasmanian Times: Mansell welcomes Bill Shorten's call for Aboriginal quotas - and suggests alternative idea

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WGAR News: In the lucky country of Australia apartheid is alive and kicking: John Pilger, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 07/11/2013 - 6:15pm

Newsletter date: 8 November 2013

Contents:

* John Pilger, The Guardian: In the lucky country of Australia apartheid is alive and kicking
* New Internationalist magazine interview: John Pilger: Australia's silent apartheid
* The Guardian: John Pilger's Utopia: watch the world exclusive trailer - video
* The Stringer: Stealing A Nation [a documentary by John Pilger and Chris Martin]

* Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal: Brian Manning and the Gurindji 'walk offs'

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: UN Forum said not enough is being done on land rights & health

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WGAR News: Why I turned down an Australia Day award: Michael Mansell, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 05/11/2013 - 9:41am

Newsletter date: 6 November 2013

Contents:

* Michael Mansell, The Guardian: Why I turned down an Australia Day award
* SBS Living Black Radio's Michelle Lovegrove interviews Michael Mansell: No to Australia Day Award Nomination
* Linda Seaborn, Green Left: Mansell refuses Australia Day award nomination
* Amy Corderoy, Sydney Morning Herald: Aboriginal activist refuses Australia Day award

* The Stringer: South Sea Islander blackbirding descendants live in disadvantage

* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies

Geography:

Australia

Queensland

Tasmania