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WGAR News: White cops, Black victims - Perth is to Western Australia, what Birmingham was to Alabama: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 25/04/2015 - 3:34pm

Newsletter date: 26 April 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: White cops, Black victims - Perth is to Western Australia, what Birmingham was to Alabama

* Facebook: The Stringer: "Official statement from Elder Bella Bropho, of the Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp (Heirisson Island, Perth ... )"

* Photo Essay: Alex Bainbridge, Green Left: Perth rally resists closure of Aboriginal communities, police harassment

Geography:

Western Australia

Keywords:

Gerry Georgatos

Jennifer Kaeshagen

First Nations Homelessness Project

White cops - Black victims

Perth is to Western Australia - what Birmingham was to Alabama

Official statement from Elder Bella Bropho of the Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp (Heirisson Island - Perth)

Official statement from Elder Bella Bropho of the Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp

Elder Bella Bropho

Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp

Heirisson Island

Heirisson Island - Perth

Matargarup (Heirisson Island - Perth - Western Australia)

Alex Bainbridge

Photo Essay - Perth rally resists closure of Aboriginal communities - police harassment

Network Ten - Forced closure rally

Protesters clash with police at WA rally

Heirisson Island camp Indigenous leaders protest at State Parliament

Parliament House protest

SOSBlakAustralia

WGAR News: 'Systemic Racism' Of WA Remote Community Closures Savaged At United Nations: Amy McQuire, New Matilda

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 23/04/2015 - 9:28pm

Newsletter date: 24 April 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: Amy McQuire, New Matilda: 'Systemic Racism' Of WA Remote Community Closures Savaged At United Nations
* News Analysis: Kimberley Land Council: KLC condemns community closures at United Nations
* News Analysis: Calla Wahlquist, The Guardian: UN forum backs fight against closure of remote Aboriginal communities in WA

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

Keywords:

'Systemic Racism'

'Systemic Racism' Of WA Remote Community Closures

Kimberley Land Council

KLC - Kimberley Land Council

KLC condemns community closures at United Nations

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in NY

UN forum on Indigenous issues

Amy McQuire - New Matilda

The secret country again wages war on its own people

Labour outlines concerns on Aborigine communities in letter to Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

Maori Television

Online News Team

Events planned worldwide to support Aboriginal communities on May 1st

Indigenous - Maori Television

Australia - Maori Television

Official statement from Elder Bella Bropho of the Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp

Matargarup First Nations Refugee Camp

WGAR News: The day I don't feel Australian? That would be Australia Day: Chelsea Bond, The Conversation

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 26/01/2015 - 4:01pm

Newsletter date: 27 January 2015

Contents:

* Video: NITV News - 26 January 2015: Invasion Day Marches and Rallies in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

Geography:

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Keywords:

NITV News - 26 January 2015 - Invasion Day Marches and Rallies in Canberra Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane

australia day 2015

Day of Mourning

Aboriginal Sovereignty Day

The Conversation

Australia Has A Lot Of Growing Up To Do

Rollback the Intervention

IRAG - Intervention Rollback Action Group

Intervention Rollback Action Group

Invasion Day 2015 Statement from Central Australia

Invasion Day - Aborigines will lay tissue paper wreaths to mark genocide

Australia Day an uncomfortable reminder of colonisation

I won’t be singing Advance Australia Fair on Invasion Day

Australia Day is a time for mourning - not celebration

Australia Day no time to celebrate - Aboriginal activist

Creative Spirits

The meaning of Australia Day for Aboriginal people