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AUSTRALIA

NATIONAL As two of Port Augusta's coal-fired power stations are shuttering, a rally on Sunday 30/9 will highlight a strong community push for solar energy, encouraged by Greens senator Hanson Young

Australian government continues to feign ignorance, as newly released US Air Force documents prove that the USA govt classifies Julian Assange as an enemy of the State, in the same category as al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists.

The Shortwave Report 09/28/12 Listen Globally!

Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (September 28) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (128kb)(27MB), broadcast quality (16MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom
(If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {35MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)

This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, the Voice of Russia, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and Spanish National Radio.

Aboriginal sovereignty movement asks UN to deny Australia a seat on the Security Council

Goodooga, northwest NSW, 28 September 2012 -- An Aboriginal sovereignty movement is asking the United Nations to deny Australia the seat on the Security Council it is seeking.

Below are letters sent to all the ambassadors to the United Nations, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon and Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

 

27 September 2012

Your Excellency

Re:  Opposition to Australia’s application for a temporary position on the UN Security Council

Promotion: 

WGAR News: Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos on Deaths in Custody

Newsletter date: 27 September 2012

Contents:
* Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos on Deaths in Custudy
* Amnesty: Critical link between language and Indigenous Peoples confirmed in landmark report
* Sharon Grierson MP: Report: Our Land, Our Languages
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools
* CAAMA: National Congress says Australia will be under global scrutiny!
* CAAMA: National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples - Annual Meeting in Alice Springs
* Background to National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples

Athens: Social Meltdown VIDEO

Athens: Social Meltdown:
http://vimeo.com/50028620

Dr Dimitris Dalakoglou explains the social meltdown which took place in Greece between May 2010 & June 2012 that is ongoing. This film contains videos and photos shot on the streets, often containing violence and paints a portrait of widespread economic hardship endured by a city's inhabitants. This film is part of an ongoing research project, which looks at the rapid structural changes which Greece is undergoing.

Airline unions to join PALEA in “Global Day of Action”

Airline unions are set to join the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) in a “Global Day of Action against Outsourcing” spanning four continents on Thursday. The September 27 action coincides with the anniversary of PALEA’s protest last year that led to the cancellation of all flights of Philippine Airlines and marked the start of a bitter fight over contractualization at the flag carrier.

A web between London and Stockholm: The Julian Assange case

The complainants Anna Ardin and Sofia Wilén consented to sexual intercourse, which they did not take the initiative to stop: they never expressed non-consent and afterwards declared to not have felt threatened by Julian Assange.
Anna Ardin continued to allow Julian Assange to stay at her apartment for four days after the alleged offence, she also engaged in further consensual sex with him. She continued to act in a voluntary role as his press secretary.

Geography: 

Brisbane & Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 3 events from 5 October 2012

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Event: 5, 6 & 7 October 2012: Musgrave Park, South Brisbane, Qld
30th Anniversary of the
1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games protests
Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy
"5th Oct: Opening corroboree, a feast and the
premiere screening of a documentary shot at
the 82 protests.
6th Oct: Towards a Sovereign Republic concert,
a re-enactment of one of the many marches
into the city, talks and workshops featuring
participants of the 82 protests and those
currently involved in the sovereign movement.

Sydney & Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 12 events from 25 September 2012

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Event: Tue 25 September 2012: Sydney, NSW
Deadly Awards
"The Deadly Awards is an annual event
held at the Sydney Opera House to recognise
the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islanders to their community and to Australian society."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/events/index.html
Event details: http://www.vibe.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&id=4744

Event: 27 September 2012: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Walmadany - James Price Point
Guest Presenter: Deborah Wall OAM

Melbourne Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 5 events from 25 September 2012

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Event: 25 September 2012: Carlton, Melbourne, Vic
Gary Foley and Monica Morgan speak on:
Politics of the NT Intervention and
the ALP's continued support for it.
Hosted by The New International Bookshop
Event details: http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Sharne-Vate-Gary-Foley-and-Monica-Morgan...

Event: Thu 11 October 2012: Melbourne City, Vic
The Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research,
The Federation Press and the Sidney Myer Fund
warmly invite you to the:
Book Launch of 'People on Country,

Geography: 

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 21 events from 25 September 2012

Newsletter date: 25 September 2012

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Event: 25 September 2012: Carlton, Melbourne, Vic
Gary Foley and Monica Morgan speak on:
Politics of the NT Intervention and
the ALP's continued support for it.
Hosted by The New International Bookshop
Event details: http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Sharne-Vate-Gary-Foley-and-Monica-Morgan...

Event: Tue 25 September 2012: Sydney, NSW
Deadly Awards
"The Deadly Awards is an annual event
held at the Sydney Opera House to recognise

WGAR News: Congress and ANTaR speak out on the 'Our Land Our Languages' Report

Newsletter date: 24 September 2012

Contents:
* Congress: Report speaks volumes on Aboriginal languages future
* ANTaR backs call for urgent action on languages
* Vicki Kerrigan: Parlez vous Yolngu?
* Emma Murphy: Report: Bilingual education in Aboriginal communities is crucial
* Claire Bowern: Our Land, Our Languages and Preserving Our Heritage
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools
* WANFA: Traditional Owners Demand Consultation
* Living Black: The First Handout of Aboriginal Passports
* Living Black: New Laws to Affect Traditional Hunting Methods

Coral reefs being pushed to extinction by global warming

Increasing sea surface temperatures are imperilling coral reef ecosystems say Australian marine and climate scientists. A new scientific paper reveals that atmospheric warming of 2 degrees celsius is too much for nearly all the world's coral reef ecosystems, including the Great Barrier Reef. The scientists argue that to preserve greater than 10 per cent of coral reefs worldwide would require limiting global warming to below 1.5 °C. This equates to the goal of reducing carbon in the atmosphere to 350ppm, rather than a 2 degree rise or 450ppm that the UN Framwework Convention on Climate Change has adopted as the safe limit at several meetings.

Atmospheric concentration of CO2 currently stands at 392.41ppm. With current pledged reduction in emissions we are heading for 4.4 °C of warming by the end of the century according to the Climate Scoreboard.

Related: The True Cost of Australia's Coal Boom | Greenpeace report: Boom Goes the Reef: Australia's coal export boom and the industrialisation of the Great Barrier Reef (PDF) | The Conversation: - Climate change guardrail too hot for coral reefs?