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Gerry Georgatos - Australians did not have to wait for the National Archives of Australia to release Cabinet papers (for 1987) to find out more about why the Government of Prime Minister Bob Hawke brought on what would become the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. There is nothing in the Cabinet documents that has not been widely known since Prime Minister Hawke moved on the dissent from the rising deaths in custody toll.

The Hands Off Syria, Sydney, team was part of an Australian delegation, which included members of the Wikileaks Party, and who recently visited Syria. Hands Off Syria member, Dr Tim Anderson, was head of delegation that visited hospitals, universities, and met with civilians as well as government authorities, and Syrian President Dr Bashar al-Assad.

Newsletter date: 30 December 2013

Contents:

* 'concerned Australians' Sydney Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' [Launched by Rosalie Kunoth-Monks & Jeff McMullen]
* 'concerned Australians' Melbourne Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' & Screening of John Pilger's Film 'Utopia' [Speakers: Alastair Nicholson & Richard Frankland]
* 'concerned Australians' Canberra Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' [Speakers: Graeme Mundine & John Falzon]
* Mick Estens, The Stringer: Northern Territory Intervention = injustice, prejudice, inequality

Newsletter date: 29 December 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: WA Supreme Court in an unbelievable decision dismisses Stolen Generations compensation claim
* Greg Dyett with Ryan Emery, SBS Radionews: Stolen Generations test case dismissed
* David Liddle, NITV News: The Royal Commission 'ignores members of the Stolen Generations'

* Marc Tong, SBS Living Black Radio: NT Specialist Doctor Resigns Over Mandatory Rehabilitation
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Federal Government needs to engage on NT alcohol policies

Newsletter date: 27 December 2013

Contents:

* Trevor Stockley, Reconciliation Australia Blog: Yirrkala celebrates 40 years of bilingual education
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools

* CAEPR: Call for Papers - Engaging Indigenous Economy Conference

* SBS Living Black Radio: Kuradji Embassy Celebrates 13 Years
* Background to the Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy, north of Wollongong, NSW
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies

Newsletter date: 26 December 2013

Contents:

* John Pilger, The Stringer: John Pilger goes back to his homeland to investigate Australia's dirtiest secret
* JohnPilger.com : How to support the Aboriginal people in their struggle for justice
* Upcoming Australian screenings of John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
* WGAR News: Interview - John Pilger exposes Australia's shocking secret in Utopia: Australian Times (24 Nov 13)
* Respect and Listen: Utopia
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

UNICEF have compiled data collected during 20 years in 28 countries in Africa and Yemen. For the first time, they include Irak. They summarize their findings in a report released in July 2013 (1). In most countries, a great part of girls and women who have undergone mutilations do not see the benefit of them and believe that this practice should stop. The practice continues mainly because mothers who get their daughter mutilated think that other mothers expect them do it as well. As they never talk together about the topic, they do not know that many women are not favorable.

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: 7 December 2013 to 3 January 2014: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Coranderrk
By Andrea James & Giordano Nanni; Director Isaac Drandic
"A definitive story from our neglected Indigenous history."
Venue: Belvoir St Theatre
"At a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881,
the men and women of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve