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The current border policies of the ruling elite are cruel, oppressive, revanchist. Last night we vandalised the office of Brendan O'Connor; he is complicit.

The politicians and bosses have driven wedges between us, trying to convince us there is an enemy in people from across the sea. The real enemy, of course, is those who seek to rule us. Our sisters and brothers, the 'boat people', have been asking for our solidarity for years. They have petitioned, protested, hunger-striked, self-harmed and suicided. But help has not come. The only rational response left is to riot.

Newsletter date: 18 August 2013

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Contents:

Yesterday marked a despicable new low for asylum seeker policy. Rudd and Abbott continue to go tit-for-tat on who can appear the most "hardline" by targeting some of the world's most vulnerable people.

Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Fri 23 August 2013: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
An Evening with Ray Jackson
"Ray Jackson, president of the Indigenous Social Justice Association, is
visiting from Sydney. Ray is a Wiradjuri man, Indigenous rights activist and
all round fighter for the oppressed. He will share his experiences at a
dinner hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party."
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/an-evening-with-ray-jackson

Brisbane and Queensland Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 20 August 2013: South Bank, Qld
Jedda: A celebration of Charles Chauvel
"Come along to a free screening of Charles Chauvel’s most
infuential film, Jedda, to honour the Australian icon’s recent
induction into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame.
Jedda (1955), filmed in central Australia, tells the story of
Aboriginal teenage girl Jedda who is raised by a white
squatter family and desperately wants to learn about her
Aboriginal culture."

Adelaide and South Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: 20-22 August 2013: Adelaide, SA
NACCHO National Aboriginal Primary Health Care Summit
"The inaugural summit, which goes for three days,
will bring health service professionals from around the country
together to discuss national, state and local best practice in
health management, and focus on three key themes:
primary health care, governance, and workforce."
Adelaide Convention Centre

Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary

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Event: Sun 18 August 2013: UTS, Sydney, NSW
Keep Left 2013 Conference:
"Two days of discussion, debate and ideas to change a world in crisis."
Marcia Langton and the politics of the new assimilation
Paddy Gibson, Sue Gillett
Event summary: http://www.solidarity.net.au/active/keep-left-2013/
Event details: http://www.keepleft.info/full-timetable/
Event details: http://www.keepleft.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Timetable3.jpg
Conference Background: http://www.keepleft.info/

Where is the support for the democratically elected Muslim Brotherhood and against the military coup? I see little written on Indimedia.
Are there protests planed?