Newsletter date: 27 April 2013
Contents:
* SBS Radionews Audio: Aboriginal deaths recalled at Canberra vigil
* SBS Living Black Radio Remembers Our First Nations ANZACS, from two countries
* NITV News: Black Diggers Project brings Indigenous soldiers to the stage
* NITV News: Calls to better honour Indigenous soldiers
* SBS Radionews Audio: Recognising the role of Indigenous and Maori soldiers
* SBS Radionews Audio: Indigenous families in ANZAC Day march
* The Wire Audio: From the boxing ring to Gallipoli: Joe Murray's story
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Dumbartung convenes Suicide Crisis Summit
* Other articles
* SBS RADIONEWS AUDIO: ABORIGINAL DEATHS RECALLED AT CANBERRA VIGIL
- Audio Interview
SBS Radionews Podcasts: Aboriginal deaths recalled at Canberra vigil
By Biwa Kwan
http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/Podcasts/radionews/episode/264116/Aborigi...
24 Apr 13: "A vigil has been held in Canberra to commemorate the lives lost during clashes between Aboriginal people and British settlers. The annual event is held just after sunset on the eve of ANZAC Day on the lawns of the Aboriginal Memorial Grove. Aunty Jude Kelly, who officiated at the ceremony, told Biwa Kwan about its significance."
- Past Event
Event: Wed 24 April 2013: Canberra, ACT
Canberra Anzac Eve Peace Vigil 2013
"With each successive Vigil on the eve of Anzac Day,
our contemplation of the sufferings in Australia’s war
involvements is deepening, with particular recognition
and sorrow for the ongoing trauma to Aboriginal peoples
in the wake of Australia’s Frontier Wars; ...
This year, a ceremonial focus is the kindling of the
Peace Fire at the Aboriginal Memorial, embers of
which will light the lanterns and Welcome to Country
ceremony at the top of Mt. Ainslie, light the community
gathering and smoking ceremony at Remembrance Park,
and light the walkers’ way to the all-night Peace Vigil
at the end of Anzac Parade."
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/canberra-anzac-eve-peace-vigil-2013
See:
WGAR News: 'Gallipoli, Inc' helps the denial of genocide: David T. Rowlands, Green Left (ANZAC Day - 25 Apr 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/04/24/wgar-news-gallipoli-inc-helps-the-den...
* SBS LIVING BLACK RADIO REMEMBERS OUR FIRST NATIONS ANZACS, FROM TWO COUNTRIES
- Audio
SBS Living Black: Living Black Radio Remembers Our First Nations ANZACS, from two countries
By Michelle Lovegrove
http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/aboriginal/highlight/page/id/264130/t...
24 Apr 13: "We remember with respect, the great sacrifices of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Maori ANZACS. ... There's growing recognition of the role First Nations soldiers from Australia and New Zealand played in the two World Wars. Ceremonies will be held on ANZAC Day in both countries to honour those soldiers who served. And serve they did, despite the fact that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers weren't recognised as citizens of the country they risked, and gave their lives for."
See:
WGAR News: Noah Riseman, WA Today: Our black history: lest we forget Aboriginal veterans (ANZAC Day - 25 Apr 13)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2013/04/24/wgar-news-gallipoli-inc-helps-the-den...
WGAR News: Keeli Cambourne, Illawarra Mercury: Aboriginal Diggers 'couldn't even get a beer in a pub' (ANZAC Day - 25 Apr 13)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2013/04/24/wgar-news-gallipoli-inc-helps-the-den...
* NITV NEWS: BLACK DIGGERS PROJECT BRINGS INDIGENOUS SOLDIERS TO THE STAGE
- Video
SBS World News: Black Diggers Project brings Indigenous soldiers to the stage
Source: Malarndirri McCarthy, NITV News
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1759570/Black-Diggers-Project-brings-...
24 Apr 13: "The records of the over 1,000 Indigenous soldiers who served in the first world war have been researched as part of the Black Diggers Project, a new theatre performance. The Sydney Festival and Queensland Theatre Company are working with the Balnaves Foundation to develop a play that looks at the role of Indigenous soldiers in World War I. The records of the over 1,000 Indigenous soldiers who served in the first world war have been researched as part of the Black Diggers Project. ... The Black Diggers Project wil be performed at the Sydney Festival in January."
* NITV NEWS: CALLS TO BETTER HONOUR INDIGENOUS SOLDIERS
- Video
SBS World News: Calls to better honour Indigenous soldiers
Source: NITV News
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1759904/Calls-to-better-honour-Indige...
25 Apr 13: "Indigenous soldiers have been remembered in a ceremony in Canberra and in the streets of Sydney's inner suburb of Redfern, amid calls to better recognise Aboriginal diggers' contributions. "Amongst non-Indigenous Australians, the service and sacrifice of Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal men is very much unknown", said Gareth O' Connell from the ATSI Veterans and Services Association at a ceremony in Canberra. Indigenous Australia's contribution to the nation's security has been present at every conflict from the colonial forces through to the current operations in the Middle East."
* SBS RADIONEWS AUDIO: RECOGNISING THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS AND MAORI SOLDIERS
- Audio
SBS Radionews Podcasts: Recognising the role of Indigenous and Maori soldiers
By Kerri Worthington
http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/Podcasts/radionews/episode/264032/Recogni...
24 Apr 13: "There's growing recognition of the role indigenous soldiers from Australia and New Zealand played in the two World Wars. Ceremonies will be held on ANZAC Day in both countries to honour the indigenous soldiers who served. But how do the experiences of Australian Aboriginal soldiers during, between and after the wars, compare with those of New Zealand Maori? Kerri Worthington explores."
* SBS RADIONEWS AUDIO: INDIGENOUS FAMILIES IN ANZAC DAY MARCH
- Audio
SBS Radionews Podcasts: Indigenous families in ANZAC Day march
By Ryan Emery
http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/Podcasts/radionews/episode/264284/Indigen...
25 Apr 13: "In Perth, family members of former Indigenous servicemen were among those who marched on ANZAC Day. ... It's only been in recent times that Indigenous people's contribution to Australia's previous war efforts has been acknowledged. In Perth, family members of former Indigenous servicemen were among those who marched on ANZAC Day. Western Australia correspondent Ryan Emery spoke to Vietnam veteran John Schnaars who helped organise the march."
* THE WIRE AUDIO: FROM THE BOXING RING TO GALLIPOLI: JOE MURRAY'S STORY
- Audio
The Wire: From the boxing ring to Gallipoli: Joe Murray's story
Produced by Lisa Burns
http://www.thewire.org.au/storyDetail.aspx?ID=10283
24 Apr 13: "Anzac Day is a time of reflection for Australians here and abroad, especially for those who have family who fought in the First World War. For one Aboriginal man who made the pilgrimage to Anzac Cove last year, tomorrow will mark the first anniversary of a very sacred journey.
Featured in story: Edoardo Crismani, grandson of champion Aboriginal boxer and World War Two serviceman, Joe Murray"
* GERRY GEORGATOS, THE STRINGER: DUMBARTUNG CONVENES SUICIDE CRISIS SUMMIT
- Analysis / Opinion
The Stringer: Dumbartung convenes Suicide Crisis Summit
http://thestringer.com.au/dumbartung-convenes-suicide-crisis-summit/
26 Apr 13: "Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation is leading the way in trying to have something done at long last about reducing the high rates of Aboriginal youth suicide. ... The Aboriginal youth suicide rates in the Kimberley are among not only the nation’s worst but among the world’s worst rates. Aboriginal youth suicide is an endemic tragedy throughout Western Australia ... The stressors and underwriters of youth suicide – the high levels of unemployment, lack of substantive education opportunities, chronic and abject poverty – are pernicious throughout Aboriginal communities and especially in the remote." By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist
* OTHER ARTICLES:
- Analysis / Opinion
Socialist Alternative: Racism at the University of Western Australia
http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=7721:prosh-wes...
24 Apr 13: "Prosh is a newspaper put out once a year by the University of Western Australia Student Guild. Every year it sets a new benchmark in offensive content. This year it has been criticised for, among other things, a "satirical" piece titled "Aboriginal Dreamtime Horoscopes with Nooloo Billy". According to the paper’s defenders, the piece is meant to satirise racist views towards the Aboriginal community. In reality, it makes fun of Aboriginal people and purveys a racist viewpoint." By Amber Maxwell
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