Newsletter date: 24 May 2013
Contents:
* Sovereign Union: Declarations of Independence advanced at Brisbane Treaty Talks
* Sovereign Union Media Release: Declarations of Independence advanced at Brisbane Treaty Talks
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Michael Anderson, Convenor of the Sovereign Union, about the Brisbane Treaty Talks
* CAAMA Radio's Paul Wyles interviews Michael Anderson about the struggle to decolonize and achieve independence
* Sovereign Union: Italian Media: Birth of the Republic of Aboriginal Murrawarri
* Background to the Murrawarri Republic declaration
* ABC's Kelly Fuller interviews Michael Anderson, one of the 19 native title applicants from the Gomeroi people
* Background to the Goomeroi Sovereign Tent Embassy, Moree, NSW
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Journalist Chris Graham about the latest stories in Tracker Magazine
* SOVEREIGN UNION: DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE ADVANCED AT BRISBANE TREATY TALKS
- News
Sovereign Union: Declarations of Independence advanced at Brisbane Treaty Talks
http://nationalunitygovernment.org/declarations-independence-advanced-br...
"Having attended a two-day Brisbane Treaty Talks conference and workshops on the continuing sovereignty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Michael Anderson said that the meeting was one of the best on a single national issue that he has attended for many years. "Clearly the people are now asking the pertinent questions relating to a process of asserting their continuing sovereignty as individual Nations," he said. "They expressed their great admiration for the steps taken by the Murrawarri Republic and are now seeking further advice ... "
- Past Event
Event: 18 and 19 May 2013: Brisbane, Qld
National Treaty Talks
"One year on from the Police Invasion at Musgrave Park,
Brisbane ... the denial of Sovereign Rignts"
Key note speakers confirmed so far:
Michael Mansell, Robert Thorpe, Michael Anderson,
Fred Hooper, Marshall Bell, Wayne Wharton,
Gracelyn Smallwood, Alec Doomadgee and Murrandoo Yanner
Flyer: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/images/2013/gatherings/national-treat...
Event details: http://treatyrepublic.net/
* SOVEREIGN UNION MEDIA RELEASE: DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE ADVANCED AT BRISBANE TREATY TALKS
- Media Release
Sovereign Union Media Release: Declarations of Independence advanced at Brisbane Treaty Talks
http://nationalunitygovernment.org/pdf/2013/Sovereign-Union-Media-Releas...
[scroll down page] http://nationalunitygovernment.org/declarations-independence-advanced-br...
20 May 13: "Michael Anderson, Convenor of the Sovereign Union of First Nations and Peoples in Australia, said from Brisbane today:
"Having attended a two-day Brisbane Treaty Talks conference and workshops on the continuing sovereignty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, I can say that the meeting was one of the best meetings on a single national issue that I have attended for many years.
"Clearly the people are now asking the pertinent questions relating to a process of asserting their continuing sovereignty as individual Nations.
"They expressed their great admiration for the steps taken by the Murrawarri Republic and are now seeking further advice in relation to the processes that were adopted by the Murrawarri People to take this revolutionary action. The participants agreed unanimously to investigate the processes adopted by the Murrawarri Republic and will now make all efforts to follow the same or similar path.
"The participants of the conference and workshops know in their own hearts that this is what their Elders passed have been seeking to achieve. ... "
* LET'S TALK'S TIGA BAYLES INTERVIEWS MICHAEL ANDERSON, CONVENOR OF THE SOVEREIGN UNION, ABOUT THE BRISBANE TREATY TALKS
- Audio Interview
Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Let's Talk - Michael Anderson
http://www.989fm.com.au/category/podcasts/lets-talk/
22 May 13: "Convenor of the Sovereign Union of First Nations & Peoples Alliance in Australia, speaking about the Brisbane Treaty Talks."
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/michael-anderson-20/
* CAAMA RADIO'S PAUL WYLES INTERVIEWS MICHAEL ANDERSON ABOUT THE STRUGGLE TO DECOLONIZE AND ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE
- Audio Interviews
audio Boo: Audio 1. Aboriginal sovereignty campaigners push ahead
CAAMA interview 1: Sovereignty Campaign
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1405112-audio-1-aboriginal-sovereignty-campaigne...
21 May 13: "Aboriginal sovereignty campaigners say that their struggle to decolonize and achieve independence of their own tribal areas within Australia has gone to another level. Aboriginal leader Michael Anderson speaks to Paul Wyles from CAAMA Radio about the situation as it stands on 21st May 2013 and the current approaches to the United Nations."
audio Boo: Audio 2. Aboriginal sovereignty campaigners push ahead
CAAMA interview 2: Sovereignty Campaign
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1405121-audio-2-aboriginal-sovereignty-campaigne...
21 May 13: "Aboriginal sovereignty campaigners say that their struggle to decolonize and achieve independence of their own tribal areas within Australia has gone to another level. Aboriginal leader Michael Anderson speaks to Paul Wyles from CAAMA Radio about the situation as it stands on 21st May 2013 and the current approaches to the United Nations."
* SOVEREIGN UNION: ITALIAN MEDIA: BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC OF ABORIGINAL MURRAWARRI
- Analysis / Opinion
Sovereign Union: Italian Media: Birth of the Republic of Aboriginal Murrawarri
http://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/italian-media-birth-republic-...
23 May 13: "It 'a territory as large as the distance from the Basilicata Sicily, with few inhabitants, located in the desert and landlocked, yet from this small strip of land Australian news arrives that, having been completely snubbed by the Western media, then it say that is creating several thorns in the side and that raises the issue of self-determination. First things first: we are speaking of the newly formed Republic of Murrawarri, comprising the territories at the turn of the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland."
Sovereign Union: Nasce la Repubblica aborigena di Murrawarri
[scroll down page] http://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/italian-media-birth-republic-...
"E' un territorio grande quanto la distanza dalla Basilicata alla Sicilia, con pochi abitanti, situato nel deserto e senza sbocchi sul mare, eppure da questo piccolo lembo di terra australiano arriva una notizia che, essendo stata del tutto snobbata dai media occidentali, allora vuol dire che sta creando diverse spine nel fianco e che rilancia il tema dell'autodeterminazione dei popoli. Andiamo con ordine: stiamo parlando della neonata Repubblica di Murrawarri, comprendente i territori a cavallo degli Stati australiani del Nuovo Galles del Sud e del Queensland."
* BACKGROUND TO THE MURRAWARRI REPUBLIC DECLARATION
Last updated: 16 May 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/04/20/the-murrawarri-republic-declaration
* ABC'S KELLY FULLER INTERVIEWS MICHAEL ANDERSON, ONE OF THE 19 NATIVE TITLE APPLICANTS FROM THE GOMEROI PEOPLE
- Audio Interview
ABC New England North West: Mornings with Kelly Fuller
A Native Title challenge to mining and csg
ABC: http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2013/05/a-native-title-challenge-to-mining-a...
Audio Boo: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1395794-audio-gomeroi-abc-radio-michael-anderson...
16 May 13: "Four hundred Gomeroi people gathered in Tamworth over the weekend to consider the next step in their Native Title Application over the North West. The applicants believe it has the potential to change the game when it comes to mining in the region and set a precedent right around the state, possibly Australia. The applicants say Native Title has never been determined over water, and they want this to be tested. We spoke to Michael Anderson on the Morning Show, he is one of the 19 native title applicants from the Gomeroi people and the last surviving member of original Aboriginal Tent Embassy."
* BACKGROUND TO THE GOOMEROI SOVEREIGN TENT EMBASSY, MOREE, NSW
Last updated: 16 May 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/02/goomeroi-sovereign-tent-embassy-moree...
* BACKGROUND TO THE ABORIGINAL SOVEREIGNTY MOVEMENT AND THE ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSIES:
Last updated: 20 May 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-aboriginal-sovereig...
* LET'S TALK'S TIGA BAYLES INTERVIEWS JOURNALIST CHRIS GRAHAM ABOUT THE LATEST STORIES IN TRACKER MAGAZINE
- Audio Interview
Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Let's Talk - Chris Graham
http://www.989fm.com.au/category/podcasts/lets-talk/
22 May 13: "Journalist and editor at Tracker Magazine speaking about the latest stories in Tracker Magazine, speaking about the 'blackface' issue"
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/chris-graham-69/
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