Sydney and NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary
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Event: 17 May - 28 June 2013: The Rocks, central Sydney, NSW
Ngarraanga nginundi Yuludara:
Remember your Dreaming
Head on Photo Festival 2013
The Rocks Discovery Museum
"An exhibition by emerging photographer Kaleesha Morris,
Ngarraanga nginundi Yuludara Remember your Dreaming
illustrates the intimate connections Aboriginal people,
particularly the young, retain with their sense of Aboriginality
and Country. ... A proud Gumbaynggirr and Kulkagal
(Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) woman from
Grafton, New South Wales, Morris is passionate about
the empowerment and culture of her people."
Flyer: http://indymedia.org.au/files/2013-05-15_224639.jpg
Event details: http://www.therocks.com/sydney-Things_To_Do-Head_on_Photo_Festival_2013.htm
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/ngarraanga-nginundi-yuludara-remember-your-dream...
Event: 25 May 2013: Chippendale, Sydney, NSW
NSW Reconciliation Council & Sydney Ideas present
I’m Not Racist, But…
"an interactive forum that aims to generate an open discussion
around racism in Australia, through the personal reflections
and perspectives of four diverse and creative Australians."
The evening hosted by Alex Dyson, will include
a performance by Radical Son, and will feature:
* Joelistics, MC, producer and hip hop music artist
* Yatu Widders Hunt, writer and eco fashionista
* Geoff Lemon, writer and editor of Going Down Swinging
* Tasnium Saeid, solicitor and community activist, Y-Factor radio show host
Event details: http://www.seymourcentre.com/events/event/im-not-racist-but/
Event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/533838683321080/
Event: 26 May 2013: various locations in Australia including NSW
National Sorry Day
"National Sorry Day offers the Community the opportunity
to acknowledge the impact of the policies spanning more
than 150 years of forcible removal of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander children from their families."
"The first National Sorry Day was held on 26 May 1998
following the 1997 Commission report 'Bringing Them Home'
which recommended that a national day of observance be declared."
Event details for NSW: http://www.nsdc.org.au/events-info/plan-and-share-your-events
Event details: http://www.nsdc.org.au
Event details: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/events/national-sorry-day
Background: http://www.nsdc.org.au/events-info/the-history-of-national-sorry-day
Background: http://antar.org.au/reports/sorry-day-a-reminder-unfinished-business
Event: Sun 26 May 2013: Narrabeen to Wakehurst Parkway, Sydney, NSW
ASG event for National Sorry day: Remembrance Walk
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater
"Members and interested members of the community
meet at Berry Park, Narrabeen where a Welcome to Country
will be given and small talk, then a silent walk to the
Scout Hall Bilarong Reserve, Wakehurst Parkway.
A journey of healing to remember the Stolen Generations,
the children and their families and the meaning and
repercussions of this to all Australians today."
Flyer: http://www.asgmwp.net/SorryDay2013.pdf
Event details: http://www.asgmwp.net/Calendar.htm
Event: 27 May until 3 June 2013: various locations in Australia including Sydney
National Reconciliation Week: Let's Talk Recognition
"It is a time to celebrate and build on the respectful
relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people and other Australians."
"National Reconciliation Week is framed by two
key events in Australia’s history, which provide
strong symbols for reconciliation:
* 27 May 1967- the referendum ...
* 3 June 1992 - the Mabo decision ... "
Reconciliation Australia
Event details - What’s happening in your state: http://www.reconciliation.org.au/nrw/national-reconciliation-week/what-s...
Sydney Event details: http://sydney.edu.au/alumni/events/reconciliation_week.shtml
Queensland Event details: http://www.antarqld.org.au/node/227
Event details: http://www.reconciliation.org.au/nrw
Event details: http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/projects/national-reconciliation-week
WGAR Background to Mabo and Native Title: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/07/02/background-to-mabo-and-native-title
Event: 28 May 2013: University of Sydney, NSW
The 'C' Word - The challenge and necessity of changing our constitution
Presented in partnership by the NSW Reconciliation Council
and Reconciliation Australia to mark National Reconciliation Week 2013
"Will Australians be ready to erase the racial discrimination
in our founding document and include significant recognition
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians?"
" ... join Dr Tom Calma AO, Associate Professor Sarah Maddison
and Professor Anne Twomey in a discussion on national identity,
Constitutional change and the next steps for reconciliation in Australia"
Event details: http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/the-challenge-and-necessit...
Event summary: http://sydney.edu.au/alumni/events/reconciliation_week.shtml
Event: Thu 30 May 2013: Sydney, NSW
Indigenous solidarity discussion
"Come chat about how to be a good ally in Indigenous struggles.
All are welcome, particularly if you're involved in environmental
or social justice campaigns currently, or a member of an
SRC collective."
Event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/170480816448361/
Event: 30 May 2013: University of Sydney, NSW
Seminar: Breaking Through
"Featuring Shane Phillips, Australian Local Hero of the Year;
Ron Allum, NSW Senior Australian of the Year; and
Corey Payne, Young Australian of the Year."
"Advocate for Aboriginal rights, Shane Phillips is a
respected member of the Redfern Aboriginal community
and is regarded as their voice on a range of youth
issues, juvenile justice and Aboriginal deaths in custody."
Event details: http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/breaking-through
Event summary: http://sydney.edu.au/alumni/events/reconciliation_week.shtml
Event: Thu 30 May 2013: Sydney, NSW
RightsTalk: Racism. It stops with me
Australian Human Rights Commission
"Racism can take many forms, from comments and jokes
to verbal abuse, racial slurs and in some cases can
result in acts of physical abuse and violence."
"ABC presenter, Jeremy Fernandez will discuss with
Professor Gillian Triggs, his recent experience of racial
abuse on a Sydney bus."
Event details: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/events/rightstalk-racism-it-stops-me
Event: 3 June 2013: various locations in Australia
Mabo Day
"On June 3rd 1992, six months after
Eddie "Koiki" Mabo's tragic death, the
High Court upheld his claim that Murray Islanders
held native title to land in the Torres Strait."
Event details: http://www.mabonativetitle.com/home.shtml
NIRS: Sam Watson says Mabo Day a better day for national celebration:
http://www.nirs.org.au/news/latest-news/7719-sam-watson-says-mabo-day-a-...
WGAR Background to Mabo and Native Title: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/07/02/background-to-mabo-and-native-title
Event: Tue 11 June 2013: Ryde, Sydney, NSW
Book launch 'A Decision to Discriminate'
& Film Screening 'Our Generation'
Special Speaker: Graeme Mundine
This event is part of the Guringai Festival 2013: http://www.guringaifestival.com.au/GuringaiBooklet2013_9April%20LR.pdf
"This new book 'A Decision to Discriminate' is an
important historical record that focuses on the
Senate Committee Inquiry into the Stronger Futures
legislation. It shows how the Government
decision-making process chose to ignore the views
and ideas expressed by many Aboriginal people
of the Northern Territory communities in much the
same way as has happened since colonisation."
"'Our Generation' is an independent documentary film,
made over 3 years, that looks at the current state of
Indigenous relations in Australia, home to the oldest
living culture in the world. Driven by the remote Yolngu
peoples of Northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern
Territory, the film shines a light on the ongoing struggle
of Aboriginal people to their culture, lands and basic
human rights."
Flyer: http://www.respectandlisten.org/uploads/downloads/ca/ADTD-launch-Ryde-11...
Flyer: http://www.respectandlisten.org/uploads/downloads/ca/ADTD-launch-Ryde-A5...
Event details: http://nsw.greens.org.au/content/book-launch-%E2%80%98-decision-discrimi...
Event details, page 26: http://www.guringaifestival.com.au/GuringaiBooklet2013_9April%20LR.pdf
Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/ADTD_booklaunches.html#Ryde
'A Decision to Discriminate' is a 'concerned Australians' publication
'A Decision to Discriminate' Order Form: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/ADTD_Order_Form.pdf
'concerned Australians' Homepage: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/#ADTD
'A Decision to Discriminate' Book Reviews:
http://www.southsydneyherald.com.au/a-decision-to-discriminate-book-review/
http://crosslight.org.au/2013/03/31/stronger-futures-or-just-stronger-me...
http://www.respectandlisten.org/uploads/downloads/ca/ADTD-book-review-20...
http://acmsydney.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/review-of-a-decision-to-discri...
http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest_news/2012/2012115_91.shtml
http://overland.org.au/blogs/loudspeaker/2012/10/stronger-futures-and-ab...
'A Decision to Discriminate' Audio Interviews:
[scroll down page] http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/#ADTD
http://www.thewire.org.au/storyDetail.aspx?ID=9818
About 'Our Generation' Film: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about
'Our Generation' Film Reviews: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/09/24/our-generation-film-reviews
WGAR Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory-...
WGAR Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-stronger-futures-new-nt...
Event: Sat 22 June 2013: Bankstown, Sydney, NSW
Protest marking 6 years of the NT Intervention
* Repeal "Stronger Futures / Stolen Futures" Legislation!
* Stop Income Management - not in NT - not in Bankstown - not anywhere!
* Reinvest in community controlled services and jobs!
"In Sydney, a rally marking the six year anniversary
of the NT Intervention will be held in Bankstown in June."
"June 21 will mark six years since John Howard announced
the NT Intervention and sent the military into Aboriginal
communities. This was one of the most shameful days in
the history of Australia's brutal and racist treatment of
Aboriginal people and has set the struggle for Aboriginal
rights back many decades."
Flyer and Event details: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Past%20Events/2...
Event summary and Article: [scroll down page to end] http://www.solidarity.net.au/55/income-management-expansion-in-effort-to...
WGAR Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory-...
WGAR Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-stronger-futures-new-nt...
Event: Wed 1 May - Sun 30 June 2013: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Photographer: Barbara McGrady
"Barbara is a Gamilario/Murri woman has been photographing
the social history of contemporary Aboriginal life for over
30 years. From Sports to politics, her vision is a unique
perspective from within a community empowering her
subjects by this virtue alone."
Event details: http://headon.com.au/event/barbara-mcgrady
SBS Video: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1765800/Exhibition-sheds-light-on-Ind...
Event: 6 May - 25 August 2013: Sydney, NSW
Exhibition: Black on White: Belinda Mason
"The project began as Yolngu on Balanda (central Arnhem
Land language group) back in 2008 when Djammarr Djordila
and photographer Belinda Mason travelled to remote
communities in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, at the
first anniversary of the Australian Government’s Intervention
Policy, to hear community reactions and ask them to
record a visual record of their opinion."
Presented in association with Head On Photo Festival
Event details: http://headon.com.au/event/black-white
Event: 17 October 2013: University of Sydney, NSW
Dr Charles Perkins AO Annual Memorial Oration
"The University [of Sydney], in consultation with the Koori Centre,
believed it would be fitting to name the Oration in honour of the
University’s first Indigenous graduate, Dr Charles Perkins AO.
The Dr Charles Perkins AO Annual Memorial Oration was
established with the full support of the Perkins family and in
acknowledgement of Dr Perkins’ tireless dedication to
human rights and social justice for Indigenous Australians."
Event details: http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/annual-dr-charles-perkins-...
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