WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 57 events from 30 July 2013

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Newsletter date: 30 July 2013

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

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Event: 31 May to 31 July 2013: North Sydney, NSW
Guringai Festival
"Founded in 2001, the Guringai Festival aims to raise awareness
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the
Northern Sydney region. The festival usually starts on Sorry
Day 26 May and goes through to the end of NAIDOC Week,
the second week in July each year."
"The festival involves 11 Councils and numerous reconciliation
and community groups. Events include workshops, art
exhibitions, performances, films and talks."
Event details: http://www.guringaifestival.com.au/GuringaiBooklet2013_9April%20LR.pdf

Event: Thu 1 August 2013: Mitchelton, Qld
Indigenous Careers & Employment Expo
"BBQ, Traditional Games, Build Your Resume workshop"
Facilitated by: North West Urban Participation Reference Group
Event details: http://www.989fm.com.au/events/

Event: Thu 1 August 2013: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
Next Meeting: Indigenous Social Justice Association - Melbourne
"During 2013, ISJA will meet the first Thursday of every month."
Event details: http://www.isja-msg.com/coming_events.htm

Event: 27 June - 1 August 2013: Eveleigh, Sydney, NSW
Koori Radio 93.7FM and Carriageworks present:
Live and Deadly:
20 years of the Gadigal Information Service
"For 20 years Gadigal Information Service
(incorporating Koori Radio 93.7FM) has been
broadcasting the news and views of Aboriginal
Australia from its home in Redfern. From Keating’s
Redfern Speech to The Apology; from the Redfern
riots to Mabo’s victory and the ongoing life of
The Block, all the iconic moments have been
captured from the streets. Black voices and song,
continue to ring out across Australia. Join Gadigal
Information Service and Carriageworks as we
celebrate 20 years of this ground breaking community
organisation in an exhibition that combines personal
archives, film works, radio recordings and photography."
Event details: http://www.carriageworks.com.au/?page=Event&event=LIVE-AND-DEADLY
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1064&si=0&mi=7&yi=2013
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1065&si=0&mi=7&yi=2013

Event: Fri 2 August 2013: Adelaide, SA
151st Justice and Peace Candle Light Walk
around Government House
Gather at dusk on the first Friday of the month
(except January and February)
"Join us on the Candle Light Walk to
call for a Treaty and Bill of Rights, and
to support the Ngarrindjeri and all other
Aboriginal people and the Stolen Generations,
their families and communities left behind,
in their call for Peace and Justice."
Organiser: Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre
Event details: http://antarsa.auspics.org.au/category/news/2013/06/candlelight-walk-2/
Event details: http://antarsa.auspics.org.au/
Pictures from 150th Candle Light Walk: http://antarsa.auspics.org.au/category/news/2013/07/pics-150clw/
Background to the Candle Light Walk: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rmclc/CandleLightWalkHistory.htm

Event: 4 August 2013: various locations in Australia
National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day (NAICD)
This year’s theme is: Right Here, Right Now. Our Rights Matter.
"This year’s NAICD focus seeks to support outcomes
through increasing public awareness about:
* The major human rights concerns that Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander children still uniquely and
disproportionately experience around the country; and
* Special rights that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children have as the Indigenous children of this country."
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1129
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=58//
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1043
Poster: [front] http://www.snaicc.org.au/tools-resources/dsp-default-e.cfm?loadref=150&t...
Poster: [back] http://www.snaicc.org.au/_uploads/rsfil/02956.pdf
Oorunga Wandarrah MACS in Airds, NSW Event: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1149
Yappera Children's Service Event: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1146
Koonibba MACS Event: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1147

Event: Sun 4 August 2013: Northcote, Melbourne, Vic
Invite to the launch of the 2013 National Aboriginal & Islander Children's Day in Melbourne
Hosted by the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)
"This is a significant day to raise awareness about the
child rights concerns that Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander children still uniquely and disproportionately experience
a round the country and stimulate reflection on how communities
can ensure that all children live these rights every day."
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1142
Invite: http://www.snaicc.org.au/_uploads/rsfil/03188.pdf
Flyer: http://www.snaicc.org.au/_uploads/rsfil/03187.pdf

Event: Mon 5 August to Sat 7 September 2013: Canberra City, ACT
Multi media exhibition:
I Do Have a Belief II: Kevin Gilbert, 1933 - 1993
Civic Library, Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra City
"A rare opportunity to view the broad talent of
20th-century Wiradjuri activist, artist, poet,
playwright and printmaker, Kevin Gilbert."
"View original manuscripts, galleys, photo mural,
website, videos, linocut prints, posters and e-books
- spreading the message about Aboriginal sovereignty,
using every platform available."
"I do have a belief in the future. It’s not hope.
I believe in this country because there is a spirit
in this country that nurtures life, that nurtures the
land, that nurtures the humanity in it..." Kevin Gilbert
A special lunchtime event will be held on Friday 9 August 2013
for International Day for the World’s Indigenous People.
Canberra 100 - Indigenous Focus: http://www.canberra100.com.au/programs/indigenous-focus/
Civic Library hours: http://www.library.act.gov.au/how_to_use_the_library/library_locations_a...
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7388895385/SRCH
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/i-do-have-a-belief-ii-kevin-gilbert-1933-1993-ci...
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/i-do-have-a-belief-ii-international-day-for-the-...

Event: 6-14 & 17-25 August 2013:
North of Broome on the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, WA
The Lurujarri Dreaming Trail
Walk the Trail with us in 2013
As of 29 July 13:
"6-14 August: fully booked
17-25 August: fully booked"
"Feel free to contact us if you would like to
get some more information or if you would like
to register your interest for the Lurujarri
Heritage Trail 2014."
"In 1987, Paddy Roe initiated the Lurujarri Heritage
Trail as a trigger to encourage the members of the
Goolarabooloo community to be walking the Country
again, as had always been done; to conserve;
renew and stay connected with their heritage and
traditional skills and to keep the same alive for
generations to come. He also sought to wake up
non-Aboriginal people to a relationship with the land;
to foster trust; friendship and empathy between the
indigenous community and the wider Australian
and International communities."
Event details: http://www.goolarabooloo.org.au/lurujarri.html
Event details: http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/lurujarri-heritage-walkin...
WGAR Background to the Walmadan Tent Embassy, WA: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/02/walmadan-tent-embassy-james-price-poi...

Event: Tue 6 August 2013: West Perth, WA
Turtle & Trail Talk
"Special guest visiting from the US
- Teri Shore from the Turtle Restoration Network
- will be joining us to do a talk on "turtles and Trails"
for our next social WAG meeting."
"Teri Shore and Jenita Enevoldsen, our marine campaigner,
are embarking on the Lurujarri Hertiage trail (a 9-day
walk along the Dampier Penisular - including
James Price Point) this week. So they will be keen
to share their experiences and photos with you!"
Event details: http://www.wilderness.org.au/regions/western-australia/turtle-trail-talk
WGAR Background to the Walmadan Tent Embassy, WA: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/02/walmadan-tent-embassy-james-price-poi...

Event: Wed 7 August 2013: East Perth, WA
Nyoongar Tent Embassy Human Rights Training Program
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/54543
WGAR Background to the Nyoongar Tent Embassy: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/02/nyoongar-tent-embassy-heirisson-islan...

Event: Wed 7 August 2013: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2013 - every Wednesday in August
Donna Meehan: The Story of a Stolen Child
Glen Klatosvky: Kimberley Gas Hub: For and Against
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php
"Donna Meehan was taken from her family in the 1960s.
Unlike many stolen children, who were sent to institutions,
Donna was fostered by a caring white couple who
encouraged her to find her natural mother.
What happened next will amaze you."
"Glen Klatovsky is the National Kimberley campaigner for
The Wilderness Society. Glen has been an active environmentalist
for 20 years and has worked closely with Indigenous
organisations and individuals across many regions."
Event details: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php/building-bridges-2013
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
WGAR Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/11/22/wgar-news-background-to-the-save-the-...

Event: 8 August 2013: The Rocks, Sydney, NSW
UN International Day of the World's Indigenous People 2013
Museum of Contemporary Art MCA Galleries
"Join us to celebrate the United Nations (UN)
International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People.
Hear spoken word performance in the MCA Galleries
by Aboriginal performer Gumaroy and others,
followed by a panel discussion highlighting the importance
of this day through the unique perspectives of
Aboriginal Australia."
Event details: http://www.mca.com.au/events/un-discussion-performance-2013/6630/

Event: Fri 9 August 2013: Canberra City, ACT
Literary works by Kevin Gilbert
I Do Have a Belief II: Special lunchtime event
International Day for the World’s Indigenous People
"An informal celebration of Kevin Gilbert's 80th year and of the
International Day for the World's Indigenous People.
Members of Kevin Gilbert's family will ... read from his work."
Civic Library, Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra City
Event details: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7388895385/SRCH
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/i-do-have-a-belief-ii-international-day-for-the-...

Event: 9 August 2013: various locations internationally
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2005 - 2015
"The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of the World's
Indigenous People is observed on August 9 each year to
promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous
population. This event also recognizes the achievements
and contributions that indigenous people make to
improve world issues such as environmental protection."
Event details: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/international-day-indigenous-people
Event details: [scroll down page] http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/indigenous-peop...
Event details: http://www.un.org/en/events/

Event: Ongoing: Cherbourg Aboriginal community, S-E Qld
The Ration Shed Museum
"When our Elders were moved off the land and taken to
Cherbourg they were cut off from their traditional sources
of food and were given weekly rations of mainly flour,
sugar, tea, sago, rice, split peas and meat. The rations
were given from a wooden shed which we have restored
and call The Ration Shed Museum. We use the Ration
Shed as a space to tell our stories."
Event details: http://rationshed.com.au/
Museum Hours and Pricing: http://rationshed.com.au/museum-hours-and-pricing

Event: 10 August; 7 Sept; 9 Nov 2013: Ettmogah Pub, Qld
Ration Shed Tours
- Aunty Honor and Aunty Fayes’ Most Excellent Adventure
"Visit the Cherbourg Ration Shed and hear first hand
what life was like living under the Act on the government
controlled mission formerly called Barambah."
Departing and returning at Ettmogah Pub
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.antarqld.org.au/node/228

Event: Sat 13 July - Sun 11 August 2013: South Brisbane, Qld
Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud
Photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
Opening night on 13 July 2013
Venue: Queensland Centre for Photography
"Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud is a
series of photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
presenting the community and country around Muckaty,
120 kilometres north of Tennant Creek in the NT."
"For over five years this area has been the focus
of federal government pressure as a site to
dump radioactive waste. The federal plan is
deeply unpopular and is being actively opposed."
"Sri Lankan photographer Jagath Dheerasekara
received the Amnesty International Human Rights
Innovation Grant 2010 and has developed the
exhibition as a collaborative project with the
Beyond Nuclear Initiative and Muckaty Traditional Owners."
jagath dheerasekara photographs and story: http://jd.photoshelter.com/gallery/Manuwangku-Under-the-Nuclear-Cloud-NT...
jagath dheerasekara homepage: http://jd.photoshelter.com/index
jagath dheerasekara book: http://au.blurb.com/books/4159127-manuwangku-under-the-nuclear-cloud
jagath dheerasekara - My Exhibitions & Events: http://jd.photoshelter.com/page1
Essay in burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/03/jagath-dheerasekara-manuwangk...
Interviews with Manawangku traditional owners Isobel Phillips & Doris Kelly: http://www.thewire.org.au/storyDetail.aspx?ID=10023
Beyond Nuclear Initiative (BNI) homepage: http://beyondnuclearinitiative.com/
Amnesty International Australia: http://www.amnesty.org.au/indigenous-rights
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/qld/event/32053/
Event details: [scroll down page] http://jd.photoshelter.com/page1
WGAR Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in NT: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-proposed-muckaty-nu...

Event: 2 July to 11 August 2013: Sydney, NSW
Richard Bell's 'The Dinner Party' Premieres at Artspace
"Artspace is pleased to announce a significant solo
exhibition of work by Brisbane-based artist and
provocateur Richard Bell. Imagining Victory will
premiere Bell's newest work The Dinner Party."
Event details: http://www.artspace.org.au/resources_media.php?y=2013&i=24
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1046&si=0&mi=7&yi=2013

Event: 14 August 2013:
Yolngu Bark Petition 50th Anniversary
Event details: http://foundingdocs.gov.au/item-did-104.html

Event: Wed 14 August 2013: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2013 - every Wednesday in August
Ros Kidd: Stolen Wages: Queensland's Shame
Paddy Gibson: NT Emergency Response/Stronger Futures
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php
"Ros Kidd spent years following the paper trail
tracking down 'disappeared' money stolen from personal
Aboriginal bank accounts in Queensland.
It's hard to believe that around $500 million was
misappropriated by police and government officials."
"Paddy Gibson is an organiser with Stop the Intervention
Collective Sydney (STICS) and has studied the impact on
those in the 'prescribed communities'. Since 2008 he has
been a researcher for the UTS Jumbunna House of Learning."
"While the Federal Government's 2008 apology was seen as
overwhelmingly positive, the Northern Territory Intervention
(the so-called Emergency Response) has created much
controversy especially since it has been extended for
another 10 years."
Event details: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php/building-bridges-2013
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
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: 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/

Event: 20 August 2013: Sydney, NSW
Sydney Ideas
- The Call for Recognition of the Australian South Sea Islander Peoples:
A Human Rights issue for a 'Forgotten People'
Co-presented with Macleay Museum,
Australian South Sea Islanders Port Jackson (ASSI.PJ) and
Australian Association for Pacific Studies (AAPS)
"2013 marks 150 years since the first of 55,000 Pacific Islander
labourer's (known as Australian South Sea Islanders or ‘ASSI’)
were brought to Australia. Between 1863-1901, thousands
come, partly by kidnapping and in slave-like conditions to
develop the sugar cane, pastoral and maritime industries."
"The forum will be opened by ASSI.PJ patron Mrs Bonita Mabo AO."
Panelists:
* Emelda Davis (Moderator)
* The Hon. Alex Greenwich MP
* Jeff McMullen
* Shireen Mallamoo
* Professor Clive Moore
* Matt Nagas
* Professor Gracelyn Smallwood AO
Venue: Sydney Law School
Event details: http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/the-call-for-recognition-o...
Event details: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2013/the_call_for_recognition...

Event: Wed 21 August 2013: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2013 - every Wednesday in August
Ray Minniecon: The Kinchela Boys Home: Its legacy
Megan Williams: Justice Re-investment for young Aborigines
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php
"Ray Minniecon is a Kabi Kabi man with a theological degree
from a WA University. Ray has worked tirelessly for many years assisting
men, who as young boys, were taken to the notorious Kinchela
boys Home where many were brutally treated."
"Megan Williams is a lecturer in the Muri Marra Indigenous
Health Unit, School of Public Health & Community Medicine,
UNSW. She has a background in health service delivery
including in articipatory action & community advocacy."
Event details: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php/building-bridges-2013
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
WGAR Background to Justice Reinvestment: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/12/17/background-to-aboriginal-imprisonment...

Event: 29 June to 24 (or 25?) August 2013: Various venues around Canberra, ACT
Windsongs & Waterlines - Where is, what is Wreck Bay?
"The Wreck Bay Community is the only Aboriginal Community
reserve in the ACT and is a closed community.
This exhibition will enable the wider public a rare
opportunity to visit and better understand Wreck Bay’s story.
For traditional owners this exhibition is an opportunity to
speak about culture and country and how as a community
Wreck Bay has culturally survived the past 100 years."
Event details: http://www.canberra100.com.au/calendar/view/393/windsongs-and-waterlines...
Event details: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXNmYX82ho&feature=youtu.be
Event details: [scroll down page] http://antaract.wordpress.com/events/
Event details: [scroll down page] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/actindnetwork/message/20973
Event details: [scroll down page] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/actindnetwork/message/20972
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/cmag/exhibitions.html
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.tuggeranongarts.com/g_2011exhibitions.html
Event details: [scroll down page] http://antaract.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/antar-act-bulletin-june-2013/

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 details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1047&si=0&mi=7&yi=2013

Event: Tue 27 August 2013: Tennant Creek, NT
Manuwangku - Under the Nuclear Cloud
Photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
Opening: Tue 27 August 2013
Venue: Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre
"Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud is a
series of photographs by Jagath Dheerasekara
presenting the community and country around Muckaty,
120 kilometres north of Tennant Creek in the NT."
"For over five years this area has been the focus
of federal government pressure as a site to
dump radioactive waste. The federal plan is
deeply unpopular and is being actively opposed."
"Sri Lankan photographer Jagath Dheerasekara
received the Amnesty International Human Rights
Innovation Grant 2010 and has developed the
exhibition as a collaborative project with the
Beyond Nuclear Initiative and Muckaty Traditional Owners."
jagath dheerasekara photographs and story: http://jd.photoshelter.com/gallery/Manuwangku-Under-the-Nuclear-Cloud-NT...
jagath dheerasekara homepage: http://jd.photoshelter.com/index
jagath dheerasekara book: http://au.blurb.com/books/4159127-manuwangku-under-the-nuclear-cloud
jagath dheerasekara - My Exhibitions & Events: http://jd.photoshelter.com/page1
Essay in burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/03/jagath-dheerasekara-manuwangk...
Interviews with Manawangku traditional owners Isobel Phillips & Doris Kelly: http://www.thewire.org.au/storyDetail.aspx?ID=10023
Beyond Nuclear Initiative (BNI) homepage: http://beyondnuclearinitiative.com/
Amnesty International Australia: http://www.amnesty.org.au/indigenous-rights
Event details: http://jd.photoshelter.com/page1
WGAR Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in NT: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-proposed-muckaty-nu...

Event: Wed 28 August 2013: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges 2013 - every Wednesday in August
Steven Ross: Helping Communities achieve their aims
Jody Broun: Congress: The Task that lies ahead
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php
"Steven Ross is Parramatta Council's Aboriginal &
Torres Strait Islander Community Project Officer.
He spent 2 years as Arts Coordinator for the Yarkuwa
Indigenous Knowledge Centre Deniliquin and 6 years
with the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Ind. Nations."
"Jody Broun, Congress Co-Chair, is a Yindjibarndi woman
from the Pilbara. She has spent 30 years in senior public
service positions serving First Nations peoples including as
Director General of the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs."
Event details: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/index.php/building-bridges-2013
Brochure: http://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/images/downloads/building_bridge...
WGAR Background to National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/05/05/background-to-the-national-congress-o...

Event: 1 June to 1 September 2013: South Bank, Qld
My Life As I Live It: First Peoples and Black Cinema
Australian Cinémathèque, Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
Presented in conjunction with 'My Country, I Still Call Australia Home'.
"The Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque presents a survey of
first peoples and black cinema from Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, United States and United Kingdom.
At the centre of this program is a history of Indigenous Australian
cinema shown alongside works that resonate internationally
addressing themes of identity, culture and rights."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/my_country
Event details: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/230

Event: Fri 6 September 2013: Adelaide, SA
152nd Justice and Peace Candle Light Walk
around Government House
Gather at dusk on the first Friday of the month
(except January and February)
"Join us on the Candle Light Walk to
call for a Treaty and Bill of Rights, and
to support the Ngarrindjeri and all other
Aboriginal people and the Stolen Generations,
their families and communities left behind,
in their call for Peace and Justice."
Organiser: Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre
Event details: http://antarsa.auspics.org.au/
Background to the Candle Light Walk: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rmclc/CandleLightWalkHistory.htm

Event: Mon 9 & Tue 10 September 2013: Nhulunbuy, NT
2 Day Bridging the Gap Seminar:
Working with Yolŋu in Arnhem Land
Why Warriors Pty Ltd
"This seminar bridges the gap by providing in-depth
training for people working at the coal-face with Yolŋu
and other Aboriginal people, support staff or program
developers. They will all find a lift in productivity, greater
retention rates, happier staff and fewer disputes on the ground."
"Hosted by Richard Trudgen, author of acclaimed book
Why Warriors Lie Down and Die in partnership with
Witiyana Marika, a founding member of internationally
renowned Yothu Yindi band, and
Dianne Gondarra, Yolŋu language consultant and
presenter on Yolŋu Radio."
Event details: http://www.cvent.com/events/2-day-bridging-the-gap-seminar-nhulunbuy-sep...
Event details: http://thna.me/pipermail/darc_thna.me/2013-July/000385.html
Bridging the Gap Seminars: http://www.whywarriors.com.au/seminars/index.php

Event: 8 July to 15 September 2013: Murdudun, Kimberley Coast, WA
Opportunity: Land-based whale survey volunteers needed!
The Wilderness Society WA
"The Kimberley Community Whale Research Project
is a land based humpback whale survey conducted
from two observation platforms at Murdudun, approximately
50km north of Broome and 8km south of James Price Point,
on the Kimberley Coast, WA."
Event details: http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/kimberley/opportunity-land-based-...
Event details: http://kimberleycommunitywhaleresearch.wordpress.com/
WGAR Background to Save the Kimberley: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/11/22/wgar-news-background-to-the-save-the-...

Event: 11 to 19 September 2013: QPAC, Qld
Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts:
ACPA: Spirit of the Lore
"In this dramatic world premiere production,
Spirit of the Lore explores the importance of initiation
within community, the ensuing responsibilities and the
danger of youth left to their own devices without the
guidance of elders."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/230

Event: Ongoing until 14 September 2013: Canberra, ACT
Bipotaim: Stories from the Torres Strait
"Bipotaim: Stories from the Torres Strait is an exhibition
of striking photographs, stories and objects about the
lives, culture and identity of Torres Strait Islanders."
"People from islands across Australia's northern frontier
are depicted in David Callow's portraits. They compare
current and traditional ways and practices and reflect on
changes that have occurred in the Torres Strait during
their lives."
National Museum of Australia
Event details: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/bipotaim/home
Event details: [scroll down page] http://antaract.wordpress.com/events/
Event summary: [scroll down page] http://antaract.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/antar-act-bulletin-june-2013/

Event: Ongoing: Canberra, ACT
Exhibition now showing:
First Australians - Resistance
"The lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples were profoundly changed by the arrival
of British colonists in 1788. Lives were lost
and land taken as the colonisers attempted to
impose new social, economic and religious
orders. ... "
"Indigenous people responded in a variety of ways.
Some fought back with weapons. Others
developed different strategies to survive this
new and hostile presence."
"Here we present four of these stories."
National Museum of Australia
Event details: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first_australians/resistance

Event: Wed 25 September 2013: Parliament House, Perth, WA
Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody - National Day of Action
"John Pat died 30 years ago - but still no justice!
Remembrance ceremony - Rally and March.
Apology motion. Parilament House."
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/54542
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.greenleft.org.au/calendar/2013-09/
WGAR Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/12/17/background-to-aboriginal-imprisonment...

Event: 28 September 2013: Melbourne, Vic
Melbourne - Thirty Years But Still No Justice!
National Day of Action to Stop Aboriginal deaths in custody!
Remember John Pat and the hundreds
who have died in custody since!
"Support these demands made by John Pat’s mother,
Mavis Pat:
* An apology from the WA government for my son’s death in custody
* An ex-gratia payment as compensation
* That the police officers involved need to be brought to
account and a re-opening of the coronial inquiry
into my son’s death ... "
Organised by:
Indigenous Social Justice Association - Melbourne
Event details: http://isja-msg.com/coming_events.htm
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/54006
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/05/02/historic-national-stop-deaths-in-cust...
Event details: http://www.facebook.com/events/232079390250476/
Analysis: http://thestringer.com.au/deaths-in-custody-when-will-something-be-done/
WGAR Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/12/17/background-to-aboriginal-imprisonment...

Event: Fri 4 October 2013: Adelaide, SA
153rd Justice and Peace Candle Light Walk
around Government House
Gather at dusk on the first Friday of the month
(except January and February)
"Join us on the Candle Light Walk to
call for a Treaty and Bill of Rights, and
to support the Ngarrindjeri and all other
Aboriginal people and the Stolen Generations,
their families and communities left behind,
in their call for Peace and Justice."
Organiser: Roma Mitchell Community Legal Centre
Event details: http://antarsa.auspics.org.au/
Background to the Candle Light Walk: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rmclc/CandleLightWalkHistory.htm

Event: Sat 5 October 2013: Byron Bay, NSW
Boomerang Festival
Speaker: Larissa Behrendt
"Larissa is the Professor of Law and Director of
Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of
Learning at UTS and a practicing barrister.
Award winning novelist she has also published
numerous text books on Indigenous legal issues
and written on human rights, property law, Indigenous
rights, dispute resolution and Aboriginal women’s issues."
Event details: http://www.boomerangfestival.com.au/schedule/detail.aspx?ArtistID=33
Speakers: http://www.boomerangfestival.com.au/schedule/?DayID=5
Boomerang Festival: http://www.boomerangfestival.com.au/

Event: 1 June to 7 October 2013: South Bank, Qld
My Country, I Still Call Australia Home:
Contemporary Art from Black Australia
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
"This exhibition will be the Gallery's largest ever exhibition
of contemporary Indigenous Australian art. It will feature
works by Indigenous Australian artists from across the country."
"'My Country. I Still Call Australia Home' examines the
associations and interpretations Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander artists have with country (land) and country (nation).
Indigenous artists have long been an important voice for their
communities and have been instrumental in telling Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander stories - from presenting alternative
views of history, to asserting their presence over country, both
urban and regional, responding to contemporary politics and
highlighting contemporary Indigenous experiences in Australia."
Event details: http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/my_country
Event details: http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/my_country
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1005&si=0&mi=7&yi=2013
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1005&si=0&mi=6&yi=2013
Event summary: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/230
Event details: http://www.antarqld.org.au/node/228

Event: Tue 8 & Wed 9 October 2013: Darwin, NT
2 Day Bridging the Gap Seminar
Why Warriors Pty Ltd
"The team from Why Warriors has been running
Bridging the Gap Seminars for over ten years now with
presenters coming from very different backgrounds
creates a very rich and deep human experience."
"Hosted by Richard Trudgen, author of acclaimed book
Why Warriors Lie Down and Die in partnership with
Witiyana Marika, a founding member of internationally
renowned Yothu Yindi band, and
Dianne Gondarra, Yolŋu language consultant and
presenter on Yolŋu Radio."
Event details: http://www.cvent.com/events/2-day-bridging-the-gap-seminar-darwin-octobe...
Event details: http://thna.me/pipermail/darc_thna.me/2013-July/000385.html
Bridging the Gap Seminars: http://www.whywarriors.com.au/seminars/index.php

Event: 17 October 2013: University of Sydney, NSW
Dr Charles Perkins AO Annual Memorial Oration
Guest Speaker - Shane Phillips - CEO - Tribal Warrior Association
Topic - Youth in our community
"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."
"Prior to Shane's appointment as Chief Executive Officer of
the Tribal Warrior Association, his career included roles
working with young people in child protection, juvenile justice
and the law, including working with the Royal Commission
into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody as a community liaison
officer under the Honourable Justice Hal Wooten. ... "
Event details: http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/annual-dr-charles-perkins-...

Event: 6 and 7 November 2013: Coffs Harbour, NSW
AbSec's 'Strong Sector Connected Kids' 2013 Conference
Aboriginal Child, Family & Community Care State Secretariat (NSW)
"The conference will cover the themes of:
* Child Protection
* Child Centred Approach
* Out-of-Home-Care
* Doing it Our Way"
"AbSec are calling for abstract submissions for the 2013
'Strong Sector Connected Kids' conference. Abstracts
must be relevant to one of the four conference themes.
The deadline for abstract submissions is August 9 2013."
Event details: http://www.absec.org.au/events/absec-conference.html
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1118

Event: 25 - 27 November 2013: Cairns, Qld
2013 National Indigenous Health Conference:
Many Pathways, One Outcome
"The 2013 National Indigenous Health Conference is
designed to bring together both government and
non-government agencies who are working in the
field of Indigenous health with the belief that working
together can close the gap between the state of
Indigenous Health as compared to the health of
mainstream Australians."
"The conference philosophy is based upon the principles
of sharing knowledge and information that can be adapted
and implemented in other communities within Australia. ...
this event is also based on the principle that Aboriginal
health needs to be seen and catered for in a holistic way."
"Indigenous Health Conference is convened as a private
joint venture made up of Indigenous members from
several countries."
Event details: http://www.indigenoushealth.net/
Agenda: http://www.indigenoushealth.net/proposedagenda.htm
Guest Speakers: http://www.indigenoushealth.net/guestspeakers.htm
Latest News: http://www.indigenoushealth.net/latestnews.htm

Event: 2 May to 1 December 2013: South Bank, Brisbane, Qld
Voice and Reason
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
"Since the colonial era, Indigenous artists have been
actively examining the conversations and conflicts
involving their ancestors and settlers in Australia.
Their works affirm the place of their peoples' cultures
in these interactions with different histories and beliefs."
Event details: http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/voice_and_reason
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1003&si=0&mi=7&yi=2013
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1003&si=0&mi=6&yi=2013
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1003&si=0&mi=5&yi=2013

Event: 10 December 2013: various locations internationally
UN International Human Rights Day
Event details: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/education/commemorate_hr_day/index.html
Event details: http://www.un.org/en/events/

Event: 20 December 2013: various locations internationally
UN International Human Solidarity Day
Event details: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/international-human-solidarity-day
Event details: http://www.un.org/en/events/humansolidarityday/

Event: 26 January 2014: various locations in Australia
Sovereignty Day / Invasion Day / Survival Day / Day of Mourning
Event details: http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australia-day-...
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/46475
Event details: http://www.atsisupport.org.au/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=223015

Event: 13 February 2014: various locations in Australia
National Apology Day
Event details: http://www.nsdc.org.au/events-info/the-apology-to-australias-indigenous-...
Event summary: http://www.atsisupport.org.au/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=223021

Event: 21 March 2014: various locations internationally
UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Event details: http://www.un.org/en/events/racialdiscriminationday/
Event details: http://www.un.org/en/events/

Event: 21 March 2014: various locations in Australia
National Close the Gap Day
Event summary: http://www.atsisupport.org.au/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=223027
Event details: http://humanrights.gov.au/social_justice/health/index.html
Event details: https://www.oxfam.org.au/explore/indigenous-australia/close-the-gap

Event: 29/30 April 2014: Darwin, NT
Why Warriors Presents Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap Seminars: http://www.whywarriors.com.au/seminars/index.php

Event: 26 May 2014: various locations in Australia
National Sorry Day
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: 27 May until 3 June 2014: various locations in Australia
National Reconciliation Week
Event details: http://www.reconciliation.org.au
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: 3 June 2014: various locations in Australia
Mabo Day
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: 14/15 October 2014: Darwin, NT
Why Warriors Presents Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap Seminars: http://www.whywarriors.com.au/seminars/index.php