Newsletter date: 18 August 2013
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Contents:
* NT Greens 2013 Electoral Candidate: Barbara Shaw - contesting the seat of Lingiari for the Greens
* Koori Mail: [Barbara] Shaw to contest Lingiari as Greens candidate
* "The Greens have also now locked in Alice Springs-based Aboriginal activist Barbara Shaw for the electorate of Lingiari."
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Barbara Shaw about the NT Intervention
* Barbara Shaw, New Matilda: The NT Intervention - Six Years On
* CAAMA Radio: Barb Shaw shares her thoughts on income management
* Barbara Shaw speaks at Arena's NT Intervention Forum
* NT Greens 2013 Electoral Candidate: Warren H. Williams - NT Lead Senate Candidate
* NT Greens: Warren H. Williams for the Senate - Launching the Northern Territory Campaign
* NT Greens: Songman wants to be a political voice [Featuring Warren H Williams]
* NT Greens: What matters to you? [Featuring Warren H Williams]
* " ... Greens Senate candidate for the Northern Territory, Warren H Williams, said Justice Reinvestment was a smarter approach to crime ... "
* " ... Warren H. Williams ... is standing for the Australian Greens for a Senate spot ... [he] is exasperated by the NT's horrific incarceration rates of Aboriginal peoples ... "
* "Senator Penny Wright and senate candidate Warren H. Williams joint launch of national Justice Reinvestment policy as reported on NITV "
* NT Greens Homepage & Facebook
* Australian Greens Policy: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert Portfolio: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Issues
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to Justice Reinvestment, Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
* NT GREENS 2013 ELECTORAL CANDIDATE: BARBARA SHAW - CONTESTING THE SEAT OF LINGIARI FOR THE GREENS
- Candidate
Greens 2013 Electoral Candidate: Barbara Shaw
Lingiari
http://candidates.greens.org.au/Lingiari
"Barbara Shaw is contesting the seat of Lingiari for the Greens for the second time, after achieving a large swing in this electorate in 2010. Barbara Shaw is a well known Alice Springs town camp resident and a human rights facilitator and researcher throughout the Territory. Barbara Shaw is passionate and vocal about issues affecting all Territorians "
* KOORI MAIL: [BARBARA] SHAW TO CONTEST LINGIARI AS GREENS CANDIDATE
- News
Koori Mail: Shaw to contest Lingiari as Greens candidate
http://www.koorimail.com/shaw-to-contest-lingiari-as-greens-candidate/
[scroll down page] http://www.koorimail.com/
12 Aug 13: "HUMAN rights campaigner Barbara Shaw will stand for the Greens in the NT seat of Lingiari in next month’s federal election. The move pits Ms Shaw, an Alice Springs town camp resident, against the sitting Labor member Warren Snowdon, who currently holds the seat with a 3.7% margin, CLP candidate Tina MacFarlane and others. Ms Shaw, a long-standing critic of the original Federal Government’s NT Intervention, will focus her campaign on the early review and repeal of the Stronger Futures legislation and the pursuit of 'long-term, community-led investment in the ... "
* "THE GREENS HAVE ALSO NOW LOCKED IN ALICE SPRINGS-BASED ABORIGINAL ACTIVIST BARBARA SHAW FOR THE ELECTORATE OF LINGIARI."
- Analysis / Opinion
ABC News: Rockabilly royalty adds grunt to Greens campaign
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-12/rockabilly-royalty-adds-grunt-to-g...
12 Aug 13: "The Greens have also now locked in Alice Springs-based Aboriginal activist Barbara Shaw for the electorate of Lingiari. Ms Shaw got 12.5 per cent of the vote when she ran for the Greens in Lingiari in the 2010 election. She'll be running against sitting Labor member Warren Snowdon and Country Liberals candidate Tina MacFarlane. In a statement, the Greens say Ms Shaw will focus her campaign on the early review and repeal of the Stronger Futures legislation."
* LET'S TALK'S TIGA BAYLES INTERVIEWS BARBARA SHAW ABOUT THE NORTHERN TERRITORY INTERVENTION
- Audio Interview
Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane:
Let's Talk - Barbara Shaw
http://www.989fm.com.au/category/podcasts/lets-talk/
24 Jun 13: "Barbara Shaw speaking about the Northern Territory Intervention and issues in the NT."
Listen to this interview on-line:
http://www.989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/barbara-shaw-12/
* BARBARA SHAW, NEW MATILDA: THE NT INTERVENTION - SIX YEARS ON
- Analysis / Opinion
New Matilda: The NT Intervention - Six Years On
http://newmatilda.com/2013/06/21/nt-intervention-six-years
21 Jun 13: "Barbara Shaw has lived on income management in Alice Springs for more than five years. ... They said the Intervention was about stopping children from being abused, that it was going to stop the drinking and domestic violence. But all I have seen is racism and disempowerment of our people. It's the old assimilation policy back again, to control how we live. ... But most importantly we must continue to stand together and to struggle, to fight for Aboriginal self determination and to fight for jobs and services for all struggling communities - not the punishment of the Intervention. Black and White unite!" By Barbara Shaw
* CAAMA RADIO: BARB SHAW SHARES HER THOUGHTS ON INCOME MANAGEMENT
- Audio Interview
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association: Barb Shaw shares her thoughts on income management !
http://caama.com.au/barb-shaw-shares-her-thoughts-on-income-management
3 May 13: "Centralian Aboriginal rights campaigner Barb Shaw recently addressed the people of Playford in South Australia on Income Management. Barb met with community members, elders and the granny’s group and attended a Community Meeting with the Federal Minister for Wakefield, Nick Champion. Pam Reilly speaks to Barb on Strong Voices about the concerns and the impact Income Management is having on the Playford Community."
- Upcoming Related Event
Event: Fri 23 August 2013: Bankstown, Sydney, NSW
Say NO to Government Income Management
Not in Bankstown, not in the NT, not Anywhere!
Stop the targeting of marginalised youth
Protest: Bankstown Station North Side - March to Centrelink
Speakers include:
* Barbara Shaw, Aboriginal leader from Alice Springs living on income management
* Representatives from the Say No to Government Income Management campaign coalition
* Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon
"Barbara Shaw, an Aboriginal leader from Alice Springs,
is traveling to Bankstown to speak out against income
management at the protest on August 23.
Barbara believes all targeted communities across Australia
need to unite to get rid of income management: ... "
Flyer (with event details): http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Past%20Events/1...
Event summary: [scroll down page] http://www.stoptheintervention.org/
News: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/aboriginal-elder-j...
* BARBARA SHAW SPEAKS AT ARENA'S NT INTERVENTION FORUM
- Video
Arena: NT Intervention Forum - Barbara Shaw
http://arena.org.au/nt-intervention-forum-barbara-shaw/
"Barbara Shaw speaks at Arena’s NT Intervention Forum, Jun 2012"
* NT GREENS 2013 ELECTORAL CANDIDATE: WARREN H. WILLIAMS - NT LEAD SENATE CANDIDATE
- Candidate
Greens 2013 Electoral Candidate: Warren H. Williams
NT Lead Senate Candidate for the Senate
http://candidates.greens.org.au/warren-h-williams
"Warren is an acclaimed and much-respected country music singer/songwriter who grew up and has based himself in the Northern Territory. He has a deep passion for seeing empowered communities, land conservation and sharing his Aboriginal heritage. Warren has spent a lot of time working closely with local communities and fighting to protect the environment."
* NT GREENS: WARREN H. WILLIAMS FOR THE SENATE - LAUNCHING THE NORTHERN TERRITORY CAMPAIGN
- Launch and Video
NT Greens: Warren H. Williams for the Senate
http://nt.greens.org.au/content/warren-h-williams-senate
31 Jul 2013: "The Greens have completed our Senate team with the announcement of well-known musician Warren H. Williams as our Northern Territory Senate candidate. Warren travelled to Canberra for the launch and to meet the other candidates. Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne welcomed him to our team. ... "Warren grew up in the Territory and has spent a lot of time working closely with local communities standing up for Aboriginal rights and fighting to protect the environment and caring for people. He understands the challenges the NT faces and the issues that matter to Northern Territory voters," Senator Milne said."
* NT GREENS: SONGMAN WANTS TO BE A POLITICAL VOICE [FEATURING WARREN H WILLIAMS]
- Candidate
NT Greens: Songman wants to be a political voice
http://nt.greens.org.au/content/songman-wants-be-political-voice
15 Jul 13: " ... But in a way, that is what he’s on about politically, what he wants for people - to be able to live on their country and enjoy it. A barrier to that for increasing numbers, especially of older people, is the scourge of kidney disease and limited access to renal dialysis on their homelands. ... Another theme will be bi-lingual education, for Aboriginal people and other Australians. ... Not surprisingly for a Greens candidate he speaks also of the importance of land management. ... And what about existing jobs? Should Aboriginal people be obliged to take them where they are available? ... Last time I spoke to Mr Williams was during the last NT election when he was running for the First Nations Political Party in the seat of Namatjira. ... "
* NT GREENS: WHAT MATTERS TO YOU? [FEATURING WARREN H WILLIAMS]
- News
NT Greens: What matters to you?
http://nt.greens.org.au/content/what-matters-you
2 Aug 13: "What matters to you? Senate candidate, Warren H. Williams, is currently touring the NT to find out the answer. Whether housing pressure or insufficient health care are a big issue in your local area - Warren’s listening so he can take your views to Canberra. While the old parties fight each other, we stand up for what matters. Tell him what matters to you this election."
* " ... GREENS SENATE CANDIDATE FOR THE NORTHERN TERRITORY, WARREN H WILLIAMS, SAID JUSTICE REINVESTMENT WAS A SMARTER APPROACH TO CRIME ... "
- Media Release
Greens Senator Penny Wright: Smarter, safer, stronger - Greens launch criminal justice policy
http://penny-wright.greensmps.org.au/content/media-releases/smarter-safe...
1 Aug 13: "Spokesperson on legal affairs, Senator Penny Wright, and Greens Senate candidate for the Northern Territory, Warren H Williams, said Justice Reinvestment was a smarter approach to crime and would address escalating rates of imprisonment - particularly among indigenous Australians. ...
Mr Williams said the community-based approach of justice reinvestment would do much more to combat the shameful rates of indigenous incarceration than current top-down government policies.
"For a black person, getting caught for whatever reason most often means going to jail," Mr Williams said. "Our people are shamefully over-represented in jails - more than a quarter of inmates in Australia are blackfellas.
"Once they are in the system, their chances of going back to jail are really high and there’s a wasted life.
"I don’t think it should be normal for Aboriginal kids to know someone in their family who is in jail or has been in jail. ...
"Jail is just a temporary solution to long-term problems. I want to do something about this. I want to stop these statistics and turn them around by addressing the causes." ... "
* " ... WARREN H. WILLIAMS ... IS STANDING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GREENS FOR A SENATE SPOT ... [HE] IS EXASPERATED BY THE NT'S HORRIFIC INCARCERATION RATES OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES ... "
- Analysis / Opinion
The Stringer: Lock'em up culture has to end
http://thestringer.com.au/lockem-up-culture-has-to-end/
2 Aug 13: "Central Desert Arrernte man Warren H. Williams has come out hitting hard on the "lock’em up culture" that sees one in seventy of all Aboriginal peoples in prison. The Hermansburg born singer, songwriter is standing for the Australian Greens for a Senate spot from the Northern Territory in the federal election. Mr Williams is exasperated by the NT’s horrific incarceration rates of Aboriginal peoples - 83 per cent of the Territory population is comprised of Aboriginal peoples. Last week, alongside fellow Green, SA’s Senator Penny Wright, he launched the call for crime reduction programs ... " By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist
* "SENATOR PENNY WRIGHT AND SENATE CANDIDATE WARREN H. WILLIAMS JOINT LAUNCH OF NATIONAL JUSTICE REINVESTMENT POLICY AS REPORTED ON NITV "
- Video
Owen Gale, NT Greens: Facebook: Justice Reinvestment
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151731847378567
"Senator Penny Wright and senate candidate Warren H. Williams joint launch of national Justice Reinvestment policy as reported on NITV - with Senator Penny Wright and Warren H Williams at National Indigenous Television network."
* NT GREENS HOMEPAGE & FACEBOOK
NT Greens - homepage
http://nt.greens.org.au/
Facebook: NT Greens
https://www.facebook.com/NT.Greens
Greens 2013 Electoral Candidates: Northern Territory Electorates
http://candidates.greens.org.au/nt
"SENATE
Warren H. Williams
LOWER HOUSE ...
Lingiari
Solomon"
* AUSTRALIAN GREENS POLICY: ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES
- Policy
Australian Greens Policy: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
http://www.greens.org.au/policies/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-peoples
"* Compensate Stolen Generation
* End the NT intervention
* Action: close the gap
Indigenous Australians have a unique relationship with the land, and their rights and obligations as custodians must be respected."
* GREENS SENATOR RACHEL SIEWERT PORTFOLIO: ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ISSUES
- Portfolio
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert:
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Issues
http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/portfolios/aboriginal-torres-stra...
"The Australian Greens acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s first peoples and recognise their strong cultural and spiritual connection with the land, and their rights and obligations as owners and custodians. We are committed to seeing these rights reflected in our laws and our society. All Australians, including those living in remote communities, have an equal right to essential government services such as health, education, training, housing, community infrastructure, employment support, and policing. We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be partners in the development and implementation of policies, programs and services that affect them.
The Greens are concerned that Governments continue to overlook the important international agreements that recognise the rights of indigenous peoples and do not invest enough in efforts to bridge the gaps in many areas of our society. We are committed to seeing an end to the Northern Territory Intervention and Stronger Futures Legislation, delivering Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, compensating the Stolen Generations and improving the Native Title system. ... "
[Senator Rachel Siewert is the Australian Greens spokesperson on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues.]
* BACKGROUND TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION:
Last updated: 12 August 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory-...
* BACKGROUND TO 'STRONGER FUTURES' NEW NT INTERVENTION LAWS:
Last updated: 12 August 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-stronger-futures-new-nt...
* BACKGROUND TO JUSTICE REINVESTMENT, ABORIGINAL IMPRISONMENT AND ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY:
Last updated: 11 August 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/12/17/background-to-aboriginal-imprisonment...
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