Perth and WA Aboriginal rights events for your diary
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: Tue 22 October 2013: Perth, WA
Free seminars - Engaging Indigenous communities and improving community governance
"Closing the Gap is hosting free seminars in Perth and Canberra
discussing the evidence on engaging with Indigenous communities
and improving community governance."
Dr Janet Hunt, Australian National University
Dr Roxanne Bainbridge, James Cook University
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1228
Flyer: http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=60129544716
Event: Wed 23 October 2013: Perth, WA
Racism and the criminal injustice system
Socialist Alternative
Event details: http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?view=details&id=924%3Aracism-and-the-crim...
WGAR Background to Aboriginal imprisonment & Aboriginal Deaths in Custody: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/12/17/background-to-aboriginal-imprisonment...
Event: 14-17 September 2015: Perth, WA
6th SNAICC National Conference
SNAICC: Secretariat of National Aboriginal & Islander Child Care
"The SNAICC National Conference will now be held every two years and
we hope you can lock in 14 to 17 September 2015 dates into your
2-year plan and look forward to our Perth conference as much as we are."
"This year's [2013] conference was our largest to date attracting over
1100 registrants who had the opportunity to participate in a diverse
program of over 70 con-current sessions that covered a wide range of topics
addressing the needs of Aboriginal ad Torres Strait Islander children and families."
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1227
2013 post-conference report online: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=67
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