Welcome to The Stringer’s weekly newsletter - NEWS update: The Stringer went live February 20. The Stringer comprises thirty-odd contributors, from most States and Territories of Australia, from an increasing number of locations around our world. If you would like to become a regular contributor, or contribute an article, photograph/s, a radio or video piece, we would be glad to hear from you.
The Stringer is running a series on the devastating crisis of Aboriginal youth suicides, following our earlier research. Our sustained coverage has leveraged responses from Government and from leading voices.
Some of our stories from the last week include:
Enlightenment
http://thestringer.com.au/enlightenment/#.Uo7pz5yPhp8
November 22nd 2013 by Kathy Kelly
Destroying 18C will give rise to “race hate”
http://thestringer.com.au/destroying-18c-will-give-rise-to-race-hate/#.U...
November 22nd 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
Australia, the mother of all jailers of Aboriginal people
http://thestringer.com.au/australia-the-mother-of-all-jailers-of-aborigi...
November 22nd 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
CEO/worker Pay – 1,795-to-1
http://thestringer.com.au/ceoworker-pay-1795-to-1/#.Uo_lG8Sno8J
November 20th 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
Curtis Taylor – world’s largest digital storytelling archive for 16 language groups
http://thestringer.com.au/curtis-taylor-worlds-largest-digital-storytell...
November 20th 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
Catatonic paranoia, the madness of humanity – metropolises of spying & subterfuge
http://thestringer.com.au/catatonic-paranoia-the-madness-of-humanity-met...
November 20th 2013 by Christian Fuchs, John Goetz, Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermayer and Tanjev Schultz
Jeremy Hammond, American Political Prisoner sentenced to 10 Years
http://thestringer.com.au/jeremy-hammond-american-political-prisoner-sen...
November 20th 2013 by Vivien Lesnik Weisman
The logic behind mass spying – cyber imperialism
http://thestringer.com.au/the-logic-behind-mass-spying-cyber-imperialism...
November 18th 2013 by James Petras
Thousands of children evicted – nowhere to go
http://thestringer.com.au/thousands-of-children-evicted-nowhere-to-go/#....
November 18th 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
Noel Pearson’s Gough Whitlam oration
http://thestringer.com.au/noel-pearsons-gough-whitlam-oration/#.Uo_lusSno8J
November 18th 2013 by Noel Pearson
In the midst of defeating the largest Corporate Trade Agreement in history
http://thestringer.com.au/in-the-midst-of-defeating-the-largest-corporat...
November 18th 2013 by Kevin Zeese, JD and Margaret Flowers, MD
Judge critical that neither Wall Street nor a single CEO was prosecuted for fraud
http://thestringer.com.au/judge-critical-that-neither-wall-street-nor-a-...
November 18th 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
What has changed?
http://thestringer.com.au/what-has-changed/#.Uo_mGMSno8J
November 18th 2013 by Suresh Rajan
Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
http://thestringer.com.au/secret-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-tpp...
November 18th 2013 by WikiLeaks
John Pilger – ‘Utopia’ – launches in Australia in January
http://thestringer.com.au/john-pilger-utopia-launches-in-australia-in-ja...
November 18th 2013 by The Stringer
Let me introduce you to Josephine Cashman
http://thestringer.com.au/john-pilger-utopia-launches-in-australia-in-ja...
November 18th 2013 by Nicola Butler
Angela Merkel’s phone tapped the least of breaches but Germany quiet
http://thestringer.com.au/angela-merkels-phone-tapped-the-least-of-breac...
November 18th 2013 by Christian Fuchs, John Goetz, Hans Leyendecker and Frederik Obermaier
Some of The Stringer’s most read stories include:
Australia’s Aboriginal children – The world’s highest suicide rate
http://thestringer.com.au/australias-aboriginal-children-the-worlds-high...
27th February 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
Is Australia a racist country?
http://thestringer.com.au/is-australia-a-racist-country/#.Uo_mv8Sno8I
7th April 2013 by Suresh Rajan
Climate of death – Justice denied means more will die
http://thestringer.com.au/climate-of-death-justice-denied-means-more-wil...
18th July 2013 by Gerry Georgatos
There are scores more stories, localised, national and international, you can choose from to read – and share with others on The Stringer
The Stringer recommends the 28 minutes audio from 3CR – The War on Iraq: 10 Years On
Anyone who would like to assist with Wheelchairs for Kids please contact us – the organisation builds hardened up wheelchairs for children in countries devastated by war, civil strife, abject poverty and it has reached 66 countries and 26,000 children. Most recently wheelchairs have been donated to Sri Lanka, the Congo and Libya. The Libyan consignment became the 66th nation we have reached. Millions more children wait. – You can contact Gerry Georgatos, the Wheelchairs for Kids Foundation manager - 0430 657 309, gerry_georgatos@yahoo.com.au or Jennifer Kaeshagen, the Wheelchairs for Kids Foundation communications coordinator wheechairsforkids@gmail.com
You can quickly find out more about Wheelchairs for Kids here, and here.
You can donate directly to the Wheelchairs for Kids Foundation at:
ANZ
BSB: 016 261
ACC: 267255563
The Wheelchairs for Kids Foundation is always glad to receive donations of soft toys and rugs as each wheelchair is packaged with a soft toy and a rug for each child. Wheelchairs for Kids is always ready to welcome new members to our knitting group, please phone us at the factory on 9409 3633 if you’re interested in joining. Wheelchairs for Kids is run out of a factory in Perth, Western Australia, the address of which is 45 Dellamarta Road, Wangara 6065. Donations of toys, blankets and wheelchairs can be made by delivering or posting the articles to this address. Our volunteers staff the factory Monday to Friday (except Thursdays) - the best time to drop off donations is between 9 and 11am.
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