WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 64 events from 13 January 2014

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Newsletter date: 13 January 2014

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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New Event: 23 November 2013 to 18 May 2014: Parkes, Canberra, ACT
I’ve Been Working On The Railway
National Archives of Australia
Curated and toured by: The Workshops Rail Museum
"Through the 1950s, 60s and 70s, there were large scale
developments of rail infrastructure across Australia.
In the hot and dusty environments of the inland north,
it was a common scene to find Torres Strait Islanders,
Australian South Sea Islanders and Aboriginal people
working long and hard in the hot sun."
Event details: http://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/exhibitions/railway/index.aspx
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1235&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014

New Event: 14 December 2013 to 9 June 2014: South Bank, Brisbane, Qld
Our Dreaming: animating country
- connecting people to place through animation and storytelling
Organisation: State Library of Queensland
Venue: State Library of Queensland
"Through exhibitions, workshops and events Our Dreaming
showcases Queensland’s vibrant Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander stories, as they are retold through animation."
"Explore how new mediums have contemporised traditional
storytelling, preserving a rich legacy for future generations.
Our stories create enduring connections from past to present,
people to place and to each other, giving us a sense of belonging.
Experience how these stories are being shared and bring
your own stories to life."
Event details: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/our-dreaming
Event details: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/240
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1211&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1211&si=0&mi=12&yi=...

New Event: 8 January to 2 February 2014: Grafton, NSW
Responding to Country - Yaegl - Bundjalung - Gumbaingirr
"New works by Regional Aboriginal artists from the Yaegl,
Bundjalung, and Gumbaingirr nations exploring the
delicate associations between country, memory and place."
Event details: http://www.graftongallery.nsw.gov.au/cp_themes/default/page.asp?p=DOC-IR...
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1232&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014

Updated Event: Sat 11 - Sunday 19 January 2014: Footscray, Melbourne, Vic
Wominjeka Festival 2014
Venue: Footscray Community Arts Centre
"From a one day gathering in 2010, our annual celebration
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture has grown to
one of the most important events in our calendar,
and the launch of FCAC’s 2014 Artistic Program.
We invite you to participate, engage and celebrate with us.
Welcome to Wominjeka Festival 2014!"
- Jade Lillie, Director & CEO
Event details: http://footscrayarts.com/calendar/wominjeka-2014/
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1241&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014

New Event: Sat 18 January 2014: Footscray, Melbourne, Vic
Wominjeka Festival 2014: Archie Roach - Creation
Venue: Footscray Community Arts Centre
"Presenting an unmissable evening of songs and stories
by one of Australia’s foremost singer/songwriter, Archie Roach.
His new show, Creation, brings to life Roach’s early material
including many unreleased songs."
Event details: http://www.aroundyou.com.au/whats-on/events/wominjeka-festival-2014-arch...
Event details: http://footscrayarts.com/calendar/wominjeka-2014/
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1239&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014

New Events: 17, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 & 30 January 2014; 4, 13 February 2014; 1, 12 March 2014 :
Various locations around Australia including:
Sydney, Perth, Jervis Bay, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Armidale
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"When I began filming this secret Australia 30 years ago,
a global campaign was under way to end apartheid in South Africa.
Having reported from South Africa, I was struck by the similarity
of white supremacy and the compliance and defensiveness of
liberals. Yet no international opprobrium, no boycotts, disturbed
the surface of "lucky" Australia." John Pilger, Guardian
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

Updated Event: Fri 17 January 2014: Redfern, Sydney, NSW
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"A premiere in the Sydney indigenous community at Redfern Community Centre"
Introduced by film-maker John Pilger
"With special guests from the film:
* Rosalie Kunoth-Monks OAM (Utopia community),
* Amy McQuire (editor of Tracker magazine)
* Robert and Selina Eggington (Dumbartung)"
"Performances from Sean Choolburra and Glen Skuthorpe"
"MC Bronwyn Penrith (Human Rights advocate)"
"Utopia, John Pilger’s new film set for release (in the United Kingdom)
in November, examines the worsening oppression of Aboriginal
people in Australia." Paddy Gibson, an associate producer of Utopia
"John Pilger, the renowned investigative journalist and award winning
film maker, has recently completed a new film, Utopia, which deals
with the subjugation of the Aboriginal First Australians." Niall Mulholland
Flyer: http://www.respectandlisten.org/uploads/downloads/Misc/Docos/Utopia-Redf...
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3126/9262
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
Event details: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-S...
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/articles/a-new-john-pilger-film-utopia-is-now-show...
Event details: http://thestringer.com.au/john-pilger-utopia-launches-in-australia-in-ja...
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

New Event: 17 to 26 January 2014: Sydney, NSW
Black Diggers
Organisation: Sydney Festival 2014
Venue: Sydney Opera House
"Black Diggers uncovers the contribution of First World War
Aboriginal Diggers, following their exceptional stories from
their homelands to the battlefields of Gallipoli, Palestine and
Flanders."
Event details: http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2014/Theatre-and-Dance/Black-Diggers/
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1226&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014

Updated Event: 21-23 January and on Australia Day, 26 January 2014: The Rocks, Sydney, NSW
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
Australia launch at "Museum of Contemporary Arts (MCA) in Sydney"
"A special post-show conversation featuring John Pilger and a
number of Indigenous representatives from the film will follow
the 26 January Australia Day screening." MCA
"Discover Australia’s hidden past in this Australian premiere
of acclaimed journalist and filmmaker John Pilger’s major feature
documentary Utopia. Reaching behind Australia’s tourist postcard
image this film tracks political treatment of Indigenous Australians
- from land rights to the revisionists - revealing an untold
history of Australia." MCA
Event details: http://www.mca.com.au/events/john-pilgers-utopia-21-jan/8037/
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/articles/a-new-john-pilger-film-utopia-is-now-show...
Event details: http://thestringer.com.au/john-pilger-utopia-launches-in-australia-in-ja...
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

Updated Event: Opening 23 January 2014: Murdoch, WA
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"Screening to take place in the Kim Beazley Theatre, Murdoch University"
"Apartheid may have fallen in South Africa. But in Australia
John Pilger finds an equally cruel and pervasive racism against
the country's 'aboriginal' people." John Pilger, The Ecologist
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3131/9284
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

New Event: 23 January & 1 March 2014: Jervis Bay Territory; near NSW
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
Booderee National Park
"When I began filming this secret Australia 30 years ago,
a global campaign was under way to end apartheid in South Africa.
Having reported from South Africa, I was struck by the similarity
of white supremacy and the compliance and defensiveness of
liberals. Yet no international opprobrium, no boycotts, disturbed
the surface of "lucky" Australia." John Pilger, Guardian
Event details 23 January 2014: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3208/9461
Event details 1 March 2014: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3209/9462
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

New Event: 23 to 26 January 2014: Eveleigh, NSW
The Shadow King
Organisation: Sydney Festival 2014
Venue: Carriageworks
"Bringing together the country's finest creative talents
including performers Tom E. Lewis (The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith)
and Jimi Bani (Mabo) this majestic and physical reworking of
Shakespeare's King Lear employs the timeless tragedy to speak
to the history and current circumstances of Indigenous Australia."
Event details: http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2014/Theatre-and-Dance/The-Shadow-King/
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1227&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014

Updated Event: 25 January 2014: Araluen, Alice Springs, NT
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"Utopia will be screened in Alice Springs at the Araluen Arts Centre"
"When I began filming this secret Australia 30 years ago,
a global campaign was under way to end apartheid in South Africa.
Having reported from South Africa, I was struck by the similarity
of white supremacy and the compliance and defensiveness of
liberals. Yet no international opprobrium, no boycotts, disturbed
the surface of "lucky" Australia." John Pilger, Guardian
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3132/9269
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/articles/a-new-john-pilger-film-utopia-is-now-show...
Event details: http://thestringer.com.au/john-pilger-utopia-launches-in-australia-in-ja...
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

Event: Sun 26 January 2014: various locations in Australia
Sovereignty Day / Invasion Day / Survival Day / Day of Mourning
"'Australia Day', also known as Survival Day,
Invasion Day and Sovereignty Day:
a commemmoration of the day white settlers
landed in Australia and a day to reflect on the
controversial past of Australia and steer
towards a better society." ATSI Support Portal
"Aboriginal people call it ‘Invasion Day’,
‘Day of Mourning’, ‘Survival Day’ or,
since 2006, ‘Aboriginal Sovereignty Day’.
The latter name reflects that all Aboriginal
nations are sovereign and should be united
in the continuous fight for their rights." Creative Spirits
"Australia Day - No time to celebrate:
Australia Day is traditionally the most racist
day of the year for Aboriginal people.
When people celebrate on January 26,
there is no escaping the fact they are celebrating
the day that one race of people invaded another
race of people’s country and took control of
Aboriginal lands and tried to dominate Aboriginal
people. Invasion Day, as it should be called,
celebrates the dispossession of land, culture,
and way of life of Aborigines." Jay McDonald, GLW
Event details: http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australia-day-...
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/46475
Event summary: http://www.atsisupport.org.au/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=223015

Updated Event: Sun 26 January 2014: Brisbane & South Brisbane, Qld
Invasion Day March & John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
"Screening organised by the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign
Embassy and will follow the Invasion Day march."
Parliament House & Jagara Hall
"Utopia is John Pilger's new feature documentary,
made for the cinema and ITV. Drawing on his long
association with the first people of Australia,
his homeland, Utopia is both an epic portrayal of the oldest
continuous human culture and an investigation into a suppressed
colonial past and rapacious present." Official Utopia website
Flyers: http://somersetbean.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/invasion-day-2014-brisbane-m...
Invasion Day March Event details: http://somersetbean.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/invasion-day-2014-brisbane-m...
Invasion Day March Event details: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/240
Film Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3134/9398
Film Event details: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/240
Film Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Film Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

New Event: 26 January 2014: Brisbane, Qld
Invasion Day Film
"On Sunday 26th January, Reconciliation Queensland Inc (RQI)
will be screening Family, the first episode of the first series of Redfern Now."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/240

Updated Event: Sun 26 January 2014: Belgrave, Melbourne, Vic
Belgrave Survival Day 2014
"A concert to celebrate survival of indigenous culture locally and nationally"
"Join us in a celebration of Indigenous Culture.
This year featuring Archie Roach with Craig Pilkington,
Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie, Joe Geia and Khan."
Event details: http://belgravesurvivalday.org/
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/belgrave-survival-day-2014
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/belgrave-survival-day-2014-0

Event: Sun 26 January 2014: Adelaide, SA
156th Justice and Peace Candle Light Walk
around Government House
"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

New Event: 26 January 2014: Semaphore, SA
Survival Day
"An important date as we gather together to not only
celebrate and commemorate the history of our people
but to also acknowledge and strengthen the present
and future of our culture."
* Hosted by The National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Inc
* Tandanya and Kura Yerlo Inc and
* Give Up Smokes for Good campaign
Event details: [scroll down page] http://lateralloveaustralia.com/calendar-of-events-2014/south-australia/

New Event: 26 January 2014: Camperdown, Sydney, NSW
Koori Radio 93.7FM 2LND proudly presents Yabun Festival and Klub Koori
"Koori Radio 93.7FM proudly invites Sydney and Australia
to celebrate the survival of Aboriginal people cultures at the
Yabun Festival in Victoria Park on 26 January each year."
Event details: http://gadigal.org.au/events/
Event details: http://lateralloveaustralia.com/calendar-of-events-2014/new-south-wales/

New Event: 26 January 2014: Kempsey Showground, NSW
Saltwater Freshwater Festival - Kempsey
"The Saltwater Freshwater Festival celebrates and shares
our Aboriginal living culture on the Mid North Coast with
the wider community and commemorates Australia Day
as a positive, inclusive, family day for all communities to enjoy."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://lateralloveaustralia.com/calendar-of-events-2014/new-south-wales/

Updated Event: Tue 28 January 2014: Glebe, Sydney, NSW
Book launch: 'concerned Australians' - In the Absence of Treaty
Edited by Michele Harris
To be launched by Rosalie Kunoth-Monks OAM Elder from Utopia and Jeff McMullen AM
Venue: Gleebooks
"This is the fifth in a series of books that voice the concerns
of many Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory living
under the Intervention and Stronger Futures legislation."
"In the Absence of Treaty defines how, through changes to
legislation and by engaging Aboriginal peoples in
decision-making without access to independent advice,
control is slipping away from them."
Flyer: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/ITAT_launch_flyer_Sydney.pdf
Event details: http://www.gleebooks.com.au/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=128394
Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/ITAT_booklaunches.html#Sydney
Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/#ITAT
To pre-order the 'In the Absence of Treaty' book please click here: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/ITAT_order_form.doc
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...

New Event: Opening 30 January 2014: Carlton, Melbourne, Vic
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
Cinema Nova
"Famed Emmy and BAFTA winning journalist and filmmaker
John Pilger (The War You Don’t See) returns to a topic he
has tackled repeatedly during his career: the oppression
of indigenous Australians." Cinema Nova
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3186/9419
Event details: http://www.cinemanova.com.au/catalogue/coming_soon/utopia
Event summary: http://www.cinemanova.com.au/catalogue/coming_soon/
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

Event: Thu 4 - Fri 5 September 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
"Potential presenters are invited to submit a paper abstract before 31 January 2014"
Engaging Indigenous Economy Conference
Engaging Indigenous Economy: Debating Diverse Approaches
A conference at The Australian National University
Presented by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
"Conference will coincide with the retirement from CAEPR
of its founding Director, Professor Jon Altman."
"Since the late 1970s Jon has researched Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander economic practices."
" ... the Conference will engage with the themes of
Jon's research across a variety of disciplines, including
comparative modern hunter-gatherer studies;
economic hybridity and alternate development;
land rights, native title and mining; and
sustainable land-based indigenous livelihoods."
"Potential presenters are invited to submit a paper abstract before 31 January 2014"
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/seminars/conferences/EIE2014.php
Event summary: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/

Events: various times during 2014: various locations around Australia
SNAICC Training Workshops will be held Nationally in 2014 -
Through Young Black Eyes & Working and Walking Together
SNAICC: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
Expressions of interest forms and flyers are available from the SNAICC training page:
http://www.snaicc.org.au/training/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=101
"SNAICC is hosting 'Through Young Black Eyes' workshops in the following regions:
* Brisbane, QLD (March 2014)
* Darwin, NT (April 2014)
* Kalgoorlie, WA (May 2014)
* Broome, WA (May 2014)
* Adelaide, SA (June 2014)
* Hobart, TAS (June 2014)"
'Working and Walking Together':
"SNAICC, in partnership with Family Relationships Services Australia (FRSA),
offers a 2-day workshop on cultural competence in working with
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children."
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/training/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=101
'Through Young Black Eyes' Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/training/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=101#TYBE
'Working and Walking Together' Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/training/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=101#WWT
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1263

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

Updated Event: Now Open [as of 12 Jan 14]: Parkes, Canberra, ACT
Insurgence
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
"The Insurgence exhibition explores art, with all its
revolutionary potential, deployed as a platform for politics."
"The museum welcomes all voices in the House-
Insurgence is the voice of proppaNOW. Insurgence builds on
the 80 year tradition of bringing difficult and important
questions to the steps of Parliament House and reinforces
the message that there is no better platform for politics than art."
"The exhibition features the work of Vernon Ah Kee,
Gordon Hookey, Jennifer Herd, Laurie Nilsen, Megan Cope,
Tony Albert and Richard Bell-artists from the proppaNOW collective,
along with former proppaNOW member Andrea Fisher."
"proppaNOW is an artists’ collective formed in 2004 to provide
mutual support for a number of Brisbane-based Aboriginal artists."
Event details: http://moadoph.gov.au/exhibitions/insurgence/
NITV News: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/10/23/old-parliament-house-exhib...

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: Permanent Exhibition: Melbourne, Vic
Bunjilaka: First Peoples
"Told through the voices of Victoria's First Peoples,
and utilising cutting-edge multimedia, Aboriginal language,
artefacts and contemporary artworks, First Peoples;
will tell the story of Aboriginal Victoria from the time of
Creation to today.
First Peoples will celebrate the history, culture,
achievements and survival of Victoria's Aboriginal people."
"First Peoples is a permanent exhibition on display at the
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum."
Event details: http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whatson/current-exhibitions/first...
Event details: http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/visiting/first-peoples/
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1120&si=0&mi=12&yi=...
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1120&si=0&mi=10&yi=...
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1120&si=0&mi=9&yi=2013

Updated Event: Tue 4 February 2014: Melbourne CBD, Vic
Book launch: 'concerned Australians' - In the Absence of Treaty
Edited by Michele Harris
In conjunction with the screening of Utopia, http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
John Pilger’s film on Aboriginal Australia (entry free)
Speakers: Hon. Alastair Nicholson AO (book); Richard Frankland (film)
Venue: Storey Hall
'In the Absence of Treaty':
"This book explores the current inadequacy of
the process used in engaging with Aboriginal
people, which results in control slipping away
from them. It provides concise but incisive account
from recent reports about the reasons for the
ongoing and growing frustration of many
Aboriginal people in the NT. In doing so it
hints at possibly the only solution - treaties."
'Utopia':
"One of the world's best kept secrets is revealed
against a background of the greatest boom in
mineral wealth. Has the 'lucky country' inherited
South African apartheid? Utopia tells a universal
story of power and resistance in the media age
driven by old imperatives and presented as
liberalism." Official Utopia website
'In the Absence of Treaty' Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/ITAT_booklaunches.html#Melbourne
'In the Absence of Treaty' Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/#ITAT
To pre-order the 'In the Absence of Treaty' book please click here: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/ITAT_order_form.doc
'Utopia' Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
'Utopia' Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...
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: Thu 6 February 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Book launch: 'concerned Australians' - In the Absence of Treaty
Edited by Michele Harris
Speakers: Graeme Mundine & John Falzon
The Co-op Bookshop ANU
"This book explores the current inadequacy of
the process used in engaging with Aboriginal
people, which results in control slipping away
from them. It provides concise but incisive account
from recent reports about the reasons for the
ongoing and growing frustration of many
Aboriginal people in the NT. In doing so it
hints at possibly the only solution - treaties."
Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/ITAT_booklaunches.html#Canberra
Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/#ITAT
To pre-order the 'In the Absence of Treaty' book please click here: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/ITAT_order_form.doc
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: 10-14 February 2014: Kensington, Sydney, NSW
The Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) and Oxfam Australia will be holding an
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Youth Human Rights and Advocacy Summit
"Are you a young Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person aged 18-25?
Are you passionate about positive change in your communities?
Are you passionate about the rights of your mob?
Do you want to know more about human rights and why it's important to you?"
"Applications close Friday 6 December 2013."
University of New South Wales
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1255
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/actsnsw/event/33553/
Flyer: http://www.amnesty.org.au/images/uploads/events/2013-108_ATSIP_DTP_Youth...

Event: 12 February 2014: Acton, Canberra, ACT
Call for volunteers:
Celebrating National Apology & 50 years of AIATSIS with a sea of hands
"AIATSIS (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Studies) and ANTaR
are celebrating the anniversary of the National Apology
and 50 years of AIATSIS with a large, colourful
sea of hands on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin
at Acton Peninsula."
"We would like your help to create the sea!"
Event details: http://antaract.wordpress.com/campaigns/
Event details: http://antaract.wordpress.com/

Event: 13 February 2014: various locations in Australia
National Apology Day
"Commemmoration of the day ex-Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd moved a Motion of Apology to the
Indigenous Peoples in the House of Representatives,
apologising for past laws, policies and practices that
devastated the Indigenous Peoples
(particularly those of the Stolen Generation)."
"The NSDC holds annual celebratory events on the
Anniversary of the Apology (13 February each year)
as a mark of respect of the achievement that was
the apology to the Stolen Generations,
but also as an act of reminder to the broader public,
to the country’s politicians and policy makers,
that sorry is more than a word, and that communities,
Stolen Generations focussed community and peak body
organisations, and government politicians and policy
makers must continue to work together in order
to achieve key outcomes for the Stolen Generations."
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

New Event: Thu 13 February 2014: Adelaide, SA
Anniversary of the Apology
"6th Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations"
"Reconciliation SA is pleased to welcome Ken Wyatt AM, MP as the Keynote speaker"
Event details: [scroll down page] http://lateralloveaustralia.com/calendar-of-events-2014/south-australia/

Event: 13 February 2014: Melbourne, Vic
Apology Concert 2014 - Heal Our Past, Build Our Future Together
Venue: Sydney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne
"The Healing Foundation is hosting a concert at the
Sydney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne to celebrate the
6th anniversary of the Apology to Australia's Stolen Generations."
"Indigenous and non-Indigenous performers, includiing
performances by Archie Roach, Christine Anu, Frank Yamma,
Jimblah, Thelma Plum, Kutcha Edwards, Tim Rogers and
Clare Bowditch."
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1298
Event details: http://healingfoundation.org.au/

New Event: 13 February 2014: Adelaide, SA
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
Tandanya
"Utopia is John Pilger's new feature documentary,
made for the cinema and ITV. Drawing on his long
association with the first people of Australia,
his homeland, Utopia is both an epic portrayal of the oldest
continuous human culture and an investigation into a suppressed
colonial past and rapacious present." Official Utopia website
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3185/9399
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

Event: 14 February 2014: Sydney, NSW
Tenth anniversary of TJ Hickey death
Indigenous Social Justice Association (ISJA)
"Next year, on February 14, will be the 10th anniversary of the
killing of the young Aboriginal man, TJ Hickey, as a consequence
of the pursuit by the then Redfern police. For nine long years,
the Hickey family has been campaigning for justice and for the
proper legal punishment of those directly responsible for TJ’s death."
"We would like to invite you and your organisation to assist both
the Hickey family and ISJA to make this 10th anniversary rally
and march the biggest to date."
Event details: https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/55504

Event: 25 & 26 February 2014: Online Training
An Introduction to Cross‐Cultural Awareness
Why Warriors
"Learn real world skills to help in your work with
Indigenous people with this exploration of the
causes of the Indigenous crisis. Our facilitators,
share their extensive knowledge of Indigenous
communities and the challenges they face, while
providing methods for increasing effectiveness
in your interactions with Indigenous people."
Event details: http://www.whywarriors.com.au/online-ws/index.php

Event: Fri 7 March 2014: Adelaide, SA
157th 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

New Event: 12 March 2014: Armidale, NSW
John Pilger's documentary film, 'Utopia'
Progressive Cinema; Armidale Club
"Utopia is John Pilger's new feature documentary,
made for the cinema and ITV. Drawing on his long
association with the first people of Australia,
his homeland, Utopia is both an epic portrayal of the oldest
continuous human culture and an investigation into a suppressed
colonial past and rapacious present." Official Utopia website
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/screenings/details/3207/9460
Event details: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/
Event details: http://johnpilger.com/
'Utopia' film reviews: http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/reviews & http://johnpilger.com/articles/utopia-reviews & http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-R...
All screenings of 'Utopia': http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk/showings
Respect and Listen Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html
WGAR Background to 'Utopia' film: http://www.respectandlisten.org/miscellaneous/docos/utopia.html#Utopia-W...

Event: 17-18 March 2014: Melbourne, Vic
Marumali workshop for non-Aboriginal service providers
"Marumali is holding a two day workshop on 17-18 March 2014
in Melbourne for non-Aboriginal service providers who work with
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander survivors of Australia's removal policies."
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1247
Welcome to Marumali: http://www.marumali.com.au/

Updated Event: Thu 20 March 2014: various locations in Australia
National Close the Gap Day
Event details: https://www.oxfam.org.au/act/events/national-close-the-gap-day/
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1250
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: 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: Fri 4 April 2014: Adelaide, SA
158th 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: Abstract submissions close Mon 7 April 2014: Perth, WA
Aboriginal Health Conference 2014 - call for abstracts now open
"Rural Health West is hosting the Aboriginal Health
Conference in Perth on 5-6 July 2014 and is calling for
conference abstracts to be submitted."
"The conference will include presentations, clinical updates,
practical workshops, case studies, learning opportunities
and hands-on sessions which follow the conference theme of
'Strong Communities - Healthy Communities'."
Event details: http://www.ruralhealthwest.com.au/professional-development/conferences-e...
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1271

Event: 18 May 2013 to 21 April 2014: 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 summary: [scroll down page] http://antarqld.org.au/node/238
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1003&si=0&mi=10&yi=...
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1003&si=0&mi=8&yi=2013
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: 29 & 30 April 2014: Darwin, NT
Why Warriors Presents
Bridging the Gap Seminars
"Many people want to know why the crisis in many
Aboriginal communities seems so hard to change,
others ask how they can be involved in practical
reconciliation. Some want tounderstand more
about an original Australian culture and its people,
while others want skills so they can better
communicate with Indigenous people.
Bridging the Gap seminars deal with these and
many other issues."
"Why warriors takes you on an in-depth 2 day journey,
providing information and tools not found in other training.
You will walk away with the knowledge that you can create change."
Event details: http://www.whywarriors.com.au/seminars/index.php

Event: 13 & 14 May 2014: Online Training
An Introduction to Cross‐Cultural Awareness
Why Warriors
"This course is a must for all those working with
remote and urban Indigenous people, creating
policy or interested in learning more about
cross-cultural dynamics and Indigenous culture."
Event details: http://www.whywarriors.com.au/online-ws/index.php

Updated 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/national-sorry-day/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: 5 - 6 July 2014: Perth, WA
Aboriginal Health Conference 2014
Strong commitments - healthy communities
"Developing strong commitments to improve the
health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people in rural
and remote communities."
"Rural Health West invites you to one of Western
Australia's leading Aboriginal Health Conferences
to be held in Perth from the 5 - 6 July 2014."
"The conference theme 'Strong commitments
- healthy communities' will be addressed through
presentations, clinical updates, practical workshops,
hands-on concurrent sessions and case study
learning opportunities that are professionally accredited
and delivered by expert specialists and speakers."
Event details: http://www.ruralhealthwest.com.au/professional-development/conferences-e...
Event details: http://www.snaicc.org.au/news-events/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=32&id=1271

Event: 6 to 13 July 2014: various locations in Australia
National NAIDOC Week
Event details: http://www.naidoc.org.au/

Event: 28 - 30 July 2014: Cairns, Qld
2014 Indigenous Women Conference
"This conference is scheduled to be held at the
Pullman Cairns International Hotel in Cairns,
Queensland on July 28 - 30, 2014 as back-to-back
event with the Indigenous Men Conference which
presents a unique opportunity for women to participate
in an event which is devoted to the sharing of
information and the empowering of women."
Event details: http://www.indigenoushealth.net/2014indigenouswomen.htm

Event: 28 - 30 July 2014: Cairns, Qld
2014 Indigenous Men Conference
"This conference is scheduled to be held at the
Pullman Cairns International Hotel in Cairns,
Queensland on July 28 - 30, 2014 as back-to-back
event with the Indigenous Women Conference which
presents a unique opportunity for men to participate
in an event which is devoted to the sharing of
information and the empowering of men."
Event details: http://www.indigenoushealth.net/2014indigenousmen.htm

Updated Event: 9 August 2014: various locations internationally
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
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/indigenousday/
Event details: http://www.un.org/en/events/

Event: Thu 4 - Fri 5 September 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Engaging Indigenous Economy Conference
Engaging Indigenous Economy: Debating Diverse Approaches
A conference at The Australian National University
Presented by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
"Conference will coincide with the retirement from CAEPR
of its founding Director, Professor Jon Altman."
"Since the late 1970s Jon has researched Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander economic practices."
" ... the Conference will engage with the themes of
Jon's research across a variety of disciplines, including
comparative modern hunter-gatherer studies;
economic hybridity and alternate development;
land rights, native title and mining; and
sustainable land-based indigenous livelihoods."
"Potential presenters are invited to submit a paper abstract before 31 January 2014"
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/seminars/conferences/EIE2014.php
Event summary: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/

Event: 14 & 15 October 2014: Darwin, NT
Why Warriors Presents
Bridging the Gap Seminars
"Learn more about Indigenous Yolŋu culture than
most people would in a lifetime. Understand why
Yolŋu people and other ethnic minorities are suffering."
"See a model that works, developed with the Yolŋu
people in Arnhem Land; a model that allows the
people to build their future around health, economics,
law and governance, and social issues."
"Why warriors takes you on an in-depth 2 day journey,
providing information and tools not found in other training.
You will walk away with the knowledge that you can create change."
Event details: http://www.whywarriors.com.au/seminars/index.php

Event: 11 & 12 November 2014: Online Training
An Introduction to Cross‐Cultural Awareness
Why Warriors
"An Introduction to Cross‐Cultural Awareness is
presented online, with our facilitator streaming live
from Arnhem Land. You can participate in this workshop
from any location that has a relible internet connection."
Event details: http://www.whywarriors.com.au/online-ws/index.php

Event: 20 December 2014: 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: 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