Newsletter date: 21 January 2014
Contents:
* TREATY - Change.org petition for Treaty - please sign and share
* 'concerned Australians' Sydney Book launch - Tue 28 January 2014: 'In the Absence of Treaty' [Launched by Rosalie Kunoth-Monks & Jeff McMullen]
* 'concerned Australians' Canberra Book launch - Thu 6 February 2014: 'In the Absence of Treaty' [Speakers: Graeme Mundine & John Falzon]
* 'concerned Australians' Melbourne Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty' Unfortunately this event is already booked out
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* TREATY - CHANGE.ORG PETITION FOR TREATY - PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE
- Petition
Change.org petition TREATY
Petitioning To the Australian Government, To the Prime Minister, To the Attorney-General
Petition by Gerry Georgatos, Bridgetown, Australia
Change.org : http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/to-the-australian-government-to-th...
Gerry Georgatos, Indymedia Australia: http://indymedia.org.au/2014/01/20/treaty-changeorg-petition-for-treaty-...
"TREATY is the justice - when TREATY is here, "that'd be the justice" said a Central Desert Elder to me.
When we settle for less, in general we are left with 'the less', period.
TREATY is about justice, about humanity, about equality. TREATY will best define the Australian peoples and the ways forward. ...
Far too many narratives of tragedy, of stories untold, voices unheard, unbearable ordeals have occurred - they need not continue. "TREATY is the justice."
I ask all my fellow Australians to coalesce in and with humanity to sign this petition and call upon our Government, upon the Prime Minister and upon the Attorney-General, and upon all our parliamentarians, to move without delay, in bringing on the national conversations for TREATY - to not stand in the way of our Aboriginal and Torres Islander brothers and sisters in defining and in bringing about TREATY.
TREATY will enrich the national consciousness. ... "
[Editorial Note: WGAR respectfully acknowledges that there are many Aboriginal Sovereign Nations and there is a potential for many Sovereign Treaties and/or Peace Accords.]
* 'CONCERNED AUSTRALIANS' SYDNEY BOOK LAUNCH: 'IN THE ABSENCE OF TREATY' [LAUNCHED BY ROSALIE KUNOTH-MONKS & JEFF MCMULLEN]
- Upcoming Event
Updated Event: Tue 28 January 2014: Glebe, Sydney, NSW
Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty'
Edited by Michele Harris
Publisher: 'concerned Australians'
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...
* 'CONCERNED AUSTRALIANS' CANBERRA BOOK LAUNCH: 'IN THE ABSENCE OF TREATY' [SPEAKERS: GRAEME MUNDINE & JOHN FALZON]
- Upcoming Event
Updated Event: Thu 6 February 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Book launch: 'In the Absence of Treaty'
Edited by Michele Harris
Publisher: 'concerned Australians'
Speakers:
* Graeme Mundine, Indigenous Catholic leader, Bundjalung Nation
* John Falzon, National CEO St Vincent de Paul Society
Venue: The Co-op Bookshop ANU
"This book 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. ... For anyone wanting to explore
more deeply the reasons for the ongoing and growing
frustration of many Aboriginal people in the NT, this book
provides a concise, but incisive account from recent
reports. In doing this it hints at possibly the only solution
- treaties."
Flyer: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/media/ITAT_launch_flyer_Canberra_...
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...
* 'CONCERNED AUSTRALIANS' MELBOURNE BOOK LAUNCH: 'IN THE ABSENCE OF TREATY' UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT IS ALREADY BOOKED OUT
'In the Absence of Treaty' Melbourne Event details: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/ITAT_booklaunches.html#Melbourne
* BACKGROUND TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION:
Last updated: 15 January 2014
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-northern-territory-...
* BACKGROUND TO 'STRONGER FUTURES' NEW NT INTERVENTION LAWS:
Last updated: 15 January 2014
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-stronger-futures-new-nt...
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