WGAR News: Jennifer Kaeshagen sets up The First Nations Homelessness Project: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Newsletter date: 27 February 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Jennifer Kaeshagen sets up The First Nations Homelessness Project
* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: 8 little children on the streets; youngest less than 30 days old
* News Analysis: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Eleventh hour; family housed but others still waiting
* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: A nation shamed when the solution for its children is homelessness
* News Analysis: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Government racism razes Swan Valley Nyungah Community
* Background: WGAR News: Bella Bropho of the Swan Valley Nyungah Community: Perth Indymedia Radio Show

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- News Analysis

The Stringer: Jennifer Kaeshagen sets up The First Nations Homelessness Project
http://thestringer.com.au/jennifer-kaeshagen-sets-up-the-first-nations-h...
22 Feb 15: "The Stringer is not just your average news site. Founded by Jennifer Kaeshagen, The Stringer coordinates advocacy in addition to its news reporting, features and opining. Ms Kaeshagen late last year made a personal commitment to attempt to house over the course of 2015 one hundred First Nations people experiencing homelessness in Perth, Western Australia. Without delay she launched The First Nations Homelessness Project. On track to housing 100 people, seven weeks into this year she has found homes for 12 people. A 52 year old gentleman was today found accommodation, becoming the 12th person housed this year by Ms Kaeshagen. Ms Kaeshagen whipped up a social media campaign, put the alert out through networks. A camper van was donated by kind souls. ... " By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist

- Analysis / Opinion

The Stringer: 8 little children on the streets; youngest less than 30 days old
http://thestringer.com.au/8-little-children-on-the-streets-youngest-less...
24 Jan 15: "On New Year’s Day a little girl was born, opening her eyes to the world, but to what kind of a world? Compassionate or merciless? By this Thursday, only 28 days old this little baby will be homeless. It is bullsh*t [that] a 28 day old baby should be homeless. Not just this little baby but also her six sisters and her brother. A whole family is about to be evicted and they have not put a single foot wrong. What sort of society are we? Their mum is a good mum, who circumstance has betrayed. Where is society’s compassion?" By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist

- News Analysis

The Stringer: Eleventh hour; family housed but others still waiting
http://thestringer.com.au/eleventh-hour-family-housed-but-others-still-w...
1 Feb 15: "A family including 8 children, the youngest a newborn, who were facing homelessness within days, have found a long-term home, thanks to Jennifer Kaeshagen, Producer and Co-Editor of The Stringer who managed to do what the Department of Housing is yet to achieve nor what any of the other agencies we contacted are yet to do and this is to secure this family a home. In my view, there is no urgency among our highly resourced Government Departments or among our parliamentarians. ... " By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist

- Analysis / Opinion

The Stringer: A nation shamed when the solution for its children is homelessness
http://thestringer.com.au/a-nation-shamed-when-the-solution-for-its-chil...
27 Dec 14: "It is not often I am brought to tears but this morning I was bereft as I left behind a beautiful family of five who have been homeless for 9 months. They have been living in a single tent in bush on the northern outskirts of Perth. Four beautiful girls are homeless but in their loving mother’s vigilant care. Their bastion of hope, all their hope, rests in the dignity of remaining united. ... " By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist

- News Analysis

The Stringer: Government racism razes Swan Valley Nyungah Community
http://thestringer.com.au/government-racism-razes-swan-valley-nyungah-co...
18 Mar 14: "In breaking news, the Western Australian State Government sent in demolition contractors to raze the vacant residences of the Swan Valley Nyungah Community. Emotions ran high among former residents, many of whom remain homeless. They only learned of the demolition as it was happening such was the clandestine nature of the Government’s underhandedness. Many have been homeless since 2003, and fair to write, the then Geoff Gallop Government evicted en masse all the residents in a knee jerk reaction to what later proved to be unsubstantiated and false information about rife sexual abuse. Natural justice was denied then, it was denied again today - eleven years later." By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist

- Background

WGAR News: Bella Bropho of the Swan Valley Nyungah Community: Perth Indymedia Radio Show
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/03/23/wgar-news-bella-bropho-of-the-swan-v...
24 Mar 14: "Contents:
* Perth Indymedia Radio Show: Bella Bropho of the Swan Valley Nyungah Community
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: SWALSC CEO Glen Kelly calls for the return of the Nyungah Community's land
* Greens MLC Robin Chapple: Greens Appalled at Homes Torn Down at Swan Valley Nyungah Community in early morning
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Government racism razes Swan Valley Nyungah Community
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The community gather, Premier Barnett just say "YES""

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