Newsletter date: 16 September 2015
Contents:
* Declaration: 'A Call for Treaties of Unity' Declaration: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/call-treaties-unity-alice-spr...
* Video: Eleanor Gilbert, Vimeo: Ngarla Kunoth-Monks reads the template 'Treaties of Unity' that was workshopped at the Freedom Gathering: https://vimeo.com/139165387
* Audio Interview: CAAMA Radio: Freedom Summit 2 pushes for Treaty… [featuring Tauto Sansbury, grassroots Aboriginal leader & SA Narungga Elder]
* Background:
Event: WGAR News: Demand Our Treaty: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Calls for First Nations People to Attend Summit in Alice Springs 11-13 September 2015
WGAR News: Treaties of Unity: Voices at the Freedom Gathering 2015 - Mparntwe (Alice Springs, NT), 11-13 September 2015
WGAR News: First Nations leaders gather once more in the heart of Australia to define Treaty: Freedom Movement SA Media Release
WGAR News: A different point of view: Treaty interviews with Tauto Sansbury & Rosalie Kunoth Monks on CAAMA Radio
WGAR Background to the National Freedom Movement
WGAR Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia
WGAR Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
* Links for access to independent 'Constitutional Recognition' articles
WGAR News postings on Indymedia Australia: https://indymedia.org.au/newswire
WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
- Declaration
'A Call for Treaties of Unity' Declaration, Alice Springs September 2015
[Ed.note: Click on one of the links below to read the full text of 'Treaties of Unity']
SU: http://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/call-treaties-unity-alice-spr...
German Indymedia: [scroll down page] https://linksunten.indymedia.org/en/node/152953#comment-157201
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/139165387
"A gathering at the Old Bungalow, Mparntwe (Alice Springs) over three days, September 11th to 13th 2015, drafted this simple template to assist all First Nations communities to discuss the language and substance of Treaties.
On the path to unity it is the right of each family, clan and First Nation to light the fires and renew the serious conversation about how we see our place in the life of our Country.
We the people seek to unite the First Nations of Australia, bound to our Altjira, our Law/Lore, ancient bloodlines and timeless ancestry assert our inalienable rights on our land. ... "
- Video
Eleanor Gilbert, Vimeo:
Ngarla Kunoth-Monks reads the template 'Treaties of Unity' that was workshopped at the Freedom Gathering:
https://vimeo.com/139165387
- Audio Interview
CAAMA Radio: Freedom Summit 2 pushes for Treaty…
[featuring Tauto Sansbury, Grassroots Aboriginal leader & SA Narungga Elder]
http://caama.com.au/freedom-summit-2-pushes-for-treaty
14 Sep 15: "Organisers of the three day Freedom Summit held in Alice Springs say they will continue to push Government towards how treaties can be made with Aboriginal and Islander communities across the country. Grass root Aboriginal leaders including South Australian Narungga Elder Tauto Sansbury came together in Central Australia to discuss and address a range of issues and government policies that continue impact on his people."
- Background
Event: WGAR News: Demand Our Treaty: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Calls for First Nations People to Attend Summit in Alice Springs 11-13 September 2015
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/01/wgar-news-demand-our-treaty-rosalie-...
WGAR News: Treaties of Unity: Voices at the Freedom Gathering 2015 - Mparntwe (Alice Springs, NT), 11-13 September 2015
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/13/wgar-news-treaties-of-unity-voices-a...
WGAR News: First Nations leaders gather once more in the heart of Australia to define Treaty: Freedom Movement SA Media Release
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/10/wgar-news-first-nations-leaders-gath...
WGAR News: A different point of view: Treaty interviews with Tauto Sansbury & Rosalie Kunoth Monks on CAAMA Radio
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/09/wgar-news-a-different-point-of-view-...
WGAR Background to the National Freedom Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/26/wgar-background-to-the-national-free...
(last updated: 10 September 2015)
WGAR Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/03/26/wgar-background-to-treaties-with-abo...
(last updated: 10 September 2015)
WGAR Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples
https://indymedia.org.au/2013/08/11/background-to-constitutional-recogni...
(Last updated: 30 April 2014)
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-to-the-aboriginal-so...
(last updated: 12 September 2015)
- Links for access to independent 'Constitutional Recognition' articles:
Sovereign Union: Recent 'Constitutional Recognition' Articles: with Teasers http://nationalunitygovernment.org/tags/constitutional-reform
Sovereign Union: Over 50 related 'Constitutional Recognition' Articles - SU http://sovereignunion.mobi/search/node/Constitutional%20Reform
New Matilda - Constitutional Reform https://newmatilda.com/search/node/constitutional%20reform
Red Flag - Constitutional Recognition articles https://redflag.org.au/search/node/constitutional%20recognition
Paddy Gibson, Solidarity Online: Aboriginal 'recognition'-a cover for Abbott’s assimilation http://www.solidarity.net.au/best/aboriginal-recognition-a-cover-for-abb...
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