Newsletter date: 18 September 2015
Contents:
* Homepage of 'Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country': http://walkingforcountry.com/
* Media Release: Walkatjurra Walkabout completes 5th walk against uranium mining in West Australia
* facebook updates: Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country, facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkForCountry
* Support: Donate - Walkatjurra Walkabout
* About Us - Walkatjurra Walkabout: http://walkingforcountry.com/walkatjurra-walkabout-about-us-2/
* Homepages:
The Walkatjurra Ranger Program: http://walkatjurra.org/projects/the-walkatjurra-ranger-program/
Western Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (WANFA): https://nuclearfree.wordpress.com/
Footprints for Peace: http://footprintsforpeace.footprintsforpeace.net/
Anti Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia (ANAWA): http://www.anawa.org.au/
Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA): http://ccwa.org.au/
* Background:
WGAR News: 'Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country' - Wiluna to Leonora - 16th August - 19th September 2015
WGAR News: Walkatjurra Walkabout.. Week one on the road: Marcus Atkinson, Walkatjurra Walkabout Crew
WGAR News: Walkatjurra Walkabout update: Week two on the road: walking on the special red-earth country of the Northern Goldfields
WGAR News: Statement from Taiwan Nuclear Free Movement to Walkatjurra Walkabout: Coalition of Taitung Communities Against Nuclear Waste - Green Citizen's Action Alliance
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
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)
- Homepage
'Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country'
"2015 Walkatjurra Walkabout Dates: 16th August -19th September ... "
"Walking for country is to reconnect people with land and culture. The Walkatjurra Walkabout is a pilgrimage across Wangkatja country in the spirit of our ancestors so together, we as present custodians, can protect our land and our culture for future generations. My people have resisted destructive mining on our land and our sacred sites for generations. For over forty years we have fought to stop uranium mining at Yeelirrie, we stopped the removal of sacred stones from Weebo and for the last twenty years we have stopped destruction of 200 sites at Yakabindie. ... " Kado Muir, Traditional Owner, Yeelirrie
- Media Release
Walkatjurra Walkabout completes 5th walk against uranium mining in West Australia
http://walkingforcountry.com/2015/09/17/41888/
16 Sep 15: "The Walkatjurra Walkabout, which started in 2011, finished its 5th walk in the North Eastern Goldfields town of Leonora on Tuesday. The walk, a collaboration of Aboriginal and non-indigenous people, is a moving community protest against the proposed uranium mines in the region.
The month long walk, lead by local Traditional Owners, covered almost 450 km’s from Wiluna to Leonora, passing Toro Energy’s Wiluna uranium mine proposal at Lake Way and Cameco’s proposed uranium mine at Yeelirrie Station.
Walk participants included local Traditional Owners, people from Australia, Japan, Taiwan, England, Sweden, Aotearoa (New Zealand), America and France. The walks continue to attract people interested in learning about Aboriginal culture, caring for country and to share a united vision for a nuclear free world.
The walk was also joined at Yeelirrie for two days by Federal Greens senators Rachel Siewert and Co-Deputy Greens leader Scott Ludlam along with state Greens MLC Robin Chapple. The visit included a tour of Toro Energy’s uranium project at Lake Way near Wiluna with walkers and Toro Energy.
Many of the participants have first hand experience of the dangers of the nuclear industry, especially those from Japan and Taiwan, whose nuclear industry are fuelled by Australian uranium. ... "
- facebook updates
Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country, facebook
https://www.facebook.com/WalkForCountry
- Support
[Ed. note: Even though this year's walk is ended, donations are still needed as this year there was a shortage of funds and the goal of $5,000 was not reached.]
Donate - Walkatjurra Walkabout
http://walkingforcountry.com/donate-to-walkajurra-walkabout-walking-for-...
"Make a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation to Walkajurra Walkabout – Walking for Country Click Here
OR
Make a Direct Deposit."
Donate - Walkatjurra Walkabout
https://ccwa.nationbuilder.com/walkatjurra
"GOAL: $5,000.00
Walkatjurra Walkabout is an inspiring event to reconnect people with land and culture. The Walkatjurra Walkabout is a pilgrimage across Wangkatja country in the spirit of our ancestors so together, we as present custodians, can protect our land and our culture for future generations. The walks are open to everyone and are a drug and alcohol free event. Please donate or come along. Donations contribute to support local participants and the rangers to come along. You can find out more at www.walkingforcountry.com
Donations are tax deductible."
- About
About Us - Walkatjurra Walkabout
http://walkingforcountry.com/walkatjurra-walkabout-about-us-2/
Scroll down the page for further info on Walkatjurra Rangers, Footprints for Peace, WANFA, ANAWA & CCWA
http://walkingforcountry.com/walkatjurra-walkabout-about-us-2/
- Homepages:
The Walkatjurra Ranger Program
http://walkatjurra.org/projects/the-walkatjurra-ranger-program/
Western Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (WANFA)
https://nuclearfree.wordpress.com/
Footprints for Peace
http://footprintsforpeace.footprintsforpeace.net/
Anti Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia (ANAWA)
http://www.anawa.org.au/
Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA)
http://ccwa.org.au/
- Background
WGAR News: 'Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country' - Wiluna to Leonora - 16th August - 19th September 2015
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/08/10/wgar-news-walkatjurra-walkabout-walk...
WGAR News: Walkatjurra Walkabout.. Week one on the road: Marcus Atkinson, Walkatjurra Walkabout Crew
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/08/30/wgar-news-walkatjurra-walkabout-week...
WGAR News: Walkatjurra Walkabout update: Week two on the road: walking on the special red-earth country of the Northern Goldfields
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/03/wgar-news-walkatjurra-walkabout-upda...
WGAR News: Statement from Taiwan Nuclear Free Movement to Walkatjurra Walkabout: Coalition of Taitung Communities Against Nuclear Waste - Green Citizen's Action Alliance
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/10/wgar-news-statement-from-taiwan-nucl...
WGAR Background to the Aboriginal Sovereignty Movement
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-to-the-aboriginal-so...
(last updated: 15 September 2015)
WGAR Background Info Web-Pages
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-info-web-pages
(last updated: 15 September 2015)
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