Newsletter date: 6 October 2015
Contents:
* facebook event: Friday, 27 November 2015:
Stand Up And Be Counted: Fifth Global Call to Action to Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1656551727921649/
* For more info:
https://twitter.com/sosblakaust
www.facebook.com/sosblakaustralia
www.instagram.com/sosblakaustralia
* Background:
Media Release: #SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA 5th Global Call to action announced for Friday 27th November 2015: Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia
WGAR News: Emma Donovan calls on Australia to save its remote Indigenous communities: Video & Music News: Monica Tan, The Guardian
WGAR Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)
WGAR Background: Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget
WGAR News postings on Indymedia Australia: https://indymedia.org.au/newswire
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WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
- facebook event
Friday, 27 November 2015:
Stand Up And Be Counted:
Fifth Global Call to Action to Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities
Public - Hosted by Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia: www.facebook.com/sosblakaustralia
https://www.facebook.com/events/1656551727921649/
https://www.facebook.com/1042255972457879/posts/1167497053267103
Event Photo: https://www.facebook.com/sosblakaustralia/photos/gm.1656551741254981/116...
"WHAT: A global protest against the threatened closure of Aboriginal communities.
WHY: Because 247 communities in WA, as well as communities in other states and territories are still in jeopardy due to cuts to funding. It's urgent that all communities and supporters stand up to defend communities, culture and land and achieve ways of keeping communities alive and strong.
HOW: By mobilising in large numbers in different towns and locations in Australia and around the world and making out voices united, loud and clear to say "NO FORCED CLOSURES"
WHEN: 27 November 2015 (check local times in your area)
WHERE: In all major cities in Australia, smaller towns, Los Angeles, Berlin and other locations. Stay tuned to this page for all announcement details. ... "
- Background
Media Release: #SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA 5th Global Call to action announced for Friday 27th November 2015: Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia
https://www.facebook.com/sosblakaustralia/photos/a.1042299689120174.1073...
16 Sep 15: "With the recent change of leadership in the current LNP government and last week’s announcement of eight Indigenous individuals confirmed to determine the fate of 274 Aboriginal Communities in Western Australia alongside what the Government claims to be a ‘consultative process’, a new date has been set for the 5th Global Call to Action – Friday 27th November 2015.
... #SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA grew out of necessity in the response to the threatened forced closure of Aboriginal communities. Our extended reach is in excess of 12 million people and our direct reach is close to 75,000. Our goal goes well beyond any ‘consultation’. Regardless of who is prime minister, we are committed to keeping our communities on their homelands and we have been consulting among our own people to develop sustainable and viable models for communities, outstations and seasonal campsites.
To support this work, we are steadily galvanising support from NGOs, unions, the legal fraternity and public figures and have built a skills database with submissions from thousands of everyday people worldwide, who care as much as we do about our Aboriginal culture and human rights. ...
#SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA itself will be scaled up to increase its capacity, whilst supporting a cultural revolution, political platform and fundraising campaign. ... "
WGAR News: Emma Donovan calls on Australia to save its remote Indigenous communities: Video & Music News: Monica Tan, The Guardian
https://indymedia.org.au/2015/09/27/wgar-news-emma-donovan-calls-on-aust...
WGAR Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/08/background-plans-to-close-aboriginal...
(last updated: 5 October 2015)
WGAR Background: Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget
https://indymedia.org.au/2014/12/24/wgar-background-aboriginal-peoples-a...
(last updated: 5 October 2015)
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