Newsletter date: 6 August 2011
Contents:
* Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill - 45th Anniversary Commemoration in Kalkarindji/Daguragu, NT
* Sydney Rally on Gurindji Freedom Day - Fri 26 Aug 2011
* Video of Richard Downs and Ngarla Kunoth-Monks at UN Indigenous Forum
* Interviews with Dorinda Hafner and Alistair Nicholson about the NT Intervention consultations
* Background to the 2011 round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 24 events from 6 August 2011
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles
* GURINDJI WALKOFF FROM WAVE HILL - 45TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION IN KALKARINDJI/DAGURAGU, NT:
Date: Fri 26 - Sun 28 August 2011
Location: Kalkarindji/Daguragu, NT
Event: Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill - 45th Anniversary Commemoration
Fri 26 August: Elders Day Focus - main day
Sat 27 August: Mid-generation Focus
Sun 28 August: Youth Day Focus
Event location and details: http://www.gurindjifreedomday.com/
Program: http://www.gurindjifreedomday.com/45th%20festival.html
See:
Video of Gurindji strike against NT Intervention: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guge6MI6cTA
Media release - Gurindji tell consultations meeting: 'stop the Intervention immediately': http://rollbacktheintervention.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/mr-gurindji_s...
* SYDNEY RALLY ON GURINDJI FREEDOM DAY - FRI 26 AUG 2011:
Stop the Intervention: Rally on Gurindji Freedom Day - Friday August 26
[scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
"45 years since the Wave Hill walk-off -Celebrate the past - fight for the future
Rally on Gurindji Freedom Day - Friday August 26
12:30pm @ Minister Tanya Plibersek's office
150 Broadway, between City rd and Abercrombie st, Broadway
Demand: Stop the NT Intervention
Land Rights not leases
Jobs with Justice for all communities
Stop Income Management - No expansion
Speakers:
Daphne Lake, Bankstown Aboriginal Elder
Paul McAleer, Maritime Union of Australia
Violet Roumeliotis, Metro Migrant Resource Centre"
* VIDEO OF RICHARD DOWNS AND NGARLA KUNOTH-MONKS AT UN INDIGENOUS FORUM:
Amnesty International Australia:
Richard and Ngarla at UN Permanent Forum II on Indigenous Issues
http://www.amnesty.org.au/indigenous-rights/comments/26376/
2 Aug 11: "In May 2011 we invited two Alyawarr spokespeople - Richard Downs and Ngarla Kunoth-Monks - to participate in the United Nations Indigenous Forum. The event provided a special opportunity for Richard and Ngarla to speak out on the rights violations taking place on their traditional lands, at a world stage. They highlighted issues that are common to Indigenous Peoples from around the world in relation to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We've put together a video of Richard and Ngarla's experiences of this important event. ... Ngarla is the daughter of Rosalie Kunoth-Monks ... "
See:
WGAR News: UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, 16 to 27 May 2011
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/05/21/wgar-news-un-human-rights-high-commis...
WGAR News: Interview with Richard Downs on the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues / Barbara Shaw at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (28 May 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/05/28/wgar-news-canberra-rally-june-14-2011...
WGAR News: Ngarla Kunoth-Monks, Richard Downs and Barbara Shaw at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York (2 Jun 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/06/02/wgar-news-global-call-to-action-petit...
WGAR News: Ngarla Kunoth-Monks, Barbara Shaw & Richard Downs speak about UN trip (22 Jun 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/06/22/wgar-news-4th-anniversary-of-nt-inter...
WGAR News: Women delegates speak on UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (28 Jun 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/06/28/wgar-news-kimberley-gas-plant-protest...
See more about Richard Downs:
Intervention walk-off's Blog:
http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/
Six Videos by Eleanor Gilbert of Enlightning Productions:
Opening Protest House Ampilatwatja Walk-off NT:
http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/video/
WGAR News: Protest House at the Alyawarr people's walk-off camp (16 Feb 10)
http://indymedia.org.au/2010/02/16/wgar-news-protest-house-at-the-alyawa...
WGAR News: Speeches from National call out by John Pilger & Richard Downs (3 May 10)
http://indymedia.org.au/2010/05/04/wgar-news-speeches-from-national-call...
Frequency: Richard Downs & Harry Nelson Speaking at Melbourne University Ampilatwatja Walkoff & NT Intervention (14-16 Oct 10)
http://www.frequency.com/video/richard-downs-harry-nelson-speaking-at/47...
* INTERVIEWS WITH DORINDA HAFNET AND ALISTAIR NICHOLSON ABOUT THE NT INTERVENTION CONSULTATIONS:
- Audio interview
Radio Adelaide Breakfast with Tim Brunero: Dorinda Hafner on racism and the NT intervention
http://radioadelaidebreakfast.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/dorinda-hafner-on...
2 Aug 11: "Adelaide culinary icon, Dorinda Hafner knows what it’s like to encounter racism. She’s also seen how Aboriginal people in this country get the "raw end of the stick". Dorinda spoke with Andrea Fraser of Nunga Wangga about her experiences which have motivated her to sign a protest letter along with 23 other eminent South Australians. The letter protests about the continuing Intervention and the current round of Government consultations in Northern Territory Aboriginal Communities."
See:
WGAR News: 24 prominent South Australians call on the government to end the NT Intervention (22 Jul 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/07/22/wgar-news-24-prominent-south-australi...
- Audio interview
SBS Podcasts: Former judge 'troubled' over NT Intervention
http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/Podcasts/radionews/episode/179997/Former-...
1 Aug 11: "The former Chief Judge of the Family Court has spoken out on the NT Intervention. The former Chief Judge of the Family Court, Alistair Nicholson, has spoken out on the Northern Territory Emergency Response, known as the Intervention. Mr Nicholson says he's deeply troubled by the current round of government consultations across the Northern Territory that the government says will help it decide in which direction the Intervention will be taken. He's told Michelle Lovegrove, from SBS Radio's Living Black program, the current round began so quickly, communities have had very little time to prepare for them." Michelle Lovegrove
See:
WGAR News: New round of Government consultations in the NT over the Intervention (1 Jul 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/07/01/wgar-news-new-round-of-government-con...
[Includes letter to Jenny Macklin by Alastair Nicholson.]
WGAR News: Interviews with Alistair Nicholson and Ian Viner about the current round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention (27 Jul 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/07/28/wgar-news-interview-with-randa-kattan...
- Related Audio
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association:
CAAMA Radio News 04-08-2011
http://caama.com.au/caama-radio-news-04-08-2011
4 Aug 11: "* Aborignal people attending the alice springs community consultation have expressed strong views about the process and say they felt that they were not being listened too by Government.
* A similar message from the Lord mayor Of Melbourne dont tell Aboriginal communities whats good for them listen carefully and then act on their wishes."
- Related News
National Indigenous Times: Macklin goes missing and angry Gurindji people demand meeting
http://www.nit.com.au/News/story.aspx?id=22611
4 Aug 11: "Gurindji people from the communities of Kalkaringi and Daguragu have spoken out with a united voice during a Federal Government consultation meeting last week, demanding an immediate end to the Northern Territory Intervention. Gurindji said the loss of control over community land, new CDEP arrangements forcing people to work for the BasicsCard and the take-over of community council assets by the Victoria Daly Shire was making life harder every day. They said they were also upset Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin did not attend the consultation meeting personally."
ABC: Intervention meeting hears of anger and frustration
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-03/20110803alice-intervention-meeting...
3 Aug 11: "Residents of Alice Springs have told a Federal Government group consulting about the Northern Territory intervention that education, alcohol and jobs are key priorities for the town. ... Town camp resident Barb Shaw told a public meeting last night that Aboriginal people often have trouble finding jobs because of low education levels. She says programs like the Commonwealth Development Employment Projects (CDEP), in which people did community maintenance work, need to be reintroduced for Aboriginal people to get off welfare."
* BACKGROUND TO THE 2011 ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS IN THE NT OVER THE INTERVENTION:
'concerned Australians': New round of consultations 2011
http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/
STICS: Consultations 2011
http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/consultations-mid-2011
Our Generation: Prominent Australians Speak Out
http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/press/
WGAR News: New round of Government consultations in the NT over the Intervention (1 Jul 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/07/01/wgar-news-new-round-of-government-con...
WGAR News: Interviews with Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra about the Government’s consultation process (6 Jul 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/07/06/wgar-news-interviews-with-rev-dr-djin...
WGAR News: 24 prominent South Australians call on the government to end the NT Intervention (22 Jul 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/07/22/wgar-news-24-prominent-south-australi...
WGAR News: Interviews with Alistair Nicholson and Ian Viner about the current round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention (27 Jul 11)
[scroll down page] http://indymedia.org.au/2011/07/28/wgar-news-interview-with-randa-kattan...
WGAR News: Gurindji tell consultations meeting: 'stop the Intervention immediately' (30 Jul 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/07/30/wgar-news-gurindji-tell-consultations...
WGAR News: Aboriginal voices criticize NT intervention at consultations (2 Aug 11)
http://indymedia.org.au/2011/08/02/wgar-news-aboriginal-voices-criticize...
* UPCOMING ABORIGINAL RIGHTS EVENTS AROUND AUSTRALIA - 24 EVENTS FROM 6 AUGUST 2011:
Click on the links for details of the events ...
Event: 27 May to Sun 9 October 2011: Kalgoorlie, WA
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...
Event: 3 July to Sun 25 September 2011: Sydney NSW
Exhibition: FREEDOM RIDERS
- Art and activism 1960s to now
Sydney University Art Gallery
Event details: http://sydney.edu.au/museums/events_exhibitions/art_gallery_exhibitions....
Featured in Video: http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/07/01/3259282.htm
Event: Sat 6 August 2011: Margaret River, WA
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.margaretriver.com/events_monthly.asp
Article about film night: http://www.margaretrivermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/acclaimed-fi...
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Event: Tue 9 August 2011: Adelaide, SA
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Event: Tue 9 August 2011: Gymea, South Sydney, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/free-gymea-film-screening-of-our-generation-9-au...
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Poster: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Facts-Info-Our-...
Event: Wed 10 August 2011: Maroubra, East Sydney, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Event: Wed 10 August 2011: Manly, Sydney, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Event: Thu 11 August 2011: Sydney, NSW
Film night: Special screening of Backroads
Staring Gary Foley and the late Bill Hunter
Tin Sheds Gallery: booking required
Event details: http://tinsheds.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/special-event-gary-foley-in-syd...
Event: Fri 12 and Sat 13 August 2011:
West End & Highgate Hill, Brisbane, Qld
The Lies that Feed the NT Intervention
Talk by Chris Graham
Event details: http://ibcat.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/the-lies-that-feed-the-nt-interven...
Event: Fri 12 and Sat 13 August 2011: Sydney, NSW
National Indigenous Legal Conference
Key themes: Indigenous Identity, Indigenous Rights and
Indigenous Governance.
There will also be sessions on Northern Territory Intervention,
Protecting Culture and Sentencing Indigenous Offenders.
Program, with registration form: http://www.nswbar.asn.au/circulars/2011/jul/nilc.pdf
Event: Sat 13 August 2011: Sydney, NSW
Workshop: Black Heart of the City
Gary Foley on Sydney’s Black history
Tin Sheds Gallery: booking required
Event details: http://tinsheds.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/special-event-gary-foley-in-syd...
Event: Mon 15 August 2011: Narooma, NSW
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Event: Wed 17 August 2011: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges Course 2011
Nicole Watson - Why Change the Constitution?
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Brochure: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Facts-Info/Buil...
Register for course (it's free!): http://www.parramattacollege.com.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Parramatta.woa/wa...
Course details: http://indymedia.org.au/building-bridges-2011
Course details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26384/
Event: Thu 18 August - Sun 30 October 2011: Wiluna to Perth, WA
Walk Away from Uranium Mining
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/walk-away-from-uranium-mining
Event details: http://www.nuclearfreefuture.com/
Walk Schedule: http://footprints.footprintsforpeace.net/nffcampaign/upload/files/Wiluna...
About the walk: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/48231
Event: Fri 19 August 2011: Perth City, WA
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/48217
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Event: Mon 22 August 2011: Adelaide, SA
'Our Generation' Community Screening
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Event details: http://unione.unilife.edu.au/Clubs/Event.aspx?CID=267&EID=1498
Event details: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=233274766693612
Film details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
Event: Wed 24 August 2011: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges Course 2011
Chris Graham - Racism in the Media & the NT Intervention
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Brochure: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Facts-Info/Buil...
Register for course (it's free!): http://www.parramattacollege.com.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Parramatta.woa/wa...
Course details: http://indymedia.org.au/building-bridges-2011
Course details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26384/
Event: 24 August 2011: Sydney NSW
Exhibition: FREEDOM RIDERS
- Art and activism 1960s to now
Curators and artists talk:
Sydney University Art Gallery
Event details: http://sydney.edu.au/museums/events_exhibitions/art_gallery_exhibitions....
Featured in Video: http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/07/01/3259282.htm
Event: Fri 26 - Sun 28 August 2011: Kalkarindji/Daguragu, NT
Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill
- 45th Anniversary Commemoration
Fri 26: Elders Day Focus - main day
Sat 27: Mid-generation Focus
Sun 28: Youth Day Focus
Event location and details: http://www.gurindjifreedomday.com/
Program: http://www.gurindjifreedomday.com/45th%20festival.html
Video of Gurindji strike against NT Intervention: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guge6MI6cTA
Media release from Gurindji spokespeople: http://rollbacktheintervention.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/mr-gurindji_s...
Event: Fri 26 August 2011: Broadway, Sydney, NSW
Rally on Gurindji Freedom Day
Organised by the Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Flyer: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Past%20Events/G...
Video of Gurindji strike against NT Intervention: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guge6MI6cTA
Media release from Gurindji spokespeople: http://rollbacktheintervention.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/mr-gurindji_s...
Event: Wed 7 September 2011: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
Indigenous Social Justice Association:
Discussion of Justice Reinvestment
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/indigenous-social-justice-association-discussion...
Event details: http://www.isja-msg.com/coming_events.htm
Event: Wed 7 September 2011: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Building Bridges Course 2011
Graham Merritt - Aboriginal Activism in WA/NT & STICS
Organised by Reconciliation for Western Sydney
Event details: [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/
Brochure: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Facts-Info/Buil...
Register for course (it's free!): http://www.parramattacollege.com.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Parramatta.woa/wa...
Course details: http://indymedia.org.au/building-bridges-2011
Course details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26384/
Event: Fri 7 & Sat 8, Tue 11 to Sat 15 Oct 2011: Melbourne, Vic
Presented by Melbourne Festival in association with Sydney Festival
Ilbijerri Theatre Company (Australia): FOLEY
"Political agitator Gary Foley presents a swag of stories
from a life lived in the spirit of resistance. ... "
Event details: http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/program/production?id=3860&idx=1&max=12
Event: Fri 4 November 2011 to February 2012: Townsville, Qld
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...
Event: February 2012 to May 2012: Queensland Museum
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...
- 'Our Generation' Film Reviews
Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
Our Generation - Showing in London - page 8
http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaWinter2011.pdf
Winter 2011: "The Intervention is yet another example of the appalling treatment the Aboriginal People of Australia have been subjected to in such a short period of time compared to thousands of years of survival. Sinem Saban and Rev. Dr Gondarra supported by the Yolngu people and cinematographer, Damien Curtis, have created a sensitive and realistic view of the plight of those who wish to live a more traditional life in their homelands and of those who appear to be dispossessed." Christine Waterer
Elimatta:
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater:
ASG Information Night: Our Generation - page 6
http://www.asgmwp.net/ElimattaSummer2010.pdf
Summer 2010: "Local resident and journalist, Jeff McMullen introduced "Our Generation", the film by Sinem Saban and Damien Curtis which we were there to see. The film explored in depth the Federal Government Intervention into Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory. Jeff had told us that the film’s producers were not having any success in having the film shown on government or commercial media outlets and they were having to screen it in local community halls to show the community at large just what was involved in the Intervention. It is basically a war on Aboriginal culture. The dispossession of the Aboriginal people is simply continuing in a new guise." Carol Gerrard
See:
Our Generation: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/
Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater: http://www.asgmwp.net/index.htm
* OTHER NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION ARTICLES:
- News
The Northern Myth: Intervention Sign Wars in the Tanami Desert…part 1,045
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2011/08/04/intervention-sign-wars-in...
4 Aug 11: "A few weeks ago some local wag at Yuendumu defaced (perhaps improved?) a couple of the big blue signs (see below) that the NT Intervention had posted around their town. Soon after some anonymous officer of the law or government took equal offence at the defacement (?) and removed the offending (twice offending?) signs. This appears to have kicked off the latests round of a local "sign war", of which the sign above outside the Yuendumu Mining Company Store is but the latest shot. ... " Bob Gosford in the NT
[Includes photos of the signs.]
National Indigenous Times: Macklin says it’s all Howard’s fault
http://www.nit.com.au/News/story.aspx?id=22609
4 Aug 11: "The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin has continued to accept the overwhelming opposition to the Federal Government’s Northern Territory Intervention by claiming current criticism was about how the Intervention was introduced in the first place by the former Howard Coalition Government three years ago. Ms Macklin told the ABC Television program the 7.30 Report people were "very hurt" by the way the Intervention had been introduced originally but she refused to recognise the anger and opposition was now directed at her administration because there had been no improvement since."
* BACKGROUND TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT) INTERVENTION:
Creative Spirits: Northern Territory Emergence Response (NTER) - "The Intervention": http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/northern-terr...
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Northern Territory National Emergency Response: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory_intervention
STICS (Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney): http://stoptheintervention.org/
CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) - NT Intervention: http://caama.com.au/?s=NT+Intervention
IRAG (Intervention Rollback Action Group): Mparntwe - Alice Springs: http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com/
Treaty Republic - NT Intervention: http://treatyrepublic.net/search/node/NT%20Intervention
'concerned Australians': Without Justice there can be no Reconciliation: http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/
The Greens: Rachel Siewert: Northern Territory Intervention: http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/category/issues/indigenous-rights...
ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation) - NT intervention: http://www.antar.org.au/issues_and_campaigns/nt_intervention
Crikey - NT Intervention: http://www.crikey.com.au/topic/nt-intervention/
Jobs with Justice: http://jobswithjustice.wordpress.com/
MAIC (Melbourne Anti-Intervention Collective): http://maicollective.blogspot.com/
New Matilda - northern territory intervention: http://newmatilda.com/tag/northern-territory-intervention
Amnesty International Australia: Looking back at the Northern Territory Intervention: http://www.amnesty.org.au/indigenous-rights/comments/24460/
Students For Indigenous Rights - UQ: The Northern Territory Intervention: http://uqsir.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/stir-uq-intervention-intro-fact...
Defending Indigenous Rights: http://defendingindigenousrights.wordpress.com/
Intervention walk-off's Blog: http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/
Australian Human Rights Commission: Northern Territory ‘Emergency Response' intervention: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/intervention/index.html
FAIRA; Human Rights Law Resource Centre; NACLC: Australia's compliance with CERD - Fact Sheet 2: Northern Territory Intervention: http://www.hrlrc.org.au/files/Fact-Sheet-2-NT-Intervention.pdf
Green Left: Northern Territory intervention: myths and facts: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/39732
WGAR (Working Group for Aboriginal Rights): http://wgar.wordpress.com/
* OTHER ARTICLES:
- News
National Indigenous Times: Watson, Ryan dismiss Rudd idea as "window dressing"
http://www.nit.com.au/News/story.aspx?id=22612
4 Aug 11: "The appointment of an Indigenous ambassador to an overseas posting is a distraction from the issue of Aboriginal Sovereignty at home, according to Maurie Japarta Ryan. "Who’s Mr Rudd going to appoint? To where?" Mr Ryan, the leader of the First Nations Peoples’ Party asked. Activist, Sam Watson also dismissed the suggestion. "I think it’s just window dressing," he said."
National Indigenous Times: Congress survey revealed
http://www.nit.com.au/News/story.aspx?id=22607
4 Aug 11: "The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples has been urged by its members to push for dedicated seats to be set aside in the Federal Parliament for Indigenous Australians. Almost two-thirds of those surveyed by the new National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples said they wanted to see Indigenous seats in the parliament, alongside other changes to the constitution to be voted on in 2013. New Zealand has set aside Maori seats in parliament since 1867, with every part of the country covered by both a general and an Indigenous electorate."
9 News: Call for heritage listing for Kimberley
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8281284/call-for-heritage-listing-fo...
4 Aug 11: "The federal government should support national heritage listing for the Kimberley to balance out a planned gas hub near Broome, the council representing traditional owners says. The Kimberley Land Council (KLC) board met with federal Environment Minister Tony Burke in Broome on Wednesday night and urged him to back heritage listing for the region. ... some traditional owners, along with conservationists and Broome residents, oppose the hub and have staged protests near the site, arguing its environmental and heritage values will be damaged."
National Indigenous Radio Service: Environment Minister meets traditional owners
http://www.nirs.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6064...
4 Aug 11: "Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke is continuing his tour of the west Kimberley to help him decide whether the area should be added to the National Heritage List. Mr Burke visited the site of Woodside's James Price Point gas hub on Tuesday, before meeting with concerned residents in Broome."
National Indigenous Radio Service: Protesters confront Burke in Kimberly
http://www.nirs.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6053...
3 Aug 11: "Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has visited the site of the proposed gas hub north of Broome in the Kimberley. About 30 protesters greeted Mr Burke as he stepped out of his car and onto the red cliffs of James Price Point. This was his first trip to the site which is earmarked for Woodside's $30 billion gas precinct. The minister sat on the beach with a small group of traditional owners and protesters to talk about the cultural value of the area."
WA today: More arrests at Kimberley gas hub site
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/more-arrests-at-kimberley-gas-hub-site...
2 Aug 11: "Three women have been arrested and charged with obstructing police during a protest near a proposed $30 billion gas hub site in the Kimberley. Police said the women were arrested near James Price Point early today. Protesters have been maintaining a protest on a road leading to the site since mass protests there in early July."
Socialist Alternative: The standoff at James Price Point
http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=7002:the-stand...
1 Aug 11: "A blockade at the site of Woodside’s proposed gas plant at James Price Point continues today after 2 months of protest action. If completed the proposed gas hub 60 kilometres north of Broome on the Dampier peninsula will be the second biggest in the world. When Barnett’s government succeeded in compulsorily acquiring the land to fast track the $30 billion project late last year, the AMWU immediately opposed it in support of fair consultation with the traditional owners." Teri Gibson
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