Upcoming Sydney & NSW Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 9 events from 6 October 2011

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Event: Thu 6 October 2011: Bankstown, Sydney, NSW
Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barb Shaw
Public Forum
Not In Bankstown, Not Anywhere!
Why we need a moratorium on Government's Income Management
Speakers include:
* Barbara Shaw, BasicsCard recipient and anti-intervention
campaigner
* Randa Kattan, CEO of the Arab Council of Australia
* John Falzon, CEO, St Vincent de Paul Society's Nat'l Council
Organised by the Campaign coalition of the
Say No to Governments Income Management:
Not In Bankstown Not Anywhere
Event details: http://www.stoptheintervention.org/#Barb
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/2011/09/18/wgar-news-sydney-speaking-tour-of-ant...
Poster: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Past%20Events/B...
Media Release: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Past%20Events/M...
Campaign website: http://www.sayno2gim.info/

Event: Sat 8 October 2011: Bankstown, Sydney, NSW
Sydney speaking tour of anti-intervention campaigner Barb Shaw
Rally against Income Management
- not in Bankstown, not in the NT, not ANYWHERE!
Support the call for a moratorium!
Organised by the Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney
Event details: http://www.stoptheintervention.org/#Barb
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/2011/09/18/wgar-news-sydney-speaking-tour-of-ant...
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/48881
Poster: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Past%20Events/B...
Media Release: http://stoptheintervention.org/uploads/files_to_download/Past%20Events/M...
STICS website: http://www.stoptheintervention.org/
Campaign website: http://www.sayno2gim.info/

Event: Mon 10 October 2011: Wollonong, NSW
Uni of Wollongong ‘Our Generation’ Screening
Hosted by Amnesty International action group
at University of Wollongong
"Actions supporting for Homelands Campaign
will be completed at the event, specifically
asking the Government to not abandon the
Utopia Homelands."
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26796/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

Event: Thu 13 October 2011: Batemans Bay, NSW
Homelands campaign information session
"ACT/Southern NSW Community Campaigner
Bede Carmody is coming to Bateman's Bay to
run an information session on the new
Homelands campaign. This provides an
opportunity to learn more about Amnesty's new
campaign as well as a chance of meeting
members of the Bateman's Bay Action Group."
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/actsnsw/event/25160/

Event: Sun 16 October 2011: Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
Rally: Down with racist police attacks!
Drop all charges against those arrested at Tisha's 21st
"Stop persecuting the Aboriginal Hickey family!"
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/rally-down-with-racist-police-attacks-drop-all-c...
Background: http://indymedia.org.au/2011/01/13/campaign-builds-to-defend-persecuted-...

Event: Mon 17 October 2011: Avoca Beach, Central Coast, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Hosted by Amnesty International's Central Coast Action Group
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26574/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

Event: Tue 8 November 2011: Hurstville, Sydney, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
Hosted by Amnesty International Sutherland Shire Action Group
"Our group is hoping to engage more with AI members and
residents of the St George area and we hope that this will
be a launch event for the creation of a St George Action Group"
Event details: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/26576/
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

Event: Sat 19 November 2011: Annandale, Sydney, NSW
Save the Kimberley: Cans for Country, Songs for change!
"A super sick show with super sick bands, to help raise
funds and awareness to aid in the fight against the WA
Government and Woodsides attempted destruction of the
Kimberley Coast"
Event details: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/2011/07/13/upcoming-events/

Event: Sun 20 November 2011: Mullumbimby, NSW
Our Generation Film Screening
With live music and Q&A with the filmmakers
More details to come
Event details: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/events/
Film info: http://www.ourgeneration.org.au/about-2/
See bottom of this page for Our Generation film reviews

- '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

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WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)
WGAR Website: http://wgar.wordpress.com/