Jon Altman

WGAR News: Sydney protests 8th year of NT Intervention: STICS - Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 06:35:57 +0000

Newsletter date: 19 June 2015

WGAR News: Indigenous leaders suspect remote NT communities will be closed: Helen Davidson, The Guardian

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 09:53:53 +0000

Newsletter date: 7 June 2015; last updated 15 June

WGAR News: Vinka believes it's crucial to empower the next generation to create a healthy community that celebrates culture, cares for country and builds opportunities.

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 05 May 2015 04:03:09 +0000

Newsletter date: 6 May 2015

WGAR News: The May 1st rallies have Gone Global: States in Australia, Aotearoa (NZ), Canada, Germany, Hawaii, Hong Kong China, UK, USA

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 01 May 2015 00:20:12 +0000

Newsletter date: 10:20 am, 1 May 2015; Last updated 4:40pm, 1 May 2015

* Analysis / Opinion: SOGIP: Aboriginal communities should not be closed ! By Martin Préaud, Barbara Glowczewski and 16 French researchers working in Australia
* Analysis / Opinion: Arena Magazine: The Real Cost of Closing Remote Communities, by Brian F. Codding, Douglas W. Bird and Rebecca Bliege Bird
* Analysis / Opinion: Jon Altman, Land Rights News - Northern Edition: The quest for the good life

Keywords:

aboriginal

First Nations

SOGIP

Aboriginal communities should not be closed

Martin Préaud

Barbara Glowczewski

French researchers working in Australia

Arena Magazine

arena

The Real Cost of Closing Remote Communities

Land Rights News - Northern Edition

Northern Land Council

The quest for the good life

Stop the Forced Closure of Aboriginal Communities in Australia

2nd Official Call To Action 1st May 2015

SOSBlakAustralia

The May 1st 2015 rallies have gone global

May 1st 2015 rallies have gone global - Aotearoa (NZ) Canada Germany Hawaii Hong Kong UK and USA

May 1st 2015 Global Solidarity

Green Left

International day of protest on May 1 2015 against forced closure of Aboriginal communities

Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA

Protests against closures of Aboriginal homelands

Protests against closures of Aboriginal communities

WGAR News: Unions Slam Closure Of Remote Aboriginal Communities In WA: Amy McQuire, New Matilda

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:56:28 +0000

Newsletter date: 19 April 2015

WGAR News: Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp: About 50 WA police officers have used mounted police and K-9 dogs to seize the tents and valuables

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:34:04 +0000

Newsletter date: 16 March 2015

WGAR News: Remote Indigenous communities are vital for our fragile ecosystems: Craig Moritz, Emilie-Jane Ens & Jon Altman, The Conversation

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:08:34 +0000

Newsletter date: 15 March 2015

Geography:

Keywords:

The environmental benefits of Indigenous people living on country

Remote Indigenous communities

Remote Indigenous communities are vital for our fragile ecosystems

Marie McInerney

BBC News

Australia's remote indigenous communities fear closure

Dan Tout

arena - the website of left political social and cultural commentary

arena

Settler Colonial Closures

Gavin Mooney

Report - Health and Homelands - Good Value for Money

The Institute for Cultural Survival

AMSANT - Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory

MIWATJ Health Aboriginal Corporation

S. Kerins

CAEPR

CAEPR - Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research - ANU

The Future of homelands / Outstations

Amnesty International Australia

Homelands - Amnesty International Australia

Protesters shut down Melbourne to fight against closure of Aboriginal communities

WGAR News: Urgent Action - Remote Homelands and Outstations in WA - Will You Help to Prevent a Crisis?

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 03:35:46 +0000

Newsletter date: 12 March 2015

Geography:

Keywords:

Remote Community Closures

WA Government's planned closure of up to 150 Aboriginal communities

'concerned Australians'

Respect and Listen

Urgent Action - Remote homelands and Outstations in WA - Will You Help to Prevent a Crisis

Tony Abbott's Australia

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert

Senator Rachel Siewert

Rachel Siewert

Remote indigenous communities are not a 'lifestyle choice' and should not be treated as such

SBS News

Labor slams PM over 'highly offensive' remote communities comments

Djurin Nyoongar Swan River Treaty

closing Aboriginal homelands in WA

closing Aboriginal remote communities in WA

Amnesty International's Indigenous rights campaigner Tammy Solenec

Noongar activist Marianne McKay

Rodney Dillon

Jon Altman

Calla Wahlquist in the Kimberley

The Guardian

Jennifer Kaeshagen

Michael Anderson

WGAR News: Grandmothers Against Removals call for support

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:37:12 +0000

Grandmothers Against Removals camp at Aboriginal Tent Embassy ahead of Canberra Protest on February 13 - call for support

https://www.facebook.com/stopstolengenerations/posts/378025745692415

Newsletter date: 2 February 2015

Contents:

Geography:

Keywords:

Grandmothers Against Removals camp at Aboriginal Tent Embassy ahead of Canberra Protest on February 13 - call for support

Grandmothers Against Removals

GMAR

GMAR - Grandmothers Against Removals

Grandmothers Against Removals call for support

SNAICC

SNAICC - Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Child placement principle should be strengthened

SNAICC Chairperson responds to Sammut's opinion piece in the Australian

Sharron Williams

Removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing Stolen Generation

removal of Aboriginal children

continuing stolen generations

Jon Altman

New Matilda

Aboriginal Jobs

Aboriginal employment

Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget

Aboriginal homelessness

Kirstyn Lindsay

Living Black Radio

Jenny Samms

Housing overcrowding under-reported

Housing overcrowding

housing

WGAR News: "Tougher rules" are racially discriminative: Tauto Sansbury, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Paul Spearim Jr, The Original Peoples Freedom Movement

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:54:03 +0000

Newsletter date: 14 December 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Shutting down Australia's Aboriginal areas: Royce Kurmelovs, Al Jazeera

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 05:30:36 +0000

Newsletter date: 10 December 2014

WGAR News Public Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB#!forum/wgar-news
WGAR News - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Geography:

Australia

South Australia

Western Australia

Background: Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 01:00:34 +0000

Last updated: 5 October 2015

Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)

Current: WGAR Background: Intervention into Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities by the Federal government: https://indymedia.org.au/2015/06/08/wgar-background-intervention-into-no...

Geography:

Keywords:

Bella Bropho on the Police Invasion of Matagarup Refugee Camp

SA Aboriginal Communities

Shut Down Australia For Aboriginal Rights

SOSBlakAustralia Third Global Call To Action

Pushing Aboriginal people off their land for mining interests

John Pilger

Evicting Indigenous Australians from their homelands is a declaration of war

Maori Party letter to PM

ACTU

Haydyn Bromley on funding for South Australia's Aboriginal Communities

KALACC Directors Statement - Kimberley

Reps from KLC will travel to NY for 20 April meeting of UN permanent forum on Indigenous issues

Tammy Solonec

Bella Bropho interview

May Day marches

Ghillar Michael Anderson

Maori Solidarity with the Nyoongar people at Matargarup

Desire Mallet

Jennifer Kaeshagen

Support for WA Remote Communities is Going Global

Matargarup Aboriginal Refugee Camp

Djurin Refugee Camp

Michael Anderson writes Open Letter to UN

closure of WA remote communities

WGAR News: Watch the Let's Talk Treaty discussion: Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:22:45 +0000

Newsletter date: 19 March 2014

Contents:

* Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane: Watch the Let's Talk Treaty discussion
[Panelists include, Wayne Butcher, Monica Morgan, Warren Mundine & Nicole Watson, hosted by Tiga Bayles]

* The Wheeler Centre: Intelligence Squared Debate: True Reconciliation Requires a Treaty
[Chaired by Michael Williams, with speakers George Williams, Mark Yettica-Paulson, Mick Dodson, Peter Sutton, Tony Birch & Gregory Phillips]

* 'concerned Australians': In the Absence of Treaties:

Geography:

WGAR News: Muckaty no Solution for Sydney's Radioactive Waste: Australian Greens

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 02:07:42 +0000

Newsletter date: 9 March 2014

Contents:

* Jon Altman, Tracker: Evidently: Mining is not forever

* Australian Greens: Muckaty no Solution for Sydney's Radioactive Waste
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in Northern Territory

* Emma Lancaster, The Wire: Gomeroi people call on Environment Minister to stop destruction of sacred sites [Featuring Dolly Talbott - Gomeroi elder and spokesperson]

* The Wilderness Society: Farmers and community stand strong to protect the Pilliga from coal seam gas

Geography:

WGAR News: Fight for land rights and justice for Aboriginal people: The Socialist Alliance

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 07:44:24 +0000

Newsletter date: 26 January 2014

Contents:

* The Petition Site: Halt Rocla Sand Mine's Proposed Destruction of Aboriginal Women's Fertility Site & Cultural History
* Marc Tong, SBS Living Black Radio: Secrets of the Dendroglyph
* Tracker: Protesters fight Maules Creek mine
* NIRS: 'Marginalised and disrespected': Gomeroi slam Whitehaven Coal

* Prof Jon Altman, Tracker: Evidently: Scullion peddles pipe dream reforms [Land tenure reforms in the Northern Territory]
* The Socialist Alliance: Fight for land rights and justice for Aboriginal people

Geography:

New South Wales

Western Australia