The Guardian UK

WGAR News: National day of action gives birth to a national body: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 05:45:04 +0000

Newsletter date: 22 July 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: National day of action gives birth to a national body
* Let's Talk's Karen Dorante interviews Gerry Georgatos, a Human Rights Advocate completing a PHD in Deaths in Custody
* Penny Wright, The Guardian UK: Australia's culture of incarceration has gone too far
* Emma Murphy, Green Left: NT going backwards on black deaths in custody
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Rising rates of Aboriginal women into prison can no longer be overlooked

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

Western Australia

WGAR News: Inaugural Meeting of the Peoples Council of the Murrawarri Republic

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:18:02 +0000

Newsletter date: 19 July 2013

Contents:

* Murrawarri Republic: Inaugural Meeting of the Peoples Council of the Murrawarri Republic
* Background to the Murrawarri Republic declaration

* Michael Anderson, Sovereign Union: ILUA (Indigenous Land Use Agreement) = Indigenous Land Under Attack

* Michael Anderson: Gomeroi Protest against Whitehaven Coal
* Maules Creek Community Council: Aboriginal workers walk off the job - Whitehaven in protest at Maules Creek coal mine

* Brisbane Blacks Monthly: Mabo Lawyer - Native Title Agreements Affirm the Sovereignty of the British Crown

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WGAR News: Land rights are empty, Yolngu elder tells Rudd on bark petition anniversary: Guardian UK

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 00:45:38 +0000

Newsletter date: 14 July 2013 NAIDOC Week

Contents:

* National NAIDOC Week 2013 theme: We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963
* Richard Trudgen, The Stringer: What Happened to the Second Bark Petition?
* Oliver Laughland, The Guardian UK: Land rights are empty, Yolngu elder tells Rudd on bark petition anniversary [Featuring Galarrwuy Yunupingu]
* The Stringer: Monica Morgan says much more needs to be done [Featuring Amnesty International's Indigenous Rights campaigner]

* NATIONAL NAIDOC WEEK 2013 THEME: WE VALUE THE VISION: YIRRKALA BARK PETITIONS 1963

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National NAIDOC Week 2013

National NAIDOC Week 2013 theme - We value the vision - Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963

Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963

Richard Trudgen

What Happened to the Second Bark Petition

Richard Trudgen - The Stringer - What Happened to the Second Bark Petition

Oliver Laughland

Yolngu elder Galarrwuy Yunupingu

bark petition anniversary

PM Kevin Rudd

Amnesty International's Indigenous Rights campaigner Monica Morgan

The Stringer - Monica Morgan says much more needs to be done

Background to 'Keeping Them Home': Campaign against Forced Aboriginal Adoption in the NT, Australia

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 03:14:35 +0000

Last updated: 1 June 2014

Contents:
* Campaign
* Compilations
* Other media related to Aboriginal child welfare

* CAMPAIGN

Keeping Them Home Campaign:

'concerned Australians': [scroll down page] http://www.concernedaustralians.com.au/

Respect and Listen: [scroll down page] http://www.respectandlisten.org/

STICS (Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney): [scroll down page] http://stoptheintervention.org/

* COMPILATIONS

WGAR News: Robert Crawford, South Coast Register: Budget 2014: 'We risk a new stolen generation' (1 Jun 14)

Geography:

Northern Territory

WGAR News: NT move to mandatory alcohol rehabilitation sparks controversy: The Guardian UK

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:55:58 +0000

Newsletter date: 3 July 2013

Contents:

* Northern Territory Government: Robyn Lambley - Minister of Health: Day One of Alcohol Mandatory Treatment
* NIRS: NT compulsory treatment policy gets through Parliament
* Malcolm Sutton, The Guardian UK: NT move to mandatory alcohol rehabilitation sparks controversy
* Julie Edwards, The Guardian UK: Northern Territory alcohol mandatory treatment is an affront to liberty
* Concerned Territorians: Time to Stop and Re-think our Approach to Alcohol Policy in the Territory
* Current Campaigns: NAAJA opposes the Mandatory Alcohol Treatment Bill

Geography:

Northern Territory

Western Australia

WGAR News: APO NT calls for joint Territory/ Commonwealth Board of Inquiry into Alcohol: APO NT

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:39:44 +0000

Newsletter date: 30 June 2013

UPDATE: WGAR News: NT move to mandatory alcohol rehabilitation sparks controversy: Malcolm Sutton, The Guardian UK (3 Jul 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/02/wgar-news-nt-move-to-mandatory-alcoho...

Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill, Northern Territory Government, Australia
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/03/background-to-the-nt-alcohol-mandator...
(Last updated: 3 July 2013)

Contents:

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: "Governments are attempting to steal our original sovereign citizenship and independence"

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:40:22 +0000

Newsletter date: 25 June 2013

Contents:

* Jeane Bicket, Indymedia Australia: Warlpiri Language Vulnerability [Warlpiri is a Northern Territory Aboriginal language.]
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools (bilingual education)

* Michael Anderson, Sovereign Union: Governments are attempting to steal our original sovereign citizenship and independence
* Michael Mansell, Audio Boo: Phase One of Treaty/Sovereignty Talks Brisbane (May 18/19)
* George Williams, Indigenous Law Bulletin: Does Constiutional Recognition negate Aboriginal Sovereignty

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WGAR News: We have to stop the creation of another Stolen Generation: Paddy Gibson, The Guardian UK

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:17:55 +0000

Newsletter date: 13 June 2013

Contents:

* Nicola Butler, The Stringer: National call to reduce high number of Aboriginal children removed
* Paddy Gibson, The Guardian UK: We have to stop the creation of another Stolen Generation
* The Wire: Are we on the brink of another Stolen Generation? [Interviews with Frank Hytten and Paddy Gibson]
* Melbourne event hosted by SNAICC: Stop the Creation of Another Stolen Generation! (14 June 13)
* Northern Territory (NT) Forced Aboriginal Adoption Media Coverage
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

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