like many others, i too, have given up on the white-washed raison d’etre of the naidoc alleged ‘celebrations’ as being reduced to nothing more than the raising of the flag and generally meaningless statements by hand-picked elders that receive at least polite applause.

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Economic Development & Religious Freedom

Registration is now open for the G20 Interfaith Summit: Economic Development and Religious Freedom.

Religion plays a major role in global events today, including issues from cross-border conflicts to macroeconomic trends.… Go to Article

A Public Forum on the Closure of Women’s Only, Youth & Aboriginal Services

6pm Wednesday 16 July 2014
Newtown Neighbourhood Centre
1 Bedford Street, Newtown

Speakers include:
Dr Lesley Laing – Senior lecturer, University of Sydney
Uncle Albert Hartnett – National Grandparents Against Removals Movement
Michelle Hoogesteger – No Shelter Collective

Organised by No Shelter Collective
No Shelter is a community-based collective which formed in response to the Going Home Staying Home reforms to build a campaign to save specialist homelessness services.… Go to Article

MV Editor’s Note: It is prudent, given the unabated savagery of Israel towards Gaza, that we remember that there are products and companies which contribute in different ways to the war machine that is used for the wanton oppression of Palestinians, and that we can send a strong message by refusing to support them and encouraging other people of conscience to do the same.… Go to Article