This story is about Aboriginal resistance to Black Deaths in Custody prompted by the murder of Eddie Murray by Wee Waa police.… Go to Article
Category: community
Smoking ceremony in Park
[Publishers Note: At a time where appearance and legal fiction dominate, Assistant Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll took part in a smoking ceremony around a fire in Musgrave Park during the G20 summit.… Go to Article
Open Letter from Nyungah Land
Open Letter from Nyungah Land and Culture Protector Iva Hayward-Jackson
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 17/11/2014 – 6:57pm
Recently The Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, committed to closing down approximately one hundred and fifty remote Aboriginal communities in the State of Western Australia.… Go to Article
Protected: Does the Left have community?
People need parks!
Under Public Land and Council Assets Local Law 2014 Brisbane City Council is intending to limit public assembly in local parks, malls, and gardens.… Go to Article
G20 Peoples Summit: call for presenters/invitation
Brisbane Community Action Network – G20
www.briscan.net.au
www.facebook.com/briscan.g20
Visioning another world
Brisbane G20 Peoples Convergence
Nov 8-16, 2014
Global Call to action
Dear Friends,
The G20 Leaders Summit will bring the leaders of the worlds’ 20 largest economies to Brisbane in November this year.… Go to Article
Battle for Pooh Corner at Wacol
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” There needs to be proper policies put into place where the community gets consulted about the sale of these lands before they actually go ahead and sell them off.”
Petition to drop the Sorry Day charges in WA
Petitioning To the Honourable Helen Margaret Morton MLC
The WA Minister of Child Protection, intervene and ensure all charges are dropped in relation to the May 26 protest.… Go to Article
G20 Laws Community Information Session
Thursday July 31 5:30pm
Brisbane Square Library
Bookings required: 3214 6333 or camielle
Here is an Opinion Piece from Scott McDougall – the Director of Caxton Legal Service
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/opinion-let-us-use-our-moment-to-shine-a-light-on-democracy/story-fnihsr9v-1227003313927… Go to Article
No Peace without Justice
We will not “return to a living death” of siege and blockade, say Gaza civil society leaders.
Tent embassy in the park
Paternalism in Aboriginal child removal
[Editor’s note: WBT does not usually post academic articles. However this article by Griffith University academic, Clare Tilbury, is helpful in understanding the level of aboriginal child removal since the Bringing them home report (1997) into the Stolen Generation.… Go to Article
Silences in the boom: coal seam gas and neoliberalism
[Editor’s Note: Combined here is an extract from an article published in the Journal of Political Ecology and a talk given by one of the authors, Ack Mercer, at Brisbane Free Uni.… Go to Article
Protected: fraud, graft and corruption
National Statement – 26 May 2014: Aboriginal Control of Aboriginal Welfare
National Statement – 26 May 2014
Say NO to Continuing Stolen Generations | Aboriginal Control of Aboriginal Welfare
Returning children must be the priority | No forced adoptions | Support and services to prevent removals
We, as Aboriginal Grandparents and parents, have called protests across the country on May 26 demanding the return of our children who have been forcibly removed by child welfare agencies.… Go to Article
Operation Stapler at Bentley Blockade in Northern Rivers
The NSW Police have a plan called Operation Stapler to break up the broad and successful Bentley Blockade, a community-based stand to stop the gorgeous farmland of Northern Rivers becoming a gasfield.… Go to Article
Thatcherism in Queensland Housing
… Go to Article“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”
National Action Group formed to combat child removals
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Today, Thursday 8 May 2014, people who have experience of continuing stolen generations from Perth, Brisbane, Gunnedah, Alice Springs, Sydney, South Coast, Melbourne and Bundaberg formed a National Action Group to fight aboriginal child removals from their guardians by DOCS in each state.… Go to Article
Great Barrier Reef: Mega Ports or Marine Park?
Great Barrier Reef: Mega Ports or Marine Park?Dear Norma
At a time when the reef needs stronger protection, the Queensland Government is fast tracking port developments and giving special treatment to the mining industry.… Go to Article
The Second Stolen Generation
‘Sorry’ doesn’t mean taking our children
On 27 March Pru Goward and the NSW Government passed the most dangerous legislation against vulnerable children and families since Federation.… Go to Article
Bring our stolen children home
“On 27 March (2014) Pru Goward and the NSW Government passed the most dangerous legislation against vulnerable children and families since Federation.… Go to Article
Aboriginal activists to go to Turtle Island
As representatives of the Aboriginal Provisional Government, we hope to develop ties with the Native peoples of Turtle Island (Canada).… Go to Article
May Day Forum — Workers Inquiry
To our friends and comrades
Our lives are dominated by work, but our experiences as workers is most often ignored by mainstream politics and the media.… Go to Article
‘Won’t get fooled again’?
Time that is intolerant Of the brave and innocent, And indifferent in a week To a beautiful physique, Worships language and forgives Everyone by whom it lives; Pardons cowardice, conceit, Lays its honours at their feet.… Go to Article
Why we need warrior societies
Don’t take your children to Vegemite Town
Told us what to do and say Told us all the white man's ways Then they split us up again And gave us gifts to ease the pain Sent us off to foster homes As we grew up we felt alone Cause we were acting white Yet feeling black — Archie Roach, Took the children away
The music industry says it is the home of country music.… Go to Article
Protected: Unfinished business
Race act debate misses the point
the proposed removal of some of s18c of the racial discrimination act is most certainly being highly evaluated and analysed to death.… Go to Article
Stop the squeeze in Annerley
There has been a call from local residents at Annerley in Brisbane for the City Council to apply its own town planning rules.… Go to Article