AUDIO: Tim Gooden -- Trade unions’ support for the Ampilatwatja walk off by the Alyawarr people of the Northern Territory

Stick Together Radio Show (3CR)

On this week’s program, we interview Tim Gooden, secretary of Geelong Trades Hall Council about Australian unions’ support for the Ampilatwatja walk off by the Alyawarr people of the Northern Territory. Tim will tell of how unions are assisting the community to build sustainable houses and infrastructure, as the Northern Territory intervention has left their community with virtually no services.

We also interview Imogen Schoots Research Officer for the Electrical Trades Union about the campaign for an initiative that would put solar panels on every roof in Australia.

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Ampilatwatja Walk Out Protest Fundraiser

Location:Addison Rd Centre 142 Addison Rd Marrickville

Time:7:00PM Thursday, April 29th

FILM PREMIERE & INDIGENOUS MUSIC CONCERT
AMPILATWATJA is an indigenous community in Central Australia who are defying the government's NT Intervention Law by walking off their 'proscribed' area. They are rebuilding their community in the desert and they need help.
FILM PREMIERE new film on the Ampilatwatja protest and solidarity by unions and progressive activists
MUSIC CONCERT a range of Indigenous performers and others will entertain you during the evening
SPEAKERS Richard Downs, spokesperson from Ampilatwatja, Paul McAleer, MUA and Howard Bynes, CFMEU delegate
Music, food and drinks 6.30pm Cost: $20, $10 conc
Performers: Emma Donovan, Radical Son, Nadeena Dixon, Munkimuk and Ebony Williams, Ozi Battla and more...
Info 9564 1277

SLIDESHOW Sydney and Perth NT Solidarity Actions

Feb 13, 2010: The Sydney component of the national day of action against the racist Northern Territory Intervention, organised by the Stop The Intervention Collective Sydney <http://www.stoptheintervention.org/> began with a long march from the La Perouse Aboriginal community to Redfern. About 40 marched while 350 attended the rally and concert in Redfern. Pics by Peter Boyle (rally & concert) & Susan Price (march from La Perouse).

SLIDESHOW Ampilatwatja Aboriginal Walkoff brigade

Made with Slideshow Embed ToolUnionists and Aboriginal rights activists have done what the government wouldn't in building a house for the remote Aboriginal community of Ampilatwatja.

Over a dozen people have participated in the building of the "protest house"

in a community that, under government legislation, was to receive no new

housing despite massive overcrowding.

People will see some Socialist Alliance members there, as well as Paddy

Gibson from Solidarity, but there were also members from Unions NT, the

CFMEU, the AMWU and many others.

Here's media release on it:

Richard Downs and Alyawarr elders would like to invite Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to the opening of our protest house at lunchtime, February 14 at Honeymoon bore near Ampilatwatja community.

This is a stand against the federal government Intervention.

The protest house has been build with support of Northern Territory and national trade unions and the general public to show the governments it does

not take over 2 years to build one house.

This is also an opportunity for people of all races to come together in unity against racism and discrimination,

to unite for:

Human rights

Mother Earth

Land rights and not native title

Compensation for the Stolen Generation and return of stolen wages

And against:

Incarceration of our people

Deaths in custody

Climate change.

We want support to stay on our homelands, we do not want to move to the town hubs being created.

We say no to lease agreement- our lands are not for sale, lease or to be given away.

We are now joining together as one to stand against the racism and discrimination.

Our people will be having a special opening ceremony to show the governments and public we are still here.

http://www.stoptheintervention.org/ for events in their city.

Tasmanian Aboriginal site being destroyed

Tasmanian Aboriginals are blockading the construction site of the Brighton Bypass this morning. The area has many significant Aboriginal archelogical sites that are yet to be explored or protected, but the state government has ignored this and are building a highway across the area. The Tasmanian Aborignial Centre have declared a black ban on all other sites of Aboriginal significance across the state if construction doesn't stop immediately, this includes their work with the state government on two other major roads being built at the moment.

Four SA comrades are at the protest this morning. Call Tim Dobson on 0430 209 865 to get more info or send messages of support to nala.m@tacinc.com.au

THE Tasmanian Aboriginal community is preparing for a "fight to the death" over the Brighton bypass site.

One protester has been arrested and eight others could face charges after a protest at the site yesterday.

And tensions are expected to run high again today with a larger group of Aboriginal protesters vowing to return to the work site and stop construction any way they can.

Activist Aaron Everett yesterday was charged with trespass after Aboriginal community members entered a work site near Brighton and tried to stop bulldozers and excavators making a start on the $164 million roadworks -- southern Tasmania's biggest infrastructure project.

After being told to move off the site, the group complied but later returned and Mr Everett was arrested.

TAC legal adviser Michael Mansell said the community had been assured that work would not begin on the project until next week when he would meet Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Arts secretary Kim Evans to discuss trying to divert the planned highway away from Aboriginal artefacts that allegedly litter the valley.

An angry Mr Mansell said as soon as the TAC had been advised that work had already started the group converged on the site to try to halt the works.

But the developers were ready with security officers who were sitting in vehicles beside the machinery.

As soon as the group, including outspoken Aboriginal activist Trudy Maluga, walked towards the machinery the two guards attempted to escort them back to the Midland Highway.

When that did not work, police were called.

"The site has artefacts that we think date back 18,000 years and because our history is not written down, once it has gone we can no longer learn from it. This is the equivalent of building a McDonalds on top of the Great Pyramid in Egypt -- these people are a disgrace."

If the artefacts do date back 18,000 years, they would pre-date the pyramids by more than 15,000 years.

A spokesman for DPIPWE said the TAC had been offered the opportunity to meet Mr Evans on Monday but they still had not responded.

Mr Mansell has renewed threats that work on the bypass will only happen "over my dead body". He says the road should be widened on its current route and the bypass abandoned.

"We will do whatever we have to do. We will take our fight to UNESCO if we have to," Mr Mansell said.

The area runs at least 15km along the Jordan River.

FACTS ON ARTEFACTS

• Evidence of items dating back 18,000 years.

• Archaeological digs have found the artefacts 600mm below the surface.

• Remains include food scraps, middens, tools.

• Estimated population over several thousand years of up to 500,000.

• Unlike transient communities around the state, evidence suggests this was a stable, constant community.

• The community in the Lower Jordan Valley was made up of several tribes including members of the Big River, Oyster Bay, Stoney Creek, Nuenone (Bruny Island) and Mouheeneener people.

• It is believed the area may include burial sites.

• John Glover painted Aboriginal habitation of the Lower Jordan.

SLIDESHOW Rudd: End the racist NT Intervention

A protest picket outside the Sydney office of PM Kevin Rudd demanded an end to the racist NT Intervention (initiated by the previous Howard Liberal-National government) which continues to impose welfare apartheid on NT Aboriginal communities and threatens Indigenous land rights. The picket was organised by the Stop The Intervention Collective, Sydney (STICS) and Indigenous activist and academic Nicole Watson addressed the picket. "I am a reformed Labor voter", she said. "I was brought up in Queensland and taught when I was young that the ALP cared about people. Now the ALP government has perpetuated the greatest assault in Aboriginal people: the NT intervention." A National Day of Action against the NT intervention has been called for February 13, 2010.

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VIDEO:The Ampilatwatja Walkoff - Join the Journey

"On July 14 2009 we, Elders from the Ampilatwatja community, walked out of our houses and set up camp in the bush. We are fed up with the federal government's Northern Territory Intervention, controls and measures, visions and goals forced onto us from outside. We felt we were outcasts and isolated from all decision making -there has been no meaningful consultation... We therefore have no intention of going back there. We intend to stay here until our demands are met.

I would like to send a personal invitation to all our brothers and sisters, who are leaders and workers in their Aboriginal organisations to come together as one people. I would like to share with you the visions of our leaders and Elders and the path we have chosen to honour the lines of our country, mother Earth, our dreaming and spirituality. Brothers and sisters, we are one and we are part of you. We are all connected through mother Earth. This is the true line we must follow to unite and to bring all our white brothers and sisters on this journey with us. We have many struggles and journeys ahead. The time is now. It is vital that we come together to listen to each other and share our thoughts and ideas on the way forward. What will be the future for our aboriginal people across this country? I look forward to meeting many of you on the tour and hope to create lasting friendships and connections so that we can work towards creating a better future for our younger generations."

Richard Downs,
Alyawarra People, Ampilatwatja Community
Central Australia

Source: The JuiceMedia. (Visit channel)

VIDEO -- NUKKAN KUNGUN YUNNAN - Ngarrindjeri's Being Heard

We are water people, we are water spirits. I only have one country and that is this country. And if that goes, I got no other home". Climate disaster is happening now on the Coorong. Save the Murray!

NUKKAN.KUNGUN.YUNNAN This powerful 22 minute documentary presents the real impact the water crisis is having on the Coorong and its people. Driven by Ngarrindjeri youth it examines the effects on Ngarrindjeri culture as well as the damage for all Australians. ...

VIDEO 1982 Brisbane Stolenwealth Games

Australian Prime Minister Mal Fraser confronted by Aboriginal protestors when he arrives in Brisbane in the midst of major Aboriginal demonstrations.

• More Aboriginal History videos here

VIDEO The Intervention - 'Riyawarray: Common Ground'

Riyawarray: Common Ground' a film that honours and celebrates Yolngu (Aboriginal)customary law and culture. Our right to live our lives as free people without the inappropriate impositions of the Federal Government's emergency response the Intervention.
This powerful snapshot documentary on Yolngu rites, rights and rituals as expressed through the recent Yirritja Ngarra Ceremony, was filmed at Milingimbi (remote Australia)in early August featuring Mathew Dhulumburrk, Ganygulpa Dhurrkay and Keith Lapulung (Dhamarrandji).
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If you require a DVD copy of Riyawarray please email us a request and a disciption of the event or TV show you require the film for and we will get back to you ASAP.

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Intervention Walkoff Speaking Tour

Sydney~Canberra~Melbourne~Brisbane

Richard Downs (pictured right), spokesperson for the Ampilatwatja community, will be speaking in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane. Members of the Ampilatwatja community left their homes in protest at the Northern Territory intervention and the Government's housing program.

SYDNEY

PUBLIC FORUM
NT INTERVENTION IN CRISIS: WHY MACKLIN MUST RESIGN

Wednesday 7th October, 6.30 PM
UTS Building 4, Level 2, Room 36, 745 Harris St Ultimo

Speakers include:

* Richard Downs
Alywarra People’s Walk-Off, Ampilatwatja NT

* Larissa Behrendt
NAIDOC Indigenous Person of the Year, 2009

* Chris Graham
Editor, National Indigenous Times

CONTACT: Mon Wiseman 0415 410 558 / Jean Parker 0449 646 593

Stop the Intervention Collective meetings are every Monday, 6pm at the Teachers Federation, Level 1, 33 Mary Street, Surry Hills.

www.stoptheintervention.org

Download Sydney poster here

CANBERRA

Friday 9 October , 6pm

Manning Clark Lecture Theatre,

Australian National University, Canberra

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MELBOURNE

Friday 16 October, 6pm.
‘Resistance to Invasion: the Aboriginal walk-off and protest against the Northern Territory Intervention’.

Melbourne Youth Sport and Recreation centre (MAYSAR) 185 Gertrude St Fitzroy
Speakers are: Richard Downs, Harry Nelson and leading Melbourne Aboriginal activist Robbie Thorpe who will provide a local perspective on the policies of the Rudd Government.

BRISBANE

Kurlipa Hall, 174 Boundary Street, West End
With Reverend Aunty Alex Gater, Aboriginal Women For Change

Monday 19th October, 1pm

Room 214, Gordon Greenwood Building (32)
University of Queensland.

CONTACT: Sam Watson 0401 227 443 or Mark Gillespie on 07 3891 5385 / mgillespie3@gmail.com

Downoad Brisbane poster here

SUPPORT THE SPEAKING TOUR!

Help in building networks of active supporters, fundraising to support the walk-off protest camp, promotion of events and much more.

VIDEO:Noel Pearson Protest in Brisbane

From Paul Benedek
The protest against Noel Pearson at the Qld Writers Festival was initiated by Socialist Alliance comrade and Murri leader Sam Watson, to show the opposition of grassroots Aboriginal people to Pearson's pro-Intervention stance.

On the opening night, with Pearson the keynote speaker, around 25 people protested, hearing from Sam, a speaker from The Wilderness Society (trying to set the record straight re Pearson's spreading of false information over the Wild Rivers legislation), and a great speech from Nicole Watson (who just won the Unpublished Indigenous Writer award).

The protest was covered in the next day's Courier Mail, which reported:

"Two prominent but philosophically opposed indigenous leaders made their mark on last night's Brisbane Writers Festival opening. Noel Pearson was due to address festival-goers inside the State Library at South Bank. Meanwhile, more radical West End activist Sam Watson led a throng of protesters who gathered outside to voice their disapproval of what they allege is Pearson's tacit approval*of the Federal Government's intervention in the Northern Territory."
*tacit approval: nothing of the sort. Howard championed it.

On Sunday, we returned to protest again at Pearson's main workshop. Pearson ended up canceling the workshop! This action was probably a little bigger, with 30-40 people coming, and more of a crowd gathering as Sam, Lionel Fogharty, Rev Alex Gator and others spoke out.

Sam received support messages from around the country.

VIDEO:Understand the Intervention - Larissa Behrendt

Accompanied by the sound of rain, Larissa Behrendt (of the Eualeyai/Kamillaroi) talks about the Intervention in the Northern Territory. The date is 20th June, 2009 - which marks the 2nd anniversary...

SLIDESHOW:Justice For Mr Ward,Perth - Rally 20 June 2009

The national day of action for Indigenous rights saw small protest across the country this last weekend except in Western Australia.

See report on background to this protest : Racism kills: Demand justice for Mr Ward.

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Sam Watson:New government, same old racism

Sam Watson, Socialist Alliance Indigenous Rights Spokesperson

28 May 2009

In his Sorry Speech, delivered on February 13, 2008, Kevin Rudd said "We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians."

More than a year later, the Rudd government has joined this list of successive governments, having not only failed to end Howard's racialist Northern Territory Emergency Response, but also expanding it and forcing Aboriginal housing agencies to sign away their land or miss out on much needed funding.

On Monday, May 25, Indigenous Affairs Minister, Jenny Macklin, added insult to injury by opening Reconciliation Week with the announcement of the compulsory acquisition of Alice Springs town camps which are represented by Tangentyere Council. Macklin's move follows the Council's refusal to sign a 40 year lease deal and transfer control over housing in the town camps to Territory Housing.

When she was shadow spokesperson for Indigenous affairs, Macklin said "We do not want land tenure reform being made a condition of funding for basic services." Yet this is precisely what Macklin is now enforcing in Alice Springs, where she is threatening with compulsory acquisition unless Tangentyere Council signs away the land for 40 years.

Aboriginal people have been fighting for their land and housing in the town camps within the boundaries of the township for decades. Chronic underfunding has led to overcrowding and substandard services, which Macklin now uses as excuse for taking away any decision-making power from Tangentyere Council and the town camps it represents.

The ALP's attack on Aboriginal self-determination and land rights extends beyond Alice Springs and is nothing new.

Indeed, the Rudd government still continues Howard's "Partnership Agreements" which include leaseback agreements signing over land to the government for a minimum of 40 years before funding for new housing or maintenance and repairs of existing housing is released.

In January, 2009, Macklin wrote a letter to state governments instructing them not to use federal funds for Aboriginal housing unless the housing agencies sign leaseback agreements of at least 40 years duration.

Macklin is also defending the discriminatory compulsory income management scheme, which has forced many people into the larger centres, as the cards handed out are only valid at selected shops sometimes hundreds of kilometres away from the community.

On May 20, the Northern Territory government released its new policy titled "Working Futures – Remote Service Delivery". Under this policy, 20 remote communities are selected to become mainstream towns called "Territory Growth Towns" and receive $160 million priority funding for infrastructure such as schools and health services. The remaining 580 communities or outstations are to share $36 million annually.

People living in one of the 580 communities not selected would be forced to commute for access to services or move to one of the "Growth Towns". Yet, as Jon Altman wrote in The Sydney Morning Herald on May 26, "During the past 30 years, a growing body of research has indicated that life at outstations is better – in health out-comes, livelihood options and social cohesion, even housing conditions – than at larger townships, despite neglect."

The ALP's push to coerce all aspects of the lives of Australia's Aboriginals into Western mainstream reflects a capitalist view of human activity and signals a return to assimilation and the destruction of Aboriginal culture.

Socialist Alliance condemns Macklin's hypocrisy and stands in solidarity with our Aboriginal brothers and sisters in the Northern Territory resisting the abolition of self-determination in Aboriginal housing. We demand that the Rudd government release much needed funding to Aboriginal housing agencies unconditionally and immediately, in Alice Springs and elsewhere, and that all remote Aboriginal communities be adequately funded and supported.

SLIDESHOW:Stop Rudd Labor grab for Aboriginal land

About 40 people participated in a lunchtime protest today outside the Sydney office of federal minister for housing, Tanya Plibersek, at her office on Friday May 29. Protests were also planned in Alice Springs and around Australia.

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Brisbane's St Mary's sent into exile by the Catholic Church hierarchy

The Socialist Alliance's Sam Watson (right) with Fr Peter Kennedy

By Dave Riley

While bought up a Catholic I gave the Church and all religion the flick decades ago. But since I was a exiting soul in the aftermath of Second Vatican Council I've always been impressed with those people, many of them ex priests, nuns and brothers as well as gay men and lesbians -- who left with me and who later shared the same picket line in life.

But the long term consequences of the Council was a radical edge that consolidated as Liberation Theology.

You cannot be engaged with the politics of Latin America these last 30 years without learning to respect the intellectual, political platform and ethical force that makes up this radical doctrine. An example of this is dedicated Liberation Theology supporter and Dominican Friar , Frei Betto -- who is a supporter of Fidel Castro .

Betto wrote a book in collaborated with Castro -- Fidel & Religion: Conversations with Frei Betto on Marxism & Liberation Theology -- which details Castro's views on Christianity and is one of the most inspiring books you could read. So in a very reason sense what used to be called the 'Christian/Marxist dialogue' is in many instances a day to day partnership especially across Latin America and in the Philippines.

In the Philippines, the Australian priest, Columban Brian Gore, has had such a political profile there that we socialist activists have organised meetings for him back here in Australia on a few occasions. In Brisbane Resistance has organised massive campus meetings for him.

More recently my experience in the Socialist Alliance is that Christians , Buddhists , Moslems and Marxists can coexist as members under the one socialist banner coalesced by a regime of mutual respect and comradeship.

So today's report that St Mary's parish in South Brisbane will be sent into exile by the Catholic Church hierarchy comes as no surprize. The present pope, Benedict, seems to be to the right of Artilla the Hun.

How much of a Liberation Theologist St Mary's parish priest, Father Peter Kennedy, is, I don't know, but his parish is the Real McCoy.

Sending it "into exile" ( see report here) has been a long standing option -- so long as the Church kept the prime real estate worth millions.The commitment by the QLD TLC suggests how much iconic community engagement with local social issues St Mary's has achieved over the past 20 years.

Fr Peter Kennedy is moved aside while the church no doubt hopes he retires soon enough and stops being an ethical thorn in its side.

The complication is that while the parish can survive what will happen with funding for its community reach out program -- MICA -- which organizes Catholics and other Christians from across Brisbane in street based services for the homeless, visiting Murris, drug addicts and the like across inner city Brisbane.

The irony is that this is primarily orchestrated as a theory/theological dispute without a moments recourse to what the activism of the parish achieves.

Reminds me of disputes on the far left...

• Background articles
• Report: Rebel priest Peter Kennedy expects congregation to follow him

Stolen wages: still very much stolen from Indigenous Australians

In Queensland, it was the law for 70 years that Aboriginal people were sent to work but were paid only a fraction of their wages, while the government held the rest of the money in trust. During the Protection Era the government gave itself the power to send Aboriginal men, women and children out to work where and when it saw fit. It was the legal guardian of all Aboriginal children under the age of 21 and dictated where and how people lived, whom they could marry, even what they ate. In 2002 the Beattie government made Aboriginal workers an offer. Those still living who could pass an eligibility test would be entitled to a one-off payment of between two and four thousand dollars. In exchange, those workers would sign away their rights to future litigation to recover their wages. Now that the government wants to settle the issue, we listen to the stories of some of the three generations who worked under 'the Act'. This program was shortlisted in the audio/visual category for the 2008 NSW Premier's History Awards.

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Sam Watson, Socialist Allliance Candidate for South Brisbane

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One of the most prominent Murri campaigners in Brisbane, longtime social justice activist, Sam Watson, will contest Queensland Premier Anna Blighs seat of South Brisbane at the March 21 state election. Watson is running as the candidate for the Socialist Alliance.

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Urgent request for funds - to all supporters of Aboriginal rights

A large contingent of Aboriginal people living under the NT Intervention are currently preparing to travel to Canberra for a protest convergence, culminating in march to federal parliament on Tuesday February 3.

Since putting the call out for delegates early in January, the Intervention Rollback Action Group (IRAG) in Alice Springs has been inundated with requests to join the trip, from many communities across the Northern Territory.

Barbara Shaw from IRAG explains, "Many more people want to come and protest this year compared to last year. Many have waited for some change from the new government, but things are getting worse".

IRAG needs to raise more than $20,000 in the next week to ensure that as many communities as possible are represented in Canberra. Extra funds for transport are required. All delegates will be camping at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, but money is required for food. The welfare quarantine system means people are very short of cash and will have
none to pay for essentials during the journey. Pressure from the government makes it hard for supportive Aboriginal organisations to donate.

NT delegates are asking people to donate generously and join them for the Canberra protest. Valerie Martin from Yuendumu said, "We need support, more and more, whoever feels that this Intervention is wrong. It's really bad how they're treating us, taking away our rights. With the quarantining we are struggling to get the money to survive."

Donations may be made directly into our bank account:

(Bendigo Bank Alice Springs)
Account Name: Intervention Rollback Action Group
BSB No: 633 000
Account No: 134157049

(Please advise by email (rollbacktheintervention@gmail.com) when you make a deposit so we can track (and thank) all donors.)

Or donations may be sent by mail to:

Intervention Rollback Action Group
PO Box 8488
Mparntwe (Alice Springs) NT 0871

With thanks for your continuing support - Intervention Rollback Action Group (Mparntwe - Alice Springs) rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com

Canberra Convergence -- Public Forum: The NT Intervention – Living with a Racist Policy

7pm Monday February 2nd, 2009

Albert Hall, Commonwealth Ave, Yarralumla, Canberra

Speakers:

Barbara Shaw - Mt Nancy Town Camp, Mparntwe - Alice Springs
Harry Jakamarra Nelson - Yuendumu community
Elaine Peckham - Iwupataka Land Trust
George Newhouse - Human Rights Lawyer
Jon Altman - Australian National University

And other residents from NT Intervention 'prescribed communities'

The Racial Discrimination Act remains suspended to allow the operation of the Northern Territory Intervention in Aboriginal communities, despite the recommendations of the government appointed Review Board.

One year since Kevin Rudd's apology, which promised to "never repeat past wrongs", many people from areas 'prescribed' under the Intervention talk about a feeling of return to the 'ration days' and 'welfare board days', as they suffer tight controls and discriminatory restrictions.

Far from improving child or community welfare, the Intervention is driving communities into further poverty as people struggle to negotiate the Income Management system and unemployment increases with cuts to the Community Employment Development Projects (CDEP).

And there have been many new challenges to community life since the Intervention - a serious withdrawal of resources from outstations and homelands is planned, bi-lingual schools are being told to stop teaching in Aboriginal languages, only 16 of the 73 'prescribed
communities' are being offered any new housing and told they must give up control of their land for between 40-90 years if they are to receive anything.

The past year has also seen a strengthening of a campaign led by people from 'prescribed areas' calling for an end to the government's racism.

Come along to this forum to hear the strong voices of people living under a racist policy - and demanding change.

These speakers will be supported by Jon Altman, from the Centre for Economic Policy research, who will share his analysis of recent policy changes that are taking place alongside the Intervention in the NT.

Also speaking will be George Newhouse, a human rights lawyer who is assisting people from Prescribed Areas take their case before the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

For more information about the forum please contact:

Barbara Shaw 0401 291 166; Ellie Gilbert: 0421 795 639 ;Paddy Gibson: 0415800586