Australia & New Zealand

Riyawarray - "Common Ground" a cry for equal rights and equality in Arnhem Land Australia

riyawarray — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:34:24 -0700

'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 Australian Federal Government's Emergency Responce the Intervention.

This powerful snapshot documentary on Yolngu rites, rights and rituals as expressed through the recent Yirritja Ngarra Ceremony, was filmed at Milingimbi in early August featuring Mathew Dhulumburrk, Ganygulpa Dhurrkay and Keith Lapulung (Dhamarrandji).

Every Human Has Rights - Edmund Rice Centre Youth Leadership Group

jmoniodis — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:14:37 -0700

The Edmund Rice Centre Youth Leadership Group invited people to an open day at the Centre, located in Perth, Western Australia, on June 21st 2008 where the Youth Leaders educated the community about human rights and encouraged them to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through the Every Human Has Rights Campaign website. This video was produced by CTV Perth.

Idaho - International Day Against Homophobia

tlc2jon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:51:25 -0700

Saturday 17th May 2008 was the International Day Against Homophobia. This clip is of the event organised by ACON at Taylor Square in Sydney.

ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation)

PBW — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:57:11 -0700

ANTaR's focus is on changing the attitudes and behaviours of non-Indigenous Australians regarding their roles and responsibilities with respect to Indigenous disadvantage and Indigenous rights.

ANTaR works to generate in Australia a moral and legal recognition of, and respect for, the distinctive status of Indigenous Australians as First Peoples.

ANTaR is a non-government, not-for-profit, community-based organisation.

ANTaR campaigns nationally on key issues such as Close The Gap, constitutional change, native title, Stolen Generations, racism and others.

Flying Eagle Woman Fund & The Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation

Hub Intern — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:27:39 -0700

Statement by Ali Elissa - Flying Eagle Woman Fund and the Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation

International Coalition of NGOs and The International Forum on Globalization Denounces Canada , New Zealand and Australia for "Human Rights Hypocrisy" in leading the Opposition.
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People .

Flying Eagle Woman Fund & The Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation

Hub Intern — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:27:39 -0700

Statement by Ali Elissa - Flying Eagle Woman Fund and the Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation

Kenya, Cambodia and Australia at the Hub - NOW!

Sameer Padania — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Head on over to the Hub (once you've read these great posts from Matisse and Sam, of course) for this week's Picks... and see the end of this post for further links and info.

Invasion Day 2008

EngageMedia — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:49:37 -0800

A short video shot on Invasion Day (Australia Day) in Melbourne, Australia, January 26th 2008. The actions coincided with the World Social Forum global day of action.

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People & Power - First People, Last Chance - 26 Dec 07

aljazeeraenglish — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

People & Power reports from the heart of Australia on a dilemma facing the country's indigenous people.

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sinem saban — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:26:55 -0800

The urgent crisis facing Aboriginal Australians who have had their land and assets compulsorily seized by the Government under the guise of child abuse. When in reality, it is a land grab to obtain power over their uranium filled land and continue with assimilative ideologies.