The first I heard of Jimmy Little was on Karma County 'Secret Country'. Love that albumn. I think he was awarded a place in the Australian music hall of fame as well that year.
Happy IWD. My wife was telling me how there's only one male worker at her female dominated workplace and he has a screensaver that says 'sometimes men can do anything too'.
matt
Last time I heard someone use the word "deadly" like that was my Dubliner cousin.
In Brisbane we have 98.9 AAA murray FM where you can tune in for deadliness any day of the week! (well last time i checked they were there)
Please can you forward this information to your contacts &
please come along to
Redfern this
Saturday
The 26th of March,
at 9:30am
(details below in media release)
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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:16:26 +1100 (EST)
Subject: [Redfern-W] (APISC 2005 Media Release)
International solidarity delegation to visit Redfern and The Block
Media Release - Thursday, March 24, 2005
International solidarity delegation to visit Redfern and The Block
Saturday March 26, 9.30am
International guest speakers at the Globalise Justice Asia-Pacific
conference in Sydney this weekend will be visiting the Redfern Block at
the invitation of the family of 17-year-old T J Hickey, whose
controversial death during an alleged police pursuit sparked riots in
Redfern on February 14, 2004.
The international delegation will include community activists, trade
unionists and political leaders, including international award-winning
human rights recipients, Dita Sari and Joessef Isak. Helmuth Markov, a
member of the European Parliament will also be part of the delegation.
Gail Hickey, the mother of T J will ask Mr Markov to raise the case of
her son in the European Parliament in Brussels.
The rally will be addressed by community activists and international
conference guests. There will be a performance by indigenous rapper
Jakalene Extreme and at 10.30am there will be a march around Redfern.
REDFERN PROTEST ACTION:
Justice Now! Re-open the TJ Hickey inquest!
International rally & march in solidarity with Aboriginal communities
Assemble Saturday 9.30am
at The Block, Eveleigh Street, Redfern, opp. Redfern train station
For comment on the campaign to re-open the T J Hickey inquest:
Ray Jackson 02 9318 0947 or 0418 436 572
[ There is also more information on http://active.org.au/sydney/
(left column - you can follow thriough the whole campaign) ]
To arrange other interviews contact:
Max Lane 0415 678 322 APISC2005@bigpond.com
Kiraz Janicke 02 9690 1230 APISC2005_kirazj@greenleft.org.au
Peter Boyle 02 9690 1230 or 0401 760 577 peterb@greenleft.org.au
For more info on the conference: http://www.APSC.net.au/
The TJ Hickey case was also raised by ANTaR at the following UN cttee
meeting:
http://www.abc.net.au/message/ne...es/
s1326898.htm
18 March 2005
UN Concerned about Racism in Australia
International Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination
21 March, International Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination, is a
timely point to hear about the United Nation's concerns about the
Australian Government's efforts to remove racism.
In its concluding comments released on 11 March 2005, the UN Committee
on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, spoke about its serious
concerns on the abolishment of ATSIC, the practical barriers Indigenous
people face in obtaining native title claims, the continuing high rates
of over-representation of Indigenou
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