27 July 2020
13 years of failed NT InterventionFirst Nations people demand their solutions
The Intervention is the worst infraction of human rights we have seen in recent times in relation to Aboriginal people and paved the way for the continuing erosion of rights. Its my honour to be hosting a forum [with] some of the strongest most continuing voices.
Facilitator Larissa Behrendt AO, June 19th 2020
Videos from the event:
Excerpt from the forum shown in “The Point” (NITV) on 24th June 2020 – 2 min
Video of the complete forum – 1h 48min
Videos of the individual speakers
Speeches and Transcripts:
How did the Intervention affect Yuendumu – Speech from Harry Jakamarra Nelson
The Wasted Years – Speech from Greg Marks
Transcript of Pat Ansell-Dodds’ speech
Transcript of Yingiya Mark Guyula’s speech
Transcript of Amelia Kunoth-Monks’ speech
Media:
25 June 2020 – ‘Guns is not our law, it is not our culture’: calls for systemic change as Kumanjayi Walker matter back in court’
19 June 2020 – Joint cA-IRAG-STICs Media release
26 June 2020 – The Point Recap – includes 13 Years NT Intervention
27 June 2020 – Interview with Georgina Gartland in Classically ‘It’s About Time’ Saturday 3MDR 97.1 FM(scroll down the page and click on the “listen back” button, about 48 minutes into the program)
5 July 2020 – ABC radio: Speaking out – NT Intervention: 13 years On
12 July 2020
Support Aboriginal People to have their voice:This is Self Determination
During this time of promoting Aboriginal Lives Matter, help support those fighting for Self Determination and equality. Yingiya Guyula MLA, a highly respected senior Yolngu Leader and currently the only elected Aboriginal Independent member in any Australian, State or Territory parliaments, needs support.
This man of great strength and integrity is re-standing in the 2020 Northern Territory election on August 22nd this year. His people are being disempowered and oppressed under current bipartisan policy directions hence his standing as an Independent, free of party politics. In the neighbouring electorate of Arnhem, a second First Nation Independent candidate, Ian Mongunu Gumbala, is also standing as an Independent. Both are standing for their people and communities to flourish, for resources to be equally distributed to homelands and for effective community led decisions to be supported. Yolgnu have the solutions in their own country but these are denied. As independents they do not have the resources of larger parties. They need your support.
Support Self Determination, watch this short film, see what has been and what is yet to be achieved and why funds are necessary, donate if you can. Go to www.yingiya.net
www.yingiya.net
To Donate:
www.yingiya.net/donate.php or direct transfer
Campaign Video in English and Yolŋu Matha (11 minutes)
There are NEW challenges introduced by NT Labor for non-english first speakers -need to fill out full preferential voting system.
Help create some positive history. Australia needs these voices, and they need our support.
17 June 2020
13 years of failed NT InterventionFirst Nations people demand their solutions
Online Forum on Friday, 19 June 20206pm AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) – 8pm
21 June is the 13th anniversary of the discriminatory and brutal NT Intervention, now so-called “Stronger Futures”.
Last year in an open letter to Ken Wyatt, Minister for Indigenous Australians, First Nations People from Central Australia, stated: “Although Aboriginal people have become conditioned to the detrimental impacts of those racist laws, the trauma is deeply entrenched and continues. … The voices of people struggling under these racist laws have not been heard, or their pleas have been distorted to impose further repressive laws on them.”
A new report on the Intervention from the Castan Centre of Monash University has given yet another damning picture of the abject failure of these laws to address the cultural and social well-being of First Nations People. Child removals and incarceration rates have skyrocketed with all the consequent devastation on families and communities. Compounding the detrimental effects of the Intervention, changes made to the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 have weakened First Nations People’s land control, causing great concern.
The failure of the Intervention has contributed to the unacceptable vulnerability of people as the country is facing Covid-19.
This forum moderated by Professor Larissa Behrendt will be an opportunity to hear First Nations People speak of their lived experience and discuss the way forward in the struggle to be heard.
Speakers include:
Aunty Pat Ansell Dodds, Arrernte/Amjatere, Central Australia
Yingiya Mark GUYULA MLA – A Liya Dhalinymirr leader of the Djambarrpuyngu people
Amelia Pangarte Kunoth-Monks, NT youth leader living on the BasicsCard
Harry Jakamarra Nelson, Warlpiri Elder, Yuendumu, NT
Barbara Shaw, Arrente, Kaytetye, Warlpiri and Waramungu, Alice Springs, Member of IRAG
Greg Marks, International human rights law expert, Indigenous rights, who has lived and worked in the Northern Territory and retained a close interest in NT issues
Stephen Gray, Senior lecturer, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University. Head researcher of The Northern Territory Intervention: an Evaluation report (Feb 2020).