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NEWSLETTER 2 / 2021

22 May 2021 antaract Leave a comment

Hi everyone, There’s a lot planned to occur during Reconciliation Week 2021. The theme for this year’s Week is More…

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Newsletter 1/2021

17 April 2021 antaract Leave a comment

1. Black Hands to Commemorate Deaths in Custody over last 30 yearsThe Aboriginal  Tent Embassy and ANTaR ACT mounted a…

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January 26th: Invasion Day walk: “Stop Killing Our People. Stop Taking Our Future”

24 January 2021 antaract Leave a comment

On 26 January, people will be meeting at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy at 10:00am to walk to Parliament House. The…

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High Ground – Dendy Preview screening – 10 double passes to give away

13 January 2021 Cherisse Lyons Leave a comment

Dendy Canberra has given ANTaR ACT some double passes to the preview screening of an important new Australian film, High…

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Bulletin October 2020 – ANTaR ACT

7 October 2020 Vivien Palmer Leave a comment

ANTaR ACT – October 2020 Bulletin It was exciting times for ANTaR ACT in August, as we partnered with ANTaR…

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ANTaR ACT: priority areas for the upcoming ACT election

20 September 2020 Cherisse Lyons Leave a comment

The last election cycle has seen some commendable positive steps, including: a new building for Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community…

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DHML 2020 – First Nations Treaties: A Matter of Justice. Video Link

7 September 2020 Vivien Palmer 4 Comments

The 2020 DHML was run in partnership between ANTaR ACT and ANTaR National.  The National Director of ANTaR, Paul Wright,…

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10 Days to Go – 2020 DHML. First Nations Treaties: A Matter of Justice

17 August 2020 antaract Leave a comment

Guest Speaker: Tony McAvoy, SC When: Thursday 27th August Time: 6pm for a 6.15pm start and will conclude before 8pm…

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Posted in: David Hunter Memorial Lecture, Events, News Filed under: 2020 DHML, First Nations Treaties: A Matter of Justice

2020 David Hunter Memorial Lecture – First Nations Treaties: A Matter of Justice

5 August 2020 Vivien Palmer Leave a comment

Guest Speaker: Tony McAvoy, SCWhen: Thursday 27th AugustTime: 6 – 8pmZoom Login Details Coming Soon

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ANTar ACT Bulletin Mid 2020

2 June 2020 Kerstin Wallace Leave a comment

Apologies for being off the air in 2020 so far.  The bush fires and the COVID-19 have had their impact.…

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September & October Bulletin

22 September 2019 Kerstin Wallace Leave a comment

Thank you to Julie for her work of co-ordinating the ANTaR ACT bulletin up to now and thank you for…

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ANTaR ACT – August 2019 bulletin

16 August 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Lots of interesting events coming up in Canberra, even if fewer than the abundance during NAIDOC Week in July. The…

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ANTaR ACT – updates and request

28 July 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

The notes from our NAIDOC week discussion on What do we mean by Reconciliation? are now available on our website.…

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ANTaR ACT – July 2019 bulletin

16 July 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

What an amazing NAIDOC week – so many events around Canberra, and a wonderful celebration of the culture and resilience…

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Reminder: ANTaR ACT NAIDOC Week forum – 8 July

1 July 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

NAIDOC week is coming up and lots of events around Canberra. You can find out more in our last bulletin…

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ANTaR ACT – June 2019 bulletin

18 June 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

NAIDOC week is coming up on 7-14 July – this bulletin list many events planned in Canberra, including a discussion…

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ANTaR ACT – May 2019 bulletin

14 May 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

This month, we celebrate Reconciliation Week and the second ACT Reconciliation Day – we are looking forward to being part…

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ANTaR ACT – April 2019 bulletin

16 April 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

This month we focus on events around ANZAC Day, thinking of the experience of war for Australia’s First Peoples. This…

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ANTaR ACT – March 2019 bulletin

26 March 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Close the Gap Day was last week, with events and reports reminding us how far there is to go, but…

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ANTaR ACT – February 2019 bulletin

11 February 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

It was a huge start to the year with great community support for the the Invasion Day march from Garema…

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ANTaR ACT – January 2019

20 January 2019 Julie Evans Leave a comment

The importance of confronting our past is highlighted at the start of this year, as every year, on 26 January.…

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ANTaR ACT – November 2018 bulletin

4 November 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

To end 2018, this bulletin newsletter highlights great opportunities to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists when looking for…

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Reminder – ANTaR ACT annual lecture – Tuesday 9 October

2 October 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Reminder: our annual David Hunter Memorial Lecture is on next Tuesday. We hope you can join us. No need to…

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ANTaR ACT – September 2018 bulletin

9 September 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

We hope you can join us to hear Adjunct Professor Muriel Bamblett AM deliver the 2018 David Hunter Memorial Lecture…

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ANTaR ACT – 2018 David Hunter Memorial Lecture

27 August 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Save the date – Tuesday 9 October – the 2018 David Hunter Memorial Lecture ANTaR ACT is very pleased that…

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ANTaR ACT – August 2018 bulletin

29 July 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

What a great NAIDOC week – so many thing happening in Canberra to celebrate the theme of Because of Her,…

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ANTaR ACT – July 2018 bulletin

2 July 2018 antaract Leave a comment

Another early bulletin to give you plenty of time to plan for NAIDOC week in July! Also, some exciting news…

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ANTaR ACT – June 2018 bulletin

31 May 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

A lot has been happening – sending an early bulletin this month with notice of our next meeting and some…

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ANTaR ACT – May Bulletin

18 May 2018 antaract Leave a comment

The focus on Australia’s history in April and early May with events such as the Frontier Wars March reminds us…

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ANTaR ACT – April bulletin part 2

15 April 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

The Canberra and Region Heritage Festival started on the weekend and includes a range of events that relate to local…

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ANTaR ACT – April bulletin

27 March 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

We are sending this April bulletin out early to give you notice of events coming up early in the month,…

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ANTaR ACT – March update

8 March 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

The first ANTaR ACT bookgroup will be next Wednesday – more details below – all are welcome, not essential to…

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ANTaR ACT – February 2018 Bulletin

25 February 2018 antaract Leave a comment

Lots of music in February, so this bulletin includes links to two very different musical acts. We are also very…

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ANTaR ACT – Planning for 2018

3 February 2018 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Welcome to 2018 The first ANTaR ACT monthly meeting for the year will be this Monday, 5 February, at 6pm,…

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ANTaR ACT – Dec 2017 update

10 December 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Welcome to our last newsletter for 2017. This was a year of significant anniversaries, and we reflect on two of…

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Sea of Hands volunteer opportunity details

19 November 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Sea of Hands volunteer opportunity details ANTaR is planting the Sea of Hands on the front lawn of Parliament House…

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ANTaR ACT – November 2017 update

14 November 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Thanks to everyone who came to the David Hunter Memorial Lecture. It was a very interesting discussion – thanks in…

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Reminder – David Hunter Memorial Lecture – Tues 31 Oct

24 October 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Reminder: 2017 David Hunter Memorial Lecture Looking back, looking forward – steps towards justice, rights, respect 6pm, Tuesday 31 October…

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ANTaR ACT – October 2017 update

4 October 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

The ANTaR ACT annual David Hunter Memorial Lecture is coming up on Tuesday 31 October, and we are looking for…

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ANTaR ACT DHML 2017: Looking back, looking forward

25 September 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

We are pleased to confirm the speakers and theme for the 2017 David Hunter Memorial Lecture. 2017 David Hunter Memorial…

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ANTaR ACT – Sept 2017 update

11 September 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

This month we welcomed Clinton Pryor, at the end of his long walk from Perth to Canberra. Next we are…

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ANTaR ACT: August 2017 update

14 August 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

In this edition, we highlight the Uluru Statement, cover upcoming events including the arrival of Clinton Pryor’s Walk for Justice,…

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ANTaR ACT – July 2017 update

13 July 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

So much happened in NAIDOC week – we hope that you were able to join in some of the many…

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NAIDOC 2017

2 July 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

This week is NAIDOC week – there are many things happening in Canberra to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

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ANTaR ACT – June 2017 Update

7 June 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

After the celebrations, reflections and developments during a very significant Reconciliation Week, we now look to the many events of…

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ANTaR ACT – May 2017 update

17 May 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Lots to cover this month – first updates on our meeting with the Minister and the ANZAC Day march, then…

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ANTaR ACT – April 2017 update

30 April 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Significant anniversaries in 2017 In the last bulletin, we outlined all the significant anniversaries happening this year – including 50…

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ANTaR ACT – March 2017 update

26 March 2017 Julie Evans Leave a comment

Welcome to 2017! Apologies that it has taken so long to send a bulletin – a few changes with website…

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End of year lectures

31 October 2016 antaract Leave a comment

There are lots of interesting lectures coming up, at AIATSIS, Uni of Canberra, ANU, CORE, as well as the annual…

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DHML First Notice

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2016 David Hunter Memorial Lecture Rod Little: The Importance of the Redfern Statement Rod Little is a current Co-Chair of…

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