UNSW - Sydney - Friday, 28 February - For the flyer: please click here
Mornington Peninsula - Friday, 28 February - For the flyer: please click here
Kensington - 3 March - For the flyer: please click here
Victoria - Waurn Ponds - Thursday 6 March - For the flyer: please click here
Mona Vale Memorial Hall, Monday, 10 March 2014, 7:30pm
Guest Speaker: Neil Evers, member of the Garigal clan
The book “In the Absence of Treaty” was presented and for sale
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Kalgoorlie - Tuesday 18 March - For the flyer: please click here
Sydney - UTS - Tuesday, 18 March - For the flyer: please click here or here
Murray Bridge - 21 March 2014 - For the flyer: please click here
Illawara premiere at the Gala Warrawong - 1 April 2014 - Guest Speaker: Chris Graham, Utopia Associate Producer - For the flyer: please click hereWednesday, 2 April 2014 - ALVA Campus lawn, University of Western Australia - 7:30 pm
in collaboration with the Western Australian Students Aboriginal Corporation & the Danjoo Darbalung/Indigenous Access program at St Catherine's Residential College UWA. For the flyer: please click here
Saturday, 5 April 2014, 1pm for 1:30pm
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
280 Pitt Street, Sydney
The Utopia DVD and the book “In the Absence of Treaty” were presented and available for sale
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For enquiries contact 0456 124 965, sabinevents@yahoo.com.au or visit http://utopiajohnpilger.co.uk
Organized by the United Nations Association of Australia (NSW)
Friday, 11 April 2014, 7pm
Chapel by the Sea Bondi
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach, NSW
Speaker: George Newhouse, Australian Human Rights Lawyer
Come to our exciting upcoming event and leave with a deeper understanding of the issues facing Indigenous Australians today! How have these changed in the last 20 years?
Utopia tells the story of the Aboriginal communities in the northern Australia region. They are the oldest human presence on earth and also one of the poorest areas in Australia.
The documentary reveals stories of oppression and struggle by the Aboriginal community. Pilger has looked back in time to see how Australians have treated this community, how they were depicted in the media and how Utopia has developed over the years.
What can we do to address the injustices faced by indigenous people? Awareness is the first step.
Discussion led by George Newhouse Australian human rights lawyer, former local councillor, political activist and ex Mayor of Waverley (2006-2007). Newhouse is the Special Council at Shine Lawyers where he heads up their Social Justice Practice. Here is your chance to let someone with understanding and influence know your views on Indigenous issues and maybe just walk away with a bit more awareness.
The Utopia DVD and the book “In the Absence of Treaty” were available for sale
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Also see: http://www.meetup.com/Bondi-Beach-Spiritual-Movie-with-Dinner-Community/events/169305382/
Saturday, 12 April 2014 - 2:30pm
The Humanist House
10 Shepherd Street, Chippendale, Sydney
The Utopia DVD and the book “In the Absence of Treaty” were available for sale
Organized by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
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Saturday, 12 April 2014, 12:30pm for 1pm start
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre (Theatrette)
30 Parke Street, Katoomba, NSW 2780
The Utopia DVD and the book “In the Absence of Treaty” were presented and available for sale
Organised by Concerned Blue Mountains Residents and supported by Blue Mountains ANTaR
The organisers of this event acknowledge that the City of the Blue Mountains is on the lands of the Darug and Gundungurra peoples.
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Thursday, 24 April 2014, 7pm
The Commons Cafe, Level 1,
150 Beaumont Street, Hamilton NSW
Free screening
Inquiries: Email: Wild Flicks Coordinator, Natalie Goode at natalielouise.goode@gmail.com Phone: (02) 4962 4123
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Also see: https://www.facebook.com/events/239274022944195/
Organised by The Wilderness Society Newcastle and Newcastle Amnesty
Saturday, 26 April 2014, 12pm - 4pm
Hilda M. Davis Senior Citizens Centre
185 Bigge St, Liverpool NSW 2170
(Near Bigge Park)
Free screening
Inquiries: Email: Martin Le at aiacabramattagroup@gmail.com
Also see: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/34330/
Article: http://893fm.com.au/2014/04/29/interviews/utopia-a-must-watch-film/
Organised by Amnesty Cabramatta Group
Tuesday, 5 August 14, 6:30pm
Holy Family Centre
Emert Parade, Emerton
Free screening - Supper provided
Enquiries: Lyn Leerson 9639 8394
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17 October 2014 - 6pm
Dapto Ribbonwood Centre
Special Guests and Q&A Session
By Illawara Aboriginal Solidarity
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21 October 2014 - 6.30pm
NSW Parliament House, Sydney
By Amnesty International
For further info: http://www.amnesty.org.au/nsw/event/35423/
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Media Coverage
893FM 2GLF Liverpool, Fairfield Community Radio - Utopia – A Must See Film - 29 April 2014
The Cabramatta Amnesty Group held a screening of John Pilger’s film ‘Utopia’ last Saturday, April 26 at the Hilda M.Davis Centre. Ray Jackson from the Indigenous Social Association who won the French 2013, Laureate Award on Human Rights attended the event. Lily Arthur from the Origins NSW, Wendy Morgan from the Aboriginal women group in Fairfield and Sabine Kacha from the Amnesty International Redfern Action Group also attended the screening....
http://893fm.com.au/2014/04/29/interviews/utopia-a-must-watch-film/
AAP - Veiled apartheid in the NT: Elders - 14 Feb 2014
... Aboriginal people are being "picked off one by one" by a legal system that is little more than veiled apartheid, Aboriginal elders say.
Larrakia elder June Mills says 225 years after white settlement, Aboriginal welfare has been going backwards.
"We still have the stolen generation going on today, in a much more polished way than before - it's slick now," she said.
"It can go completely undetected unless you saw the threads and knew what was going on."
Ms Mills was speaking on Thursday night to a packed Darwin screening of John Pilger's new documentary Utopia...
Ms Mills said the government was mounting an "undeclared war" targeting Aboriginal men, with punitive laws and high imprisonment rates decimating indigenous culture.
Jailing them in such large numbers has prevented traditional knowledge being passed down to the next generation, legal advocates say.
"Our protectors, our lawmen are incarcerated at unbelievable rates, to disempower, to intimidate," Ms Mills said.
"To get us so depressed and so oppressed that we don't know what to do."
About 85 per cent of the NT prison population is Aboriginal, a number that shoots up to about 99 per cent for juveniles.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/14/veiled-apartheid-nt-elders
ABC Alice Springs - Utopia plays to a full house in Alice Springs - 28 January 2014
A controversial documentary about Aboriginal Australia has opened to a sold out audience in the nation's heart ...
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/01/27/3932764.htm