Archived News - 2001
Special Events
The Tarerer Indigenous Festival, Saturday 24th February
at the Killarney oval (between Warrnambool and Port Fairy) with
Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter
and Andy Alberts and Patricia
Clarke and many others. Gates open 2.00pm. Concert begins 4.00pm
Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
The final report from the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
is now available:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/orgs/car/finalreport/
Join in NAIDOC celebrations around Australia - July 8-15
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Week begins,
each year, on Aboriginal Sunday, which is the second Sunday in July.
It is a time for all Australians to celebrate and share in the celebrations
with the oldest living culture in the world. NAIDOC stems from a
silent protest in Sydney in 1938 when Indigenous people reacted
to the 150-year celebrations of Australia. The Council of Churches
first celebrated Aboriginal Sunday in 1941 and in 1955 proposed
that additional activities should be included. This eventually occurred
in 1957 when the then NADOC committee planned and conducted weeklong
celebrations in major centres around Australia. In 1989 NADOC changed
its name to NAIDOC to include Torres Strait Islander people. It
is now the most recognised and celebrated Indigenous event.
This year's theme 'Treaty: Let's Get It Right' reflects the growing
push for the establishment of a treaty process through extensive
consultation with Australians.
 Yarra
Healing winner in The Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational
Publishing!
Yarra Healing has
won the award for best Technology Showcase - Primary, in The Australian
Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing.
Judges for the awards said this of Yarra Healing's CD-ROM and Website:
"Provides resources
teachers can use to plan their use of the website with students.
Superbly presented and designed, with stunning graphics."
Yarra Healing was also a finalist in Best Website-Primary.
Fiona Clarke - New Exhibition
'Facing the Past and Looking to the Future'
Opening: Wednesday 20 June 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Exhibition continues until 15 July, 2001
MIRA Fine Art Gallery
96 Flinders St Melbourne Victoria 3000
Ph: (03) 9650 5944 Fax: (03) 9650 3430
Hours : Tuesday - Friday 10 - 5 Saturday/Sunday 1-5
www.mirafineart.com.au
'Eel Trap 2' 2001 Tapestry 38
x 58 cm
Richard Frankland - Dingo's Brekky
 Richard
Frankland; musician, director, and consultant for 'Lore of the Land'
, has, with his band The New Senate, just released a new album,
'Dingo's Brekky'.
The Koori Mail said:
"Richard ... writes songs that are reflective of major issues
associated with today's society.
Tracks on Dingo's Brekky emphasise issues such as the stolen generations,
standing up for your rights, and the pressures put on Aboriginal
organisations throughout Australia."
(The Koori Mail, Wednesday May 30, 2001, p17)
Journey of Healing
Visit www.fraynework.com.au/sorry_day_2001/index.html
to locate resources for the Journey of Healing ( 26th May) and Reconciliation
week (27th May to 3rd June).
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the Catholic Education Office, Melbourne for
the powerful and very moving Reconciliation Gayip held at Rod Laver
arena on May 15th 2001 and attended by more than 12,000 students
and staff from Catholic schools and led by Professor Joy Murphy-Wandin
(Wurundjeri Elder).
New Reports from the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity
Commission (HREOC)
Read the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
(HREOC) 2000
Native Title Report and the Social
Justice Report 2000 online.
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