The Reconciliation Business Forum brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesses, government and corporate experts to discuss the economic and social benefits of doing business within the spirit of reconciliation.
When: Thursday 27 May 2010Where: Mercure Hotel, Brisbane
The 2010 forum is titled Master Business and captures the public interest in Master Chef and other "master" programs by following a similar format:
Delegates will workshop various business creation and growth themes such as how to write the best business plan, prospectus, marketing plan or financials.
Each group will present to a panel of experts including joint venture capitalists, bankers and marketers. The winning proposal and its group will be presented with the award of "Master Business" at the Premier's Reconciliation Awards for Business in the evening.
For more information, including how to register, visit the Queensland Government Reconcilation website.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
National Youth Week 10-18 April 2010
National Youth Week (NYW) is the largest celebration of young people in Australia.
Thousands of young people aged 12-25 all across Australia get involved in NYW each year. NYW 2010 will take place from 10 to 18 April 2010. NYW aims to encourage young people to:
· share ideas
· attend live events
· have their voices heard on issues of concern to them
· showcase their talents
· celebrate their contribution to the community
· take part in competitions, and
· have fun!
For more information – National Youth Week
Thousands of young people aged 12-25 all across Australia get involved in NYW each year. NYW 2010 will take place from 10 to 18 April 2010. NYW aims to encourage young people to:
· share ideas
· attend live events
· have their voices heard on issues of concern to them
· showcase their talents
· celebrate their contribution to the community
· take part in competitions, and
· have fun!
For more information – National Youth Week
GenerationOne - A new campaign to address Indigenous Disadvantage
Australians are unified around a desire to ensure that this is the last generation to suffer Indigenous disparity. GenerationOne is the place for Australians to release their passion, in three main areas: education, jobs and job-ready training.
GenerationOne is a real partnership for ALL Australians to participate in. It is non-partisan and will listen to any and all contributions that can help break the poverty traps, in our generation.
GenerationOne provides the opportunity for those who are already active to do more, and for those who have never participated in a campaign to play a simple role in achieving real change.
For more information on GenerationOne campaign - http://www.generationone.org.au
GenerationOne is a real partnership for ALL Australians to participate in. It is non-partisan and will listen to any and all contributions that can help break the poverty traps, in our generation.
GenerationOne provides the opportunity for those who are already active to do more, and for those who have never participated in a campaign to play a simple role in achieving real change.
For more information on GenerationOne campaign - http://www.generationone.org.au
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Yarnin' Time with Uncle Bill Lowah
Connect with elders at Yarnin’ Time at kuril dhagun to gain insight into the oral history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Uncle Bill Lowah talks about life growing up as a Torres Strait Islander and his family’s passion for their culture including dance, storytelling and bush tucker.
Bill has been involved in Indigenous health, education and social justice for more than 30 years; working in community based organisations and government. He has recently been appointed to the National Indigenous Knowledge Centre Project Team.
This talk is for Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members, school groups and young people to learn about Indigenous history, knowledge and culture.
When - Wed 10 March, 11am
Where - kuril dhagun, level 1,
State Library of Queensland
Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank
Cost - Free event. Bookings required
Bookings - 07 3842 9482
Uncle Bill Lowah talks about life growing up as a Torres Strait Islander and his family’s passion for their culture including dance, storytelling and bush tucker.
Bill has been involved in Indigenous health, education and social justice for more than 30 years; working in community based organisations and government. He has recently been appointed to the National Indigenous Knowledge Centre Project Team.
This talk is for Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members, school groups and young people to learn about Indigenous history, knowledge and culture.
When - Wed 10 March, 11am
Where - kuril dhagun, level 1,
State Library of Queensland
Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank
Cost - Free event. Bookings required
Bookings - 07 3842 9482
Indigenous Literacy Day
On Wednesday September 1 2010 all Australians are invited to participate in the third Indigenous Literacy Day. ILD aims to help raise urgently needed funds to address the literacy crisis in remote Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander ommunities.
What will happen on Indigenous Literacy Day?
Indigenous Literacy Day events will be held across Australia.
Participating publishers will donate 5% or more of their takings from titles invoiced on September 1 2010.
Participating booksellers will donate 5% or more of their takings from September 1 2010. Booksellers can also donate to ILD.
Bookshops and schools will initiate different awareness raising events in their local communities to support Indigenous Literacy Day.
Schools can participate in The Great Book Swap, or other fundraising activities.
Businesses are invited to pause at work and read to support Indigenous literacy and make a gold coin donation. Businesses can also participate in The Great Book Swap.
Individuals can help by attending activities in their local area; buying a book at a participating bookshop on September 1 2010, getting involved in their local Great Book Swap or organising their own private fundraising literary lunches and morning teas.
What will happen on Indigenous Literacy Day?
Indigenous Literacy Day events will be held across Australia.
Participating publishers will donate 5% or more of their takings from titles invoiced on September 1 2010.
Participating booksellers will donate 5% or more of their takings from September 1 2010. Booksellers can also donate to ILD.
Bookshops and schools will initiate different awareness raising events in their local communities to support Indigenous Literacy Day.
Schools can participate in The Great Book Swap, or other fundraising activities.
Businesses are invited to pause at work and read to support Indigenous literacy and make a gold coin donation. Businesses can also participate in The Great Book Swap.
Individuals can help by attending activities in their local area; buying a book at a participating bookshop on September 1 2010, getting involved in their local Great Book Swap or organising their own private fundraising literary lunches and morning teas.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Queensland Premier's Drama Award
The Queensland Government is seeking submissions from artists or groups of artists for the 2010-2011 Queensland Premier’s Drama Award.
Artists are invited to submit material reflective of Queensland: its politics, people, culture, history and experience. Subject matter that has ongoing relevance and wider resonances will be viewed favourably.
You can submit material your original material in a variety of formats, including DVD and CD. A variety of forms, such as political sketches, play, songs, cabaret elements and multimedia, will be considered.
The deadline for entries is 30 June 2010.
For more information, including an entry form and guidelines, visit the Queensland Theatre Company website.
Artists are invited to submit material reflective of Queensland: its politics, people, culture, history and experience. Subject matter that has ongoing relevance and wider resonances will be viewed favourably.
You can submit material your original material in a variety of formats, including DVD and CD. A variety of forms, such as political sketches, play, songs, cabaret elements and multimedia, will be considered.
The deadline for entries is 30 June 2010.
For more information, including an entry form and guidelines, visit the Queensland Theatre Company website.
Reconciliation Awards for Business Queensland
Nominations are now open for the 2010 Reconciliation Awards for Business.
The Reconciliation Awards for Business recognise businesses and community organisations who are taking positive steps in advancing reconciliation in Queensland.
The awards offer a total of $25,000 in prize money.
Nominations close Friday 12 March. Winners will be announced 27 May 2010 during Reconciliation Week.
For more information, including nomination forms and guidelines, visit the Queensland Government's Reconciliation website
The Reconciliation Awards for Business recognise businesses and community organisations who are taking positive steps in advancing reconciliation in Queensland.
The awards offer a total of $25,000 in prize money.
Nominations close Friday 12 March. Winners will be announced 27 May 2010 during Reconciliation Week.
For more information, including nomination forms and guidelines, visit the Queensland Government's Reconciliation website
National Close the Gap Day
National Close the Gap Day will be held on 25 March 2010.
Get involved and join the thousands of people around Australia holding events to raise awareness of the Indigenous health crisis.
You can hold your event in your home, workplace, school or community group or you can go along to an organised event.
Register or attend an event. To register your own event for the National Closing the Gap Day, or find out about events in your area that you can attend, visit the Oxfam website.
Get involved and join the thousands of people around Australia holding events to raise awareness of the Indigenous health crisis.
You can hold your event in your home, workplace, school or community group or you can go along to an organised event.
Register or attend an event. To register your own event for the National Closing the Gap Day, or find out about events in your area that you can attend, visit the Oxfam website.
Fiona Foley: Forbidden
Fiona Foley: Forbidden is an in-depth solo exhibition covering Foley's work over the past 20 years.
From Fraser Island in Queensland, Foley’s practice encompasses painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, mixed media, public art and installation.
When: 10am - 4pm daily, 19 February – 2 May 2010
Where: University of Queensland Art Museum, St Lucia, Brisbane
Entry is free.
For more information, visit the University of Queensland Art Museum website.
From Fraser Island in Queensland, Foley’s practice encompasses painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, mixed media, public art and installation.
When: 10am - 4pm daily, 19 February – 2 May 2010
Where: University of Queensland Art Museum, St Lucia, Brisbane
Entry is free.
For more information, visit the University of Queensland Art Museum website.
Indigenous Employment and Careers Expos
The 2010 FOGS (Former Origin Greats) Indigenous Employment and Careers Expos provide Indigenous job seekers and school leavers with the opportunity to connect with Queensland employers, education and training providers.
At the expos, you'll have the opportunity to talk with exhibitors about career, education and training opportunities in a wide range of industries. You'll also get to meet a host of current and former Queensland State of Origin Greats.
2010 FOGS Indigenous Employment and Career Expo dates
Cairns: 28 April, Cairns Convention Centre
Rockhampton: 12 May, Rockhampton Showgrounds
Mt Isa: 2 June, Xstrata Exhibition and Convention Centre
Mackay: 21 July, Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre
Brisbane: 15 September, Suncorp Stadium
Townsville: 6 October, Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre
For more information, visit the FOGS website.
At the expos, you'll have the opportunity to talk with exhibitors about career, education and training opportunities in a wide range of industries. You'll also get to meet a host of current and former Queensland State of Origin Greats.
2010 FOGS Indigenous Employment and Career Expo dates
Cairns: 28 April, Cairns Convention Centre
Rockhampton: 12 May, Rockhampton Showgrounds
Mt Isa: 2 June, Xstrata Exhibition and Convention Centre
Mackay: 21 July, Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre
Brisbane: 15 September, Suncorp Stadium
Townsville: 6 October, Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre
For more information, visit the FOGS website.
Theme for National Reconciliation week 2010
The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2010 is Reconciliation: Let’s see it through! National Reconciliation Week 2010 will highlight that a decade after the historic bridge walks it’s fair to say the future for reconciliation has never looked brighter. And while there’s still a way to go, respect, trust and the knowledge to turn good intentions into effective actions pave the way forward. In the words of the Prime Minister, we can now walk and work together, ‘First Australians alongside all Australians, towards a stronger and fairer Australian nation’. So on the 10th anniversary of the bridge walks (and of Reconciliation Australia itself), we’re asking all Australians to embrace the future and aspire to achieve great things together.
Posters will be available for organisations through the Reconciliation Australia website by mid-April.
Posters will be available for organisations through the Reconciliation Australia website by mid-April.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Funding for Indigenous Contemporary Music
Breakthrough: funding for Indigenous contemporary music
The Breakthrough program aims to take Indigenous contemporary music to a wider listening audience.
Breakthrough will fund up to $25,000 for each successful applicant to help produce a high quality recording of their CD. The funding can also be used to help with:
- studio and equipment hire
- fees for musicians, production, mixing, engineering and mastering
- artwork
- CD manufacturing
- publicity and media costs
Applications for Breakthrough funding close at 5pm on Friday 19 February 2010.
For more information, including how to apply, visit the Australian Government's art and culture website
The Breakthrough program aims to take Indigenous contemporary music to a wider listening audience.
Breakthrough will fund up to $25,000 for each successful applicant to help produce a high quality recording of their CD. The funding can also be used to help with:
- studio and equipment hire
- fees for musicians, production, mixing, engineering and mastering
- artwork
- CD manufacturing
- publicity and media costs
Applications for Breakthrough funding close at 5pm on Friday 19 February 2010.
For more information, including how to apply, visit the Australian Government's art and culture website
Deadly Funny: comedy competition
Deadly Funny: comedy competition
Deadly Funny is Australia’s only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander comedy competition.
Deadly Funny offers comedy workshops where you can come along and learn from established professional comedians to help you turn your deadly yarn and jokes into a stand-up performance. At the workshops you'll get tips and advice on your writing and performance as well as the confidence to perform in front of an audience.
Workshops are being held in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. Entry is free. Food is provided at all workshops.
Deadly Funny is open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, who are not fully professional comedy performers.
For more information, including workshop dates, visit the Deadly Funny website http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/specialevents/deadlyfunny
Deadly Funny is Australia’s only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander comedy competition.
Deadly Funny offers comedy workshops where you can come along and learn from established professional comedians to help you turn your deadly yarn and jokes into a stand-up performance. At the workshops you'll get tips and advice on your writing and performance as well as the confidence to perform in front of an audience.
Workshops are being held in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. Entry is free. Food is provided at all workshops.
Deadly Funny is open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, who are not fully professional comedy performers.
For more information, including workshop dates, visit the Deadly Funny website http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/specialevents/deadlyfunny
Sunday, January 24, 2010
National NAIDOC Poster Competition 2010
National NAIDOC Poster Competition
The annual National NAIDOC Poster Competition is now open for entries from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The winning artwork must be based on this year's theme 'Unsung Heroes - Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way' and will be reproduced on the 2010 National NAIDOC poster. Artists can enter the competition online, or by mailing the artwork, with a completed application form, to the National NAIDOC Committee. The National NAIDOC Poster Competition carries a first place prize of $5000. Entries close Wednesday 31 March 2010. Free copies of 2010 National NAIDOC poster can be ordered online from May 2010. NAIDOC posters since the 1970s can be viewed in our poster gallery.
The annual National NAIDOC Poster Competition is now open for entries from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The winning artwork must be based on this year's theme 'Unsung Heroes - Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way' and will be reproduced on the 2010 National NAIDOC poster. Artists can enter the competition online, or by mailing the artwork, with a completed application form, to the National NAIDOC Committee. The National NAIDOC Poster Competition carries a first place prize of $5000. Entries close Wednesday 31 March 2010. Free copies of 2010 National NAIDOC poster can be ordered online from May 2010. NAIDOC posters since the 1970s can be viewed in our poster gallery.
National NAIDOC Award Nominations 2010
National NAIDOC Award Nominations
The 2010 National NAIDOC Awards are now open for nominations. Each year the awards provide the opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be recognised for the difference they make in the lives of others. Recognition by our people, for our people, contributes to the pride and strength of our culture and our communities. Be inspired by past winners and nominate a special person in your community for the 2010 NAIDOC Awards. Nominations close Friday 30 April 2010.
The 2010 National NAIDOC Awards are now open for nominations. Each year the awards provide the opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be recognised for the difference they make in the lives of others. Recognition by our people, for our people, contributes to the pride and strength of our culture and our communities. Be inspired by past winners and nominate a special person in your community for the 2010 NAIDOC Awards. Nominations close Friday 30 April 2010.
NAIDOC 2010
2010 National NAIDOC theme announced
The 2010 National NAIDOC theme is 'Unsung Heroes - Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way'. Many unsung Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made huge contributions to Australian society. 'Unsung heroes' recognises the part played by the quiet achievers in the Indigenous community, both now and in the past. These heroes lead by taking their own paths, and in doing so, helping other Indigenous people set their own direction for the future. The theme asserts Indigenous ownership of 'closing the gap'. The gaps that need to be closed include gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and gaps in knowledge and understanding.
NAIDOC week 2010 - 4 - 11 July
The 2010 National NAIDOC theme is 'Unsung Heroes - Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way'. Many unsung Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made huge contributions to Australian society. 'Unsung heroes' recognises the part played by the quiet achievers in the Indigenous community, both now and in the past. These heroes lead by taking their own paths, and in doing so, helping other Indigenous people set their own direction for the future. The theme asserts Indigenous ownership of 'closing the gap'. The gaps that need to be closed include gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and gaps in knowledge and understanding.
NAIDOC week 2010 - 4 - 11 July
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Meriba Gidhal - Torres Strait Island Treasures of the Margaret Lawrie Collection
Meriba Gidhal: Torres Strait Island Treasures of the Margaret Lawrie Collection
Meriba Gidhal: Torres Strait Island Treasures of the Margaret Lawrie Collection takes you on a visual journey to Queensland’s most northern islands in the Torres Strait.
The selected watercolours, drawings, photographs and books from the diverse Margaret Lawrie Collection illustrate traditional Islander stories and children’s games. Most of the art has been created by Torres Strait Islanders who worked closely with Lawrie when she was in the Torres Strait Islands between 1964 and 1973.
Where: Talbot Family Treasures Wall, State Library of Queensland, Cultural Centre, South Brisbane
When: 24 Oct 2009 - 28 Feb 2010, 10am-5pm
Entry is free
Meriba Gidhal: Torres Strait Island Treasures of the Margaret Lawrie Collection takes you on a visual journey to Queensland’s most northern islands in the Torres Strait.
The selected watercolours, drawings, photographs and books from the diverse Margaret Lawrie Collection illustrate traditional Islander stories and children’s games. Most of the art has been created by Torres Strait Islanders who worked closely with Lawrie when she was in the Torres Strait Islands between 1964 and 1973.
Where: Talbot Family Treasures Wall, State Library of Queensland, Cultural Centre, South Brisbane
When: 24 Oct 2009 - 28 Feb 2010, 10am-5pm
Entry is free
Indigenous Music Competition
Indigenous music competition
The National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre Indigenous Music Competition gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians the opportunity to showcase their creative talent and express their ideas about cannabis and its harmful impact on their communities.
Indigenous Music Competition entries must be in the form of a song. The song can be in any genre or style, but must creatively explore the harmful impact of cannabis on Indigenous communities.
The competition is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians only.
For more information, including entry forms, visit the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre website.
The National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre Indigenous Music Competition gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians the opportunity to showcase their creative talent and express their ideas about cannabis and its harmful impact on their communities.
Indigenous Music Competition entries must be in the form of a song. The song can be in any genre or style, but must creatively explore the harmful impact of cannabis on Indigenous communities.
The competition is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians only.
For more information, including entry forms, visit the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre website.
Indigenous Governance Awards 2010
Indigenous Governance Awards 2010
The Indigenous Governance Awards aim to identify, celebrate and promote effective Indigenous governance. The national awards highlight success in Indigenous Australia—strong leadership, good management, effective partnerships and brave, creative thinking.
Applications for the 2010 Indigenous Governance Awards are now open. There are two award categories: organisations established since January 1998 and organisations established before January 1998.
Indigenous organisations across Australia are encouraged to showcase their achievements by entering the awards.
For more information, visit the Reconciliation Australia website.
The Indigenous Governance Awards aim to identify, celebrate and promote effective Indigenous governance. The national awards highlight success in Indigenous Australia—strong leadership, good management, effective partnerships and brave, creative thinking.
Applications for the 2010 Indigenous Governance Awards are now open. There are two award categories: organisations established since January 1998 and organisations established before January 1998.
Indigenous organisations across Australia are encouraged to showcase their achievements by entering the awards.
For more information, visit the Reconciliation Australia website.
Invasion Day March
Invasion Day Rally and March (Tues 26 January)
Parliament House, Brisbane CBD
ALL WELCOME Gathering at 9.30am. Speakers at 10.00am.
Enquiries to Sam Watson 0401 227 443.
Parliament House, Brisbane CBD
ALL WELCOME Gathering at 9.30am. Speakers at 10.00am.
Enquiries to Sam Watson 0401 227 443.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Chasing the Lollyman
CHASING THE LOLLYMAN
Presented by deBASE Productions
Devised and performed by Mark Sheppard, star of deBASE’s The Clown from Snowy River, Chasing the Lollyman is a brilliant one-man comedy show celebrating urban aboriginal identity.
Mark Sheppard, one of Queensland most dynamic, and funny Indigenous performers, takes audiences on a journey through his life. In this premiere season Sheppard takes audiences on a tour of his culture in such skits as Finding your inner Aboriginality and the Murri Superhero, Muh Man while throwing in a little stand up with his views on footy, neighbours, spirituality and dancing in public.
At the heart of this unique work are one man’s beliefs about contemporary Aboriginal identity. To ensure Chasing the Lollyman leaves a lasting impression for all audiences, Indigenous or otherwise, Sheppard has enlisted a variety of artists to create his world onstage, including dramaturg Nadine McDonald- Dowd, visual artist Bianca Beetson, musician Kimba Fatiaki, director Liz Skitch and the team at deBASE, together with the Kuril Dhagun Centre (State Library of Queensland) and the Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts.
Written by Mark Sheppard
Co-devised and directed by Liz Skitch
Set design by Josh McIntosh
Lighting design by Jason Glenwright
Sound design by Ian O’Brien
Thu 28 Jan – Sat 13 Feb at 7.30pm
Previews 26 – 27 Jan
Sue Benner Theatre, Metro Arts
109 Edward Street
TICKETS
$20/$15 concession
Previews and Tight Ass Tuesdays $10
Presented by deBASE Productions
Devised and performed by Mark Sheppard, star of deBASE’s The Clown from Snowy River, Chasing the Lollyman is a brilliant one-man comedy show celebrating urban aboriginal identity.
Mark Sheppard, one of Queensland most dynamic, and funny Indigenous performers, takes audiences on a journey through his life. In this premiere season Sheppard takes audiences on a tour of his culture in such skits as Finding your inner Aboriginality and the Murri Superhero, Muh Man while throwing in a little stand up with his views on footy, neighbours, spirituality and dancing in public.
At the heart of this unique work are one man’s beliefs about contemporary Aboriginal identity. To ensure Chasing the Lollyman leaves a lasting impression for all audiences, Indigenous or otherwise, Sheppard has enlisted a variety of artists to create his world onstage, including dramaturg Nadine McDonald- Dowd, visual artist Bianca Beetson, musician Kimba Fatiaki, director Liz Skitch and the team at deBASE, together with the Kuril Dhagun Centre (State Library of Queensland) and the Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts.
Written by Mark Sheppard
Co-devised and directed by Liz Skitch
Set design by Josh McIntosh
Lighting design by Jason Glenwright
Sound design by Ian O’Brien
Thu 28 Jan – Sat 13 Feb at 7.30pm
Previews 26 – 27 Jan
Sue Benner Theatre, Metro Arts
109 Edward Street
TICKETS
$20/$15 concession
Previews and Tight Ass Tuesdays $10
Rage against Racism Musgrave Park
Rage against Racism (26 January 2010)
Musgrave Park Cultural Centre are holding a fundraising event at Musgrave Park on the 26th January 2010.
The event will be promoted as Rage against Racism and MPCC are looking for bands, dancers, performers, stage crew, equipment, providers of food, even security guards to be part of a fundraising event that will help to keep the operational side of the cultural centre alive.
Company sponsorship, donations and expressions of interest are welcome. Please contact Natalie on phone 0434545475.
Musgrave Park Cultural Centre are holding a fundraising event at Musgrave Park on the 26th January 2010.
The event will be promoted as Rage against Racism and MPCC are looking for bands, dancers, performers, stage crew, equipment, providers of food, even security guards to be part of a fundraising event that will help to keep the operational side of the cultural centre alive.
Company sponsorship, donations and expressions of interest are welcome. Please contact Natalie on phone 0434545475.
Survival Day...Invasion Day...Australia Day
Survival Day (26 January annually)
January 26 marks the landing of the First Fleet in Sydney Cove. In 1938, on the 150th anniversary of this landing, a 'Day of Mourning' was organised-principally by William Cooper (who had founded the Australian Aboriginal League in Melbourne and drafted a petition of Aboriginal grievance which the Government refused to pass on to King George V) and William Ferguson (leader of the NSW-based Aborigines Progress Association). For the protest Ferguson and J. P. Patten wrote a manifesto entitled Aborigines Claim Citizenship Rights in which they appealed for a new Aboriginal policy, full citizenship status, equality and land rights. The manifesto opened with: 'This festival of 150 years' so-called "progress" in Australia commemorates also 150 years of misery and degradation imposed on the original native inhabitants by white invaders of this country'. The day is often marked by Aboriginal communities with a Survival Day concert.
January 26 marks the landing of the First Fleet in Sydney Cove. In 1938, on the 150th anniversary of this landing, a 'Day of Mourning' was organised-principally by William Cooper (who had founded the Australian Aboriginal League in Melbourne and drafted a petition of Aboriginal grievance which the Government refused to pass on to King George V) and William Ferguson (leader of the NSW-based Aborigines Progress Association). For the protest Ferguson and J. P. Patten wrote a manifesto entitled Aborigines Claim Citizenship Rights in which they appealed for a new Aboriginal policy, full citizenship status, equality and land rights. The manifesto opened with: 'This festival of 150 years' so-called "progress" in Australia commemorates also 150 years of misery and degradation imposed on the original native inhabitants by white invaders of this country'. The day is often marked by Aboriginal communities with a Survival Day concert.
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