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.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Share Our Pride
Learn online and share pride in Australia's Indigenous cultures
Developed to meet the huge, post-apology demand for information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their history and cultures, Reconciliation Australia has developed a ground-breaking, new resource for workplaces, schools and individual Australians.
Share Our Pride is a cultural awareness website which brings together facts and figures, answers to common questions and lots of inspiring stories to help build respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The site was developed with funding from the Westpac Foundation and Coles Group Community Fund and is now available free of charge to schools, public and private sector organisations and individuals wanting to understand more about the special place of Australia’s first peoples.
To find out more go to the Reconciliation Australia page of this site. To use the site, all you have to do is go to www.shareourpride.org.au and register your name, email address and organisation (if applicable) once only.
Developed to meet the huge, post-apology demand for information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their history and cultures, Reconciliation Australia has developed a ground-breaking, new resource for workplaces, schools and individual Australians.
Share Our Pride is a cultural awareness website which brings together facts and figures, answers to common questions and lots of inspiring stories to help build respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The site was developed with funding from the Westpac Foundation and Coles Group Community Fund and is now available free of charge to schools, public and private sector organisations and individuals wanting to understand more about the special place of Australia’s first peoples.
To find out more go to the Reconciliation Australia page of this site. To use the site, all you have to do is go to www.shareourpride.org.au and register your name, email address and organisation (if applicable) once only.
The Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan
The Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan 2009-2012
In what is a state first, the Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan 2009-2012 was announced on Tuesday 23 June. The Reconciliation Action Plan is designed to contribute to reconciliation in four key areas: relationship, respect, opportunities and accountabilities. The Queensland Government will ensure that all Queensland government agencies demonstrate that the Reconciliation Action Plan is their minimum commitment to reconciliation and report on progress with implementation as part of their annual reports.
Download Qld Gov Reconciliation Action Plan
In what is a state first, the Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan 2009-2012 was announced on Tuesday 23 June. The Reconciliation Action Plan is designed to contribute to reconciliation in four key areas: relationship, respect, opportunities and accountabilities. The Queensland Government will ensure that all Queensland government agencies demonstrate that the Reconciliation Action Plan is their minimum commitment to reconciliation and report on progress with implementation as part of their annual reports.
Download Qld Gov Reconciliation Action Plan
Thursday, August 6, 2009
At Our Table
About At Our Table
In 2009, Queensland celebrates its 150th birthday. A number of projects and events are planned throughout the State and the State Library of Queensland is hosting one of these magnificent events - At Our Table.
At Our Table will host 10 special event gatherings throughout Queensland. Each event will bring together a particular community for a culinary delight – perhaps a banquet, a dinner, a campfire or a picnic.
At Our Table will
explore the cultural influences on the growing, making and sharing of food
showcase the remarkable stories behind the many recipes which have been passed down through the generations and between cultures. Recipes carry the traditions, history and culture of their cooks and can reveal the story of an individual, a family, a community, a culture and/or how people have adapted to new and ever changing surroundings. Recipes: introduce new experiences and taste sensations, reveal the way cultures evolve, reflect the place in which they are created, can act as windows through time.
The State Library is dedicated to ensuring that At Our Table is used to highlight the extensive variety of fresh produce and cuisines available throughout the State of Queensland.
In 2009, Queensland celebrates its 150th birthday. A number of projects and events are planned throughout the State and the State Library of Queensland is hosting one of these magnificent events - At Our Table.
At Our Table will host 10 special event gatherings throughout Queensland. Each event will bring together a particular community for a culinary delight – perhaps a banquet, a dinner, a campfire or a picnic.
At Our Table will
explore the cultural influences on the growing, making and sharing of food
showcase the remarkable stories behind the many recipes which have been passed down through the generations and between cultures. Recipes carry the traditions, history and culture of their cooks and can reveal the story of an individual, a family, a community, a culture and/or how people have adapted to new and ever changing surroundings. Recipes: introduce new experiences and taste sensations, reveal the way cultures evolve, reflect the place in which they are created, can act as windows through time.
The State Library is dedicated to ensuring that At Our Table is used to highlight the extensive variety of fresh produce and cuisines available throughout the State of Queensland.
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed by the International community every year on 9 August.
The Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of indigenous peoples' cultures and the great diversity that they represent. It is also an occasion to redouble efforts to address issues of exclusion, discrimination and poverty that are still the daily reality for many of these peoples.
The Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of indigenous peoples' cultures and the great diversity that they represent. It is also an occasion to redouble efforts to address issues of exclusion, discrimination and poverty that are still the daily reality for many of these peoples.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Coming of the Light - 1st July
The Coming of the Light festival marks the day the London Missionary Society first arrived in Torres Strait. The missionaries landed at Erub Island on 1 July 1871, introducing Christianity to the region
One Saturday evening, 1st July 1871, the Reverend Samuel MacFarlane of the London Missionary Society anchored at Erub (Darnley Island). The Society had been active in the Southwest Pacific since the 1840’s converting people to Christianity.
Dabad, a Warrior Clan Elder on Erub, “defied his Tribal Law” and openly welcomed the London Missionary Society clergymen and South Sea Islander evangelists and teachers. Torres Strait Islanders acknowledgment of the missionaries was the acceptance of a change that would profoundly affect every aspect of life in the Torres Strait from that time onwards.
The Islanders acceptance of the missionaries and Christianity meant the end of inter island conflict. Christian principles were partly compatible with traditional religion and the missionaries gave some protection and assistance to Islanders in their contact with foreigners in the maritime industry.
Today, Torres Strait Islanders of all denominations wherever they live, in the islands or on the mainland, come together to honour this anniversary. The Torres Strait Islander festival of the Coming of the Light is a day like no other in Australia.
Church services and a re-enactment of the landing at Kemus on Erub are central to the day’s activities. Hymn singing, feasting and Ailan dans strengthen community and family ties.
One Saturday evening, 1st July 1871, the Reverend Samuel MacFarlane of the London Missionary Society anchored at Erub (Darnley Island). The Society had been active in the Southwest Pacific since the 1840’s converting people to Christianity.
Dabad, a Warrior Clan Elder on Erub, “defied his Tribal Law” and openly welcomed the London Missionary Society clergymen and South Sea Islander evangelists and teachers. Torres Strait Islanders acknowledgment of the missionaries was the acceptance of a change that would profoundly affect every aspect of life in the Torres Strait from that time onwards.
The Islanders acceptance of the missionaries and Christianity meant the end of inter island conflict. Christian principles were partly compatible with traditional religion and the missionaries gave some protection and assistance to Islanders in their contact with foreigners in the maritime industry.
Today, Torres Strait Islanders of all denominations wherever they live, in the islands or on the mainland, come together to honour this anniversary. The Torres Strait Islander festival of the Coming of the Light is a day like no other in Australia.
Church services and a re-enactment of the landing at Kemus on Erub are central to the day’s activities. Hymn singing, feasting and Ailan dans strengthen community and family ties.
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