Canberra Aboriginal rights events for your diary
WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings
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Event: Wed 26 - Fri 28 March 2014: Canberra, ACT
AIATSIS will be holding its biennial Indigenous Studies Conference with the theme
'50 years on: Breaking Barriers in Indigenous Research and Thinking'
National Convention Centre, Canberra
"This conference will begin the 50th year celebrations by
recognizing how far we have come in the area of
Indigenous studies in Australia in the past 50 years."
Event details: http://wired.ivvy.com/event/NISC14/
Event details: http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/50yearson.html
New Event: 2 April 2014: Barton, Canberra, ACT
Justin Mohamed: Chairperson of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
'Address to the National Press Club'
"As NACCHO Chair, Justin is a strong advocate for the
rights and self-determination of Aboriginal people and
fights for the recognition of more than 150 Aboriginal
community controlled primary health services as key
to closing the appalling gap between Aboriginal and
non-Aboriginal health outcomes."
Event details: http://www.npc.org.au/speakers/justin-mohamed.html
Event details: http://nacchocommunique.com/2014/03/28/naccho-at-the-national-press-club...
Event details: http://nacchocommunique.com/2014/03/20/naccho-at-national-press-club-apr...
New Event: 2 April 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
New population and life expectancy estimates for
the Northern Territory’s Indigenous population, 1966-2011
Presented by: Tom Wilson
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"The aim of the paper is to contribute more robust estimates
for the Northern Territory Indigenous population for the period
1966-2011, and hence estimate one of the most important
of socio-economic indicators, life expectancy at birth."
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/14/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/02_4...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 9 April 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Indigenous employment and businesses:
Whose business is it to employ Indigenous workers?
Presented by: Boyd Hunter
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"There is considerable economic research into the
determinants of Indigenous labour force status but little
is known about demand for Indigenous labour arising
from business sector and the relationship of Indigenous
workers to their employers."
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/14/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/09_4...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 16 April 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Engaging effectively with Indigenous Australians:
What does the research tell us?
Presented by: Janet Hunt
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"Trends in public service reform, especially the 2010
Declaration of Open Government, encourage a ‘culture
of engagement’ and collaboration with citizens. Since
2004-5 there have been a variety of approaches
developed to improve such ‘engagement’ with
Indigenous people by various jurisdictions, but
Indigenous people frequently express frustration with
how governments engage with them, and
‘consultation fatigue’ is a common outcome. ... "
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/14/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/16_4...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 14 May 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Meaningful learning, meaningful engagement, meaningful jobs:
A community-based approach to adult learning in remote Indigenous Australia
Presented by: Jerry Schwab and Inge Kral
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"Abstract TBC"
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/14/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/14_5...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 23 November 2013 to 18 May 2014: Parkes, Canberra, ACT
I’ve Been Working On The Railway
National Archives of Australia
Curated and toured by: The Workshops Rail Museum
"Through the 1950s, 60s and 70s, there were large scale
developments of rail infrastructure across Australia.
In the hot and dusty environments of the inland north,
it was a common scene to find Torres Strait Islanders,
Australian South Sea Islanders and Aboriginal people
working long and hard in the hot sun."
Event details: http://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/exhibitions/railway/index.aspx
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1235&si=0&mi=2&yi=2014
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1235&si=0&mi=1&yi=2014
Event: 21 May 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Fisheries co-management in the Torres Strait:
Dialogue or parallel monologues?
Presented by: Annick Thomassin
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"Abstract TBC"
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/14/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/21_5...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 4 June 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Understanding and addressing racism against
Indigenous Australians through the LEAD program
Presented by: Yin Paradies
CAEPR Seminar
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Australian National University
"Abstract TBC"
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/14/Seminar-Topics%E2%80%94Series-1/04_6...
Current CAEPR seminars: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
Event: 22 November 2013 to 20 July 2014: Canberra, ACT
Exhibition: On Country: Connect, Work, Celebrate
Venue: National Museum of Australia
"On Country: Connect, Work, Celebrate is an inspiring
exhibition that showcases contemporary Indigenous
land and sea management practices across Australia."
Event details: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/on_country/home
Event: 6 December 2013 to 20 July 2014: Canberra, ACT
Old Masters: Australia's Great Bark Artists
Venue: National Museum of Australia
"The National Museum of Australia holds the largest
collection of bark paintings in the world. Don’t miss
your chance to see specially selected barks on display
in this stunning exhibition, which celebrates the genius
of Australia’s master bark artists."
Event details: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/old_masters/home
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1224&si=0&mi=2&yi=2014
Event: Thu 4 - Fri 5 September 2014: ANU, Canberra, ACT
Engaging Indigenous Economy Conference
Engaging Indigenous Economy: Debating Diverse Approaches
A conference at The Australian National University
Presented by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
"Conference will coincide with the retirement from CAEPR
of its founding Director, Professor Jon Altman."
"Since the late 1970s Jon has researched Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander economic practices."
" ... the Conference will engage with the themes of
Jon's research across a variety of disciplines, including
comparative modern hunter-gatherer studies;
economic hybridity and alternate development;
land rights, native title and mining; and
sustainable land-based indigenous livelihoods."
"Potential presenters are invited to submit a paper abstract before 31 January 2014"
Event details: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/seminars/conferences/EIE2014.php
Event summary: http://caepr.anu.edu.au/
Event: 1 December 2014: Acton, Canberra, ACT
The 2014 Annual ANU Reconciliation Lecture
National Centre for Indigenous Studies - ANU
Venue: Arc Cinema, National Film and Sound Archive
"Each year, a renowned Australian is invited to speak
publicly on the topic of reconciliation.
(speaker & topic TBA)"
Event details: [scroll down page] http://ncis.anu.edu.au/events/
Event details: http://www.nfsa.gov.au/arc/
Event: Ongoing: Canberra, ACT
Exhibition now showing:
First Australians - Resistance
Venue: National Museum of Australia
"The lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples were profoundly changed by the arrival
of British colonists in 1788. Lives were lost
and land taken as the colonisers attempted to
impose new social, economic and religious
orders. ... "
"Indigenous people responded in a variety of ways.
Some fought back with weapons. Others
developed different strategies to survive this
new and hostile presence."
"Here we present four of these stories."
Event details: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first_australians/resistance
See also:
CAEPR ANU - Current Seminars (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
http://caepr.anu.edu.au/Seminars/seminars.php
NCIS ANU - Events (National Centre for Indigenous Studies)
http://ncis.anu.edu.au/events/
ANTaR ACT Homepage
http://antaract.wordpress.com/
ANTaR ACT Events
Coming Events - put them in your diary now!
http://antaract.wordpress.com/events/
Creative Spirits: Aboriginal calendar
http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/aboriginal-cal...
"When you look at the events which are significant to
Aboriginal people you’ll notice that their recent history
is one of a fight for rights, land and recognition.
It is also a history of sadness, loss and denial."
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