Melbourne and Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary
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Event: Thu 3 October 2013: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
Next Meeting: Indigenous Social Justice Association - Melbourne
"During 2013, ISJA will meet the first Thursday of every month."
Event details: http://www.isja-msg.com/coming_events.htm
Event: Tuesday 8 October 2013: Footscray, Vic
Film Real: Black Screen October
Backroads
"Four men, one woman … a stolen Pontiac.
Joined by desperation and anger, bound for tragedy.
Speeding recklessly across the … Backroads"
"In 1976 Australian film director, Phillip Noyce, sought
Aboriginal political activist Gary Foley’s assistance
to make a road movie set in Bourke and Brewarrina in NSW.
His resulting debut film, Backroads, features Bill Hunter,
Gary Foley, Zac Martin, Terry Camilleri, and Julie MacGregor.
Backroads, takes us on a vivid journey into the remote
corners of white responsibility for black despair in Australia."
Footscray Community Art Centre
Event details: http://footscrayarts.com/calendar/film-real-black-screen-october/
Event: Thu 17 October 2013: Melbourne CBD, Vic
Public meeting: Henry Reynolds on the 'Forgotten War'
"Australia is dotted with memorials to soldiers who
fought in wars overseas. Why are there no official memorials
or commemorations of the wars that were fought on
Australian soil between Aborigines and white colonists?
Why is it more controversial to talk about the frontier
wars now than it was 100 years ago?"
Event details: https://www.greenleft.org.au/events/55024
Event details: [scroll down page] https://www.greenleft.org.au/calendar/2013-10/#Melbourne
Event: Thu 17 October 2013: Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic
Radical Women and Indigenous Social Justice Association invite you to
a special fundraising screening of Every Mother's Son
"This gripping documentary follows three mothers in
New York City who became unintentional activists
against police brutality. ... just like the Aboriginal mothers,
who tenaciously campaign to bring out the truth about
deaths in custody - this does not stop the women’s
courageous fight."
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/radical-women-and-indigenous-social-justice-asso...
Radical Women: http://www.radicalwomen.org/
ISJA - Melbourne: http://www.isja-msg.com/
Every Mother's Son Trailer: http://www.pbs.org/pov/everymothersson/
Event: 7 September to 31 December 2013: Melbourne, Vic
Bunjilaka: First Peoples
"Told through the voices of Victoria's First Peoples,
and utilising cutting-edge multimedia, Aboriginal language,
artefacts and contemporary artworks, First Peoples;
will tell the story of Aboriginal Victoria from the time of
Creation to today.
First Peoples will celebrate the history, culture,
achievements and survival of Victoria's Aboriginal people."
Venue: Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum
Event details: http://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/visiting/first-peoples/
Event details: http://www.theblackbook.com.au/whatson_detail.asp?id=1120&si=0&mi=9&yi=2013
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