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: Now Open [as of 27 Nov 13]: Parkes, Canberra, ACT
Insurgence
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
"The Insurgence exhibition explores art, with all its
revolutionary potential, deployed as a platform for politics."
"The museum welcomes all voices in the House-
Insurgence is the voice of proppaNOW. Insurgence builds on
the 80 year tradition of bringing difficult and important
questions to the steps of Parliament House and reinforces
the message that there is no better platform for politics than art."
"The exhibition features the work of Vernon Ah Kee,
Gordon Hookey, Jennifer Herd, Laurie Nilsen, Megan Cope,
Tony Albert and Richard Bell-artists from the proppaNOW collective,
along with former proppaNOW member Andrea Fisher."
"proppaNOW is an artists’ collective formed in 2004 to provide
mutual support for a number of Brisbane-based Aboriginal artists."
Event details: http://moadoph.gov.au/exhibitions/insurgence/
NITV News: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/10/23/old-parliament-house-exhib...
Event: Thu 28 November 2013: Canberra, ACT
Parliamentary Triangle Seminar Series
Murray Darling Rivers: Can Indigenous Stories Reshape 21st Century Policy?
The National Press Club, Canberra
ANZSOG Institute for Governance
" ... the ANZSOG Institute for Governance has brought together
a panel of national experts and practitioners to reflect on these
fundamental issues for the future of the Basin.
How do indigenous stories lead us to rethink the ecology of the Basin?
What are the governance implications of these stories? ... "
Event details: http://www.governanceinstitute.edu.au/engagement-program/parliamentary-t...
Event: Ongoing: Canberra, ACT
Exhibition now showing:
First Australians - Resistance
"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."
National Museum of Australia
Event details: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first_australians/resistance
Event: 22 November 2013 to 20 July 2014: Canberra, ACT
Exhibition: On Country: Connect, Work, Celebrate
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
See also:
ANTaR ACT Homepage
http://antaract.wordpress.com/
ANTaR ACT Events
Coming Events - put them in your diary now!
http://antaract.wordpress.com/events/
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