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NIT is proud to promote the following upcoming events. To upload your FREE
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Qld Indigenous rugby league knockout carnival
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Saturday, 18 October 2008
18th-19th October, 7am - 10:30 pm, Townsville Sports Reserve, Northwards Belgium Gardens, Townsville, Vern and Frank Daisy Cup, come celebrate 100 years of rugby league, includes cultural community fair, live entertainment, kids corner, gate prize givaways, more information or nominations contact Obe Geia at 0423 058 503.
http://www.murrieknockout.com |
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Batemans Bay Good Service Mob visit
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008
9:30 am-2 pm, Hanging Rock Function Centre, Beach Road, Batehaven, Good Service mob will be visiting the community to talk about free services for Indigenous people, will give info if you're having problems with banks, credit cards and loans, business and consumer rights, discrimination, health services, electricity and gas and water companies, legal issues, centrelink etc, telephone and internet companies, state government agencies, free lunch provided, RSVP or enquiries to Brad Anderson, NSW Office of Fair Trading at 02 4254 3433 or email brad.anderson@oft.commerce.nsw.gov.au
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Intervention and Aftermath: The Northern Territory experience
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
7 pm, Room B10, Australian Catholic University (old Priory Building), Phillip Avenue, Watson, Fr John Martin will talk on the NT intervention focusing on welfare quarantines and control of communal property, it will review of the work of the NT intervention so far, contribution $5 and $2 student concession payable at door, for further information contact the Catholic Social Justice Commission on 02 6235 5452 or email csjc@cg.catholic.org.au
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Deadly Days festivals
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
October 22nd, Wollongbar/Lismore TAFE Campus, October 29th, Coffs Harbour CHEC, October 30th, Taree TAFE campus, The festivals aim to increase education, employment and training opportunities for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and also promote positive and healthy lifestyles, includes workshops, expos and performances, for more information see the website.
http://www.nci.tafensw.edu.au/newsevents/events/2008%20deadly%20days/Deadly-Days.htm |
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Yarnballa Arts and Cultural Festival
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Thursday, 23 October 2008
October 23rd-26th, 20 Jervois St, Port August, SA, the first multi-arts festival of it's kind to be held in teh state, includes events featuring traditional and temporary dance, headline act will be No Fix Address who sang the black rights anthem "We Have Survived", visual arts exhibition Ripples in the Sand will be shown, for more information please see the website or contact Yarnballa at 08 8641 9186
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International Indigenous Solidarity Gathering
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Thursday, 23 October 2008
23rd-26th October, Melbourne, Australia, hope to bring together activists, Indigenous leaders and communities from Aotearoa (New Zealand), Great Turtle Island (North America), Melanesia and the Pacific Islands, and our Indigenous brothers and sisters from Latin America, as well as from the Aboriginal nations of Australia, registration costs can be found on the website.
http://www.latinlasnet.org/gathering/freedom.html |
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Journey of the Fitzroy River exhibition
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Friday, 31 October 2008
31st October-7th December, Rockhampton Art Gallery, 62 Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, QLD.
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Boorabee land rights festival
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Saturday, 1 November 2008
9 am, The Willows, Northern Tablelands of NSW, 45 kms from Glen Innes, features country and western singers Roger Knox and his band with support band of Shaz Lane, traditional dances and local young artists entertaining, markets in the morning, food available on site, you can camp out on the property, no alcohol or drugs allowed, entry is $10 for the whole day, for more information contact Karen Glober on 02 67390721.
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Sydney Peace Prize lecture by Patrick Dodson
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Wednesday, 5 November 2008
6:30 pm for 7 pm start, Sydney Opera House, NSW, Aboriginal leader Patrick Dodson is the recipient of the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize for his "courageous advocacy of the human rights of Indigenous people", the prize is the only international award for peace in Australia, tickets adult $25, concession $20, bookings can be made through the Sydney Opera House at the website or by phoning 02 9250 7777.
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Australasian World Music Expo
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Thursday, 20 November 2008
November 20-23rd, Melbourne, Vic, This unique event will bring together musicians, industry representatives and festival audiences from across Australia and around the globe for three days of the finest indigenous and world music from the Australasian region,
http://www.awme.com.au/ |
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Sports and Cultural Festival
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Friday, 28 November 2008
28th-30th November, Whites Hill, Sports and Recreational Reserve, Boundary Road, Cooparoo, includes secondary mixed schools devision, international clash between Indigenous Australian and NZ Maori team, mens open and mixed devisions, Qld vs NSW game, free kids rides, cultural stalls and entertainment, for information call First Contact at 07 3420 4291 or email events@firstcontact.asn.au
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Asia Pacific Conference
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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
December 3rd-5th, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, This Conference is an opportunity to come together to focus on ways in which we can utilise the existing assets of communities and individuals to ensure our society is inclusive of all people, regardless of age, culture, economic status, location and physical abilities, for more info see the website.
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/conferences/abcd-conference.html |
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World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education
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Sunday, 7 December 2008
7-11 December 2008, three venues throughout the conference: The Aborigines Advancement League, Victoria; Rod Laver Arena and Melbourne Park Functoin Centre; The Sydney Myer Music Bowl, for more information on registration and content, please see the website.
http://www.wipce2008.com/ |
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NAISDA dance auditions
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Monday, 8 December 2008
December 8th-12th, The annual Auditions Program enables successful auditionees to study dance and related performing arts courses at NAISDA Dance College on the NSW Central Coast, is free to anyone eligible for Abstudy aged between 18 and 30,for more information download the audition package at the website or call 1800 117 116.
http://www.naisda.com.au/how-to-study-at-naisda |
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