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Tarwangin - Talking To Me - 12 May 2008
In this edition of Tarwangin, everyone is invited to celebrate Sorry Day at a community event in Wellington Square, schools are encouraged to apply for PALS funding and six remote communities get high-speed broadband and telecommunications services.
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Sorry Day – Let the Healing Begin- 26 May 2008
The Bringing Them Home Committee in Western Australia is holding an event on 26th May from12-2pm in Wellington Square, East Perth. to commemorate Sorry Day.
There will be a Noongar Welcome to Country, speakers from the Stolen Generations, music and dance community stalls and displays and a sea of hands.
Everyone is invited to attend to progress Reconciliation through working together. For more information see this
PALS Grants Open to TAFE
PALS, which stands for Partnership, Acceptance, Learning and Sharing, is a Reconciliation initiative run by the Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA) in partnership with major sponsor BHP Billiton.
The PALS program encourages young Western Australians within their school and local communities to advance understanding, relationships and opportunities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people
This year PALS grants will also be available to all TAFE colleges. Schools and TAFE colleges can apply for a grant of $750 to undertake a PALS Reconciliation project.
Projects can take many forms including the recording of oral histories, writing books, learning language, cultural camps, art workshops, student exchanges, e-PALS, dreamtime story learning and many more.
To find out more about PALS click onto here or ring the DIA PALS Coordinator on 9235 8051.
2008 Rob Riley Memorial Lecture
Professor Jeanette Hacket, Vice-Chancellor Curtin University and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies invites you to attend the 2008 Rob Riley Memorial Lecture on Friday 23 May 2008 at 6 pm
Skinny latté ideology is presented by StephenHagan, an internationally renowned author, academic and commentator on race relations. The lecture will be held in the Norm Dufty Lecture Theatre, Building 210, Curtin University of Technology.
People interested in attending need to please RSVP on 9266 2563 or email events@curtin.edu.au by Monday 19 May 2008.
Light refreshments will be served after the lecture.
Aboriginal Communities get Connected
Superior broadband services, a new training centre and better emergency response equipment are making life a lot easier in remote Aboriginal communities in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.
Late last month the Industry and Enterprise Minister Francis Logan announced that the provision of high-speed broadband and improved telecommunications in six remote communities was now completed.
Mr Logan said the second stage of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Telecommunications project would see another six communities connected.
The Ngaanyatjarra Lands Telecommunications project is jointly funded by the WA Government, the Federal Government and the Shire of Ngaanyatjarrku.
Mr Logan said the communities of Wingellina, Warburton, Jameson, Blackstone, Wanarn and Warakurna were now connected to high-speed and reliable broadband.
“The 400km of optic fibre that has been laid and the new transmission and DSL equipment installed by Telstra have improved the health, education, justice and business services available to these communities,” he said.
“I visited the community of Wingellina last year and saw first-hand the opportunities this project has created. After visiting the school and seeing how excited the children were to surf the net and see what was on offer in the wider world, I have no doubt of this project’s impact.
“The telecommunications service in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands now rivals that of the services in the metropolitan areas - this was previously unheard of in communities as remote as these.”
The Minister said the second stage of the project would begin soon and involve the communities of Cosmo Newberry, Patjarr, Kanpa, Tjirrkarli, Tjukurla and Kiwirrkurra.
This would ensure the entire 160,000sq.km of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands would have upgraded telecommunications infrastructure.
For more information click here
Daydawn Centre Offers Help and Support
The Daydawn Advocacy Centre in Perth is running a program of services and advice for Indigenous families.
Daydawn is an advocacy centre of the Catholic Church established last year.
It offers advice and assistance with housing issues, dispute resolution, Centrelink breaches, truancy allegations, substance abuse issues, family relationship issues, medical issues, State Administrative Tribunal and Federal Administrative Appeals Tribunal relating to Indigenous Affairs and more.
The staff and volunteers guarantee confidentiality, provide information, support and advocacy, spiritual and pastoral care, and work with a range of other support organisations.
The Daydawn centre is at 207 Beaufort Street, Perth, ph 9227 8432, email daydawncentre@hotmail.com.
Seminar on Responding to Elder Abuse
Advocare and the Alliance for the Prevention of Elder Abuse are holding a seminar for service providers promote education, information exchange, and discussion about responses to elder abuse and preventative measures.
The program will include a number of presentations and discussion around hypothetical situations to explore the issues and possible responses more fully.
The seminar is on Friday 13 June, 2008, costs $60 and includes lunch and morning tea. For more information, click here.
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