ANTaR Update # 47 (Friday 4 September, 1998)

Hi all, with the election date now set we'll be seeking support and volunteers during September to help with ANTaR's election activities. Stay tuned. Items in this update: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for ANTaR MAILOUT Half-day forum: "ARTISTS AND RECONCILIATION", Sat 5th Sept. JABILUKA ACTION GROUP FUNDRAISER AT FINNEGAN'S BAR, Sat 12th Sept NATIVE TITLE WORKSHOP, 14th Sept AIATSIS Seminar Series, Sept ART AND SOUL FESTIVAL, 1-13th Sept. 1) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for ANTaR MAILOUT We're currently producing a pre-election mailout to ANTaR members not on our email list. This is a huge task and volunteers are needed early next week to help collate, fold, label and sort the newsletters. This will be happening next Tuesday (8th) and Wednesday (9th), 7pm till late. Venue still to be decided and will be advised by email, or contact David (62538736) or Cate (62470164) 2) Half-day forum: "ARTISTS AND RECONCILIATION", Sat 5th Sept. As part of its on going series of cultural discussions, the Arts Committee of the ACT Trades & Labour Council will be holding a special discussion this coming Saturday 5th September. The topic is " Artists and Reconcilliation" and it is open to all interested ANTaR members. ( You don't have to be an artist to attend. We would like as wide an audience as possible.) The guest panel will include : Jennifer Martinello (writer), Richard Williams (dancer) and Robyn Forester (Black Ink Arts & Culture Promotion) The discussion will run from 1.30pm - 5pm at The Workwatch Training Centre, 17 Wooley St Dickson. (next to the bike shop) For further information please call: Meredith Hinchliffe 62571766 or Michael White 62732528. 3) JABILUKA ACTION GROUP FUNDRAISER AT FINNEGAN'S BAR, Sat 12th Sept "SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD THE PIECES" Have an opinion on: Uranium mining at Jabiluka? You like living in a multicultural society? Want to protest and make pollies do their job? Then come to: FINNEGAN'S BAR, SAT.12th SEP., 8.00PM Protest, Drink and be Merry with Live Bands: THE WAY HIP ANTELOPES FUTURE PROPHECY VIVA LA BEANS REEB DENEXES $4.00 AT THE DOOR - PROCEEDS TO JABILUKA ACTION GROUP For Info. Contact Wendy 62817616 or Trish 62489355 4) NATIVE TITLE WORKSHOP, 14th Sept. A Native Title workshop being organised by the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) at the Australian National University on Monday 14th September from 9.00am to 2.00pm (including lunch). The speaker lineup includes: Rick Farley (consultant), Dr Wendy Craik (National Farmers' Federation), Dr Julie Finlayson (ANU Anthropology), Dr David Godden (Sydney University Agricultural Economics) and, Professor Jon Altman (ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research). The cost is $40 (including lunch) or $20 (not including lunch). For further information, contact Vivek Tulpule, President AARES - ACT Branch, GPO Box 1563, Canberra ACT 2601 on fax 02-6272 2346. For further details contact Jeff Bennett at j.bennet@adfa.oz.au; or Trish Gleeson at tgleeson@abare.gov.au; or Dinesha Samaranayaka at dsamaranayaka@abare.gov.au 5) AIATSIS Seminar Series, September seminars: Mondays, 12.30pm to 2.00pm Macintosh Room, AIATSIS Acton House, Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra Enquiries: Lisa Streilein or Dr Stephen Wild. 7 September 'I just want my human rights'. Native title and public discourse in Australia Dr Mary Edmunds Member, National Native Title Tribunal 14 September Women and native title Ann Jackson Nakano AIATSIS research consultant 21 September and 28 September no seminars for mid semester break 5 October no seminar: Labour Day holiday 12 October International Indigenous Experience Michael Dodson Director, Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW 19 October What does international law offer Indigenous peoples Prof. Hilary Charlesworth Director, Centre for International and Public Law, ANU 26 October Coastal resources issues: the way to go? Fred Tanner Solicitor, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement (Adelaide) For more info call AIATSIS on 6246 1111 6) ART AND SOUL FESTIVAL, 1-13th Sept. [Although there are no Canberra-based events, a number of events in Sydney may be of interest...see below] "Art and Soul" is "a festival celebrating the coexistence between indigenous and non-indigenous people and cultures in Aust". This will be held nationally 1-13 September and will include "an artwave across Aust with artists and art communtites holding their own events as part of the nation-wide cultural celebration". There will be an event in Sydney on 6 Sept at the Sydney Town Hall. The artistic director of Art and Soul is Rhoda Roberts, the contact person is Ilana Kaplin (02) 9555 6138. Event Calender: September 5. Goldcoast Art Exhibition and Concert. Concert features Indigenous dancers & didgeridoo players, belly dancers, the Reconcilliation Chior and more. Gold Coast City Council Foyer, Evandale. Ph Suzette 07 5539 2851, Pamela 07 5526 1172 or Anna 07 5596 3788 September 6. Concert For Co-existence. The Haven Ampitheatre, Castle Crag, Sydney. A feast of eclectic music, song, story, dance and didgeridoo. Featuring Aaron Pederson, Aden Ridgeway, Biala Dancers, Billy Mac, Lorraine Bayley, Shane Choolburra and others. Concert Hotline 1902 260 532. Lindy 9958 2127 Gold Coast Art Exhibition. Gold Coast City Council Foyer, Evandale. Ph Suzette 07 5539 2851, Pamela 07 5526 1172 or Anna 07 5596 3788 September 8. Sea of Hands in Darwin on the Esplanade as part of the 1998 Festival of Darwin. ANTaR 02 9555 6138. Festival of Darwin 08 8981 0083 Hot Women, Cold Night, A night of readings and words with Anita Heiss & Rosie Scott. Gallery 19, Campbell St, Sydney -7.30 pm $5. Ilana Kaplin 02 9555 6138 Walking Together, talking together. A night of readings, story telling and music. La Mamma Theatre and Victorian Writers Centre. $10/$8 8pm Bookings 03 9347 6142 September 10. Black Voices, Some of the best Indigenous writers with Ruby Langford Ginibi, Norm Newlin, Ray Newman, Bruce Pascoe & Teena Strong. Gallery 19, 19 Campbell St, Sydney $5 7.30 pm . - Ilana Kaplin 02 9555 6138 September 11. Sistas R Doing It, Kerry Reed Gilbert, Anita Heiss, Barbara Nicholson & Lisa Bellear. Gallery 19, Campbell St, Sydney. 7.30pm $5. - Ilana Kaplin 02 9555 6138 September 12. Art & Soul readings. Joy Murphy, elder of the Wurundjeri traditional custodians of the Melbourne area with Boori Pryor & Meme McDonald, authors of Maybe Tomorrow. 7.30pm New International Bookshop, Melbourne. 7.30pm. $5 - Fiona Kerr 03 9251 5200 September 13. Sea of Hands at Broome, on Cable Beach as a part of the Broome Shinju Matsuri Festival. The Sea of Hands will have traversed Australia from the Pacific Ocean in the East, to the Indian Ocean in the West, North to the Timor Sea and South to the Southern Ocean. ANTaR 02 9555 6138 Red Hearts, different colours. An afternoon of lesbian and aboriginal writing with outWriters and Wendy Brady. Open reading section at the end of the afternoon, Gallery 19, Campbell St, Sydney 3pm $5 - Ilana Kaplin 02 9555 6138 Kangaroo Valley Day. Art, Music & Food. A day to celebrate and enjoy. Bring a picnic and enjoy the entertainment. Sue 02 4461 1561 & Angela 02 4465 1112 September 15. Dubbo Regional Gallery. Art & Soul Celebration and Opening of exhibition by Vee Thornbury, September 15 - October 11, 02 6881 4342 Bangara Dance Theatre performance of Fish. Dubbo Civic Centre. Details Dubbo Regional Gallery 02 6881 4342. September 18. Sea of Hands at Geralton, in Queens Park. ANTaR 02 9555 6138 September 20. Sea of Hands in Perth, at Langley Park. ANTaR 02 9555 6138 Ilana Kaplin Art & Soul National Co-ordinator Ph 02 9555 6138 Fax 02 9555 6991 ANTaR (ACT) Contact Details GPO Box 1323 Canberra, ACT 2601 Phone: Community Aid Abroad(02) 6257 4472 (bh),or Cate Buchanan, ph: (02) 62470164 (ah). e-mail: antaract@interline.com.au websites: http://www.antar.org.au/act (ACT) http://www.antar.org.au (national) National Clearinghouse (Sydney) 02-95556138 ANTaR - Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation *Please forward this message on to other interested people* *****GETTING ON/OFF THIS LIST: If you would like to be included on or taken off this list please email your request to antaract@interline.com.au and it will be done. This page was last modified on Tuesday, 12-Sep-2000 21:11:22 EST