Eleven First Nations streamers will lead Twitch’s NAIDOC Week celebrations, the streamer has recently confirmed.
NAIDOC Week began yesterday and runs until 11 July, an Australian celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait people. This year’s theme is “Heal Country”.
In a press release promoting its NAIDOC Week events, Twitch announced it has partnered with Indigitek, a not-for-profit dedicating to increasing First Nations participation in STEM. As part of the partnership, Twitch has sponsored $10,000 AUD in scholarships to support two content creators, the Mulholland Mob and Tyson Magistro; each streamer will receive $5,000 AUD to grow their channels.
City of Port Phillip
Council will be marking International Women’s Day (8 March 2021) and Woman’s History Month (8 to 31 March 2021), by featuring women who have made a significant contribution to the City on posters around the municipality.
Port Phillip Council will be marking International Women’s Day (8 March 2021) and Woman’s History Month (8 to 31 March 2021), by featuring women who have made a significant contribution to the City on posters around the municipality.
The women, selected by organisations approached by Council, hail from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as today, and have backgrounds in suffrage and political engagement, community and social services, education, entertainment and the arts.