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The culture wars make it difficult to see what this moment is: an opportunity to deepen our knowledge of Indigenous people
âGiven the popularity of Bruce Pascoe and Dark Emu, and the widespread historical illiteracy regarding Australiaâs First Nations people, much is at stake.â Photograph: Vicky Shukuroglou
âGiven the popularity of Bruce Pascoe and Dark Emu, and the widespread historical illiteracy regarding Australiaâs First Nations people, much is at stake.â Photograph: Vicky Shukuroglou
Thu 24 Jun 2021 21.40 EDT
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The inaugural Headland Writers festival at Tathra, on the far south coast of NSW, 15 May. The small community hall was packed with over 200 people. Unable to find a seat, many stood at the back or shuffled along the side-walls. Despite the icy temperatures and gale-force winds outside, theyâd come to see Bruce Pascoe, the acclaimed author of Dark Emu, which has sold over 250,0
My biggest indulgence as a reader, is reading about books. I can’t resist the temptation of a title containing the words ‘booklover,’ ‘library,’ ‘ex libris.’ So…
Gunai woman Kirli Saunders is always looking for new ways of empowering the younger generations.
Her latest project aims to put more books into the hands of young people, whose lives have been affected by natural disasters.
84,000 First Nations people, a quarter of the NSW and Victorian Indigenous populations, were affected by drought and severe bushfires in 2019 and 2020. Some families are sill living in temporary homes and many have felt the economic impact especially hard.
After working with teachers living in drought and bushfire affected communities recently, Saunders says she wants to do what she can to help students, teachers and families who have struggled.
City of Newcastle
Newcastle book lovers are being given access to one of Australia’s largest literary events thanks to a collaboration between City of Newcastle and the Sydney Writers’ Festival.
The Live and Local program will see a range of festival events livestreamed from Carriageworks in Sydney direct to City of Newcastle’s Digital Library on Friday 30 April and Saturday 1 May 2021.
The free community event provides access to a diverse range of authors not usually available to regional audiences and is being delivered as part of City of Newcastle’s commitment to promoting lifelong learning opportunities and creating social and community connections.
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Racism: Stories on fear, hate and bigotry
Editors of Racism: Stories on Fear, Hate & Bigotry – Tongan-Australian writer and Western Sydney University graduate Winnie Dunne ( right); Vietnamese-Australian writer, Stephen Pham (left); and Kuku Djungan and Muluridji writer, Phoebe Grainer (centre).
Sweatshop: Western Sydney Literacy Movement has released a new publication which showcases thirty-nine stories by Indigenous writers and writers of colour. In this powerful, urgent and timely anthology, each of the writers share their personal experiences with racism, xenophobia and prejudice.
Racism: Stories on Fear, Hate & Bigotry – co-edited by Tongan-Australian writer and Western Sydney University graduate Winnie Dunne – will be officially launched at this weekend’s Sydney Writer’s Festival. The anthology has been co-edited by Winnie; Vietnamese-Australian writer, Stephen Pham; and Kuku Djungan and Muluridji writer, Phoebe Grainer.