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Tagged With: Australia & New Zealand

Maori facial markings get visibility

Maori journalist becomes first person with facial markings to present primetime news Written by Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Updated 31st December 2021 Maori journalist becomes first person with facial markings to present primetime news A Maori journalist has made history in New Zealand by becoming the first person with traditional facial markings to host a primetime … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-4. Self-representation & Relation to others, A2B1-8. Past within Present, AMC1°_2-1-Being heard, AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, AMCT°_1-2-Public and individual freedoms, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, AMCT°_3-3-Common inheritance and diversity, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-7. Diversity & Inclusion, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCET°_2-2-Self-representation | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Maori facial markings get visibility

Indigenous communities celebrate the Aboriginal Flag

Who is Harold Thomas, the man who created the Aboriginal flag? Posted Tue 25 Jan 2022 Harold Thomas designed the Aboriginal flag in 1970.(Supplied: David Hancock) The Aboriginal flag, for the first time, can now be freely used by all Australians. That’s because Harold Thomas, the man who designed the flag, agreed to transfer its copyright to the Commonwealth … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, AMCT°_1-1-Unity and plurality, AMCT°_1-3-Equalities and inequalities, AMCT°_3-3-Common inheritance and diversity, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-7. Diversity & Inclusion, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCET°_2-2-Self-representation, LLCET°_3-2-Anchoring and inheriting | Tags: , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Indigenous communities celebrate the Aboriginal Flag

Two decades of Indigenous photography

Sometimes photos are more powerful than words They can touch your heart and soul when words speak to the mind. 

Catégories: AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, AMCT°_1-1-Unity and plurality, AMCT°_1-3-Equalities and inequalities, AMCT°_3-3-Common inheritance and diversity, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-3. Art & Power, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCET°_2-2-Self-representation, LLCET°_3-2-Anchoring and inheriting | Tags: , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Two decades of Indigenous photography

Rewilding our cities

Architecture Rewilding our cities: beauty, biodiversity and the biophilic cities movement New York’s Highline shows that even the densest city environment can be rewilded, creating habitats for native species and green spaces for the community. Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Buildings covered in plants do more than just make the cityscape attractive – they contribute to … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-3. Villages, Neighbourhoods & Cities, A2B1-7. Saving the Planet & Designing our Futures, AMCT°_2-3-Rethinking cities | Tags: , , | Commentaires fermés sur Rewilding our cities

Art to assert one’s identity – Native Australians’ challenge

Denial of the humanity of Black folk is at the core of white supremacy, and it’s not simply a matter for the justice system; it’s been upheld through centuries of cultural propaganda. The narratives perpetuated through books, music, films and TV intentionally erase Black tenderness, cementing deep biases that foster an environment where doctors routinely … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-3. Art & Power, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest, LLCET°_2-2-Self-representation | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Art to assert one’s identity – Native Australians’ challenge

Anglo-Trivia : how much do you know about the English-speaking world?

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Are statues History ?

from ABC Australia, listen to this very interesting presentation & analysis

Catégories: A2B1-8. Past within Present, AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, AMCT°_3-3-Common inheritance and diversity, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest, LLCET°_3-2-Anchoring and inheriting | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Are statues History ?

Skinny towers in Sydney and Melbourne

Skinny towers: with few prime city sites left, Sydney and Melbourne are going tall and slim Sydney’s Pencil Tower hotel will be 6.4 metres wide, 100 metres high and 34 metres deep. An ingenious solution – or foolhardy? Neil Durbach, architect of the proposed Pencil Tower hotel, says ‘each [hotel] room is super compact, it’s … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-3. Villages, Neighbourhoods & Cities, A2B1-7. Saving the Planet & Designing our Futures, AMCT°_2-3-Rethinking cities, B1B2-2. Private Space & Public Space | Tags: , , | Commentaires fermés sur Skinny towers in Sydney and Melbourne

‘Silence is violence. Complacency is complicity’

Guardian Australia 6,17 k abonnés Closing Monday night’s Q+A show on ABC, which focused on Indigenous deaths in custody and the global Black Lives Matter movement, actor and writer Meyne Wyatt delivered a powerful speech taken from his autobiographical 2019 play City of Gold. « ‘How are we to move forward if we dwell on the past?’ That’s … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMCT°_1-1-Unity and plurality, AMCT°_1-2-Public and individual freedoms, AMCT°_1-3-Equalities and inequalities, B1B2-7. Diversity & Inclusion | Tags: , , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur ‘Silence is violence. Complacency is complicity’

Women won the vote in Australia in 1902, 18 years before America.

Australia doesn’t have much to show for celebrating women’s achievements by Clare Wright We are so accustomed to equating nation-building with men’s ambitions that we’ve betrayed the very people who put modern Australia on the maP direct link to article online Wed 26 Aug 2020 05.00 BSTLast modified on Wed 26 Aug 2020 ‘What have we … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCET°_3-2-Anchoring and inheriting | Tags: , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Women won the vote in Australia in 1902, 18 years before America.