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August 2014
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Friday 08 |
Join writer and academic Anna Haebich, John Curtin Distinguished Professor and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Design and Art, Curtin University as she discusses the Coolbaroo League’s role in creating a sense of community among the Aboriginal groups living in Perth from the late 1940s to (...)
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Sunday 10 |
10:00 - OPEN DAY - 2014 Open Day : Join us for our Open Day and experience all that UWA has to offer
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Come and find out about UWA’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses, scholarship opportunities, outstanding career options and explore our community programs and facilities.
This year there will be campus tram tours, hands-on activities, live music and entertainment, as well as plenty (...)
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Thursday 28 |
Award winning researcher and writer Stephen Kinnane who co-wrote and produced The Coolbaroo Club (1996), an ABC TV documentary, will introduce the film and take questions following the screening.
This documentary is a portrait of the Coolbaroo Club, an Aboriginal-run dance club which (...)
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September 2014
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Friday 19 |
The author of numerous books and articles, Stephen Kinnane, a Marda Marda from Mirrowoong country in the East Kimberley has been working as a researcher and writer for over 20 years on community cultural heritage and development projects across the spectrum of Aboriginal history, sustainability (...)
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October 2014
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Tuesday 07 |
13:00 - FREE LECTURE - Special Guest Lecture by Professor George Williams AO : Is it Time to Recognise Aboriginal Peoples in the Constitution?
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You are invited to attend this free lecture which will include a Q&A session with the guest speaker.
Professor George Williams AO is the Anthony Mason Professor and the Foundation Director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at the University of New South Wales. He has (...)
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Friday 17 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Anthropology & Sociology Seminar Series 2014 - Associate Professor Shino Konishi � History, School of Humanities and School of Indigenous Studies: Gogy�s attachment to Barrallier: Indigenous intermediaries in colonial NSW
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This paper is a work in progress examining Francis Barrallier’s 1802 expedition to discover a means of crossing the Blue Mountains. Barrallier’s was not the first unsuccessful attempt to cross the mountains which had thus far served as the impenetrable boundary of the Port Jackson colony (...)
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Thursday 30 |
Wesfarmers and The University of Western Australia proudly present the inaugural Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History Oration by Winthrop Professor Jane Lydon.
In 1905 HG Wells wrote that photographs ‘send out a ray of special resemblance and remind one more strongly of this friend (...)
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November 2014
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Tuesday 11 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Was self-government for Western Australia based on a betrayal of Indigenous people?
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A public lecture by Ann Curthoys, Honorary Professor of History, University of Sydney and 2014 IAS Short-Stay Visiting Fellow.
The years leading up to the passing of the Western Australian constitution in 1889 (effected in 1890) saw several interlocking public debates in WA itself and in (...)
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February 2015
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Friday 06 |
Curated by Fiona Gavino, Yirrkala Drawings presents an exhibition of 1940s and beyond Yolngu stories told through crayon drawings on brown paper, bark paintings, and sculptures from the Berndt Museum Collection.
Presented by the Berndt Museum and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery as a part of (...)
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March 2015
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Wednesday 04 |
The University of Western Australia's Careers Fair provides excellent opportunities for students to engage, network and meet prospective employers looking to recruit students for graduate programs, vacation work, internships and voluntary positions. From first year to final year, Undergraduate to (...)
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Wednesday 18 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Living on the Edge: Suicide in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
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An On the Edge public lecture by Professor Pat Dudgeon, School of Indigenous Studies, UWA and Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project.
Suicide and mental health conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are double (...)
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Thursday 26 |
Culture Club is an inspired evening at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery amongst the incredible Yirrkala Drawings exhibition from the Berndt Museum.
Featuring live cinema portraits by Chris Lawrence, music, delicious refreshments, art making and door prizes, Culture Club is a chance to (...)
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May 2015
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Thursday 07 |
18:00 - SCREENING - Film and Discussion: Macassans in Australia - Australians in Macassar
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Below the Wind, Sea Nomads of Indonesia is a film that opens our eyes to the struggle of the Indonesian sea gypsies to continue their traditional fishing and customs in Australian waters.Their interaction with Yolngu people is highlighted in the exhibition Yirrkala Drawings: Works on Paper, Barks (...)
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August 2015
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Sunday 09 |
9:00 - OPEN DAY - University Hall Open Day Breakfast : Experience first-hand the vibrant community present at the Hall and take a tour with our ambassadors!
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Start the day fresh with an exclusive buffet-style breakfast at University Hall.
Take a tour with our ambassadors to hear their personal stories and to see the rooms and community lifestyle for yourself!
Family and friends are welcome to attend our free breakfast to coincide (...)
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Monday 31 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Bradshaw Rock Art: a Biologist's Perspective. : Animal Biology Seminar
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Bradshaw rock art is highly controversial in all its aspects, not least being its age. Respected direct physical dating methods have failed, with radiocarbon invalid for living art that continues to take up C14 from the environment, and with Uranium isotope series so far inoperative in silica-based (...)
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October 2015
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Friday 23 |
Professor Jill Milroy and Professor Pat Dudgeon will discuss their current work in relation to the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and the National Empowerment Project respectively.
Introduced by Professor Sandy Toussaint of the Berndt Museum who is co-curator with the Warmun (...)
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November 2015
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Friday 06 |
13:00 - TALK - Friday Talk: The protection of Indigenous cultural rights: ideal versus reality
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How has the protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, been achieved in Australia? What legislation - state or Commonwealth - has been developed to protect Indigenous cultural heritage? What is the gap between the ideal and the reality in nation state practice?
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March 2016
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Thursday 10 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Taking a Shortcut Through the Long Grass : The 2016 Grace Vaughan Memorial lecture by Dorinda Cox, Project Officer, Keeping Kids Safe Project
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The 2016 Grace Vaughan Memorial lecture by Dorinda Cox, Project Officer, Keeping Kids Safe Project, Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services WA and Managing Director of the Inspire Change Consulting Group.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 35 times more (...)
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Wednesday 23 |
17:30 - EVENT - Youth Community Forum : Youth Forum at Telethon Kids Institute on health and wellbeing
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Are you aged 15 - 25? We want to hear from YOU! Tell us, what is important to YOU about health and wellbeing? How do YOU want to have a say about health research?
Join us at Telethon Kids Institute for a community forum.
Free parking, free pizza and payment included.
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April 2016
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Wednesday 27 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - Young Minds Matter : Results from the Young Minds Matter Survey, the largest survey ever conducted in Australia on child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing
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Professor David Lawrence from the Telethon Kids Institute and the Faculty of Education will present key results from Young Minds Matter, and will also draw on findings from Student Attendance and Educational Outcomes: Every Day Counts and the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey to (...)
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