NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 16/10/2024
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Maxine Woods, Club Manager at PCYC Mackay, talking about ‘Awakening Spirits’ – A Journey of Storytelling through Performance. A vibrant showcase of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures, brought to you by PCYC’s First Nations Program CAID (Cultural Arts In Dance). Storytelling is a significant part of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultures, through physical, spiritual, verbal & written forms, and Traditional practices. ‘Awakening Spirits’ takes us on a journey of self-discovery, cultural identity, connection to Country, empowerment and reconciliation. Awakening Spirits is part of PCYC’s First Nations Program CAID (Cultural Arts In Dance) delivered in select schools throughout Mackay and Surrounding Districts. It showcases the participants artistic and creative streak turning them into performers and the next generation of storytellers. Happening on the 17th of October at the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, check out the link below for more info!
https://www.pcyc.org.au/…/pcyc-mackay-awakening-spirits
Darcie Carruthers, Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) Nature Campaigner, talking about the hundreds who rallyed in Sydney as new research reveals imminent threat on 10 Australian species. It’s a shocking fact – Australia is a world leader in mammal extinctions. The Australian Conservation Foundation has consulted a range of ecologists and biologists and identified 10 species that are among the most imperilled in the country. Among the 10 species identified as at serious risk of extinction are Tasmania’s Maugean skate, the Swift parrot, the Regent honeyeater, a small wallaby called the Top End Nabarlek, the Baw Baw frog, Victoria’s grassland earless dragon, the Central rock-rat, the Kangaroo Island assassin spider and two plants, the Tunbridge leek-orchid and the Coffs Harbour fontainea. The release of this new research coincides with the March for Nature in Sydney where hundreds of people are taking to the streets to send a message to the Albanese government: No Nature, No Future.
Karalee Blake, Savannah Hughes-D’Aeth, Robert Dalgetty and Xavier Riley, Dianella Secondary College Teacher and Year7/8 Students, talking about Dianella Secondary College’s bush tucker workshops full of friendships and culture. These students are taking part in the unique Dookerniny Garbala cooking class, learning how to harness traditional ingredients and bush tucker to make meals with a twist. Many of the ingredients were planted and harvested by the students in the school’s garden. The workshops typically run for an hour after school, where students from years 7 to 12 take part. The school said the program’s goals included closing educational and health gaps for students and their families, as well as encouraging regular school attendance. The workshops, which have been in place for three years, are run by the school’s Elder in Residence Lesley Lee and Aboriginal Education Coordinator Karalee Blake, who are both women originally from Wiilman country in Lake Grace, about 345 kilometres south-east of Perth. In recent years, the program has expanded to include students from diverse cultural backgrounds who are interested in Aboriginal culture.
https://www.dsc.wa.edu.au/aboriginal-education.html
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