NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 29/08/2024
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Gregg Dreise, ILF Ambassador, artist, teacher, performer and author, talking about the lead up to the 2024 Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) on Wednesday 4 September. Indigenous Literacy Day is proudly produced and presented by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation in collaboration with the Sydney Opera House with a free FILM and LIVESTREAM book launch and celebration on Wednesday 4 September at 10.30am AEST. It’s an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Stories, Cultures, and Languages. This year’s theme ‘Be A Proud Voice for Country’ explores the significance of Country, through many Proud Voices. Gregg is also one of the performers at this year’s ILD at the Sydney Opera House. Indigenous Literacy Day will be livestreamed from the Sydney Opera House website and registrations are free and open now for early learners, primary students and adults. Once registered, you will be sent a link that will become available to watch on Wednesday 4 September at 10.30am AEST. You can register to watch and to find out more on the links below!
Uncle Gerry Moore OAM and Julienne McKay, Yuin Elder, Festival Developer and Organiser, talking about inaugural 2024 Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival (SFNFF) to be held at Huskisson Pictures, 20-22 September. The First ever First Nations film festival on the NSW South Coast, celebrates the diversity and creativity of First Nations filmmakers across Australia, and the courage and resilience of the storytellers, some of whom come from the South Coast. Building on the legacy of early First Nations filmmakers, the program includes recent works by young Indigenous filmmakers, including Be A Proud Voice For Country, a short film made by students from Vincentia High School and the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Program includes 4 feature films, 7 documentaries and 13 short films, across 6 sessions. Tickets for single sessions on sale from 1 September. To find out more information, click the link below!
Edmonton Police, Whichway Yarning Session, talking about the 2024 Queensland Road Safety Week. Queensland Road Safety Week runs from 26th to 30th August 2024 across Queensland. Queensland Road Safety Week provides an opportunity to raise this critical public health issue and encourage the community to do what they can to keep themselves and others safe on our roads. Police are focusing on young drivers, impaired drivers and motorcyclists this week, as Queensland Road Safety Week launches today. The initiative, running from 26-30 August, will see police working towards driving down the number of lives impacted by crashes on our roads. Human error and decisions are often the main causes of tragic road incidents. The Fatal 5, detailed in the Road Safety topics section contribute most highly as individually dangerous behaviours.
Here’s six simple things you can do to keep safe on regional roads:
1. Slow down and drive to the conditions
2. Don’t drive tired- even if you know the road like the back of your hand
3. Share the road
4. Buckle up every trip. Make sure your passengers do too.
5. Plan your way home. Drinking and driving don’t mix. Call a lift or make sure
you’ve got somewhere to stay the night.
6. Look at the road, not your phone.
Fatal 5
Speed – The faster you drive or ride, the greater your risk of a crash
Fatigue – Everyone can be affected by fatigue
Seatbelts – A simple action that could save your life
Distraction – Even the smallest distraction at the wrong time can be deadly
Drink and drug driving – alcohol and drug driving can affect driving performance.
For simple driving tips to make our road safer, visit the link below!
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