http://hdl.handle.net/10070/127456 2020-02-27T03:36:20Z 2020-02-27T03:36:20Z Scobie, Alicia http://hdl.handle.net/10070/756146 2020-02-26T12:33:47Z 2020-01-23T00:00:00Z

Title: Tennant Creek Truths EP Launch and Performance Authors: Scobie, Alicia Description: oin our 2019 Creative in Residence Alicia Scobie as she returns to the Library in celebration of her Tennant Creek Truths EP Launch! We will be hoisting the blackout curtains and turning off the lights as Alicia and her band Leash and the Dusty Boots bring an atmosphere and sound to the space yet to be heard or seen before. This performance will combine songs, interviews and imagery collected during Alicia's time as 2019 Creative in Residence at the Library. Performances will include Tim Webb on electric, Brian Manning on drums, Alice Cook on harmonies, Rihannon Cook on bass, Joselyn Markerink on keys, Leash on guitar and vocals plus cameos from special guests.

2020-01-23T00:00:00Z Mills, Kathleen (Kathy) Fejo, Richard Koser, Dianne Mills, Robert McDonald, Bruce (Didge) http://hdl.handle.net/10070/756145 2020-02-12T00:57:36Z 2019-11-27T00:00:00Z

Title: Book Launch: Jungung - Jack McGinness's Story Authors: Mills, Kathleen (Kathy); Fejo, Richard; Koser, Dianne; Mills, Robert; McDonald, Bruce (Didge) Description: Railway worker, footballer, union leader, fighter for worker’s rights and the rights of his people - Jack McGinness’s story is one that all Territorians should know. Born John Francis 'Jack' McGinness to Kungarakan matriarch Lucy Alyandabu and Irishman Stephen McGinness, Jack was Australia's first elected Indigenous union leader. Jungung: Jack McGinness: Plaiting the Grass for family, the community and the future 1902 -1973 is his story told by his daughter, Kungarakan-Gurindji Elder, Kathy Mills After joining the Union in 1923, Jack moved his family to Katherine to work on the railways. After the war, and evacuation to South Australia, Jack returned to Darwin and became President of the Half-caste Progressive Association which advocated for citizenship rights for its members. Jack then became president of the North Australia Workers Union from 1955-56 to 1957-58 and 1962-63. He fought for workers and Aboriginal rights until his death in 1973. His daughter Kathy Mills has followed in his footsteps, advocating for the rights of her people. Her work in establishing and participating in key Aboriginal organisations has seen her receive many awards, most recently an Order of Australia for services to the Indigenous community.

2019-11-27T00:00:00Z Munkara, Marie http://hdl.handle.net/10070/756144 2020-02-12T00:38:12Z 2019-11-13T00:00:00Z

Title: Borderlands Magazine Launch & ASAL Patrons Lecture Authors: Munkara, Marie Description: The Northern Territory has a new literary magazine. Celebrate with Borderlands and join them for their online launch with guest speaker, Marie Munkara. Learn more about the Borderlands project, their newest stories, authors, upcoming print edition and how to submit. By expanding the borders of Australian literary culture and celebrating authors and critics from within and beyond the NT, the magazine hopes to position itself at the vanguard of a North Australian literature. The launch of Borderlands Magazine is in conjunction with the ASAL Patrons Lecture and funded by the Copyright Agency. The Patrons Lectures support emerging and distinguished Australian writers to travel to locations around Australia to give a public talk on a topic of his or her choosing for a broader public.

2019-11-13T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10070/756116 2020-02-12T00:28:25Z 2019-09-18T00:00:00Z

Title: Curator's Cut : Dirt Cheap Description: This powerful on-the-ground documentary about the controversial Ranger Uranium Mining Agreement reveals the resilience of the Mirrar people and the inflated promises of the minerals industry in north Australia. With extravagant claims about the longevity and prosperity of the mine on the edge of Kakadu National Park, Dirt Cheap highlights how the Aboriginal Land Rights Act failed to protect the interests of the Traditional Owners. The Mirarr established Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC) in 1995 to assist them in managing a balance between sustainable development, traditional practice and living culture on their land.

2019-09-18T00:00:00Z