Journalist Simon Townsend, who sadly died two days ago, was an incredibly brave and tireless activist against the Vietnam War & conscription. I wrote a little about some of his amazing work here (more in my book about quiet protest in NSW out next year). Vale.
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There was a man called Norman Brown
The murdering bosses shot him down
They shot him down in Rothbury town
A working man named Norman Brown
- Dorothy Hewett, 'Norman Brown', 1957
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Opening the Multilingual Archive of Australia Conference
A two-day conference to explore historical materials from national and international collections in languages other than English
Come to our Opening Australia’s Multilingual Archives conference in December . Registration is free - we are bringing hist of language and translation into conversation with hist of settler colonialism, historicism and nationalism
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The Australian Historical Association is now on Bluesky! We'll be sharing information about the latest developments, news, and events relevant to the discipline of history in Australia -- give us a follow!
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This week for the Day of the #ImprisonedWriter, we’re featuring the five honorees of the #FreedomToWrite Award who remain in prison: Narges Mohammadi, Xu Zhiyong, Ilham Tohti, Vladyslav Yesypenko, and Pham Doan Trang.
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Ah, magic! North Americans will be able to get this wonderful novella next year via @transitbooks.bsky.social: Antigone Kefala was a (deep breath) ethnically Greek Romanian cum Australian via refugee camps, writing in English, her 4th language. This book is, inevitably, out of print in Australia.
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BlackWords Calendar of Events
Revised and updated September 2024.
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AustLit maintains this calendar of significant events in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history since the point of first contact through invasion, settlement, and colonisation.
This Calendar records many of the significant historical events, achievements, tragedies, key figures of resistance, important moments in storytelling and publishing, and the various impacts of colonisation across this land's modern history.
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1963 Yirrkala Bark Petitions are draw up.
1937 William Cooper drafts a petition to King George V.
1929 A.M. Fernando begins his protests in London.
1886 William Barak and others sign the Coranderrk Petition.
1824 Wiradjuri War of Resistance leads to a declaration of martial law.
1788 The Union Jack is raised at Sydney Cove. Resistance is immediate.
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Explore this freely available resource at https://www.austlit.edu.au/blackwordscalendar
Check out the Teaching with the BlackWords Calendar to incorporate this in your classrooms.
Did you know AustLit maintains the BlackWords Calendar of Events? This freely available resource tracks significant events in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history since the point of first contact through invasion, settlement, and colonisation.
www.austlit.edu.au/blackwordsca...
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