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ELTHAM bookshop
& Nillumbik Reconciliation Group
invite you to an evening with
Carolyn Landon
Author of
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Quotes from Carole's Talk
In our August meting Carole Wigg gave us a fascinating talk on MAPW (Medical Association for the Prevention of War) which elicited much discussion.
The following two quotes from her talk, we thought were worth recording.
Martin Luther King Jnr : "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."
Prime Minister John Howard on November 9 2002 : "We cannot allow weapons of mass destruction to remain in the hands of a country which in the past has demonstrated a willingness to use those weapons."
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Country Dance
This was a very successful and enjoyable evening. Ruth would like to thank her team especially Jan Aitken, Heather Smith, Don Stokes, Ant Clark for his incredible collection for the silent auction and to Michael Pender for the calling.
We raised $4,300 and our only expense was for the hire of the hall. The Dance was a lot less work than our usual Winter Solstice Dinner and raised just as much money. It would be interesting to have your feedback on this event.
Well Done everyone !
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Date: Wednesday 6th September
Time: 7-8.30pm
Venue: Gathering Space, Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Henry Street, Eltham
Entry: $2 donation
Bookings Essential Ph. 9439 8700
The difficulties that existed between white and Aboriginal Australians during the mid 20th century are depicted in a compelling new book that revisits the story of bushman Daryl Tonkin, who lived among Aboriginal timber workers in the great Gippsland forest in the 1950s and 1960s.
Jackson's Track Revisited is the sequel to the highly acclaimed and award-winning book Jackosn's Track: memoir of a Dreamtime Place written by Carolyn Landon and Daryl Tonkin. In it Carolyn Landon returns to the story of
Daryl Tonkin, but this time told from the perspective of his daughter Pauline Mullett.
Landon explores the motives of all the players in Daryl's story, and even revisits Daryl's own memories. The role of assimilation policies, the Victorian Aborigines Welfare Board and the Victorian Aborigines Advancement League are investigated. With its different ways of understanding and telling history, Jackson's Track Revisited is about classic historiographical concerns - the status of memory, archives, oral history and the importance of understanding history as multiple stories.
Miranda Armstrong will introduce the evening. Miranda has worked with First Nations teachers in Canada. Following the birth of her Gamillaroi Aborigine granddaughter, she has become intensely involved in keeping the indigenous past alive.
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Asylum Seeker News
ASRC Donations
Please keep up the flow of food and toiletries for the ASRC. Just remember that hundreds of people rely on the generosity of Melbourne folk, purely to survive. Don't forget Met tickets of any variety or denomination are also very welcome.
There is now a collection box at the Panton Hill Living and Learning centre as well.
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Eltham Festival
Sunday November 19th
Alistair Knox Park
We have applied for a stall for the festival again this year, where we will sell fair trade tea and coffee and Christmas cards as well as doing our usual advocacy and campaigning.
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