Indigenous Literacy Day
August 25th 2008 05:30
Can you imagine going through life with the literacy skills of a six-year-old?
Support Indigenous Literacy Day
Wednesday 3 September
Authors, musicians, sportsmen and politicians join forces to help us celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD). Most events are free and open to the general public but we urge people to make a donation to help us reach our target goal of $250,000.
On Tuesday 26 August at 11am, at the Lodge, Therese Rein will host a special event with six children from three very remote Indigenous communities in Northern Territory.
The event is to raise awareness and funds for the coming Indigenous Literacy Day on September 3 which aims to raise $250,000 or more to help address the crisis in literacy in remote Indigenous communities.
The children, aged 9-16 years old from Barunga, Manyallaluk and Wugularr communities, will present their own stories to Therese Rein. It is the first time that these children have travelled from their communities, flown on a plane and visited the capital city.
Indigenous students from Queanbeyan, Karabar and Melba-Copland Secondary School will also present their own work to Therese Rein and help celebrate the importance of stories and storytelling.
In attendance are some of Australia's most celebrated writers and ambassadors for the Indigenous Literacy Project including Alexis Wright, Tara June Winch, David Malouf, Andy Griffiths, Anita Heiss and Kate Grenville.
Other dignitaries include Gabi Hollows, Andrew Want (Fred Hollows Foundation), David Gaunt (Chair of the Indigenous Literacy Project) and Suzy Wilson, Founder of the Indigenous Literacy Project.
All Australians can assist by buying a book on September 3 at participating bookshops or by sending the Fred Hollows Foundation a donation.
EVENTS
CANBERRA
National Library Australia hosting event with Kate Grenville. (6pm-7pm). Free Event. RSVPs essential to: Asia Bookroom on (02) 62515191
MELBOURNE
Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School function with authors Paul Jennings, Kaz Cooke, Ernie Dingo and Aaron Davey. Open invitation to schools and interested members of public but RSVPs essential to Kristin Gill on 03 9811 2408
Evening panel with Victorian Writers' Centre at the State Library of Victoria featuring Alexis Wright, Arnold Zable, John Marsden and more. 6/30pm. Open to public. RSVPS essential 03 9654 9068
Bookshop daytime event with Readers Feast – Daytime function for launch of The Indigenous First Discovery Series (Animals & Places) and ILD with Alexis Wright, Indigenous storytellers/painting. 11am. *All welcome. RSVP Shirley Hardy-RiX (03) 9842 9740
SYDNEY
School daytime event at Sydney Grammar celebrating the importance of storytelling in our lives through literature and music with Tara June Winch, Josh Pyke, Jacquie Harvey, Libby Gleeson, Gabi Hollows. Open to schools but limited numbers. RSVP essential to: Karen Williams on (02) 9388 0087
Evening event at NSW State Library/in conjunction with PEN featuring Tara June Winch, Wesley Enoch, Julianne Schultz and Chris Mead with performances from the PEN Indigenous anthology from NIDA students Miranda Tapsell and Travis Cardona. Open to public. RSVP or come along on night: (02) 9273 1770
Gleebooks - Evening launch of Bronwyn Bancroft’s new book POSSUM & WATTLE to be launched by The Hon. Linda Burney with special ILD presentation. 6pm. RSVPS Gleebooks: (02)96602333
QUEENSLAND
State Library Queensland Cultural Centre is holding ILD event, 6.30-8pm, Auditorium 1. Opening address ILD Founder: Suzy Wilson Featuring Yvette Holt (Poet & Author of Anonymous Premonition), Fiona Doyle (author Whispers of the WIK women), Shellie Morris (singer/songwrier) and Uncle Herb Wharton (poet/novelist). Facilitated by Sue Abbey.
AVID READER BOOKSHOP – Yvette Holt, Winner of the 2005 David Unaipon Awardl launches Indigenous Literacy Day, 6.30pm.
ADELAIDE
Special event at the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, UNI of SA/David Unaipon College of Education & Research. 13 Ngarrindjeri Nation women present their stories published in print for the first time ever in a new publication Listen to Ngarrindjeri Women Speaking edited by Diane Bell, and published by SpinifexFree event and all welcome but RSVPs essential: 10.30pm-12.30pm. Contact Spinifex Publishing: 03-9329 6088
DARWIN
School event will be at Casuarina Senior College, Trower Road, Moil, Darwin and telephone number is 0889201211 Contact: is Shayne O'Halloran Time is: 10.30am-11.30am. Local authors include: Leonie Norrrington (others to be confirmed)
HOBART
University of Tasmania, Riawunna Indigenous Unit, event with Indigenous writers and co-op bookshop. All welcome and for further details please contact: Jaime Cave (03) 6226 2772 (details still being confirmed)
ALICE SPRINGS
Dr Anita Heiss will be do media interviews in Alice Springs and addressing librarians at the Australian Library Association Conference.
PERTH
State Library WA school function – Authors Sally Morgan/May O’Brien and Lucy Dann and Fremantle Dockers Troy Cook present a morning celebrating storytelling, organised by Fremantle Press . Function runs: 10-11am. For further details contact Claire Miller: 08 9430 6331
Further information worldwithoutbooks.org
Support Indigenous Literacy Day
Wednesday 3 September
Authors, musicians, sportsmen and politicians join forces to help us celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD). Most events are free and open to the general public but we urge people to make a donation to help us reach our target goal of $250,000.
On Tuesday 26 August at 11am, at the Lodge, Therese Rein will host a special event with six children from three very remote Indigenous communities in Northern Territory.
The event is to raise awareness and funds for the coming Indigenous Literacy Day on September 3 which aims to raise $250,000 or more to help address the crisis in literacy in remote Indigenous communities.
The children, aged 9-16 years old from Barunga, Manyallaluk and Wugularr communities, will present their own stories to Therese Rein. It is the first time that these children have travelled from their communities, flown on a plane and visited the capital city.
Indigenous students from Queanbeyan, Karabar and Melba-Copland Secondary School will also present their own work to Therese Rein and help celebrate the importance of stories and storytelling.
In attendance are some of Australia's most celebrated writers and ambassadors for the Indigenous Literacy Project including Alexis Wright, Tara June Winch, David Malouf, Andy Griffiths, Anita Heiss and Kate Grenville.
Other dignitaries include Gabi Hollows, Andrew Want (Fred Hollows Foundation), David Gaunt (Chair of the Indigenous Literacy Project) and Suzy Wilson, Founder of the Indigenous Literacy Project.
All Australians can assist by buying a book on September 3 at participating bookshops or by sending the Fred Hollows Foundation a donation.
EVENTS
CANBERRA
National Library Australia hosting event with Kate Grenville. (6pm-7pm). Free Event. RSVPs essential to: Asia Bookroom on (02) 62515191
MELBOURNE
Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School function with authors Paul Jennings, Kaz Cooke, Ernie Dingo and Aaron Davey. Open invitation to schools and interested members of public but RSVPs essential to Kristin Gill on 03 9811 2408
Evening panel with Victorian Writers' Centre at the State Library of Victoria featuring Alexis Wright, Arnold Zable, John Marsden and more. 6/30pm. Open to public. RSVPS essential 03 9654 9068
Bookshop daytime event with Readers Feast – Daytime function for launch of The Indigenous First Discovery Series (Animals & Places) and ILD with Alexis Wright, Indigenous storytellers/painting. 11am. *All welcome. RSVP Shirley Hardy-RiX (03) 9842 9740
SYDNEY
School daytime event at Sydney Grammar celebrating the importance of storytelling in our lives through literature and music with Tara June Winch, Josh Pyke, Jacquie Harvey, Libby Gleeson, Gabi Hollows. Open to schools but limited numbers. RSVP essential to: Karen Williams on (02) 9388 0087
Evening event at NSW State Library/in conjunction with PEN featuring Tara June Winch, Wesley Enoch, Julianne Schultz and Chris Mead with performances from the PEN Indigenous anthology from NIDA students Miranda Tapsell and Travis Cardona. Open to public. RSVP or come along on night: (02) 9273 1770
Gleebooks - Evening launch of Bronwyn Bancroft’s new book POSSUM & WATTLE to be launched by The Hon. Linda Burney with special ILD presentation. 6pm. RSVPS Gleebooks: (02)96602333
QUEENSLAND
State Library Queensland Cultural Centre is holding ILD event, 6.30-8pm, Auditorium 1. Opening address ILD Founder: Suzy Wilson Featuring Yvette Holt (Poet & Author of Anonymous Premonition), Fiona Doyle (author Whispers of the WIK women), Shellie Morris (singer/songwrier) and Uncle Herb Wharton (poet/novelist). Facilitated by Sue Abbey.
AVID READER BOOKSHOP – Yvette Holt, Winner of the 2005 David Unaipon Awardl launches Indigenous Literacy Day, 6.30pm.
ADELAIDE
Special event at the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, UNI of SA/David Unaipon College of Education & Research. 13 Ngarrindjeri Nation women present their stories published in print for the first time ever in a new publication Listen to Ngarrindjeri Women Speaking edited by Diane Bell, and published by SpinifexFree event and all welcome but RSVPs essential: 10.30pm-12.30pm. Contact Spinifex Publishing: 03-9329 6088
DARWIN
School event will be at Casuarina Senior College, Trower Road, Moil, Darwin and telephone number is 0889201211 Contact: is Shayne O'Halloran Time is: 10.30am-11.30am. Local authors include: Leonie Norrrington (others to be confirmed)
HOBART
University of Tasmania, Riawunna Indigenous Unit, event with Indigenous writers and co-op bookshop. All welcome and for further details please contact: Jaime Cave (03) 6226 2772 (details still being confirmed)
ALICE SPRINGS
Dr Anita Heiss will be do media interviews in Alice Springs and addressing librarians at the Australian Library Association Conference.
PERTH
State Library WA school function – Authors Sally Morgan/May O’Brien and Lucy Dann and Fremantle Dockers Troy Cook present a morning celebrating storytelling, organised by Fremantle Press . Function runs: 10-11am. For further details contact Claire Miller: 08 9430 6331
Further information worldwithoutbooks.org
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