Brandishing Brandis knows no bounds. Now he is throwing his weight around in The Yartz!

This man probably holds these views honestly -

because he thinks he is the best arbitrator of our thoughts -

and our arts.

This article was written in 2010.

Miss Eagle is a former Queenslander.

She doesn't wish to return to the bad politics and racism that are still there.

And, of course, there is Brandis.

Miss Eagle has lived in Sydney and Melbourne 

and knows how egocentric each can be -

as if the sun rises only in these two places.

It is nice to hear of good things happening in the arts in Brisbane -

but Brandis! 

Brandis bullying The Yartz?!

Siphoning money off to spend on his pleasure at his leisure.

I know Brandis has been flaunting himself around

various Brisbane arts institutions for years -

but does his ego have to be inflicted on the rest of us?!

Jodestar Munstar

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Dear Arts Colleagues and Friends,

As you will know by now, Federal Arts Minister George Brandis has taken $104.8 million off the Australia Council, over four years, to start a National Centre for Excellence run by his own office. This will decimate the Australia Council's discretionary budget, and has threatened the new programs and initiatives that started only this year.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

1. Please write to your local federal MP to tell them how poor this decision is, and how it threatens the fundamental democratic process of arts funding. It doesn't matter what political party they are from, they represent you and your interests.
> Click on: http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Members
> Put in your postcode, and it will give you the contact details for your local MP.

2. Get busy on social media: ‪#‎FreeTheArts‬

3. Sign the petition: http://australiansforartisticfreedom.org (this is still under construction at time of writing, so please check back at the end of the day to add your name).

australiansforartisticfreedom.org

http://australiansforartisticfreedom.org

AUSTRALIANSFORARTISTICFREEDOM.ORG

Multicultural Arts Victoria coming this week and weekend to Ballarat - please join the fun and games. Poster below

From Anne Harkin at Multicultural Arts Victoria ~~~~

Hi Everybody, 

I am contacting all the people who attended the MAV Community Consultation held in Ballarat in August last year. 

At this consultation some of the ideas put forth were: to develop and promote cultural leaders and local artists. Also, people expressed that they wanted to be able to run cultural events and activities within the local community. 

As a result, there will be two days of free workshops on Friday and Saturday of this week, comprising 4 x 2 hour workshops on those topics…with free lunch included. 

Please check out the attached poster (See below for poster which can be downloaded) and ring or email Ekaterini Floratos, Project Coordinator, at community@multiculturalarts.com.au or 9188 3681 if you would like to attend. 

Please pass this on to your friends and contacts who may be interested. 

Thanks, 
Anne Harkin 
Project Officer 

In the office Tuesdays & Wednesdays activities@multiculturalarts.com.au http://www.multiculturalarts.com.au/events2013/emerge_program_booklet.pdf 

Visit www.multiculturalarts.com.au 
Multicultural Arts Victoria 
South Melbourne Town Hall 
 Level 1, 208-220 Bank Street, 
South Melbourne 3205 
PO Box 5113 South Melbourne 3205 
T:03 9188 3681 
F:03 9686 6643 
M: 0400 121 014 
Skype: multiculturalartsvic 

Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter 

@multiartsvic

 For upcoming events please visit www.multiculturalarts.com.au 

Also below for reading online or downloading from this post

is information about Emerge Festival 2013

Dale Hess's Calendar 13-03-18

Until Sunday 24 March: Cultural Diversity Week.
 For details, see: 
http://www.multicultural.vic.gov.au/projects-and-initiatives/cultural-diversity-week

Until Sunday 2 June, beginning at 8.30 am on weekdays and 11 am on weekends: 

Exhibit: Protest! Archives from the University of Melbourne. 

An exhibition of posters, pamphlets, badges, etc exploring Melbourne University's rich history of protest. 

Venue: Leigh Scott Gallery, Level 1, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne. 

For further information see: 

www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/archives/exhibitions/protest/index.html

Tuesday 19 March: Following the US to War: Lessons from Iraq. Speakers will include Paul Barratt (Campaign for an Iraq War Inquiry); Dr Jenny Grounds(MAPW); Professor Richard Tanter; and Maki Yonaha (Japanese for Peace). Venue details soon!  For more read this. Facebook.

Wednesday 20 March & Thursday 21 March, 9 am – 5 pm, lunch and refreshments provided: Anti-racism Workshop.Refugees,Survivors and Ex-Detainees (RISE) is presenting a series of anti-racism workshops for organisations. The online registration form is up and running! Resisting Racism Victoria project, the first of its kind in Victoria, which will see the running of anti-racism workshops in 2013 for staff/volunteers of organisations that service communities of colour. Register online https://docs.google.com/a/riserefugee.org/forms/d/1lR0d5elFUl-zG_eNgMxin_J79thgPk-lY4pLh6xLFE8/viewform. Spaces filling fast! Find out more http://riserefugee.org/what-we-do/anti-racism. Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3HHEbT9djo.Please contact us at resistingracism@riserefugee.org if you have any questions. Later workshops 24 & 25 April, 22 & 23 May and 26 & 27 June. Melbourne CBD.

Saturday 23 March, 9.30 am-5 pm: 
Vision 2020 for Creating Sustainable Societies Event. 
Two free workshops showcasing the new ˜Jump Up" program 
for Primary school children (9.30 am to 11.30 am) 
and a 'Wake Up' Event for the young and young at heart. (12.30 pm to 5 pm). 
Click Here for further details about these free workshops. 

Venue:  Swinburne University, Wantirna Campus.

Sunday 24 March, 3 pm-5 pm: 
The Edge Ubuntu Youth Stage. 
The ever-popular ubuntu stage is back! 
It features the fresh talent of some of Victoria's most talented young performers. 
Viva Victoria Cultural Diversity Week at Federation Square, Melbourne. 
http://multicultural.vic.gov.au/projects-and-initiatives/cultural-diversity-week/viva-victoria

Friday March 29 to Sunday April 7:  Friends of the Earth's Radioactive Exposure Tour.  Register your interest now - places fill fast! These tours have exposed thousands of people first-hand to the realities of 'radioactive racism' and to the environmental impacts of the nuclear industry. After travelling from Melbourne to Adelaide we will head through Port Augusta and visit the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. Then we'll travel north to the SA desert, we'll visit BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam uranium mine at Roxby Downs, the largest uranium deposit in the world. While the expansion of Olympic Dam is currently shelved, the mine is still an environmental and social disaster in itself. The costs are: concession $500 ($450 from Adelaide); waged $750; solidarity $950. If cost is a barrier, contact the organisers to discuss funding ideas. If you're interested in joining in the 2013 Radioactive Exposure Tour, contact radexposuretour@gmail.com or call Gem on 0421 955 066. Information on Radioactive Exposure Tours in previous years is posted at www.foe.org.au/anti-nuclear/issues/oz/radtour

Register here- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGxZRUJlZ0xaMkpfU2loYm5INFdBblE6MQ

Friday 5 April and Monday 8 April: Advanced Community Development Course. Feel more confident in practicing community development in your workplace; Examine the issues, challenges and dilemmas of Community Development; Connect theory with practice; Hold conversations with decision makers and other Community Development workers; Access to further learning resources; Use the modes of head (intellect), heart (feelings), hands (practical work with people) and feet (groundedness); Think creatively about your organisational context; Interfacing with the wider context. Led by Jim Ife, Jacques Boulet and Rob Nabben. Contact: 9819 3239, 2 Minona St, Hawthorn, icd@borderlands.org.au. Cost: $350 full / $300 con. Both courses: $600. Bookings essential. 

Friday 19 April, 7 pm to 9 pm; Saturday 20 April – Sunday 21 April, 9 am to 5 pm: Biochar Workshop. As a soil additive, biochar offers numerous benefits. It increases the capacity for soil to hold water & nutrients, greatly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, enhance crop yields and capture and store carbon for the long term. Learn to make and operate a simple biochar reactor; produce a range of different biochars at different temperatures; carry out basic tests on your biochars; make biochar/compost/mineral blends.  Faciltators: Prof Stephen Joseph, University of NSW, Paul Taylor PhD, Author of “The Biochar Revolution”, and Russell Burnet, Biochar Energy Systems. Workshop cost – includes lunch both days & Friday evening intro: $195 before 1st April; $250 regular price. Only $149 for extra family member or partner. Venue: Friday night: Bendigo Bank Theatre at The Capital, 50 View Street, Bendigo; Saturday & Sunday: A1203 Goornong-Mayreef Rd, Elmore. Website: http://kynetontransitionhub.com/home-4/biochar/biochar-workshop/ 

Picture from here

Sunday 21 April – Saturday 27 April: Nonviolent Action from the Strategic to the Prophetic. For young, emerging activists (18-30) who feel deeply that the present order with its emphasis on dominance and economic expansion is unsustainable, and are ready to develop commitment and skills in nonviolent ways to help promote change, this is an opportunity to learn from two very experienced activists, Margaret Pestorius and Simon Reeves.

This course is subsidized and a special application form must be used:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jh2trfcr0dxyn5n/Nonviolent%20action%20%281%29.pdf.  

The cost for full board & accommodation, plus materials, is $200. 

Participants will cover their own travel costs, to and from 

Silver Wattle Quaker Centre Ltd -1063 Lake Road, Bungendore NSW 2621 

Ph: 02 6238 0588 

Saturday 4 May - Tuesday 28 May: The Walkatjurra Walkabout. The walk will continue to be a celebration of Wangkatja country, a testament to the strength of the community who have fought to stop uranium mining at Yeelirrie for over forty years, and a chance to come together and continue to share our commitment to a sustainable future without nuclear.  It is a chance to reconnect with the land, and to revive the tradition of walking for country. Register here to be a part of the walk:http://walkingforcountry.com/registration-to-walk-for-country/

Sunday 12 May – Sunday 19 May: Kanyini Intensive (working with Uncle Bob Randall and his family). 7-day intensive (Sunday to Sunday, plus travel time) retreat located with in the Uluru National Park and surrounds in the Northern Territory. This is a unique opportunity to receive teachings from Bob Randall on the principles of Kanyini and Aboriginal culture. This will be a profound experience towards integrity in cultural counter-flows, a re-alignment of the importance of personal spirituality, and towards acknowledgment of 70,000 years of Aboriginal knowledge and traditions. Uncle Bob will share his wisdom and belief that spirituality is the ultimate answer to reconciliation in Australia. Uncle Bob will share his wisdom on aspects of Kanyini including, connections with the dreaming, place, family relationships and the spirit. Teaching Kanyini and sharing Aboriginal culture, knowledge and spirituality with all Australians and beyond, are an integral part of Bob's vision. Further information: email info@oases.edu.au or call 03 9819 3502.

Sunday 18 August to Wednesday 21 August: JCMA's 10^th Winter Conference: Sorry is the Hardest Word: Forgiveness and Repentance. JCMA conferences are intended for anyone from one of the three Abrahamic faiths. Participants include men and women, academics, those working in support or welfare roles, tertiary students, and members and leaders of faith communities. Sunday Taster Opportunity:1 pm - 9.45 pm. Cost: $55. Sunday, the first day of the conference, will provide an overview of the main themes. People who unable to att­end for the whole conference are welcome to come to this Sunday taster. Applications closing date: Friday 19 July 2013. Conference Centre PallottiCollege, Millgrove Melways 289 A2. An application form for registration is available from www.trybooking.com/CFGA.

Multicultural Arts Victoria: bringing their Emerge Cultural Hubs Consultation 2012 to Ballarat

Dear Friends,

You are invited to attend a Ballarat Arts community consultation session with Multicultural Arts Victoria on Tuesday 28^th August from 6pm – 8pm at the Ballarat Town Hall.

MAV will be seeking community feedback on the following:

1. What are the barriers to participation in the arts for refugee and emerging CALD artists and communities in Ballarat?

2. What can we do to increase opportunities and access for refugee and emerging CALD artists and communities in Ballarat?

EMERGE CULTURAL HUBS CONSULTATIONS 2012

Multicultural Arts Victoria will undertake a series of 6 consultations over a 2 week period in August to review and inform the development of its Emerge Cultural Hubs program. Emerge Cultural Hubs is a unique model for arts development, programming and capacity building of emerging refugee artists and communities in regional Victoria. Through a partnership approach and ongoing consultation with communities and stakeholders, the program identifies local needs and develops locally based, sustainable arts initiatives that are aimed at increasing refugee and CALD communities’ participation in the arts.

Regards,

Elizabeth Hardiman | Cultural Partnerships Officer

City of Ballarat | PO Box 655, Ballarat, Victoria, 3353

P: 03 5320 5831 | M: 0438 205 620 | http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au

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