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Just Dates September

September is

27 August- 2 September  Legacy  Week 

1-7   Spina Bifeda Awareness Week

3      Fathers Day

3 – 9 Child Protection Week

3-10 National Threatened Species Week

4 – 10 National Stroke Week

6      Indigenous Literacy Day

8     International Literacy Day /    White Balloon Day

10   World Suicide Prevention Day / RUOK Day

10 – 16  Disability Action Week Queensland

15 International Day of Democracy

16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

17-24 World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel

21 International Day of Peace

29 Death of John Pat in Roeburne Prison (1983) prompting the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

Local Events in and around Brisbane 

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Just Dates August

Queensland Multicultural Month

30 July – 6 August Donate Life Week

1-7 World Breastfeeding Week

4 National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day

4-17 Fair Trade Fortnight

6 Hiroshima Day

7 – 13 Homelessness Week

8 Dying to Know Day

9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

12 International Youth Day 

12 – 20 National Science Week

14 Feast of Micah the Prophet

19 World Humanitarian Day / World Photo Day

19 – 27 Seniors Week

19 – 25  Children’s Book Week

20-26  Hearing Awareness Week

23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

31 International Overdose Awareness Day 

Local Events in and around Brisbane 

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Rehearsal for Royal Ballet Performance!!

Some cameo appearances in a current dance project with the Royal Ballet and QPAC.
#thewinterstsle #shakespeare #brisbanedance

We All Dance! Queensland community groups are busy exploring the transformative powers of dance, in a special collaboration with London’s Royal Ballet and local teaching artists.
Discover more about the We All Dance project at http://atqp.ac/2szl58x

We All Dance culminates in a FREE performance, at QPAC Sun 2 July, 4:30pm – 5:30pm.

Cairns community groups will perform as part of the ticketed Royal Ballet Gala performance, Wed 12 July, from 5pm.

 

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Ramadan Reflection

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My best wishes and solidarity to my Muslim friends during this holy time of Ramadan.

May we who are not Muslim fast from prejudice, misinformation and ignorance about our sisters and brothers of Islam.

May we who are not Muslim be generous in our willingness to understand this faith and welcome this community into our neighbourhoods.

May we who are not Muslim take time to reflect, pray and be still with the wonder of faith that calls all people to peace, collaboration, respect and love.

 

Worth reading

Franciscan Message for the Month of Ramadan

Christian-Muslim Relations

Pope to Muslims for end of Ramadan: Promoting Mutual Respect through Education (2013)

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National Reconciliation Week 2017

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2017

The theme for #NRW2017 is ‘Let’s Take the Next Steps’.

http://www.rqi.org.au/event/defying-boundaries-reconciliation-walk/
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/calevents/kd/dont-just-count-us/50-years-and-counting
http://www.reconciliation.org.au/nrw/
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-1967-referendum-50-years-on-an-indigenous-reflection-tickets-34413150660?aff=ebdsorderfblightbox#tickets

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) runs annually from 27 May – 3 June. These dates mark two milestones in Australia’s reconciliation journey: The 1967 referendum and the historic Mabo decision, respectively.

In 2017, we reflect on two significant anniversaries in Australia’s reconciliation journey – 50 years since the 1967 referendum, and 25 years since the historic Mabo decision. As we commemorate these significant milestones, we ask all Australians to be a part of the next big steps in our nation’s reconciliation journey.

You can now download the poster here. More digital resources will be available to download here in the coming weeks.

For updates on #NRW2017, sign up to our email newsletter by entering your email address at the bottom of the page, and keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter.

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Neighbours on the Boundary

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A Photographic Exhibition to Celebrate  Neighbour Day 2017 in West End

Dates: 26th March – Late  April

Venue: Hope Street Cafe 170 Boundary Street West End

This exhibition celebrates Neighbour Day 2017 on 26th March. It features people for whom Boundary Street is a neighbourhood of life, work, relaxation, shopping , celebration, and friendships.


Boundary Street is a neighbourhood that embraces diversity. Shopfronts tell stories of the old and new cultures that have made a home here. Private homes and public space sit side by side. Street signs tell the history of a colonial presence on ancient land of the Jagera and Turrbal peoplesThis exhibition is running conjunction with an online exhibition and a Facebook Collection 

cropped-img_4898.jpgTony Robertson is a Brisbane photographer whose works in the tradition of social documentary and storytelling. His folio of images includes, political rallies, cultural celebrations and memorials for bereaved communities.

The exhibition will include a series of “Meet the Photographer Events so come back and check on dates and times!!
#neighbourday

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