community & remembrance
diwali- the story of diwali
Celebrating by Brian Teach Er on Scribd
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"Once upon a time, in an Indian city called Ayodhya, there lived Prince Rama and Princess Sita. The Prince and Princess were loved by all in the kingdom, except for the jealous Queen Kayki. When the King announced that Prince Rama would be crowned King as soon as he retired, Queen Kayki was very angry. She went to the King and asked him: “Do you remember when I saved your life and you promised to give me anything I wanted?” “Yes, I do,” replied the King. The wicked Queen said, “Well now I want you to send Rama and Sita to live in the forest like poor people for fourteen years.”
"Once upon a time, in an Indian city called Ayodhya, there lived Prince Rama and Princess Sita. The Prince and Princess were loved by all in the kingdom, except for the jealous Queen Kayki. When the King announced that Prince Rama would be crowned King as soon as he retired, Queen Kayki was very angry. She went to the King and asked him: “Do you remember when I saved your life and you promised to give me anything I wanted?” “Yes, I do,” replied the King. The wicked Queen said, “Well now I want you to send Rama and Sita to live in the forest like poor people for fourteen years.”
Australian Chinese New Year celebrations, image by Dan Peled for AAP. Courtesy ABC
Bastille Day http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1391523/bastille-day
reconciliation week
Reconciliation Week http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/reconciliation
Reconciliation is about unity and respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous Australians. It is about respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and valuing justice and equity for all Australians.
The reconciliation movement is said to have begun with the 1967 referendum in which 90 per cent of Australians voted to remove clauses in the Australian Constitution which discriminated against Indigenous Australians.
National Reconciliation Week was first celebrated in 1996. National Reconciliation Week aims to give people across Australia the opportunity to focus on reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. It is a time to 'reflect on achievements so far and on what must still be done to achieve reconciliation' (Reconciliation Australia).
Each year, National Reconciliation Week has a different theme. Some past themes have been Communities working Together (1998), Walking Together (1999), Sharing our future: The next steps(2000), Reconciliation: Keeping the Flame Alive (2001), and Reconciliation: It's Not Hard to Understand(2003). The theme for 2011 is Let's talk recognition!.
National Reconciliation Week falls between 27 May and 3 June – two significant dates in the relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, the anniversary of the 1967 referendum and Mabo Day, the anniversary of the 1992 High Court judgment in the Mabo case.
The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation was established under theCouncil for Aboriginal Reconciliation Act 1991 and was charged with this mission:
The object of the establishment of the Council is to promote a process of reconciliation between Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and the wider Australian community...
Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Act 1991, Section 5
The Council worked closely with the Australian Local Government Association to have the issue of reconciliation on the local community agenda.
In January 2000, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation was replaced with a new private body, Reconciliation Australia. Reconciliation Australia is the current peak national organisation building and promoting reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Reconciliation is about unity and respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous Australians. It is about respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and valuing justice and equity for all Australians.
The reconciliation movement is said to have begun with the 1967 referendum in which 90 per cent of Australians voted to remove clauses in the Australian Constitution which discriminated against Indigenous Australians.
National Reconciliation Week was first celebrated in 1996. National Reconciliation Week aims to give people across Australia the opportunity to focus on reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. It is a time to 'reflect on achievements so far and on what must still be done to achieve reconciliation' (Reconciliation Australia).
Each year, National Reconciliation Week has a different theme. Some past themes have been Communities working Together (1998), Walking Together (1999), Sharing our future: The next steps(2000), Reconciliation: Keeping the Flame Alive (2001), and Reconciliation: It's Not Hard to Understand(2003). The theme for 2011 is Let's talk recognition!.
National Reconciliation Week falls between 27 May and 3 June – two significant dates in the relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, the anniversary of the 1967 referendum and Mabo Day, the anniversary of the 1992 High Court judgment in the Mabo case.
The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation was established under theCouncil for Aboriginal Reconciliation Act 1991 and was charged with this mission:
The object of the establishment of the Council is to promote a process of reconciliation between Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and the wider Australian community...
Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Act 1991, Section 5
The Council worked closely with the Australian Local Government Association to have the issue of reconciliation on the local community agenda.
In January 2000, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation was replaced with a new private body, Reconciliation Australia. Reconciliation Australia is the current peak national organisation building and promoting reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.