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Welcome to the Circle, a semi-regular email conversation with you. You are a part of Gilimbaa's circle because somewhere, at some time, our paths have crossed and we have connected.
Below are some exciting projects that have been unfolding in the community...
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With a fresh face and a burst of energy, our nations capital played host to NITV's launch of their 2011 program. Featuring a host of new shows and a swag of the old favorites, the NITV 2011 season is set to be its best yet.
Inspired from its new vision of "Awakening and uniting through sharing and celebrating the unique experiences and imagination of Australia's first people."
Tanya Denning, NITV's Director of Content, stated at the launch in
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Canberra, it has "demonstrated to politicians the positive impacts that NITV is having on celebrating and retaining Indigenous culture".
The launch was the perfect place to preview NITV's new indents - with each day of the week exploring a different theme: Unique, Share, Awaken, Experience, Celebration, Unite and Imagine. The indents will be screened in full from January 2011.
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Hosting a star studded room of Australia's corporate and community heavy weights, Corporate Express launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan at its head office in Mascot Sydney.
"Ensuring the sustainability of the communities we operate in is something we're passionate about. Our RAP will impact all four CSR pillars," said Paul Hitchcock, CEO, Corporate Express.
Jennifer Levasseur, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, was recently recognised at the AIMSC gala dinner for her efforts in embedding the companies commitment to supplier diversity, a leading and key foundation block for the Corporate Express vision and its role in reconciliation.
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INDIGENOUS ART GOES JOYRIDING
Gilimbaa's Creative Director Riki Salam and CEO David Williams have taken their paint brushes and artistic talents to paint a full sized plywood bicycle which will feature in Joyride, an art exhibition as part of the International Bicycle Film Festival.
The popularity of riding bikes and cycling daily sees the bicycle as one of the most powerful and culturally relevant forces of the past
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decade and the International Bicycle Film Festival aims to showcase and strengthen the diverse creative communities that underpin them.
Running from November 17-21st November, the international Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) celebrated its 10th year and Joyride selected a number of artists from around Australia to submit their works to promote the exciting, multi-faceted festival celebrating all things two wheels.
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GROWING BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS
Nothing short of a resounding success, the inaugural AIMSC Business Opportunity Fair and Conference provided the perfect back drop to proudly display the achievements and share the learnings, passion and efforts of AIMSC, all its members and suppliers over the first year of operations.
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The conference also fondly welcomed affiliate supplier diversity councils from the US and Canada - who shared many motivating case studies and critical success factors of their journey though supplier that has now been successful running in US and Canada for excess of 30 years.
aimsc.org.au
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Aunty Ruth is a proud Aboriginal woman from Cherbourg, Queensland, recognized earlier this year as a Queensland Great and as a mother, a grandmother, and an elder. Aunty Ruth is a true inspiration to many.
"Cherbourg is home to me. They (the community) consider me, theirs. I think I know just about everybody that is there.
I didn't want to be called an elder because that was my mother's position. And I couldn't do it until we lost mum. And then from then I felt okay that I can claim that position. It's a personal thing being an elder, you get that respect - it's an undying respect really, that is given to most elders.
I guess more than an elder, I'm a spokesperson and I can speak on any issue whatsoever and people respect me for that. They'll look at me and think 'what is Aunty Ruth thinking' and surely, I do have an opinion.
Reconciliation was a good thing when it came about, there was never going to be a time when we would not be drawn together. Our children were starting to marry into white families. I got involved in the Reconciliation movement. I did a lot of speaking around the place, saying to people, we need this. We need this for all of us, because we share grandchildren now. How can we not?
We can apologise over and over again, but what have we had since then? The apology needed to have something behind it, and they didn't come up with anything.
What I would really like to see is, us continuing on as a people - recognised as a people.
One of the things he said to the kids (my husband), was, even if you are as black as jack - your education is the thing that will get you to stand beside Presidents, Premier's - you can go anywhere you like, but you get your education!
So, I tell the kids, get educated!"
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We hope you enjoyed the sixth issue of the Circle, and look forward to continuing the conversation. Feel free to drop us a line or come in to the office if you'd like to talk.
Until then, take care.
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and a proud member of the SEQICC.
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