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South Africa – the positive and negative legacies of apartheid

by on 11. Apr, 2011 in Africa, Art, Culture, Ethnicity, Human rights, Migration, Multiculturalism, Photography, Politics

If I was lucky enough to be in New York over coming months, I would be dedicating an afternoon to visit MoMA and the exhibition Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to Now.  This unique exhibition charts the social turmoil which has defined the country over recent decades, and looks to contain an impressive collection of [...]

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Sustainable living – old news for migrant communities

by on 05. Apr, 2011 in Culture, Environment, Ethnicity, Food, Local community, Migration, Multiculturalism, My life, Refugees

Yesterday I attended a workshop by Environment Victoria focusing on communicating sustainability to CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) communities.   Often migrants and even our own indigenous communities are not targeted in the communications of the large Australian environmental groups.  Some of the reasons for this is that they are not identified as being key target [...]

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Looking in the mirror at the other

by on 16. Mar, 2011 in Anthropology, Culture, Migration, Multiculturalism, My life, Refugees, Travel

Welcome to my first blog post! This is both exciting and daunting for me all at once. How do I sum up all that has inspired me to ‘put pen to paper’ to discuss this strange planet we occupy and the even stranger human race that is found on it? From as early as I [...]

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