NAIDOC
Week is
held each year in July as a celebration of the history, culture and
achievements of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It
is an event in which indigenous and non-indigenous people participate
with events in every state.
The name NAIDOC comes from the National Aborigines and Islanders Day
Observance Committee, an advocacy group that formed over 50 years ago
to support the rights of indigenous people.
In this newsletter we highlight just a few of the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander organisations in South Australia.
- Camp
Coorong
- Ngarrindjeri Land & Progress Association campsite with field
trips, cultural and educational activities
- Kura
Yerlo -
community managed organisation in the western region of Adelaide,
delivering community programs including youth, family, elders,
disability, education, child care and fitness
- Kurruru
- Port
Adelaide-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth performing
arts company encompassing dance, song, circus, music and comedy
- Living
Kaurna Cultural Centre Inc. & Warriparendi -
significant site
of the Kaurna people located in the City of Marion
- Tandanya
-
contemporary and traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
cultural expression, through the performing and visual arts
- Umeewarra
Media
– Australia’s only Aboriginal radio station, based in Port Augusta,
with an Aboriginal Board of Management and promoting Aboriginal culture
and reconciliation
- Tauondi College
- education
and nationally recognised training, attracting students from all around
Australia
There are
many
more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups,
organisations
that provide a wide range of health, accommodation, youth and family
support services in South Australia.
This
month's feature organisation is
Meals on Wheels, a group that helps
more than
5000 South Australians every day through the provision of delivered,
nutritious meals.
We visited one of their kitchens to find out more
about how they do this.
Read
the full story on our blog.
The
Novel
Challenge is a read-a-thon in which people raise funds to
help
people with Multiple Sclerosis. Read your own book between July
&
September or browse for some book ideas.
Do you know someone who has spent time over the past two years caring
for South Australia’s natural environment? The Natural Resources
Management Council wants nominations for the
2011 Premier’s Natural Resources
Management
Awards and the
2011
South
Australian Landcare Awards. Entries close on 29 July 2011
-
www.nrm.sa.gov.au,
www.landcareonline.com.au.
More information -
tel. 8463 7883 or email
deb.rav@sa.gov.au
Holden
has 15 cars to give away to charities in July. They want to hear from
registered charities about deserving projects - find out more on
Facebook.
The
Mental
Health
Coalition of SA and the
Media Resource Centre are seeking
participants to
be bloggers on a new site
Mind
Share,
an online mental health community, to be released during Mental Health
Week on 9 October 2011. People who are interested in blogging
about their views on mental health, events, news, controversy and
personal stories can contact Tracey Davis -
mindshare@mhcsa.org.au.
Have you checked out
Google
for non-profits? There might be something here for your
organisation.
GP
Plus Marion
is now open at 10 Milham St, Oaklands Park 5046, tel. 7425 8200,
providing a range of child and family health services and mental health
support. With the recent opening of
GP Plus Elizabeth, Northern
Women's Community
Health Centre has closed. Women's health services in the northern
region are now provided as outreach from Women's Health &
Safety
Dale Street, tel. 8444 0700.
