Waltja Project Progess Report
WAVE Minmaku Palyantja Palya: Waltja Women Leaders Project 2008 The main focus of this project is in the recognition, acknowledgement and promotion of senior Aboriginal women who have been instrumental in the development of children's services and youth programs on their remote communities in Central Australia. Given the current government and media focus upon issues of child and youth safety and well-being in remote Aboriginal communities it is timely to promote recognition of local senior women's leadership, to enable these women leaders to see their work and knowledge valued in a national context, and to build relationships between women working 'on the ground' and women in national organisations contributing to national policy. This Project is well on track, with most ‘on the ground’ activity being coordinated by Waltja to date. Joy Taylor (desert Knowledge) and Angela Lynch have been appointed as independent evaluators for the Project. The evaluation (an ongoing process from September 2008 to April 2009) will include qualitative data (e.g. from journals) to capture the ‘why and how’ of the project work as it unfolds, as well as questionnaires to be administered to WAVE participants and also Minmaku participants. Kate Lawrence spoke about the project at the recent Meeting Place, organised as part of Desert Knowledge Conference in Alice...WAVE Waltja Minmaku Palyantja Palya: Women Leaders’ Project 2008
In 2008, WAVE secured project funding from the Office for Women’s ‘Women’s Leadership and Development Program Grants’. One of these is in the NT.
WAVE Waltja Minmaku Palyantja Palya: Women Leaders’ Project 2008
The main focus of this project is in the recognition, acknowledgement and promotion of senior Aboriginal women who have been instrumental in the development of children’s services and youth programs on their remote communities in Central Australia, These women have, in addition to their leadership work on their own communities, contributed to the development of Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi Aboriginal Corporation (Waltja), an Aboriginal women’s organisation which provides services and support across the Central Australia region.
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Centuries of entitlement to women's bodies': Emma Thompson quit film over embattled exec
In a scathing letter, Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson reveals she quit the forthcoming animated film Luck because of a decision to hire embattled former Pixar executive John Lasseter, questioning why women "would want to work for him".
'Centuries of entitlement to women's bodies': Emma Thompson quit film over embattled exec
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In a scathing letter, Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson reveals she quit the forthcoming animated film Luck because of a decision to hire embattled former Pixar executive John Lasse...well worth noting...
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Carolyn D'Cruz, La Trobe University
The term initially focussed on the intersection between race and gender, but more recent uses have extended to include sexuality, gender diversity and disability.
Explainer: what does 'intersectionality' mean?
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Joanne Orlando, Western Sydney University
While shifting cyber safety education beyond privacy is a step in the right direction, teachers already have to contend with an overcrowded curriculum.
Kids need to learn about cybersecurity, but teachers only have so much time in the day
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While shifting cyber safety education beyond privacy is a step in the right direction, teachers already have to contend with an overcrowded curriculum.