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Events 2011
Book Launch of Belonging Together, Tuesday 22nd November, ANU Co-op bookshop, Canberra
Belonging Together: Dealing with the politics of disenchantment in Australian Indigenous Policy was recently launched by Mr Mike Dillon, Deputy Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
From left: michael Dillon, Patrick sullivan and AIATSIS Principal Russell Taylor
Famous footballer Pele receives a copy of Australia: William Blandowski’s illustrated encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia
Mr Foster, who is a journalist for SBS, met with the famous Brazilian soccer player as part of plans to establish a training program for young Indigenous soccer players.
Mr Craig Foster (left) presents a copy of William Blandowski's illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia to Pele.
Brisbane Writers Festival 2011
Professor Deborah Bird Rose, Margaret Daiyo and Dr Payi-Linda Fordattended the Brisbane Writers Festival on Saturday 10 September and spoke about the second edition of Country of the Heart. http://www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au
Deborah (left) talking to a school boy and Margaret (right) signing a book
Book Launch of Legends, Monday 15th August, MCG, Melbourne
There was a huge turn out for the launch of Sean Gorman's Legends: The AFL Indigenous Team of the Century with Michael Long doing the honours. The launch was at the MCG on Monday 15 August.
(Left) AIATSIS Chair, Prof. Mick Dodson with Legends’ launcher, AFL greats, Michael Long, and Glenn James (right) at the MCG with a batch of current young players. Photo courtesy AIATSIS
(Right) AFL legends, Glenn James, Syd Jackson, Michael Long with author, Sean Gorman. Photo courtesy AIATSIS
Book Launch of Joan Martin (Yaarna), Thursday 21st July, Curtin University, Perth
ASP held a very successful launch of the book Joan Martin (Yaarna) at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University of 21st July. The book was launched by double Miles Franklin award winner, A/Professor Kim Scott. A/Professor Simon Forrest was the MC.
Joan Martin’s son Greg with Bruce Shaw at the launch of Joan Martin (Yaarna). Photo courtesy AIATSIS
Mingli McGlade, the Noongar elder who provided the welcome to country. Photo courtesy AIATSIS.
ASP took part in the second National Indigenous Writers and Educators Conference at Wollongong University, 17-19 May, www.ntwriters.com.au, and the Aboriginal Writers Forum and the subsequent Guwanyi, the third National Aboriginal Writers Festival at the NSW Writers Centre in March.
Events 2010
Book Launch of Aboriginal Sydney 2nd Edition, Tuesday 23rd November, NSW Lands Council in Parramatta
Aboriginal Sydney 2nd Edition was launched by Mr Sol Bellear and Mr Russell Taylor at the NSW Lands Council.
Photo right: Mr Russell Taylor, Mr Sol Bellear at the Aboriginal Sydney 2nd Edition Launch. Photo courtesy of NSW Aboriginal Lands Council.
Melbourne Writers' Festival 2010, 27 August–5 September
Harry Allen (editor) and Brook Andrew (contributor) of Australia: William Blandowski’s encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia were guests of the Melbourne Writers Festival.
Brisbane Writers' Festival 2010, 1–5 September
Margaret Somerville and Tony Perkins, authors of Singing the Coast and Joanne Watson, author of Palm Island, were on panel sessions at this year's Brisbane Writers’ Festival.
Book launch of Australia, Tuesday 7 September, Kalaya at Melbourne Museum, VIC
Australia: William Blandowski’s encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia by Harry Allen was launched by John Kean, Producer, MV Studios, at Kalaya at Melbourne Museum, on Tuesday 7 September 2010 at 5:00pm. William Blandowski made a guest appearance to celebrate the publication of his encyclopaedia, courtesy of Bernard Caleo.
Book launch of Singing the Coast, Wednesday 21 July, Corindi Beach NSW
Singing the Coast by Margaret Somerville and Tony Perkins was launched at the Nuralamee Conference Centre on Wednesday 21 July. There was a welcome to country spoken in language and a bushtucker afternoon tea.
Photo left: Margaret Somervill and Tony Perkins singing copies of their book at the launch.
Photo courtesy of Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre.
Audio interview with Margaret Somerville and Tony Perkins on
ABC Rural, Bush Telegraph, with Michael Cathcart, 23 August 2010
Anastasia Gonis, Bookseller+Publisher Magazine, May–June 2010
This is ideal reading for anyone interested in aboriginal studies, Australian history or postcolonial studies, or simply for the pleasure of a spiritual experience through words, images and information.
Talk on Palm Island, Friday 9 July
Historian Joanne Watson talked about Palm Island: Through a long lens, the outcome of many years of research and interviews with Palm Island elders and community members.
Book launch of Palm Island, Thursday 8 July, Townsville QLD
Palm Island by Joanne Watson was launched at the St Theresa's Church in Townsville on Thursday 8 July.
The Dreaming Festival 2010, 11–14 June, Woodford QLD
Join ASP at its first ever stall at The Dreaming Festival in Woodford. We'll have our frontlist, backlist and new titles available, as well as information about all of AIATSIS’s services.
Native Title Conference 2010, 1–3 June, National Convention Centre
ASP's had a selling stall at this years Native Title Conference. See the conference website for more information www.aiatsis.gov.au/ntru/nativetitleconference/conf2010/conf2010.html.
12–13 May, Indigenous Australian Writers and Educators Conference, Charles Darwin University
Rhonda Black, Director of Aboriginal Studies Press, spoke on the subject ‘Black Words on White Paper, facilitated by Philip McLaren. It’s hoped this will be come a biennial event.
Wordstorm 2010, 12-16 May
ASP authors, Prof. John Maynard and Bruce Pascoe were both part of the Writers and Educators Conference, and took an active part in Wordstorm 2010.
Bruce Pascoe, John Maynard, Arnold Zable and Archie Weller at Wordstom 2010. Photo courtesy of AIATSIS.
Thursday 25 March, 6pm–8pm, Book launch, Brisbane
Joanne Watson's Palm Island was launched at Avid Reader Bookshop, West End, Brisbane. It was a lively evening with lots of people in a attendance.
International Women's Day event, AIATSIS Stanner Room, Wednesday 10 March, 4.45pm
Leading Indigenous and non-Indigenous women will be celebrating International Women's Day in an event in the AIATSIS Stanner Room, Wednesday 10 March, 4.45 to 7pm. Titled Honouring Indigenous Women, the event will also proudly pay tribute to the fifty Indigenous women who will be travelling to Canberra from across Australia to attend Oxfam Australia's 2010 Straight Talk Summit.
Straight Talk 2010 is attended by women who represent the strength and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Over a period of four days these women are given the opportunity to develop their understanding of the Australian political system and to build relationships with women in Federal Parliament.
Contact screening on ABC, Thursday 4 March at 9:30pm
ABC TV1 will be screening Contact, the award-winning documentary based on the prize-winning publication Cleared Out on 4 March at 9.30pm. ASP is now selling the book + DVD (a longer, 78-minute version) for the special price of RRP $59.95. See Cleared Out + 'Contact' DVD for more information.
Yabun Festival, January 26 2010
Aboriginal Studies Press was well represented at Yabun 2010 (26 January) at Sydney's Victoria Park. In the Kulture Tent, Jess Weir talked about her new book Murray River Country: A dialogue with traditional owners in conversation with Yorta Yorta woman, Monica Morgan, and the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) representative Steve Ross.