Past Events

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.

Book launch

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.

singingBook 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.

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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.

 

Events 2009

AIATSIS Conference
Wednesday 30 September, 12:30–1:30pm Manning Clark Centre
Book Launch

Murray River Country, Jessica K Weir
Join us to celebrate the launch of ASP’s new title as Dr Payi-Linda Ford from the MakMak clan launches this important book. The book has received glowing endorsements from Dr Ford, Donna Haraway, Richie Howitt and Libby Robin.

Thursday 1 October, 9:00–10:30am Manning Clark 1
Plenary

The diversity of the urban experience will feature Bill Simon, whose recently published autobiography Back on the Block reveals his experiences in the Kinchela Boy’s Home and later in Redfern’s the Block.

Thursday 1 October, 3:30–5:00pm Manning Clark 5
Notions of Aboriginality in cross-cultural training

Join Robyn Forester and Naomi Parry talk about the use of The Little Red Yellow Black Book in a range of programs and services. This session will be invaluable for people working in Indigenous client-service provision and policy development. Also, visit http://lryb.aiatsis.gov.au/.

Brisbane Writers’ Festival, 7–13 September

Murris and non-Indigenous Australians heard from Bill Simon, an Aboriginal pastor on Redfern’s The Block, talk about his life. His tale of life in the notorious Kinchela Boys’ Home had the Sydney Writers Festival audience in the palm of his hand, both horrified by the brutal realities of his life and moved by his faith and redemption. In Brisbane he spoke along with co-writer, Des Montgomerie.

Melbourne Writers’ Festival

John Doyle and Yorta Yorta woman, Monica Morgan, launched Jess Weir’s new publication Murray River Country: An ecological dialogue with traditional owners at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival on Saturday 29 August. The book is creating a lot of interest and with the subject being the Murray-Darling Basin, there’s sure to be interest from a range of organisations and people.

NAIDOC Week 5–12 July 2009 Children’s Book Pack

Aboriginal Studies Press is proud to re-release four of our children’s titles in paperback, as part of our Children’s Pack to celebrate this year’s NAIDOC week. There will be teachers’ notes available on-line, posters and bookmarks. Our pack provides schools and libraries with a wonderful set of resources and books to support school engagement with NAIDOC Week 2009. The NAIDOC theme for 2009 is Honouring our Elders, Nurturing our Youth. Please contact NewSouth Books for more information on (02) 9385 6689 or orders@tldistribution.com.au.

Past Matters Festival

Aboriginal Studies Press authors Jeremy Beckett, Melinda Hinkson, Jon Altman and Alberto Fulman, An Appreciation of Difference, took part in the 2009 Past Matters Festival in May, as did Back on The Block authors, bill Simon and Jo Tuscano.

Sydney Writers Festival

Bill Simon, author of Back on the Block was in conversation with John Maynard at the 2009 Sydney Writers Festival. He also took part in the session Bruce Pascoe, author of Convincing Ground and co-author of The Little Red Yellow Black Book took part in the First Australians session. Anita Heiss, author of Dhuuluu-Yalawas also be part of this year's Festival, reading at Celebrating the Voice 9 - Indigenous Writers Night.

Between Indigenous Australia and Europe: John Mawurndjul
Book Launch, Canberra ACT

Between Indigenous Australia and Europe: John Mawurndjuledited by Claus Volkenandt and Christian Kaufmann, was launched by Brenda Crofts at the opening of a major survey exhibition of John Mawurndjul at the Drill Hall Gallery, ANU April 16th, 2009.

Two Fires Festival

Professor John Maynard (Fight for Liberty and Freedom and Aboriginal Stars of the Turf) appeared at the 2009 Two Fires Festival at Braidwood, March 27-29 as part of the Aboriginal Literature panel with Peter Minter on the Saturday afternoon. The AIATSIS chairperson, Mick Dodson also spoke at this year's Festival. A wide range of Aboriginal Studies Press's publications were for sale at the Festival shopfront on Wallace Street.

Perth Writers’ Festival

Professor John Maynard (Fight for Liberty and Freedom and Aboriginal Stars of the Turf) and Dr Yasmine Musharbash (Yuendumu Everyday) were guests at the Perth Writers’ Festival in February 2009. Visit http://www.perthfestival.com.au/perthwritersfestival/ for more information.


Events 2008

An Appreciation of Difference
New Zealand

An Appreciation of Difference by Melinda Hinkson & Jeremy Beckett was launched by Professor Marilyn Strathern at the Ownership and Appropriation conference, Auckland New Zealand on Tuesday 11 December 2008.

Yuendumu Everyday
New Zealand

Yuendumu Everyday by Yasmine Musharbash was launched by Professor Diane Austin-Broos at the Ownership and Appropriation conference, Auckland New Zealand on Thursday 13 December 2008.

Holding Men
Broome and Melbourne

With promotional help from the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health, and support from the Lingiari Foundation and Melbourne University, Brian McCoy's Holding Men was launched in Broome and Melbourne.

Patrick Dodson officially launched the book in Broome in front of an audience which included local politicans and academics, while Professor Ian Anderson launched the book in Melbourne to a crowd of about eighty people, including academics and health practitioners. Sales were strong at both launches and print reviews and author interviews on radio have ensured ongoing interest in the book.