Welcome to my Blog

Hello visitors!
This is my blog that I am creating as part of a State Library of Victoria Training program.
I have deciced to call my blog Close the Gap , because maybe doing this will close the gap in my knowledge about Web 2.0.
MORE IMPORTANTLY :
Close the Gap is Australia's largest campaign to improve Indigenous Health. It involves both Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations, including Oxfam Australia. The campaign calls on federal, state and territory governments to commit to closing the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.
http://www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/indigenous-health/
I am experimenting as I learn more along the way, and it is a bit of a journal of my learning . I have also decided to make it a bit of a chronicle of my almost all pervasive passion for Indigenous issues, literature, music, art and culture.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Why I am so one track....why am I so one track?

I am a bit obsessed with Indigenous issues as some people will know, but I spent a little while in a community and it has kind of touched my soul.

I loved all the kids and it made me sad that people are so poor and living in such crappy conditions, with death, drunkenss and suicide all around them. One thing that me so sad, was when I recently visited the community again this year: I found out that a young girl who was 21 years old, and who used to visit the Library often when I was working there had killed herself. She had two beautiful kids, was so young, and it was just a tradegy. I guess that's what makes me want to do something, although I am not really - just obsessing, but I would like to be more ACTIVE.

This not to say the people that I met lives are all crap, and that there are not great moments of joy and happiness.

Last night I saw an amazing show that is on at the Malthouse- called " KIN" by Devised and Directed By Stephen Page. It was so amazing all Murri Boys in their early teens doing a fantastic dance story of growth, and initiaton. It had rapping, dance, grooves and such beauty it really moved me. It is so inspiring to see young people being so creative and telling a great story, if you can get to see it I really recommend it.














KIN Devised and Directed by Stephen Page
CHECK IT OUT!
http://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whatson/kin.html

PROBLEMS WITH MY BLOG:
I wish I could edit my picture so it looks better- the flag I mean. Cause I don't like how it looks. I also get a bit frustrated by the limitations of the blog template and the fonts and colours. I need to figure out how to add some more pictures so it is a bit more visual.
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