Celebrate Indigenous culture at Yabun 2010
Dear friend,
© Michelle Blakeney Celebrate the culture and history of the Indigenous peoples of Australia with us at the annual Yabun Festival, a dynamic showcase of creative Indigenous talent.
The Yabun Festival is an all-day celebration of Indigenous music, dance, arts, crafts, literature and politics - and an opportunity to join with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to reflect on their connection to their traditional lands for over 50,000 years.
What: The Yabun Festival 2010
Where: Victoria Park, Broadway, Sydney
When: 26 January 2010, 10am - 6pm
Find out more, and how to get there.
This year we’re honoured to be sponsoring the Speaking Out Tent, a programme designed to create awareness of human rights issues facing Indigenous Australians. The day will kick off at 10am with "The Annual Kevin Cook Lecture" - sponsored by Tranby College - to be given by Tom Calma, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
Following this will be the national launch of the Amnesty International booklet on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Speakers include:
- Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
- Claire Mallinson, National Director Amnesty International
- Rodney Dillon, Indigenous Rights Campaigner Amnesty International
So join us and celebrate Australia’s largest one-day festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures at the Yabun Festival 2010.
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