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Cultural Advice: This document includes the names of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people who have died. Pearl Gibbs Aunty Pearl Mary (Gambanyi) Gibbs (1901-1983) was a leader and activist for Aboriginal rights and the rights of women. Throughout her life she contributed to several impactful social justice campaigns including the 1967 referendum, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, and the Aboriginal Day of Mourning. She is remembered as a trailblazer for her life in the political sphere and…

Connections Extended essay: "I think it's really important that we share this world and we're connected to it" - Tim Hetherington Introduction: It is important that we know that we share this world and are connected to it. We all have our suburb community, school communities, our state community, and national community, but most of all we are all apart, little or big, black or white, female or male, African or Australian, all apart of the bigger picture, the global community. I think that it is…

To either Australians or a public less familiar with Australia’s history and culture or, Rabbit-Proof Fence by Philip Noyce (2002) is considered an excellent source to know about the ‘Stolen Generations’, an important chapter in Australian contemporary history. Premiering in a context in which there were increasing voices calling for the reconciliation with the Aboriginal community, the movie was a key landmark in this movement (Martin, 2002). Contrasting to frequent stereotypes in the artistic…