Even though restrictions are starting to lift, life as we knew it won’t be the same. Here Grace Samuel, who works in community development, talks about how she has responded to isolation.
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Another beautiful community story from isolation. Here Kamala Rai from the Bhutanese community (speaking in Nepalese) talks about how she has found peace in her garden and through dance especially celebrating Mother’s Day at home.
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Peranya is a musician and music teacher. Her performances have been cancelled and she’s unable to teach her students in person, but she’s adapting through online jam sessions and spending time at home playing music.
Here she shares with us some traditional Thai music playing the Saw U, or alto fiddle. The saw u is a two-stringed instrument used in traditional Thai music, producing a mellow sound.
Enjoy!
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We can all agree that isolation has posed many challenges for communities, including negative mental health impacts. But for some, isolation has been an opportunity for artistic development. Local Brisbane muso Damo has spent his time focusing on music and activities that bring peace and reflection, including working on a single being released this week called ‘Ginseng’, which is all about being at peace with life.
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May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, which is incredibly timely given the increased incidents of domestic and family violence as a result of Coronavirus.
Our friend and artist Erfan Daliri wrote this piece about gendered violence and we’re so pleased to share it as part of the Culture of Connection campaign. It was performed with Allara Pattison at the Byron Bay theatre in 2019.
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Here’s Erfan’s words on the meaning of the work:
“A spoken-word piece about the power, the patience and forbearance of women. Gendered violence is a thing, it is not just a small proportion of our society, but the violence is inherent in our social structures, in our politics, in our film, arts and media… …the sooner we accept and acknowledge this the sooner we can address and remedy the situation. We can all live in a kinder, more compassionate world if we commit ourselves to co-creating it.”
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Previously our Redbank Plains Community Centre used Project Nourish as a way of connecting with community through a community morning tea, visiting service providers, and allowing participants to have choice through a ‘fill-a-bag’ system. Due to COVID-19 they have adapted and found ways in partnership with OzHarvest Brisbane to still connect to community whilst delivering an essential service.
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Bill Gamack is the CEO of Multicultural Australia. In his Culture of Connection piece he shares that though his family are spread over different households and even different continents, they are staying connected through a COVID-19 Spotify playlist called Corona Classics. Hear what songs made the list and why!
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Fabrice came to Australia as a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and discovered dance as a way to connect with the people and place.
This amazing short was shot and edited by Rebecca Thomson – a huge thank you for sharing with us in the Culture of Connection campaign. Starring Fàbricë Ädonis Bisimwà
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Jean and Caroline have been in Australia for around 3-years, finding refuge in Australia from the Syrian conflict.
Caroline is a music teacher but right now she’s busy looking after their young son, Adam. Jean was doing an apprenticeship to be a chef, but has had to put that on hold for now. Cyrine and Karen are home from school but keeping occupied with arts and crafts, baking, exercise and music. Watch this heartwarming message from the family to everyone getting through these Coronavirus restrictions.
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As we get ready for Labour Day 2020 in Queensland and the Northern Territory, a day recognising the contributions of workers to our nation, watch Samara and Ariyan’s message from the heart to front line workers looking after us during this Coronavirus event. The sweetest thing you’ll see this week!
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As the world’s oldest living cultures, we recognise that Australia always has been and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land.
We who come from many places pay our respects to Elders throughout all time and commit to learning from the knowledge, traditions, stories, spirituality, and experiences of Aboriginal people as we learn to live on their land.
We walk together in solidarity of the pain of the past, and in shared hope for the future.
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