Janet
27-12-2008, 10:36 PM
Author Louis Nowra reflecting on the process of writing part of "First Australians" and other indigenous issues. I have thought as I've been watching the series that it has immense value for home schooling.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/the-crime-of-indifference/2008/12/27/1229998727657.html
Indifference has robbed generations of our history
It still comes as a shock to hear racist remarks about Aborigines. A few weeks ago I saw an inebriated Aboriginal woman fall down in a Kings Cross street. A car narrowly missed running over her. While the driver jumped out of his car and rushed to her aid, a crowd of drinkers at the nearby Bourbon hotel laughed at the woman's plight and several shouted out, "Get a look at that drunken Abo". What fascinated me was that the men and women jeering and laughing at her did so without apology as if they knew no one would criticise them. You forget that such casual racism is still a part of our national character.
Read the rest at the link.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/the-crime-of-indifference/2008/12/27/1229998727657.html
Indifference has robbed generations of our history
It still comes as a shock to hear racist remarks about Aborigines. A few weeks ago I saw an inebriated Aboriginal woman fall down in a Kings Cross street. A car narrowly missed running over her. While the driver jumped out of his car and rushed to her aid, a crowd of drinkers at the nearby Bourbon hotel laughed at the woman's plight and several shouted out, "Get a look at that drunken Abo". What fascinated me was that the men and women jeering and laughing at her did so without apology as if they knew no one would criticise them. You forget that such casual racism is still a part of our national character.
Read the rest at the link.