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23.01.2022 Solid socially distanced turnout at @makeit_shareit with @envirocentrent on Larrakia country with the amazing Larrakia artist and activist June Mills commenting on the film's platforming of First Nations voices. This was a really moving session and took place after a big week of NAIDOC organizing, concerts and exhibitions in Darwin plus new NT gas hub news. Humbled by and grateful for the work Aunty June does protecting country every day; addition thanks was given to all the people in the audience including those who contributed to the early phases of film research, and map data production (thanks Billie McGinley), with so much engagement on this issue who continue to turn up to it.
23.01.2022 This second (of 2) recorded public program for the Australian premiere and exhibition of Infractions at @ima_brisbane was such a generous conversation in Meanjin. It brought together Gooreng Gooreng elders Neola Savage from Yallarm (Gladstone), where the first onshore unconventional gas export infrastructure was approved in 'Australia', under threat of compulsory acquisition, devastating the harbour ecology and mangrove and sea grass. We zoomed in Dan Robins from @frackfreeNt... who has ten years experience fighting the industry in three states, beginning in Walgett with First Nations campaigners. Juliri and Neola talked solidarity, the manufacturing of consent, and the import of playing small roles in biggest pictures. Dan gave shout outs to people like June Mills organising for years from Larrakia country, and Mudburra man Ray Dixon at the Beetaloo frontline. Dan had been reading the critical legal work of the renowned Indigenous legal theorist Professor Irene Watson, featured in INFRACTIONS. Juliri also broke some of the bitterest truths with some wool comedy. Have learned so much from Neola and Juliri (also Richard) these last five years about the Aboriginal and South Sea Islander weave of resistance and spirit in Yallarm (Gladstone), the ever-connectedness of peoples' histories and the unending work of First Nation grandmothers. It was amazing to be finally able to host you properly. Thanks Dan for bringing solid energy and campaign updates from Larrakia country. This Podcast will eventually be online with all other INFRACTIONS public programs @ima_brisbane We are currently in NT, updates soon. See more
18.01.2022 Excellent review of the panel discussion in Mparntwe at Watch This Space featuring Que Kenny and Roxanne Highfold. Roxanne: I also believe that it’s us mob, Aboriginal people, that need to drive that message and continuously say, ‘This is not good enough, we’re tired of being dismissed, overlooked, not consulted with properly, not being part of the conversation, not being at the table’. These points are taken up again and again in Infractions, by Traditional Owners in Glad...stone who talk about the white-anting of their decision-making and the way companies and governments go to the yes men and by their counterparts up through the NT, from Ntaria, to McArthur River, Marlinja (Newcastle Waters), Mataranka, and Borroloola. All complained of not being listened to, and particularly where people are relying on rights under the Native Title Act, condemned the limited form of protection it offers recognition that allows for extinguishment. In the NT communities the deep concern is with water fundamental to life, including human life: When you’re holding money in your hand, you’re holding a dead environment, a dead land, says Gadrian Hoosan, a Garrwa, Yanyuwa man from of Borroloola.
14.01.2022 Coming up at UNSW Galleries, INFRACTIONS, a feature-length documentary on the shale gas frontier threatening land rights and clean water in 50% of the Northern Territory of Australia, features musician/community leader Dimakarri ‘Ray’ Dixon (Mudburra); two-time Telstra Award finalist Jack Green, also winner of the the 2015 Peter Rawlinson Conservation Award (Garawa, Gudanji); musician/community leader Gadrian Hoosan (Garrwa, Yanyuwa); ranger Robert O’Keefe (Wambaya), educato...rs Juliri Ingra and Neola Savage (Gooreng Gooreng); Ntaria community worker and law student Que Kenny (Western Arrarnta); musician Cassie Williams (Western Arrarnta); the Sandridge Band from Borroloola; and Professor Irene Watson (Tanganekald, Meintangk Bunganditj) contributor to the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 1990-1994. Grateful for the opportunity to present the efforts of these artists, musicians and water defenders alongside work by Megan Cope and Archie Moore. This is the third stop in the five venue tour supported by Institute of Modern Art and Arts Queensland.
08.01.2022 The @watchthisspace_ari Cultural Work Against Fracking Frontlines (panel). @dustythorra Que Kenny : In London I met a lot of people campaigning against the destruction of land, the poisoning of water of First Nations people, the killing, its happening still today all around the world... At Leipzig Museum, people were amazed we were speaking language with white Australians. Engaging our culture, learning the language, its a two way learning now days, how I see it, you don’t ha...ve a choice. Rachel O'Reilly: We are using art spaces to have these conversations, but from the point of view of the reproduction of culture - to me - this question of whether the art makes a difference can only be answered by the people most affected by the issue. Roxanne Highfold - You can make for forever and a day films that highlight issues, but I think the way you produce it how, you get involved, present the message, is what matterswe are tired of being dismissed, overlooked, not consulted properly, not driving the conversation, you’ve highlighted that quite well in this film. They prey on our vulnerabiliy, divide and conquer; I’m always constantly thinking how we can collectively work together and unite as aboriginal people to strengthen our relationships. Que Kenny: Yes, we continuously make these films but we need to make it in language, invite and have old people be part of this moment, to understand these yellow dots on the map. In Hermannsburg, we are supposed to be living our lifestyle, but we are not living it. The Palm Valley royalites, the money goes to Queensland - our household kitchens have changed to electric because they didn’t direct our own gas to our community. We had solar panels put up, 50 million dollars, within 5 years it was dismantled. Hermannsburg is always a guinea pig, we were the first for the Internvention, all in the name of mining, opening up our communities, wanting to move us into Alice springs. This is not our area. Roxanne Highfold: A lot of our mob would really rather not been the space as white people and I don’t blame them. What you can all do, its up to you mob to raise our voices, to challenge other white people, to be able to say hang on, that’s not right.
