I just joined Generation One -  a new movement for all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, of all parties and background, to join together and finally end our unacceptable Indigenous disadvantage.

And do it in this generation. Ours is THE campaign for jobs, education and opportunity for Indigenous people.

Will you join me in signing up?    http://www.generationone.org.au The time is right, and we believe that we cannot wait any longer. The facts speak for themselves:-In some rural areas, up to 70% of Indigenous students regularly do not attend school.-Just 33?% of Indigenous young people age 18-24 are learning compared with 71% non-Indigenous young people.-

Eight in ten jobless Indigenous people are unable to work, because of illiteracy, alcohol, or other psychological problems.

This is not an easy goal and it will take time to get there but it won’t happen unless we start work today.

Every Australian has a part to play business, politicians and community organisations.

But YOU are the core of this movement a real partnership that EVERY Australian can participate in. By signing up, you will become one of the founders for real and sustainable change. So thank you.
Join the movement: http://www.generationone.org.au

Tracey Allen
Red Cockatoo Australia

A big thankyou to Rotary Blackheath for inviting Tracey Allen to be their guest speaker for their meeting held 25th March.  Tracey gave a brief rundown of her journey through teaching, travel, tourism, studying fine arts in Greece, to eventually quitting her work as BMCC cultural development officer to work full time with aboriginal artists. Tracey explained that her entrepreneurial idea was to produce gift cards rather than the artworks themselves. She then went on to talk about how her business Red Cockatoo looks to the social outcomes of business and acts as a bridge between artists and the public. The night ended with lively questioning and members of the audience purchasing Red Cockatoo cards.

Registration is now open for art dealers, including agents, galleries and arts centres to register their interest in becoming signatories to the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct.

“The Code will, for the first time, provide a national set of standards for transactions between agents, artists and dealers in the Indigenous visual arts industry.

“The Code will ultimately help Indigenous artists negotiate fair deals for their work and give buyers greater certainty of an artwork’s origin and the way in which it was purchased.

The recently formed Code Administration Committee is a voluntary, independent industry body which will administer the Code, deal with complaints against signatories and promote the benefits of the Code to the broader industry.

The Committee is comprised of representatives from across the industry including dealers, Indigenous artists, artist resource organisations and independent professionals.

For more information on the Code go to www.indigenousartcode.org

Blue Mountains seasons… Aboriginal perspectives

An exhibition of mixed media work in progress

lino cuts & prints, painting, photography, audio & dance on video

Opens Friday 26 March @ 6pm
Exhibition runs until 26th April Free Entry

9.00am – 4.30pm – 7 days

Blue Mountains Heritage Centre (NPWS)

Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath NSW Tel 4787 8877

For information please contact

Jo Clancy, Aboriginal Cultural Resource Centre cdw@acrc.org.au ph: 4782 6569

or David Ryan: didjryan@hotmail.com ph:               0438 468 174         0438 468 174

Leanne Tobin and Chris Tobin’s artwork will feature at:
Sassafrass Creek – Kurrajong Village
Exhibition runs 5 March – 8 April

( See invitation for details)