Human Rights 2011 – Sydney event with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Navi Pillay

UN Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Navi Pillay will be making her first visit to Australia in May 2011. She will be speaking at ‘Human Rights 2011′, a free event that is open to the public. Other speakers are Prof. Patrick Dodson and Paris Aristotle. The Bengarra Dance Theatre will be performing as part of the program.

The event and will be held at the Sydney Town Hall, on May 23rd, 2011 from 5pm-7pm. Registration is required and can be completed online. More online information @ Australian Human Rights Commission.

Source: Australian Human Rights Commission

Renate Nguyen’s Official Newsletter – April 2011

April is here and I’m getting ready to send out my monthly newsletter, which has a brand new look. It contains all my musical updates – gigs, interviews, songwriting, awards… you can sign-up via the link below if you’d like to stay updated. (and if you haven’t heard my music yet, check out my website or download my music from iTunes).

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Waitangi Day 2011 – Celebrate in Sydney on Feb 5th 2011

Waitangi Day Celebrations 2011 in Sydney - flyer

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Sydney Events 2011: Multicultural Film Festivals

2011

Sydney China Film Festival 5-14 Feb 2011

French Film Festival 8-27 March 2011

Audi Festival of German Films 2011 dates not available                                       – previously held in April/May 2010

Spanish Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                             – previously held in May 2010

Human Rights Arts & Film Festival 2011 dates not available                             – previously held in May 2010

Sydney Arab Film Festival 2011 dates not available - previously held in July 2010

Canadian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                         – previously held in August 2010

Russian Resurrection Film Festival 2011 dates not available                            - previously held in August/September 2010

Sydney African Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                          - previously held in September 2010

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                             – previously held in September/October 2010

Hola Mexico Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                   – previously held in October/November 2010

Serbian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                              - previously held in October/November 2010

Palestinian Film Festival 2011 dates not available                                                       – previously held in November 2010

 

‘Mari Nawi’ Exhibition at The State Library of New South Wales

mari-nawi-aboriginal-odysseys

The ‘Mari Nawi’ exhibition, due to open at the State Library of NSW on September 20th, highlights the significant role that Sydney’s indigenous Darug and Eora nations played in Australia’s early maritime history. Traveling on English ships, which they referred to as ‘Mari Nawi’ (meaning ‘large canoes’), they sailed through Port Jackson and throughout the world during the years between 1790 and 1850. Featuring rarely seen oil paintings, sketches, journals and maps, the exhibition is curated by historian Dr Keith Vincent Smith and can be viewed until 12 December 2010.

Poets Wall @ Stanmore

Strolling through a part of Sydney that I normally drive through, I spotted this phrase scribbled in red on an industrial wall at the bottom of Denison street in Stanmore – a bit of urban wisdom from the Graffiti Poet on the local ‘wall-zine’

A Surry Hills Winter

World Events in Sydney – 1-7 Dec, 2008

Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (HRAFF)

In its second year, this Melbourne Film, Music & Arts Festival is coming to Sydney from Thursday December 4th to Sunday December 7th. This festival seems to be attracting all the right kind of attention and has plenty of support. Check out their website – it has great links to other Human Rights festivals around the world. Put this one in your diary!

African Perspectives: Recent African Cinema

Where would Sydney film-goers be without Dendy? If you’re sick of cinematic take-away, then you’ll appreciate having a place like this in town. I’m certainly glad they’re giving us this African Film Festival. They’re showing 5 films over 3 days – from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th of December. Screenings include the Oscar-nominated ‘War Dance’ by directors Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine. The festival is being presented in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art. Check the MCA website or Dendy’s for screening details and for more information of MCA’s current exhibition of Yinka Shonibare‘s artwork