Stepfamilies, Pasifika & Hope...
16th Sep 09
Gotta find me a lover: Erma Franklin
Woman of the ghetto: Marlena Shaw
Funky sensation: Gwen McCrae
Manus: Drum Drum
Aus noa-ia: Black Rose
Mata o tane: Te Vaka
My culture is my life: Narisarato Pan Pipers
Inferno: Lunar Heights
Nice guys finish last: 88-Keys
Let's have a party: Wanda Jackson
Johnny B. Goode: Freddie & the Dreamers
Little bitty pretty one: Thurston Harris
Negative to positive: Em-Cee
Lost summer love: Lorraine Silver
You don't mean it: Curly Moore
Asasa: Fred Fisher
Baaki wara: Emmanuel Jal
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GUESTS WHO WAXED:
Apart from Stella talking the Stars, we also had visits from....
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Fijian-Australian photographer, Torika Bolatagici-Vetuna, joined us at Triple R to wax lyrical about her exciting projects, "Missing Pacific" and "Decolonise the Mind" - both being run through Frankston Library. These projects explore culture, identity and notions of the homeland from a diasporic Pacific perspective.
Torika hopes to engage with Pacific communities living in the Frankston area. If you know of any Pacific Islanders - or you are a Pacific Islander living around this neck of the woods - please get in touch with Torika to hopefully be a part of this great initiative showcasing ailan culture:
E: torika@netspace.net.au
W: http://torika.wordpress.com
Also: www.whitestreetproject.org
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Stepfamilies account for one in five Australian families and continue to be a prominent part of Australian family life. Steve Martin - Executive Officer from non-profit organisation, Stepfamilies Australia - dropped into "Wax Lyrical" to give us an insight into the range of emotions often experienced when transitioning into becoming a stepfamily.
W: www.stepfamily.org.au
P: 9639 6611
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The New Hope Foundation (NHF) has been providing settlement, welfare, advocacy and support to migrants, refugees and CALD communities for nearly three decades. They do a range of important projects and training workshops to help recently arrived people feel settled in their new home. Employment & Training Services Coordinator - Kass Halastanis - shared just some of the work NHF do in the community and what the added bonuses are for all involved.
As a non-profit organisation, NHF rely on donations to continue their exceptional work. All donations over $2 are tax deductible, so please provide support where possible:
W: http://www.newhope.asn.au/tom-mccabe-fund/make-a-donation