I was baby sitting for my sister last night and got to watching a movie on tv called the Rabbit Proof Fence, its about 3 half caste aboriginal girls that were taken away from their mothers and removed to the Moore River native settlement in Western Australia. The three girls ran away and two of them traveled over 9 weeks to get back to their mothers. The girls were part of what is referred to as the stolen generation. Its interesting, I found a link to a review of the movie that was done by the 1971 Minister of Aboriginal affairs, can we say 'biased'?

One of Australia's dirty little secrets. Its now being bought to the surface once again with John Howard sending the military into the aboriginal settlements in the Northern territory in order to check up on the children and to combat abuse and mistreatment of the children. In all honesty it seems like too little too late. I went to the Broken Links exhibit when in Brisbane, it is about more of the children who were removed from their families between 1930 and 1973. Two of the removals occured in the 1960s and 1970s.

Even though the Minister of Aboriginal affairs Peter Howson states that the problem was not nearly as bad as the movie made out. This report from the Australian Human rights Comission would say otherwise.

Labels: Broken Links, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, The Rabbit Proof Fence

I've come to the conclusion that being depressed sucks eggs. Waking up every day feeling like I wanted to die, bites more than I can possibly explain. However for the first time in ages I went for a walk to the gannets colony out at Murawai beach today. The beach was perfect there were few people, the sun was out and it was just an amazing time to be with God in His creation seeing the beauty and wonder of what He made.









I think I am going to have to get into walking regularly, even if I schedule a 30min walk before work, or after work and uni. I think it can be done, and well the benefits are obvious. Endorphins, the bodies natural antidepressant

Labels: depression, Murawai

City impact church giving something away for free. The start of web broadcasts, however giving previews of 1 minute or so, and to see the rest for $2.95 American.

And theres churches like St Pauls, a prosperous thriving church, that puts the sermons onto podcasts each week, all for the low low price of $0

Labels: City Impact church, St Pauls

I made an application to the June Opie trust in june. They are a trust that offers grants to students on low incomes (with a disability) to purchase needed technical equipment. Was told that I would hear in the first week in July. Came back from Australia, no letter. Rang several weeks later and recieved the news that I had been accepted, however it wouldnt be able to be purchased straight away as the woman was going away on holiday.

Well, on Monday, the cheque arrived and I got to go shopping. My new laptop is an acer aspire 5610. It seems to have so much better battery life than the toshiba brick and it seems so much lighter as well

Thanks So much June Opie

Labels: June Opie, New Laptop