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LOCATION:57 Munro Street\, Babinda\, Queensland
SUMMARY:NAIDOC in India 2020  \"Creative Conversations\" #1 hosted by Arts 
 Nexus
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DESCRIPTION:TOPIC ONE: Politics of Language\nThe importance of language.  C
 ommunicating is one function.  Maintaining Culture is another function of 
 Language.  Discuss how the colonial overhang that has resulted in the glob
 al use of English being one of the dominant languages used.  Explore the i
 mplications of a unified language and could we give it a new name\, reflec
 ting the global community that speak it.  How does language relate to you?
 \nPANELISTS: \nJenuarrie (Arts Nexus - Cairns) HOSTWarren Clements (Tropic
 al Arts - Cairns)Sandi Taylor (Cairns Tropical Writers Festival)Regina Tur
 ner (Torres Strait Writers Festival)Vikram Sridhar (Bengaluru Poetry Festi
 val)A series of panels discussing cultural linkages between Australian and
  Indian artists hosted by Arts Nexus (Far North Qld). Topics include\; Whe
 n will I see you again? Artists responding to CoVID and the idea of travel
 ing for cultural exchange in the new world. Politics of Language: The impo
 rtance of language and maintaining Culture as a prime function of Language
 . Cultural Exchange and its role in Soft Power. What does it mean for Firs
 t Nation aboriginals to cross the oceans and exchange culture with others?
 \nIn celebration of NAIDOC Week\, the Australian High Commission of India 
 is hosting a calendar of events including an Opening Ceremony with guest s
 peakers: High Commissioner (India)\, Chairperson CIAF (Australia)\, introd
 uction to the online exhibition by Artistic Director CIAF (Cairns) will fe
 ature the 2020 CIAF Fashion Showcase. \n  From 6 - 22 November\, you are 
 invited to attend the online galleries and look around the CIAF website an
 d Facebook to see First Nation Australian culture presented by local creat
 ives. \n On Sunday 8 November Emily Wurramara (Brisbane) will be live-str
 eamed in a virtual concert with a community spotlight performance by Zenit
 h (Kuranda) and Merindi Schrieber (Cooya Beach) \nFinishing with a series
  of Conversations across the continents: panels discussing cultural linkag
 es between Australian and Indian artists hosted by Arts Nexus (Far North Q
 ld). Please note that guest speakers are subject to change.
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