Out and About with Tony Robertson

Just Dates February

2012-01-30T14:47:00.000-08:00

2 World Wetlands Day 4 World Cancer Day 6 Waitangi Day Aotearoa New Zealand 12 Indigenous Freedom Ride Anniversary 1965 13 Stolen Generations Apology 2008 14 Act for Kids 20 World Day of Social Justice 21 International Mother Language Day 24 National Sunnies for Sight Day

2012-01-22T15:42:00.001-08:00

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Scar Stories Photo Exhibition

2012-01-12T18:21:00.000-08:00

This fundraising exhibition will feature a series of photographic portraits of young cancer sufferers and their surgical scars, shot by emerging local photographers Georgia Brizuela, Lisa Auger, and Steve Tyssen. The portraits are delicate but they are real. They reveal scars that are so often hidden from public view, while asking viewers to look past appearances at the vibrant young people

Welcome to 2012 with an Anthem: We Are The Many

2012-01-01T23:38:00.001-08:00

Creative Arts Opportunity Brisbane

2011-12-20T15:46:00.000-08:00

"East Timor - From Little Things Big Things Grow - The story of a Timorese primary school".

2011-12-09T16:47:00.000-08:00

http://littleeasttimor.com.au/ The children of Delecu in Timor Leste have written and illustrated a lovely book. The story of the book is itself an amazing tale of cross cultural experience. When Katrina Powell read "From Little Things Big Things Grow" to her class in Delecu she had no idea it would unleash a new partnership of language and community as her students took the text

Just Dates December

2011-11-30T03:25:00.001-08:00

1 World AIDS Day 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 3 International Day of Disabled Persons 5 International Volunteer Day 7 International Civil Aviation Day 9 International Anti-Corruption Day 10 Human Rights Day 11 International Mountain Day 18 International Migrants Day 19 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation 20 International Human

Support GetUp Woolworths Campaign

2011-11-23T02:11:00.001-08:00

Just Dates : November

2011-10-31T13:51:00.001-07:00

6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Grandparents Day 7-13 National Recycling Week 14 World Diabetes Day 16 International Day of Tolerance 19 International Men’s Day 20 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Universal Children's Day, / Africa Industrialization Day 21 World Television Day White

Just Dates October

2011-10-01T15:46:00.001-07:00

Anxiety and Depression Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 International Day for Older Persons3 World Habitat Day4-10 World Space Week5 World Teacher's Day9 World Post Day9-15 Mental Health Week10 World Mental Health Day13 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction14 World Sight Day16 World Food Day16-22 Anti-Poverty Week / National Nutrition Week17 Sock It To Suicide/

Supporting Justice for the Community Sector

2011-09-25T17:25:00.000-07:00

In response to the Federal Government's decision to withdraw protection for Qld Community Workers pay increases - due on 1 October 2011 - the ASU Qld servies Branch organised a Pay Equity Road Show. We visited the office of every ALP Senator in Queensland, saying it's time to pay up with funding and to protect our entitlement to Pay Equity wages! I joined other ASU delegates at Claire Moore's

Tony at the BWF and Brisbane Festival 2011

2011-09-02T03:25:00.000-07:00

Follow the excitement, the people and the perfomances at the Brisbane Writers Festival and the Brisbane Festival with my reviews on Critical Mass. Join the discussions and share your reflections and experiences of the festival month!!

Community Dates September

2011-09-02T03:04:00.000-07:00

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 1-7 National Asthma Week 4 Legacy Day / Fathers Day 4-11 Child Protection Week 8 International Literacy Day 10 World Suicide Prevention Day 12-18 National Stroke Week 15 International Day of Democracy 16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 21 International Day of Peace 25 World Heart Day

Just Dates August 2011

2011-07-26T03:26:00.001-07:00

1-7 World Breastfeeding Week9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People12 International Youth Day14 Feast of Micah the Prophet15-21 Brain Awareness Week19 World Humanitarian Day20-28 Seniors Week Queensland20-26 Book Week21-27 Speech Pathology Week / Hearing Awareness Week23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition31 International Overdose Awareness Day

Unforgettable voices, Australia we are Here

2011-07-14T15:48:00.000-07:00

Unforgettable voices, Australia we are Here - edited by Jason McLeod, Jeniece Olsen, Hassan Ghulam and Sabah Al-AnsariThis is a collection of biographical stories and poems of Afghan and Iraqi families who have resettled in Queensland , Australia . Roz Pappalardo composed some of the poetry into songs in the accompanying CD. To access songs and lyrics click here The book is available from The

Save Raja Ampat

2011-07-02T16:20:00.000-07:00

Do you know about Raja Ampat, the amazon of the oceans? It is a place of unparalleled beauty in West Papua. According to a recent media report of Australia's richest men, Clive Palmer, is buying nickel laterite ore for his Yabulu refinery from an Indonesian company that is defying a ban and mining in Raja Ampat, the world's most ecologically diverse marine environment.Landowners receive less than

Just Dates July 2011

2011-06-30T03:04:00.000-07:00

In Brisbane this is Black History Month 2 International Day of Co-operatives 3 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday 3-10 NAIDOC Week 11 World Population Day 18-24 National Diabetes Week 23 Stress Down Day 28 World Hepatitus Day 31 National Tree Day

Just Dates June

2011-05-30T13:44:00.001-07:00

June is Brisbane Pride Festival Month3 Anniversary of Mabo Decision (1992)4 International Day of Innocent Children / Tiananmen Square Massacre 19895 World Environment Day5-11 Simply Sharing Week11Racial Discrimination Act (AUST) 197512 World Day Against Child Labour13-19 International Mens Health Week16 International Day of the African Child17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought19

2011-04-30T04:31:00.001-07:00

Just Dates May 1 International Workers Day3 World Press Freedom Day14 World Naked Gardening Day9-15 National Volunteers Week15 International Day of Families / International Conscientious Objectors’ Day16 World Debt Day21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and development26 National Sorry Day27 Referendum 1967 / National Reconciliation Week 31 World No-Tobacco Day

2011-04-02T15:51:00.000-07:00

Just Dates April 1-10 National Youth Week 7 World Health Day 12 Deaths in Custody Commission (1987) Rachel Carson 17 Palm Sunday Peace Rally 18 World Heritage Day 22 Earth Day 23 World Book and Copyright Day

2011-03-02T00:09:00.001-08:00

March Just Dates 1 International Death Penalty Abolition Day6 Clean Up Australia Day8 International Women's Day9 Ash Wednesday15 World Consumer Rights Day21· Harmony Day Australia· International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ·

2011-02-16T20:51:00.000-08:00

Calling for Queensland natural disaster records The State Library is calling for residents to help record the events of the 2011 floods and Cyclone Yasi for future generations. Members of the public can help by contributing their images, videos, links to tweets, blog entries or websites they found useful during the crises, as well as other related ephemera, such as flyers distributed at the

2011-01-22T16:50:00.000-08:00

See my images of the Flood and Reflections here ABC News Queensland: As residents in cities and towns around Queensland dealt with the worst flooding crisis the state has experienced in more than 30 years, help was at hand. Thousands of people rolled their sleeves up, saving property and sometimes lives as floodwaters rushed through the area, and then helping with the clean-up afterwards. And

2011-01-01T13:39:00.000-08:00

January Dates3 Grameen Bank set up in Bangladesh 197717 Martin Luther King Day21 World Hug Day (Peace Initiative)26 Australia Day Indigenous Invasion/Survival Day / Aboriginal Tent Embassy27 Holocaust Memorial Day / Vietnam Peace Agreement Signed 197330 Ghandi Day

2010-12-28T21:48:00.000-08:00

Need a Reason to Celebrate? This site contains information on United Nations days, weeks, years, decades and other observances, resolutions declaring them and links to events websites. Great resource and worth bookmarking. For local events in Brisbane supported by Reconciliation Queensland go here Multicultural Festivals and Anniversaries can be found on the QUT Diversity Calendar has a

2010-08-15T14:47:00.000-07:00

From 12 August 2010 -12 August 2011 we will celebrate the UN International Year of Youth.As an older man with quite a number of young people in my friends lists on Facebook and other social networking sites I welcome the opportunity to reflect on my role as mentor and story teller to a younger generation. As a gay male I commit to modeling positive images of masculinity grounded in non-violence,

2010-04-08T03:09:00.000-07:00

Some Biographical Information:I began in Geelong in the coronation year. Elizabeth took reign over the Empire, Pius XII was reigning over my Church and "Pig Iron" Bob was PM.We got two GGs that year, both called William to help with journos poor memory skills.Perry Como recorded the hit "Keep It Gay' and my parents missed the connection.We lived in a house with Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope,

2009-12-29T15:35:00.000-08:00

Supporting the Gaza Freedom march Imagine hundreds of international peace activists, led by Alice Walk, Syrian actor Durraid Lahham and other prominent opponents of injustice, entering the Gaza Strip through Egypt. Imagine them linking arms with thousands of Palestinians and marching to the Israeli border, under the eyes of the international media, demanding that the siege be lifted for once and

2009-12-18T14:12:00.000-08:00

My Brisbane!!!~If it's on display you'll find it here. From the blockbuster exhibitions at the major galleries across Brisbane to more intimate shows by emerging artists in smaller spaces. Painting and drawing, ceramics and sculpture, photography, new media and multimedia, and everything in between.