Hi Connie,

We all are good and our class is going good. Thank you for your comments.

We hope you always send us an email . What about your work and study? Are you enjoying pizzas and cheese burger pizza? Good. Please add photos in this website. Do you remember these photos? Which you took last time when Kathy was not with us? Anyway we hope you‘ll soon adjust in Melbourne.

Best wishes to you.

From A M E P

(written by Shakeel)

# posted by Alice Springs AMEP @ 4:44 AM

Something about This Song and Alice Springs...

Alice Springs is situated within the electorate of Lingiari, which covers the entire Northern Territory except for Metropolitan Darwin. In the 2004 election there were 57,776 enrolled voters in Lingiari.

Vincent Lingiari is most famous for his participation in the Wave Hill Strike. The Wave Hill strike began on August 22, 1966, following the Wave Hill Station manager's rejection of a request by Vincent Lingiari for a weekly wage of $25 for Aboriginal stockmen.

http://www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/about_alice/Lingiari.asp

# posted by Alice Springs AMEP @ 4:30 AM

Some Australian History

Indigenous children have been forcibly removed from their families and communities since the very first days of the European occupation of Australia.

In that time, not one Indigenous family has escaped the effects. Most families have been affected in one or more generations by the removal of one or more children. Nationally, the Inquiry concludes that between one in three and one in ten Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and communities between 1910 and 1970.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/bth/additional_resources/bth_guide/intro.html

Something About Archie

Archie was born at Framlingham Aboriginal mission, located near Warrnambool in southwestern Victoria. At any early age, Archie was taken from his family, part of the stolen generation and spent quite some time in institutions before being fostered by a non-Indigenous family in Melbourne. Archie grew up and left home to find himself and his people. He spent many years on the streets of Melbourne and Adelaide searching for his identity and his place in the world. Archie met up with Ruby Hunter, his lifelong partner during this time and together they have made a home for their children and continue to make music together.

# posted by Alice Springs AMEP @ 4:00 AM