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Brown Cabs
John Harvey is an Australian writer, director, and producer of theatre and film. He is the creative director of independent theatre and film company, Brown Cabs. He is known for writing the plays ''The Return'' and ''Black Ties'', and for several television documentaries, including the 2022 documentary about the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, ''Still We Rise'', which he also directed. He produced the 2015 Indigenous drama film ''Spear (film), Spear'', written and directed by Stephen Page. He has won several awards for his work, including two Australian Directors' Guild Awards. Early life John Harvey's family is from Saibai Island in the Torres Strait Islands, but moved to mainland Australia in 1947 because of rising sea levels. He is also of English descent. Career Theatre Harvey worked at Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts in Brisbane, headed by Wesley Enoch from 1993 to 2007. He also worked at Access Arts with Indigenous inmates and people experiencing mental illness in Brisba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is a permanent protest occupation site as a focus for representing the political rights of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people. Established on 26 January (Australia Day) 1972, and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022, it is the longest continuous protest for Indigenous land rights in the world. First established in 1972 under a beach umbrella as a protest against the McMahon government's approach to Indigenous Australian land rights, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is made up of signs and tents. Since 1992 it has been located on the lawn opposite Old Parliament House in Canberra, the Australian capital. It is not considered an official embassy by the Australian Government. The Embassy has been a site of protest and support for grassroots campaigns for the recognition of Indigenous land rights in Australia, Aboriginal deaths in custody, self-determination, and Indigenous sovereignty. Background Chicka Dixon said that he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
