2013 ‘Myall Creek Memorial schools art, writing & song competition

The Friends of Myall Creek Committee invite all school children from years K to 12 to participate in its annual ‘THOUGHTS AND DREAMS’ competition.
The theme this year ie ‘What is ‘sorry’?” Bingara Central School will assist with judging. Invitations have been sent to 150 schools across the region

2013 ‘MYALL CREEK MEMORIAL’ STUDENT ART, WRITING & SONG COMPETITION

CATEGORY 1 KINDERGARTEN – YEAR 3
CATEGORY 2 YEAR 4 – YEAR 6
CATEGORY 3 YEAR 7 – YEAR 9
CATEGORY 4 YEAR 10 – YEAR 12

Three [3] prizes will be awarded in each category.
FIRST PRIZE: $50 and book
1ST & 2ND HIGHLY COMMENDED: $20 and book

ENTRY FEE Free
NO. OF ENTRIES You may enter in the writing, art and/ or song sections as many times as you would like.

SIZE Written work – maximum one [1] x A4 page.
Artwork –any size. Songs – one [1] x less than three [3] minutes.

THEME
Best written work [essays/poems/short stories/songs etc] or artworks [any medium] depicting the theme of ‘What is ‘sorry’?’.

SCHEDULE
Closing date for entries: 5pm, Thursday 11th April, 2013 NO late entries will be accepted.

ENTRIES
Written work, audio and/or artwork to be sent to:
2013 Thoughts & Dreams Competition
Att: Mark Vale – Principal
Bingara Central School
55 Finch Street
Bingara NSW 2402
or digital entries emailed to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
ALL entries must be labelled with the following:
i] Name ii] Age iii] Telephone Number
iv] Year of student/class and school
v] Email address if applicable
For the return of written work and artworks, please supply a stamped self-addressed envelope [in the correct size]. If this is not provided please see officials for alternate collection arrangements. Any items not collected will remain the property of the Friends of Myall Creek Committee.

JUDGING
Judging will take place in two stages.

STAGE ONE: Judges will choose three [3] finalists. These finalists will be notifi ed by phone by Friday 11th May 2012.
STAGE TWO: The judging of the fi nalists and awarding of prizes will be take place at the Annual Myall Creek Memorial Ceremony on Sunday 10th June 2012. The judges’ decision will be final.

OFFICIAL CEREMONY
Sunday June 9th, 2013
10.00am – Morning tea at the Myall Creek Memorial Hall.
10.30am – Short walk to the Memorial Site for the ceremony,
returning to the hall around midday.
1.00pm – Announcement of winners and awarding of prizes
of the 4th Annual Thoughts & Dreams Competition.

For more information please contact: Jo Miller on 0414 418 600 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or go to: http://www.myallcreek.info

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Friends of Myall Creek Committee
and Sydney Friends of Myall Creek

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Myall Creek Commemoration SUNDAY 9 June 2013

The annual memorial commemoration ceremony is for those who died in the Myall Creek massacre. This public commemoration is held at Myall Creek, the site of the massacre, west of Inverell on the Bingara-Delungra Road, commencing at 9.30 a.m. This year the meeting will again be held on the Sunday, not Saturday, of the June long weekend.

The Myall Creek Memorial was erected in June 2000 by a group of Aboriginal and non-aboriginal people working together in an act of reconciliation. It was awarded the Judith Wright Prize for innovative reconciliation work in 2005. In June 2008 Peter Garrett announced Myall Creek Memorial as part of the national heritage register. In November 2010 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Paul Lynch announced Myall Creek Memorial as part of the NSW State Heritage Register.
The memorial commemorates the unprovoked massacre of twenty-eight Wirrayaraay women, children and old men by a group of stockmen in 1838. The story of the massacre, of those who fought to bring it to justice, and of the remarkable ongoing and growing grassroots reconciliation are told through the annual memorial ceremony.

Guest speaker this year is Grant Sarra.

Grant Sarra is an experienced Indigenous executive, change agent, trainer, workshop facilitator, project manager and report writer. Grant was nominated for the National Human Rights Medal in November 2000 in recognition for the development and delivery of Strategic Indigenous Awareness Program: Grant has an excellent track record for producing tangible results in the process of driving large scale cultural change and building organisational effectiveness, efficiency and capacity to deliver culturally appropriate, community sensitive and business-minded outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

Mark Coulton, Member for Parkes, willl speak briefly down at the hall as a part of our AGM on how the issue of constitutional recognition could be progressed in the next parliamentary term.
The Hon Paul Lynch, NSW Shadow Attorney General and Minister for Justice, will speak on the need for an apology for the massacres, together with Roger Knox, indigenous songwriter and singer.

Program

9.30 Arrival and morning tea
9.45 Short AGM, with a focus on concept plans for the new educational/cultural centre
10.30 Start of ceremony
From 12.00
Lunch (can be purchased)
Brief contributions by invited guests

For further information or interviews please contact Ivan Roberts at (02) 6257 4600 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address); Sue Blacklock (02) 6723 3279, Lyall Munro (02) 6752 5792, Graeme Cordiner (02) 9817 0288

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2013 ‘Myall Creek Memorial schools art, writing & song competition

Myall Creek Commemoration SUNDAY 9 June 2013

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2013 ‘Myall Creek Memorial schools art, writing & song competition

Myall Creek Commemoration SUNDAY 9 June 2013