| March 2013 |
IN CONTEXT - Editorial May 2012
Maiia: The answer to the worlds woes will not come from the same systems that created the problems in the first instance. What's difficult to comprehend in that? Plenty it appears...
Cairns Indy-Media Editors Bio Raised in rural Aotearoa makes it a little bit easy to understand the warp in the fabric of time that is regional Qld.
Cairns is a unique town on the frontier of invasive colonialism. At the end of a first wave colonialism and the forefront of a second wave busting across the worlds most remote communities right around the Southern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Tropics of Capricorn Facebook
Cairns continued Self Determination is an interesting dialogue. Community Conversation In the dialogue however we need to be aware of a gender bias and bluster. Loud mouth men, and with not enough respect or understanding of Indigenous knowledge systems and choices, particularly where those educated contemporary choices diverge from being a stepping-stone to economic gain by outsiders.
What is so difficult to comprehend? -If the answer to the worlds woes will not come from the same systems that created the problems in the first instance. What probably means - You must listen more carefully to the worlds Indigenous leaders. And Women.
"Outmoded thinking is deeply embedded in the public life of Australian women and loudmouth bullshitters are over-tolerated." - Maiia. Fair and balanced, news unlimited |