Are we (who is) making a difference? Cultural change in at risk communities

Who I am • Edwina Marks – Ex Ceo Barkly Regional Council

Change - Catalyst or cataclysm? • Catalyst ˈkat(ə)lɪst/ noun - a substance that increases the rate of a chemical

reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change; a person or thing that precipitates an event.

• Cataclysm ˈkatəˌklɪz(ə)m/ noun - a large-scale and violent event in the natural world; a sudden violent political or social upheaval.

Cultural Policy since the NTER • Case study - culturally sustainable development in very remote NT

• Social policy is arts policy

• cultural strength and social resilience are interchangeable

• Social determinants still in deficit

• Aid giving versus capacity building

• What is Indigenous Advancement?

Cultural policy vs social policy

Cultural Policy

• 1994 Creative Nation

• 2001 UN Declaration on Cultural Diversity

• 2007 Senate Inquiry into Indigenous Visual Arts and Craft sector

• 2013 Creative Australia

Social Policy

• 2007 the Children are Sacred report

• 2008 the NTER

• 2008 NationalApology to Stolen Generations

• 2012 – end of the NTER

• 2014/5 Indigenous Advancement Strategy

• 2016 International Sustainability Development Goals

Connecting the seven cultural conventions • Beyond the Millenium Goals

• The gaps in international indicators 2016 – social cohesion and harmony

• Indigenous advancement and cultural strength are interchangeable concepts

• The importance of intercultural dialogue

• Engagement and participation for youth as the next generation essential to Indigenous Advancement

• The IAS and a national cultural policy are connected – participation in the arts is a kpi for sustainability

The Barkly The Barkly is located in Central Australia. Image Courtesy of Desert Pea Media and Sean Spencer, Barkly Regional Council

Desert Pea Media and multi media In October 2012 Desert Pea Media/BRC Alpurrurulam Program creating and recording songs and film clips for a DVD / CD compilation. It's titled "Binge Thinking not drinking" -features 9 film clips and 12 songs that have created over the duration of the program. Image Courtesy of Desert Pea Media and Sean Spencer, Barkly Regional Council

Binge Drinking not thinking In October 2012 Desert Pea Media/BRC Alpurrurulam Program creating and recording songs and film clips for a DVD / CD compilation. It's titled "Binge Thinking not drinking" -features 9 film clips and 12 songs that have created over the duration of the program. Image Courtesy of Desert Pea Media, Sean Spencer, Barkly Regional Council

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6IsvrCEa0Q Courtesy of Desert Pea Media and Sean Spencer Barkly Regional Council

Girls stay healthly Alpurrurulam 2012 Image Courtesy of Desert Pea Media and Sean Spencer, Barkly Regional Council

Traditional nutrition and life skills Image Courtesy of Desert Pea Media and Sean Spencer, Barkly Regional Council

Two Wayz May 2013 Two Wayz May 2013 program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DfHD50NU8Y Desert Sevenz and E Town Boyz

Image Courtesy of Desert Pea Media and Sean Spencer, Barkly Regional Council

Desert Sevenz hip hop 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pimmqCoTqnM&list=PLIa5q10UabaQEipv_PWGRnH_q5iYTqrNr&index=3

Image Courtesy of Desert Pea Media and Sean Spencer, Barkly Regional Council

Partnerships, people and place https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfROAJc_S-8

This was the second production by Desert Pea Media/BRC in May 2013 'Fly Back Home' was the second production created in Ampilatwatja. Image Courtesy of Desert Pea Media and Sean Spencer, Barkly Regional Council

Intercultural dialogue and advancement • Indigenous advancement and cultural strength are interchangeable concepts

• Engagement and participation for youth as the next generation essential to the conservation and preservation of cultural heritage

• The IAS and a national cultural policy are connected – the language of the arts

• to strengthen the discourse on social cohesion as part of international sustainability

Poverty is a psychology Community binge drinking program 2012. Image Courtesy of Desert Pea Media and Sean Spencer, Barkly Regional Council

Fostering innovation • We nationally

• Foster connectedness both physical and social as part of national strategies and initiatives for both the arts and society, with arts based investment in the current Indigenous Advancement strategy

• Prioritise multi media platforms as vital connectors for innovation

• Seed funds creativity and its role in the formation of cultural heritage stock

• Encourages participation in arts and cultural activities as part of inter cultural dialogue

• Acknowledges partnerships between local government, non government agencies and community are valid and effective and connect the seven cultural conventions

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