Wage Peace with our friends the Gimuy Walubara Yidindji and the Gimuy Peace Pilgrims for several years have been exploring the FNQ regional frontier stories and more locally the story of Gimuy (Cairns) though our special people to people corroborree of story, lament, and truthtelling. Now listen to these wonderful podcasts with Boe Spearim as… [Read more] Boe Spearim’s Fabulous Frontier Wars Podcast – Must Listen!
Frontier Wars
Frontier Wars’ Desert Pea Wreath
You will need Cut out three leaf shapes from a folded serviette. You can also use crepe paper or red cloth or paper painted red. Or try making the potato stamp version and simply glue or staple the cutouts on. ***See potato stamp instructions and the end of this lesson. Cut a split in the… [Read more] Frontier Wars’ Desert Pea Wreath
Lest We Forget the Frontier Wars 2020 – online gathering
“Nganyji Nguju Bina Bambiji” Translated from Gimuy Wallubara Yidindji: “We will remember them. We WILL remember them.” The old people who lived and died during the Frontier Wars, truly gave their lives to protect their families and the beautiful Land which they had lived with and told stories about for thousands of generations. They suffered… [Read more] Lest We Forget the Frontier Wars 2020 – online gathering
The Frontier Wars Story Camp 2018 at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Graeme Dunstan veteran peace worker and cultural activist reports from the fourth annual Frontier Wars Story Camp. Australian’s cultural understanding of war is based on the silences and lies surrounding the frontier violence which occurred during settlement. Peace workers in Australia have been working for many years to challenge the way Anzac is conceptualised as… [Read more] The Frontier Wars Story Camp 2018 at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Frontier Wars: A dialogue with Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, Anzac season 2018.
Dr Brendan Nelson AO and Graeme Dunstan, Peacebus Captain, have been dialoguing about Anzac, peace and lamentations from when Dr Nelson was first appointed Director of the Australian War Memorial in December 2012. Graeme conducted the first Anzac eve Peace Vigil in 2011 but relations with the then director, Major General Steve Gower AO, Graeme’s… [Read more] Frontier Wars: A dialogue with Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, Anzac season 2018.
