The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 22 July – 8 August has announced some of its film line-up – including a film about Somali supermodel Waris Dirie, Desert Flower (Germany/Austria/UK (120 mins, dir. Sherry Hormann)). Based on the best-selling autobiography of Waris Dirie, Desert Flower is the inspirational true story of a Somali girl who [...]
Morning Tea, Friday 2nd July, 2010 at 11am Metro Migrant Resource Centre, Level 2, 59-63 Evaline Street, Campsie. We are making a DVD about African Women’s experiences of female circumcision and childbirth in Australia. To learn more about the project, and how you can get involved come along to the morning tea. For more information [...]
Saturday 3 July 2010 at 25 Barbara Street, Fairfield Community Centre. 10:00 am to 11:00 pm. More info Mob: ( +61)422 448 246. Or email fedcongolesecouncil.australia@yahoo.com
African Australians experience widespread direct and indirect racism as part of their daily lives – a new report from the Human Rights Commission shows. Race Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, said “The discrimination these people face, which is sometimes inadvertent, takes place across the gamut of life’s experiences, from employment to housing, education, health services [...]
Start learning the football/soccer-based moves of South Africa’s diski dance
[From YouTube ] Advert by SABC 1 in South Africa where whites have reversed roles with blacks to produce an interesting concept. Set in Soweto South Africa. Music by: Mapaputsi-kas lam ayoooba. (You tube jonoBob)
[From Archive , Article published May 2009] Who WAS that gorgeous African model on the catwalks of Rosemont Australian Fashion Week 2009? AfricanOz stepped ‘backstage’ to chat to Antoinette Ataro, originally from Kenya (pic courtesy CHIC models). Hovering over a pocket radio shared between 12 brothers and sisters – in a humble African village house [...]
{From Archive In early 2007] AfricanOz spoke with model and humanitarian Abang Othow… Photos: www.scenemodels.com 1st image by Marvin Joseph Since arriving in Australia from an African refugee camp six years ago, Sudanese Australian model Abang Othow has barely stopped to take a breath. First there was self-education, TAFE, work in clothing stores. Then a highly [...]
