WHAT DOES JUSTICE MEAN? A special seminar presented by the University of Sydney Human Rights and Democratisation initiative and ActionAid Australia. SPEAKERS: DR KIRAN GREWAL, Lecturer, Socio-legal Studies and Human Rights, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney SOPHIE READ-HAMILTON, Protection Advisor, ActionAid Australia KIM VANDEN HENGEL, CEO, CNEC Partners International, With members [...]

A few years ago AfricanOz was one of the few organisations telling the stories of African Australians on the internet (see Archives, Features). Now we’re pleased to observe many organisations publishing books & websites dedicated to this important community history. A recent positive project from The Researchers for Asylum Seekers (RAS) group at University of [...]

Those power-packed, glamourous hip-hop sensations, the Killa Queenz, featuring Kween G and Belizean Bombshell (originally from Uganda and Belize, now from Sydney) are touring around Australia in August, with DJ K-Note. They’re  launching the new mix CD “Billion Dollar House Party” two discs said to be full of “the biggest and baddest basslines, previously unreleased [...]

14th August 2010, 7:30pm-9:30pm, Sand Down Park Hotel, Cnr Corrigan and Princess Hwy, Noble Park, VIC    Ok peeps so the time has nearly come for an epic night of celebration and inspiration. Many of you have heard that i’ve written a book, well come 14 August i plan to unveil this project that i felt impressed [...]

21st August 2010, Granville Town Hall, 6pm – 11pm This event is organized by the Twic Mayardit Community Association for Development and is sponsored by Parramatta City Council and supported by Horn of Africa Relief Development Agency, The Hills Holroyd Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre, Anglicare and STARTTS. For more information regarding the fundraising event, please [...]

A blog by Phillip Nyakpo Meet Edem Badu, an African woman. She has been in love for a long time, and now, she is sharing that love. It is a lifelong love of painting. Her eclectic works of art are on exhibition in the Australian city of Melbourne, dubbed “Dzidefo (inspire me)”. Badu left her [...]