'Queer Film Days' Film Festival Set To Kick Off In Tirana
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Russia: human rights activism a 'minefield' under Putin's presidency
Russia's LGBTI activists and human rights defenders in Chechnya are among the most targeted, with numerous vicious attacks recorded in recent ... View article...
Tasmanian MLC moves motion to protect state anti-discrimination laws
Tasmanian LGBTI equality advocates have welcomed the motion calling for the state Upper House to oppose the proposed federal override of that ... View article...
Woolworths comes out on top for diversity and inclusion in Asia Pacific
Woolworths Group was recognised for continued focus on LGBTI inclusion, refugee employment programs, and the launch of the company's second ... View article...
EU president goes AWOL on 'European values' for all
... male, heterosexual Christians' continue to be the norm while women, minorities, LGBTI and Roma' are far less able to count on European values. View article...
Gender equality: Close but far from reality
... that explicitly criminalises marital rape; 40 have legislation against sexual harassment; and 9 have legislation that offers broad protections for LGBTI ... View article...
Out & About visitor scheme connecting older LGBTI people with community
How regular visits from someone who 'gets it' can help to older LGBTI people feel accepted, less isolated and safe in their environment. View article...
Transgender Brazilians 'afraid for our lives'
Ramos said Bolsonaro had a list of the names of LGBTI activists that “he thought were against family and pro-destruction of Brazil” on his office door ... View article...
Australian incarceration rate rising despite drop in crime
In 2018, 221 in 100,000 Australians were incarcerated, an increase of 130 percent over the 1985 rate. The incarceration rate for Aboriginal people is ... View article...
WA to address high rate of Aboriginal children in out of home care
The crisis of Aboriginal children in out of home care in Australia is often referred to as another Stolen Generation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...
Colonisation, racism and the potency of Indigenous artwork
'Australia has a dark history in terms of how they've treated Aboriginal people and how they continue to treat them,' said Yhonnie Scarce, the ... View article...
The health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out‐of‐home care
Aim Children in statutory out‐of‐home care (OOHC) are known to have poorer physical, developmental and mental health outcomes compared with ... View article...
Aboriginal Australians learn how to read and write using Cuban method
To date, more than 200 Australian Aborigines have learned to read and write using the prestigious Cuban literacy ... View article...
Sharing archaeological insights with Barrow Island's workforce
... massive labyrinth caves, representing some of the earliest evidence of Aboriginal occupation of Australia, dating to approximately 50,000 years ago. View article...
First look at world-class Bob Hawke College
“Bob Hawke was one of the greatest Australians in history – establishing a scholarship in his name, for aspiring Aboriginal teachers is a fitting tribute. View article...
Indigenous woman dies after being shot by police in Western Australia
An Aboriginal woman has died after being shot by police in Geraldton, about 400km north of Perth in Western Australia. The 29-year-old was shot at a ... View article...
NCEA attainment rates fall, Māori schools buck trend
The ministry's figures showed of Māori school-leavers 20.3 percent last year had no qualification, compared with 8.7 per cent of Pākehā school leavers ... View article...
Māori psychology school pitched to counter shortage
Dr Waikaremoana Waitoki has an aspiration that could shake up psychology in Aotearoa. It's a standalone tertiary institute where Māori can study ... View article...
Māori King says mana whenua want land back
The Māori King says mana whenua have reached a unified position on the future of Ihumātao and want the land back. In a statement, Kiingi Tuuheitia ... View article...
Scope of review into Oranga Tamariki's care and protection
... relating to care and protection issues for tamariki Māori aged 0-3 months. ... 12-14 whanau across New Zealand about what worked and what didn't ... View article...
Maori sporting success on show
From waka ama to CrossFit — sporting success will be celebrated at the Tairawhiti Maori Sports Awards this weekend. The judging panel have ... View article...
Māori board position stepping stone to power
Prestige, power and pūtea. That's what comes with a seat on Auckland's Independent Māori Statutory Board, but there seem to be few takers. View article...
Air NZ backtracks on trademark bid after Maori outrage
Air New Zealand backed down on plans to trademark a logo of the Maori greeting "kia ora" Wednesday after indigenous groups accused it of cultural ... View article...
Volunteers, Māori tours and storytellers: Meet the startups changing New Zealand's tourism ...
And, whether promoting Māori culture, helping farmers secure some tourist ... “There's been talk of the New Zealand tourism industry slowing down,” ... View article...
Storms damage LGBTI migrant shelter in Ciudad Juárez
A series of storms has caused significant water damage to a shelter for LGBTI migrants in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez. A video the Washington ... View article...
Tackling sexual and gender rights within the paradox of faith
These realities are enabled by religious discourses that deny LGBTI people, casting them out as deviants, sinners and lesser humans. By labelling ... View article...
Brazil Ends Government Funding of LGBT Television Shows, Films
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sparked further outrage among LGBTI activists in his country with his decision to suspend public funding of ... View article...
More Than Half the British Public Support Primary School LGBTI-Inclusive Education
A majority of British people (60 per cent) believe it's right to teach primary school pupils about different kinds of families, including same-sex parenting. View article...
Threat to 'European way of life' is not migrants. It's populists.
National governments within the EU's borders are chipping away at women's rights, LGBTI rights, freedom of the press and the independence of the ... View article...
Cuban Police Detain LGBT Activist in Havana
Leandro Rodríguez García, director of the Cuban Foundation for LGBTI Rights, an independent advocacy group, told the Washington Blade in a series ... View article...
Gaps in law meant bishop was let off hate speech charge
Koukouma said that the Akel parliamentary group had filed for discussion on the application of hate speech against LGBTI persons in 2016. View article...
Russia: Increasingly repressive climate turns human rights work into minefield
According to the briefing, those protecting human rights in Chechnya and Russia's LGBTI activists are among the most targeted, with numerous vicious ... View article...
Tarnanthi 2019 program invites Australia to reflect on the past and pay the rent
In a bold move for a contemporary Indigenous art festival, the frontier ... to challenge misconceptions of Indigenous Australia and the dispossession ... View article...
The health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out‐of‐home care
Aim Children in statutory out‐of‐home care (OOHC) are known to have poorer physical, developmental and mental health outcomes compared with ... View article...
We are 'one', not 'young': Change to national anthem proposed
"As an Aboriginal person, I have never felt connected to the version I was taught growing up," he said. On Sunday, a new version of Advance Australia ... View article...
ATSI artefacts to return from US museum
The artefacts will be returned to the Bardi Jawi people of Western Australia ... of more sacred Aboriginal artefacts held in museums around the world. View article...
Self-rule ex-Australian's goal Aboriginal territory seeking treaty, recognition, he says
Murrumu of Walubara and his son, Thoyo of Walubara, paddled in the clear waters of the Great Barrier Reef, among corals of ... View article...
Indigenous language puzzle receives missing piece after freak find buried in old book
This month the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) hosted a two-week workshop to help revive endangered ... View article...
Broad coalition representing millions of Australians opposes nuclear power
More than 40 groups representing millions of Australians have come ... the Smart Energy Council, the Aboriginal-led Australian Nuclear Free Alliance, ... View article...
Public sector game changers recognised at Women's Agenda Leadership Awards
Finalists in a range of categories attended from across Australia. ... She graduated as Australia's first Aboriginal pharmacist, and is a founding member ... View article...
'Fears' about Māori immersion schools proving unfounded
Kura kaupapa is key to Māori success, Anton Matthews, right, says. .... school like ours, or any school in New Zealand, for a family from overseas can ... View article...
Award for prison programme leader
Mr Clark had been responsible for delivering the tikanga programme at the prison, where around 60 per cent of prisoners are Māori, for the last 13 ... View article...
Why learing te reo Maori is important
Should te reo Maori become compulsory in schools? ... Our goal is for one million New Zealanders to be able to speak at least basic te reo ... View article...
Here are my solutions to Wellington's trolley folly
Kia ora koutou. Perhaps because last week was Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, there was less media attention than usual on the latest ... View article...
Make your Te Reo Ka Pai with Kai
The team at 5+ A Day are celebrating Maori language by promoting the importance of eating fresh fruit and vegetables for well-being – nga huarakau ... View article...
Māori, Pasifika teens suffer more ethnicity-related discrimination from teachers than peers - report
Māori, Pasifika teens suffer more ethnicity-related discrimination from ... The figures were based on new analysis of data gathered in the Youth 2000 ... mine, that they experience would I think surprise many New Zealanders," he said. View article...
Make your Te Reo Ka Pai with Kai
The theme for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori is 'Kai Kaha te Reo Maori', offering encouragement to all New Zealanders to take part in activities to make the ... View article...
Why it's time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country's history
From 2022, New Zealand history will be taught at all schools as part of the ... of colonial history, Māori history, or even just the New Zealand wars. View article...
Former gay conversion therapist warns of suicide risk
In an interview with 60 Minutes reporter Sarah Abo, Mr Smid said the "treatment" he provided was based on the ideology that members of the LGBTQ ... View article...
The author of this trans children's book has just won a major book prize
... said that the response to the book had been “overwhelmingly positive”, despite “the occasional 'dangerous book spreading the gay agenda' article.”. View article...
Award-nominated play explores growing up gay in the 80s
Shortlisted for the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence and following sold-out dates in London and Edinburgh Fringe 2018, Really Want to Hurt Me ... View article...
Gareth Thomas and HIV stigma: 'It takes people like him to fight against it'
Gareth Thomas' revelation that he has HIV will make "a whole new demographic of people" aware of the condition, says George Westwood, who has ... View article...
Eswatini government officially rejects LGBTI group
The government of Eswatini confirms that it views LGBTI people as criminals and second class citizens who are not entitled to basic human rights. View article...
LGBTI Attack Dressed as Religious Freedom
These examples are painted by the right as martyrs against the LGBTI people 'forcing' poor bakers to betray their religion, when they were merely ... View article...
Government should not tell business what to talk about
... to attract and retain an educated and diverse workforce it is a no-brainer to promote values such as support for LGBTI rights or climate activism. View article...
Research reveals stigma remains as Australia marks World AIDS Day
LGBTI advocate Dean Beck, who has been living with the virus for five years, said while he welcomed the announcement, he said Australia still trailed ... View article...
Australia's Got Talent: Meet the Top Ten
Australia's Got Talent: Meet the Top Ten .... Mitch Tambo's modern Indigenous musical dance performances have ... “Australia shouldn't vote for me. View article...
How are we preserving the hundreds of Indigenous languages from around Australia?
Important conservation work is being done right here in Canberra to expand and rebuild language knowledge for Indigenous communities. Last week ... View article...
Here's Why Australia Banned Climbing on Uluru
Considered sacred by Australia's indigenous Aboriginals, the rock currently sports a sign that reads, “Please don't climb. This is our home. View article...
Environmental groups warn against push for nuclear power in Australia
Environmental groups warn against push for nuclear power in Australia ... the Aboriginal-led Australian Nuclear Free Alliance, climate action groups, ... View article...
How footy really got started in Australia
Tom Wills was a champion cricketer with a larrikin streak whose father was killed in the biggest massacre of white men by Aboriginals in history, yet ... View article...
Socio‐economic disadvantage and cardiovascular risk factors in young Aboriginal and Torres ...
That cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non‐Indigenous Australians is ... View article...
Tarnanthi artist invites an exchange of 'blood money'
... than 1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from around Australia ... Presley then came up with other notable Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...
Broad coalition opposes nuclear power
More than 40 groups representing millions of Australians have come ... "The groups maintain nuclear power has no role in Australia's energy future and is ... coalition of faith, union, environmental, aboriginal and public health groups. View article...
Principals give tick to history lessons
The curriculum will be revamped to put New Zealand history, including Māori history and the New Zealand Wars, in every classroom by 2022. View article...
David Tokohau Samuels starts role as new Te Puni Kōkiri chief executive
... at the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing. He was also the former director of policy at Te Puni Kōkiri. Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta said ... View article...
Is this New Zealand's most reckless selfie spot?
The high cliffs in west Auckland's Waitakere ranges are the setting for the tragic tale of Te Ahua o Hinerangi, a broken hearted Māori daughter who fell ... View article...
NZ-wide call for marae to copy Tūnohopū's fizzy drink, plastic bottle ban
National Māori public health agency Toi Tangata is congratulating Rotorua's Tūnohopū Marae for adopting a fizzy drink and plastic bottle ban, and is ... View article...
Elms Foundation endorses giving 11 Mission St to ŌtamatahaTrust
The Tauranga City Council passed a resolution by a one-vote majority last week to give the 1400sq m section to the Māori trust if the Elms endorsed it, ... View article...
The power of tikanga Māori in rehabilitating young offenders
The power of tikanga Māori in rehabilitating young offenders ... Parekarangi have seen more violence, drugs and poverty than most New Zealanders. View article...
Rangitikei College student wins second place at national speech competition
"We learn a lot about other people's history and that is things we should learn, but as Māori and as New Zealanders we should be learning more about ... View article...
Is this New Zealand's most reckless selfie spot?
The high cliffs in west Auckland's Waitakere ranges are the setting for the tragic tale of Te Ahua o Hinerangi, a broken hearted Māori daughter who fell ... View article...
Far-right activists came to LGBTi event at Literature Museum in Kharkiv and attacked several ...
Far-right activists came to LGBTi event at Literature Museum in Kharkiv and attacked several participants. Explore live News Interactive map. Russia ... View article...
Trump administration's asylum ban could be a death sentence for people seeking safety
We have previously found that LGBTI-identifying asylum-seekers from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras face tremendous risks of sexual assault, ... View article...
EU promotes actions to protect LGBTI community
“The rights of LGBTI individuals constitute fundamental rights of individuals and the Republic of Cyprus is bound by European and international ... View article...
AIA NZ wins award for diversity and inclusion
The members of its executive leadership team are also ambassadors for key areas including age, gender, LGBTI, ethnicity and culture, disability, and ... View article...
Cuban police detain LGBTI activist in Havana
Cuban police on Monday detained an independent LGBTI activist in Havana. Leandro Rodríguez García, director of the Cuban Foundation for LGBTI ... View article...
Pride March - A long walk ahead
... activities, including a report on an event where children discussed what they understand by Pride and what the Maltese LGBTI community needs. View article...
Peter Black on the Religious Freedom Bills
As a firm advocate of equality and fairness for the LGBTI communities, Peter Black was also Queensland Convenor of Australian Marriage Equality. View article...
Quoting Roger Waters
Irresponsible for deluding the LGBTI community while now the children they are raising are being made to feel different by their schoolmates, ... View article...
Helping mums be more healthy
Part of an initiative of the Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health Service, Yarning Good Ways was hosted at the Southern Wheatbelt Primary Health Service in ... View article...
We are 'one', not 'young': Change to national anthem proposed
Participants of the Central Australian Aboriginal Ladies folk's Choir will payment a new model of the nationwide anthem that they are glad to utter on ... View article...
Diatreme to embark on new engagement
... the Office of Aboriginal Affairs, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund, Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire ... View article...
No Government commitments to back new South Australian Arts and Culture Plan
South Australia's newly released Arts and Culture Plan, the state's first arts policy ... While the South Australian Government's response either accepts or ... A proposed Aboriginal Art and Cultures Gallery and upgrades to existing ... View article...
Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who routed the whites
Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who .... There were Bonners in the crowd, for the nation's first Aboriginal senator ... the anthropologist who condemned half a century ago “the great Australian ... View article...
Tourists Disrespected A Sacred Landmark In Australia. Now, It's Closing To The Public
A famed natural landmark in Australia — and one of the country's top tourist ... Land Council, which represents Aboriginal people in central Australia. View article...
Tanya Day inquest: beyond the symbolic, police dodge serious questions
Thomas, who was in charge of the Aboriginal and youth portfolios in ... An investigation by Guardian Australia found Indigenous women were the least ... View article...
By rail, ship and on foot - 8 epic ways to explore Australia
The Ghan has been dubbed Australia's Greatest Train Journey by ... Nearly 1,600 miles long, the Murray river is steeped in aboriginal history (with ... View article...
Local artists on exciting ways to keep Māori culture alive at the Aronui Māori Market
Fancy a paua pie or kina on fry bread? You'd be in luck in you headed down to the Aronui Māori Market. Walking past you see the "Poi Palace" open ... View article...
How te reo Māori inspired champion kapa haka group Ngā Tūmanako
The co-leader of Ngā Tūmanako says a desire to pass te reo Māori on to his children inspired him to join the champion kapa haka group. Founded in ... View article...
Bowel cancer in young people campaigner and father of four dies
Anaru Gray, who taught te reo Māori, was diagnosed with metastatic bowel ... Bowel Cancer New Zealand welcomed the announcement of a cancer ... View article...
Multuggerah's military genius revealed in new book
Such was the ferocity of the resistance that the British were forced to re-direct soldiers from the Maori wars in New Zealand, sending them to the ... View article...
Compulsory New Zealand history curriculum will 'open Pandora's box'
The government has said it's too early to say what will be taught at each school level but the overall aim is to cover off: the arrival of Māori to Aotearoa; ... View article...
Racism often confused Pākehā woman raised in Māori family
She was whāngai adopted, raised as Māori in east Christchurch, and was often "deeply hurt" when her family were abused for being brown. View article...
Japanese children sing New Zealand national anthem at All Blacks' fan day
Japanese children sing New Zealand national anthem at All Blacks' fan day ... Kashiwa, as a group of children performed the New Zealand national anthem. ... Nailing both te reo Māori and English, the children were given a round of ... View article...
Relations between Australia and NZ have rarely been so strained
Relations between Australia and NZ have rarely been so strained ... By contrast, New Zealand does not deport non-citizens who have resided for 10 ... to New Zealand from January 2015 to April 2018, at least 60% were Maori or ... View article...
Remembering Mark Bingham, the gay hero who helped take Flight 93 back from hijackers on 9/11
On the 19th anniversary of 9/11, we remember Mark Bingham, one of the fallen heroes of the tragedy that inflicted the US on September 11, 2001. View article...
New Orleans radio station tweets anti-gay slur about its own employee
But he received a significant amount of backlash from the LGBTQ community, who objected to Focus on the Family's past anti-LGBTQ activism, ... View article...