Comments on: Opinion

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:19:46 +0000

Hi Narrungga, I’m sure no-one from AAN would disagree with you about that. Our website banners features white faces because that’s who was at the picnic on the day we took the photo – we are more diverse and we welcome people from all backgrounds.

By: Narrungga

Narrungga — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:26:24 +0000

Let me remind this site that not only white live in this country and that i feel that there should be some connection with the Indigenous people of this land. We should be creating a relationship between the two, not just between white. As our cultures are very similiar

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:11:29 +0000

Hi,
Im a high school teacher in Sydney’s west supervising a wonderful Sierra Leone yr 11 student who is researching the roles, responsibilties and attitueds of adolescents in Sierra Leone and Australian families. (Cross cultural comparison).

Im wondering if any one out there, particularly if you are writing about such things yourself, would like to do a phone or email interview with her?

Please contact me and let me know!

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:31:46 +0000

Hi Kim, thanks for your feedback – glad we make a difference. I hope you and your family can get along to one of our events soon.

By: kim

kim — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:38:16 +0000

its taken me 7 years to find u. I am an australian lady with a half ethiopian daughter destiny and a baby on the way. when i fell in love with my ethiopian x partner i was not aware of the toll of all the issues we would face. unfortunetly he has no relatives in aus, so he distanced himself from the ethiopian community. we tried to hold on but failed. i am now left to raise my two half ethiopian children but god brought me to this sight and now the weight has lifted. thankyou

By: Andrew Sankoh

Andrew Sankoh — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:28:50 +0000

You guys are doing a fantsatic job here. I am a PhD student researching on African Refugees Integration in Australia from a sociological background. I am originally from Sierra Leone and would like to be part of this network not only for my research but being African myself interested for long time here in community work.

My research focus more on learning what people do to integrate, how they reflect on their day today experiences making sense of them and building thier cultural knowledge of the host society.

I would love to hear from people interested to talk to me about their experiences.

keep it up guys, good work.

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:19:05 +0000

AAN were distressed to hear about the recent racial harrassment of junior athlete Alex Jalloh as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canterbury Bankstown Express. One of our members wrote the letter below to The Express, and we suggest you might also like to contact The Express, the SMH, or the NSWRL Coaching and Development Academy, academy@nswrlacademy.com.au, Wakehurst Parkway, PO Box 533, Narrabeen NSW 2101. Or you could post a comment here. AAN member Liz's letter to The Express: I am a mother of a very active three-year old boy, who already shows a keen propensity for anything to do with a ball. I read the article 'Finals Disgrace' (11/9/07) with great sadness and anger. I am saddened and angered that the St. Johns Eagles Rugby League Club enables someone such as the team official, who physically and verbally attacked the 11-year old Padstow Panthers player after losing a finals match, anywhere near children. I am saddenned and angered that the Junior Rugby League Association will act only if the incident 'turns out to be true'. Now that a 'not guilty' verdict has been handed down, despite numerous witnesses, does that mean that the Association will do nothing? Nothing will be done to address the obvious racism that exists within the Junior Rugby League? Even if this incident did not occur; nothing would be done about young children being racially taunted and abused? If this is the case, then the question as to where I direct my son's natural ability is clear - not to play Rugby League.