Australian South Sea Islanders – Australian South Sea Islanders

Press Release for Launch of Hardwork: Australian South Sea Islanders Bibliography.

It is hypocritical of the Morrison Government to assure Pacific Islands nations of Australia’s good intentions when the Australian Government has never dealt adequately with problems within its own Australian South Sea Islander (ASSI) community. Two major issues have been caused by the Australian...

Message from the Prime Minister – The Hon Scott Morrison MP

From the arrival of the Don Juan at the port of Brisbane in 1863, generations of South Sea Islanders have had a lasting influence on the social, cultural and economic life of our nation. Despite immense hardship and discrimination, the community’s story is one of survival and resilience. It is...

Video interview by Indigenous filmmaker Steven McGregor with Emelda Davis

Video interview by Indigenous filmmaker Steven McGregor with Emelda Davis about NSW Entrepreneur Benjamin Boyd for Servant or Slave – NITV documentary. Today ASSI people remain marginalized, unrecognized, and even unknown to exist as citizens of Australia, with their labour contribution...

Daily Mercury story on South Sea Islander slave labour

Daily Mercury: Mackay and District Australian South Sea Islander Association’s Starrett Vea Vea hopes for more commitments from government to his community. 10th Nov 2016 – The Daily Mercury, Mackay ran an interesting article entitled EXPOSED: Lost history of South Sea Islanders slave...

Shola Diop – Black Voice Panellist at BLACK Mount Druitt and Tweed

Shola Diop – Black Voice Panellist at BLACK.Shola Diop – Black Voice Panellist at BLACK Mount Druitt and Tweed, is gainfully employed with a leading asset management company. As a 2009 founding member of the ASSIPJ Shola has demonstrated a great level of commitment and loyalty as an...

See Lynda-June Coe at BLACK Mount Druitt

Joining the incredible line-up of speakers at our Sydney workshop is Lynda-June Coe. Lynda is a proud Wiradjuri and Torres Strait Islander woman and an educator that has been involved in activism since her teenage years. “I come from a long line of warriors… it is that duty that our...

Women are the peacemakers

Emelda Davis and Lynda Ben-MenasheOver 300 women leaders from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds have shared a festive meal in Sydney. Guests came from a range of backgrounds, including Indigenous, African, Greek, Jewish, Indian, South Asian, Muslim, Chinese, Pacific Islander and Filipino...

Emelda Davis proud to be speaking at both BLACK workshops being held in Mount Druitt & Tweed Heads

President of ASSIPJ and Sydney Local Woman of the Year, Emelda Davis is proud to be speaking at both BLACK workshops being held in Mount Druitt and Tweed Heads this month. Emelda boasts diverse expertise in community development, education, training, media and marketing having worked for Federal,...

Say halo to Lola Forester

Joining the speaker line up for BLACK Mt Druitt, Lola Forester is a Yuwibara/Australian South Sea Islander who is the producer of the Blackchat program on Koori Radio 93.7FM. Lola has travelled to South Africa, USA, Mexico, Vanuatu and beyond in her time as a radio producer. Lola’s extensive...

Say halo to Dr Jioji Ravulo

Dr Jioji Ravulo Dr. Jioji Ravulo is a Senior Lecturer (Social Work) in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University. He has an extensive background in working with Pacific communities both locally, nationally, and internationally through several different projects. This...

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