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The social and environmental impacts on Nemangkawi, 2015

Posted on by Louise Byrne Posted in Australian Politics, Documentaries, Events, Human Rights, Sampari Art Exhibition

“Why did Amungme elders put border markers all the way around the Ertzberg mountain of ore in 1967 during the exploration phase? Because that was a sacred area. Indonesian law considers the deep jungle to be empty, to have no…

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West Papua: 2017 Sampari Art Exhibition

Posted on by Louise Byrne Posted in Art, Culture, Events, Featured, Sampari Art Exhibition

The 2017 Sampari Art Exhibition and Sale for West Papua opens at 6pm on Friday 8 December, and closes at 5pm on Sunday 17 December<. The rich and complex exhibition features inspiring art about West Papua created for the exhibition,…

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Emma Thurlow wins West Papua’s 2016 Sampari Art Award

Posted on by Louise Byrne Posted in Art, Australian Politics, Events, Featured, Sampari Art Exhibition

EMMA THURLOW: My highland warrior is seen through the telescopic sights of a rifle, his head surrounded by the leaves of his homeland, which also reference organisations that ignore the atrocities committed against these owners of the land PNG born…

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Sampari 2016: art, poems, cartoons, film, melanesian culture

Posted on by Louise Byrne Posted in Art, Australian Politics, Culture, Events, Music, Sampari Art Exhibition

SAMPARI 2016 ART EXHIBITION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ACU Art Gallery, 26 Brunswick St, Fitzroy OPENS  Friday 2 December 2016 : 6pm CLOSES  Sunday 11 December 2016 : 5pm GALLERY HOURS Monday-Wednesday 11-6pm Thursday-Friday 11-8pm Saturday-Sunday 10-4pm Sampari, the name of…

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