Meet our South Australian 2022 recipients of the Australia Day Awards.
You can find our more about our South Australian winners here.
The list of nominees for the 2022 South Australia Australian of the Year Awards included a hay runner, a Rhino conservationist, an Olympian, a vaccination researcher, a war veteran, a foster carer and a woman who got her community swimming in Marilyn Monroe costumes. You can read all about these amazing South Australians here.
Australia Day is a time for all Australians and has prompted discussion on what the day means. For some Australians the date has been called into question. There are a range of views explained in the video below.
Would you like to find out more about the people who have been recognised for outstanding achievement at previous Austral Day ceremonies? The full list can be found here.
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Violence against women prevents the achievement of equality, democracy, peace and the fulfillment of women and girls. Putting an end to this violence and gender discrimination is the focus of two special days in November.
The United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women takes place on November 25th. The theme this year is “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” Did you know that nearly one in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence, usually delivered by intimate partners. The theme for White Ribbon Day in 2021 is ‘How Can Men Make Change?’
White Ribbon Australia reports that "around 95% of all victims of violence, whether women or men, experience violence from a male perpetrator".
All are encouraged to:
How will you set a good example?
Why is the poppy the flower of remembrance? Why and how did this flower become part of a tradition? Why are some poppies white? Find out by watching the video below.
On 11th November, Remembrance Day is a time when Australians remember all those who have lost their lives or suffered in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
The Booker prize is awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. It is a prestigious award.
The winning book will be announced at the prize ceremony at the BBC Radio Theatre on November 3rd. The 2021 Shortlist: The Promise No One Is Talking About This The Fortune Men Bewilderment Great Circle A Passage North
World Science Day for Peace and Development is on 10th November. It celebrates the significant role of science in society and aims to:
How can science support a positive peace?
How can we strengthen international cooperation?
What is Australia doing to build climate-ready communities?
How are Australian scientists supporting climate-ready communities? You can find out more here.
Did you know that the South Australian government is using evidence based science to find innovative solutions, and take action, to respond to our changing climate? Find out morehere.
For nearly 30 years the United Nations has been bringing together almost every country on earth for global climate summits. These are called COPs, which stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’. Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison is attending this summit. National targets, called nationally determined contributions, or NDCs were agreed for the Paris agreement in 2015. All the countries were expected to revise their NDCs before Cop26 in order to meet the 1.5C target. You can find out more about what happens at COP26 here at the COP26 YouTube channel.
Kojo Vincent Oppong Nkrumah, a Ghanaian politician and lawyer has explained in this video the importance of media and information literacy for contributing to a democratic society.
Check The Facts is a website created to help sort the facts from disinformation. During this global and media information literacy week, make some time to further develop your skills to recognise misinformation and fact check the news, articles, images and videos that come your way.
You can find out more about bias and fact checking here. There are interactive games and activities to help you develop those essential skills.
Chief Theresa Kachindamoto is one of the most respected chief's in Malawi. She has authority over the Dedza District (around 900,00 people).
Since becoming Chief, Chief Kachindamoto has annulled 3,500 child marriages in the central region of Malawi and has helped girls complete their education, often by subsidising their schooling. Chief Kachindamoto has spoken about her life journey and her commitment to effecting change in Malawi in the video below.
The #AussieBirdCount is a great citizen science project that anyone can be involved in. You can count as many times as you like over the week and the data collected assists BirdLife Australia in understanding more about the birds that live where people live.
Register here to be involved. You don't need to be a bird expert to take part in the Great Aussie Bird Count. Watching the video below will show you just how easy it is.
Click one of the links below to download the Aussie Backyard Bird Count app to your iPhone on Android device.
iPhone:https://apps.apple.com/au/app/aussie-bird-count/id917024019 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.org.birdlife.birdcount Are you ready to start recording your data? Find out more about how to use the app by watching the video below.
You can find out more about the birds you identified (and hear their calls) on this website - Top 40 Birdsongs.
For more information about Aussie birds, and ways you support them, you might like to visit the BirdLife Australia or Birds in Backyards.
View the statistics from the 2021 count here. You can also view to birds found in each area - including your suburb.
This interactive site increases awareness of where water comes from and what happens when you flush the loo. You can find out more about the natural water cycle, the urban water cycle, sewage treatment and plastic waste.
Are you looking for a way to get started on saving water?
Did you know that the average Aussie can be turning on a tap at home at least nine times a day? Do you know how many times a day you reach for your taps? Water Night is the perfect opportunity for you to find out - and make some changes.
The International Day of the Girl Child celebrates the achievements and potential of girls. The theme, this year, is “Digital generation. Our generation”. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will celebrate International Day of the Girl Child 2021 by reaffirming its pledge to promote the empowerment of girls.
The gender digital divide in connectivity, devices and use, skills and jobs is creating inequity and exclusion. What are you planning to do about this? Find out more here and in the video below.
Did you know that malaria is the eighth cause of death, and the fifth leading cause of ill health, among all adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa? Preventing early marriages and early pregnancies are key priorities to girls being supported to have a self-determined and healthy, disease-free life. You can find out more here and in the video below.
On this International Day Of The Girl Child you could learn more about some inspiring women by watching one of these films below.
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