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Surviving abuse: Debra Barry’s story

Debra Barry thought the abuse she had routinely endured was normal until the age of 14.

14 November 2013
by Ursula Skjonnemand in Audio stories, Biographical, Community, Family, Feature stories, Health, Home Featured, Human interest, Video / 2 Comments

Telling their own history

Behind the scenes of the Australian South Sea Islander Multimedia Storytelling Workshop.

21 August 2013
by Narges Shokohi in Behind the Scenes, Video / No Comments

Time for more than recognition

Nasuven Enares calls on the Australian Government to offer Australian South Sea Islanders the same benefits as Indigenous Australians, minus land rights.

15 August 2013
by Nasuven Enares in Australian South Sea Islander, Biographical, Community, Indigenous, Politics, Video / No Comments

The beauty of bush foods

Do you eat lilly pillies off hedges in the street? Or sprinkle lemon myrtle in your cooking?

12 August 2013
by Ursula Skjonnemand in Agriculture, Indigenous, Nature, News, Video / 6 Comments

I am more than you see

I am happy I am me… warts and all.

09 August 2013
by Marlena Katene in Biographical, Disability, Editor's pick, Human interest, Video / No Comments

Overcoming discrimination to achieve a dream

Jeanette was told to give up on her dream of becoming a nurse because she is dark skinned. But she proved them wrong.

08 August 2013
by Jeanette Kirk in Australian South Sea Islander, Video / No Comments

150 years – survival

Dennis Bobongie talks about his family history of kidnap and slavery and how his grandfather’s will to survive led to cultural illiteracy.

05 August 2013
by Dennis Bobongie in Australian South Sea Islander, Indigenous, Video / No Comments

Reconciling a slavery past

Shennie Yasserie discovered her family’s slavery past when she found shackles in a cane shed.

29 July 2013
by Shennie Yasserie in Australian South Sea Islander, Indigenous, Video / No Comments

In that Moment

Jason Murray has been drifting for seven years and the drifting culture is his life, rather than a mere hobby.

19 July 2013
by Grant Scott in Community, Sport, Video / No Comments

It is what it is

Marlena Katene is an average young woman with the usual dreams, hopes and fears. Marlena also has what she calls a “unique point of difference”.

18 July 2013
by Nikki Lingwood in Biographical, Disability, Feature stories, Health, Human interest, Partner Stories, Video / 1 Comment
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CitizenJ is a pioneering new-media journalism project aimed at giving everyday people the platform to tell their stories and equipping citizen journalists with the credibility to make sure these stories are told well.

The program also aims to recognise libraries as a key part in the information services industry and to explore their potential for generating, supporting and preserving commentary on issues of significance to society.

The program is broadly grouped into three streams; a newsroom, an experimentation fund and a public program.

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