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This post was written by the organiser of &#;Give racism the boot&#;, Lynne Hamilton (Leading Teacher: Curriculum Development).

Many of us were appalled at the lack of respect and prejudice that was handed out to Australian of the Year, Brownlow Medallist and Indigenous role model Adam Goodes recently. The booing that continued for over 17 weeks sparked debate around the country. As a response, MHS staff decided to organise a footy match to stand up againstthe bullying and vilification that Adam Goodes received and to celebrate the heritage that Indigenous people represent both past and present. The values of honour, resilience, courage and humility were demonstrated by Goodes and by others such as Lewis Jetta who came out in support of Goode’s right to express his culture publicly and creatively on the football ground. As Michael O’Laughlin a fellow Sydney Swans player and long-time friend of Goodes stated when asked his opinion of the recent harassment ; “Often Indigenous players are fine as long as they are humble and silent.”

It was this attitude that led the school to take action. On Wednesday 19 August Princes Hill Secondary College, Albert Park College and Melbourne High School played in a Lightning Premiership to “Give Racism The Boot!” Around 90 boys, staff and students gathered on the oval where a Welcome To Country was offered by our Year 12 boy Sapphire Watkinson. After some fierce competition MHS won the day. The SRC ran a sausage sizzle and sold sausages, Gregor Campbell entertained the crowd with a humorous and constant commentary and songs of courage, defiance and resistance echoed out over the school.

Victor Fagundes and other Year 10 boys did a very thorough job of time-keeping and scoring. And of course all boys from MHS and the other schools must be thanked and recognised for their willingness to “play the game” and to devote their time to the event.

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In his art, Jandamarra Cadd seeks the universal expression that “binds us together as humans.”

As a result his stunning paintings have found favour with varied audiences across the country and are even on display on the walls of the Attorney General’s Department in Canberra. He combines traditional Aboriginal art with modern portraiture to achieve his own unique and inventive style of painting.  For Jandamarra painting is a way of life that enables him to maintain a grounded connection to his Indigenous heritage and a spiritual relationship to his ancestors.

Jandamarra began painting as a troubled teenager and says his art has allowed his true passion to come out. He is now achieving great success with his work but he remains humble, saying his greatest reward is evoking emotions in people.

“I had a troubled youth and couldn’t express myself appropriately academically or verbally, so I was introduced to a paintbrush at the age of 15 and I’ve never stopped painting since,” Jandamarra says.

“It has helped me come out of my shell. Without my art I would not be able to move around as much as I can in the world. It’s the same with people who feel they need to dance or sing or make a movie. If you take away the dance from our people they end up withering inside.”

He calls his style of painting “Unified Art” and says it is about bringing people together through awareness as well as dealing with a lot of social issues.

“It is the expression of universal fundamentals that bind us together as humans, while still celebrating our diversity as expressed through culture, race, gender and age,” Jandamarra says.

Jandamarra’s work called “United Journey” is hanging in the foyer of the Attorney General’s Department in Canberra. It won the Indigenous Employees Award and was purchased by the Attorney General’s office. His winning artwork was also used in multiple government publications. “It was part of a nationwide competition – reconciliation was the theme.

Arts

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• Don Bemrose from the Sunshine Coast is Australia's only classically trained male Aboriginal opera singer . He holds a Bachelor of Music degree at the Queensland Conservatorium. Mr Bemrose played a lead role in Australia's first Aboriginal opera, Pecan Summer.
• Harold Blair () was a tenor who spent some time in the United States. He earned a Diploma of Music with honours in

Aboriginal painters

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