Two Bays Forum
Old Ways, New Ways.
This event is being held on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nations and I wish to acknowledge them as the traditional owners. I would also like to pay my respects to their Elders and the Elders of other communities who may be here today.
I also would like to thank the City of Port Phillip for hosting and supporting the Indigenous Festival. I feel very honoured to be part of the opening night of such a wonderful, creative festival. I have been particularly impressed that it is also a sustainable festival and is consciously monitoring and auditing energy use and creating a carbon neutral event! Finally I would also like to thank Bo Svoronos - for embracing us and bringing us in as part of this event.
I want to give a brief potted visual history of Pelican Expeditions and share some ideas behind our work, before I launch into talking about the Two Bays project. Read more ... PDF DOWNLOAD
Wominjeka Ceremony and Pelican Expeditions Two Bays Forum
Launch of the Yalukit Wilam Ngargee: People Place Gathering at the St Kilda Sea Baths. A Wominjeka/Welcome Ceremony began the YWN08 festival program with a procession, flotilla of sculptures, puppetry performance based on the Boon Wurrung Creation Story of the Two Bays and a message connecting catchments to the coast. From here began the Boon Wurrung Elders and Pelican Expeditions Two Bays forum, covering the recent scientific and cultural mapping of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port Bay. It was followed by live music with Lou Bennett & the Sweetcheeks and Rory Ellis
Wed 30 Jan, St Kilda Foreshore and St Kilda Sea Baths, 6pm to late, 10-18 Jacka Bvd.
