tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21477864786881641552024-03-14T02:11:22.905+11:00WOW HorshamWOW 2013: Over twenty free writing workshops for the culturally diverse community of Horsham and surrounding areas, 10 to 20 age group, facilitated by artist Mars Drum. Theme: "A Sense of Belonging". 15 pieces of writing were permanently installed in stainless steel in public sites throughout Horsham's CBD.
WOW 2014: Mars Drum collaborates with Oasis Wimmera, an organisation led by Sujatha Umakanthan, which supports and integrates migrants in the Wimmera region.
Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-71729582046138585222014-04-24T22:37:00.003+10:002014-04-25T14:55:48.059+10:00Meeting with the Governor General!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We met at the Horsham Library before being briefed about the Governor General's meeting with some of the WOW participants. That's Yasmin Harradine's mum above, Nola Illin, and me below. Buket's mum, Canan, was there also, and Yasmin, Buket and Soe Son Di. </td></tr>
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"I love learning about my culture" and "There is so much air to share".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoping to catch up with Yasmin regarding their topic of conversation, as I couldn't catch what they were saying. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bernad reads his statement aloud: "Life is a journey. I am happy it has brought me to Horsham".</td></tr>
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"Every night my heart sleeps with me<br />
Now my heart lies in this country"<br />
Both Sir Peter and Lady Cosgrove were very impressed with the poem, especially the first line, which Sir Peter explained reminded him of what is inscribed at the Ataturk Memorial in Turakena Bay, Gallipoli.</td></tr>
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He then quoted Mustafa Ataturk's full tribute to the Anzac soldiers:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace.</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"> There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> It's Anzac Day today as I write on this blog, and I look at Ataturk's quote above and wish that it didn't take terrible wars and violent deaths to unite the Mehmets and Johnnies in this country or Turkey. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I introduced Sir Peter to Harrison Htoo Po Kyaut. Harrison's profound piece of writing about dreams, which is installed on the wall next to Horsham's Regional Art Gallery, was too far a detour for the crowd to walk there. When I asked Harrison if he could recite the poem, he responded that he couldn't remember it off the top of his head, which was understandable after racing to the library from a Horsham College Athletics Sports day.</td></tr>
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So Sir Peter asked me to send him the poem, and promised that he would personally reply to Harrison after reading it. He was genuinely very interested in knowing what Harrison had written, especially after hearing that Harrison's past was spent living in a refugee camp on the Burmese/Thai border.</td></tr>
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"Once my dreams were dull and cold<br />
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What a great moment! We were all on a bit of a high after this important meeting, especially as our esteemed guests turned out to be so friendly and genuinely interested in meeting and learning about the Wow participants present. I am so pleased that this meeting happened, for validating all the hard work put into the project by so many people, but also for reinforcing the ever-increasing need to celebrate and promote the wonderful cultural diversity in our region.<br />
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-79351545965610265392014-04-24T20:07:00.000+10:002014-04-24T20:16:48.243+10:00Oasis Wimmera Weekend Camp, Dimboola.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was very happy to be invited along to help out with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oasis-Wimmera/196784807011309">Oasis Wimmera</a> migrant group camping last month on the Wimmera River in Dimboola. The Arura Girl Guides venue was fantastic. Canoeing, building girls and boys "forts", swimming at Horseshoe Bend, sleeping in tents and the dormitory, multicultural feasts, bonfire night, painting workshop in the bush, and plenty more fun was had by all the families. Enjoy the photos.</div>
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-4327996814750152302014-02-23T22:46:00.003+11:002014-04-24T16:21:09.010+10:00Oasis Wimmera Riverside Picnic 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Riverside Oasis Wimmera Picnic 2014 was a huge success! Lots of WOW artists and their families turned up for an afternoon riverside picnic at my place, situated on the edge of the Little Desert and Dimboola. Perfect weather, fine multicultural food on offer, two boats, one floating mattress, one floating yoga ball, a jetty = plenty of laughing, squealing, jumping, diving, swimming, boating, eating, chatting, photographing and mingling...</div>
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For the final stage of the picnic, I presented "Certificates of Appreciation" to the WOW artists, awards issued by Horsham Regional City Council. I took the opportunity to talk about the dream of ending mandatory detention in Australia, about the Light the Dark vigil going on all over Australia tonight for Reza Berati, who was killed last week in our detention centre on Manus Island, and for the 63 unprotected asylum seekers who suffered injuries there as well. I spoke about the continual need for diversity, tolerance and cultural education in Australia...and a massive appeal from Australian citizens to stop the current government from continuing their atrocious treatment of asylum seekers who are fleeing from terrible home situations to find safety. I thanked everyone for attending and making the picnic a great celebration, and expressed my desire for more culturally diverse collaborative projects in the future. </div>
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More photos of our picnic in the online Dimboola Courier.</div>
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We have a WOW update on Page 9 of the <a href="http://201309_oasis%20wimmera%20newsletter%20sep%202013%20spring%20issue%20%281%29/">Oasis Wimera Spring 2013 newsletter</a>. Oasis Wimmera is a fantastic organisation, founded and chaired by Sujatha Umakanthan in Horsham. Sujatha is the mother of Madhu Annathurai, WOW artist. Click on the newsletter link, you can catch up on what's happening with the culturally diverse community in Horsham and surrounding areas. I met up with some of the WOW artists at the Oasis potluck dinner held on Saturday 31st August, 2013. It was amazing! I have never sampled so many delicious and exotic dishes at the one sitting before, not on a par with this one. Beautiful friendly people and a warm, fun atmosphere... this night was a huge success. I had a great night, and feel lucky that I was there, to be introduced to more members of the culturally diverse community of Horsham.</div>
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-36846491049360797112013-07-02T23:34:00.000+10:002013-07-03T01:03:49.924+10:00The WOW Launch - Saturday 22nd June 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Middle row: Abraham Rajput, Hozaira Ahmad, Madhu Annathurai, P'Leah Htoo Po Kyaut, Buket Akiz, Yaren Akiz</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Front row: Soe Son Di Shwe Ta Lee, Sarah Htoo Po Kyaut</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This has been installed now in stainless steel at the entrance to the library.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Two countries so far apart, Yet both are homes in my heart"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Soe Son Di, looking so fabulous in her traditional Karen dress: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"I know I belong when I feel calm and safe. I feel safe in Horsham"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">P'Leah Htoo Po Kyaut poses in her traditional Karen dress beside her seat: "In my world, every day, everybody would greet each other with a smile"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Abraham Rajput with his dad, Magbool Ahmad, stand in front of Abraham's quotation on the Army Lane wall: "I remember my talent when I come here". Councillor Mark Radford was so impressed with Abraham's discovery that he has offered to personally pay for a new plaque to be made up with Abraham's words on it, and installed on a seat in Firebrace St.</span></div>
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Yasmin Harradine takes the microphone to read out her quotation:"I love learning about my culture", which graces the front of the Horsham library in stainless steel. Yasmin gave an important speech at the launch, welcoming all recent migrants in the WOW group and their families to Horsham. It was a very special and significant moment in Horsham's history, I think. Here are her words:<br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">Hi, m</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">y name is Yasmin Harradine, I am Indigenous, and I am Wotjobaluk.</span></span><br />
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-19301409912440809602013-06-21T22:29:00.001+10:002013-06-21T22:33:49.831+10:00WOW Installations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had Shauna Stringer join us again this week, to add the Irish flavour to the library wall, as she did on the Army Lane wall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations to the WOW team, it's getting pretty cold after 5pm these days, but the WOW walls continue! Army Lane was enhanced on Tuesday, Library wall Thursday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We love Horsham Library! The Horsham Library staff has agreed to let us write on their wall...woohoo! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the WOW team, preparing the library wall last Thursday for this Thursday's Public Write Off! That's <b>Thursday the 6th June 2013. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's the Art Is... Festival week, so everyone is invited to write with us on Thursday. Come and write what it means to you to <b>Belong to this Land.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The WOW team has coloured in the base of the wall, the writing goes above the coloured base. It's heaps of fun, come along and make your mark!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Harrison is 12 years of age, and attends Horsham College. He has contributed so much to the WOW sessions, not only in writing his amazing poetry up on Army Lane wall and colouring his brick borders so beautifully, but also Harrison has provided much honest and valuable information to the rest of the WOW group at the Mibus Centre on Thursdays.....information on life in Thai refugee camps, and then arriving in Werribee, where he lived before coming to Horsham. He says that while Horsham is very safe, which makes life much more comfortable, that it is also very serious. A little more music and colour in the street would perhaps liven this old town up. Well, Army Lane is a good way to get this all rolling, Harrison. Thanks for being such a fantastic WOWer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above is a shot of Sarah Htoo Po Kyaut, six year old sister of P'Leah and Harrison. Sarah has been so terrific in colouring in bricks in Army Lane, she has a real sense of colour and pattern matching! The wall really needed her assistance to look as good as it does, thank-you for your help, Sarah! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Above P'Leah Htoo Po Kyaut, aged 10, and Soe Son Di Shwe Ta Lee, aged 11. These two young writers have been completely inspiring for the others in the group, they have a rare ability to describe their innermost feelings so honestly and poetically ... and like Harrison, their stories on their old lives are so important for us all to hear. These two thoughtful WOW participants agree with Harrison, that life is great in Horsham because it is so safe, which is such a massive relief compared with living in overcrowded refugee camps in Thailand....but why are the walls of shops and houses all coloured in pale browns? Why aren't houses painted in attractive colours? Why does everyone use more or less the same colour paint? Are the houses trying to reflect the colours of the sand or dirt around Horsham? (Readers, please feel free to answer these questions or comment below the post.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look at the Karen flag in the photo of Soe Son Di above. See how the blue faded after the rainfall? Soe Son Di is wiping some of the chalk drips off. And look at how Soe Son Di coloured it all back in so the flag looks as good as new (below)...Good Work, Soe Son Di, it looks fantastic!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Soe Son Di is such a hard worker. Here she is rubbing off all the accidental chalk marks around the wall. Everybody had left for the afternoon on that Saturday, but Soe Son Di made sure there was nothing left unfinished before leaving. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Yaren Akiz doesn't just work on her own words and colours, she also helps out anyone who needs a spare colouring hand or two. Here are two beautiful shots of Yaren as the assistant colouring artist. Beautiful work, Yaren!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I love this shot of the WOW group before they settle into a smiling pose for the media shoot. Priceless facial expressions!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Another <b>giant thank-you</b> to Soe Son Di, here she's washing the crushed pieces of chalk off the pavement before we go home, so the workers using the lane on Monday morning can have a clean walkway. These kind of finishing up details are extremely important while working in a public place. Soe Son Di understands this. I must make sure she gets an extra large piece of that delicious hedgehog from Cafe Thipatiy next Tuesday!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Cafe Thipatiy has been the perfect place for the WOW club members to meet up, drink delicious beverages, eat yummy hedgehog and lemon slice, and think about the next stage of Writing on the Wall. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are using fantastic chalks from <i style="font-weight: bold;">Ace Art and Stationery Suppliers, </i>Firebrace st, Horsham for this WOW project. Terry is such a friendly manager there, with a great memory for names and faces. And we are using recycled paper notebooks, which I buy from Trev's Bargain Emporium, corner of Wilson and Darlot Streets, Horsham. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I think Horsham is a nice and quiet place.<br />I feel completely safe.<br />I feel that I have no war that I must run from<br />or seek refuge from...<br />I ♥ HORSHAM VERY MUCH!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'MS Mincho'; font-size: 26pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Madhu, Soe Son Di, P'Leah and Bernad work overtime again last Tuesday to make this special wall speak loudly with colour. Once more, a big Thank-You to Robert of Horsham Disposals for offering his Army lane wall to the WOW project. It's this kind of trust and open-mindedness that makes a community stronger, healthier and more attractive! </span></div>
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-67756374090638493912013-05-07T22:33:00.003+10:002013-05-16T00:48:52.826+10:00Keeping It Real<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">To have a life in a bad world</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that I'm in Australia, I will follow my dreams.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that I'm in Australia, I want to get a scholarship and go to university, then travel across the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With my opportunities, I will follow my dreams and help the people who are poor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Feel</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I feel</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">special and cool</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">when I have a home</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">some food and family near</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But </span><span style="font-size: large;">when I look at the homeless people</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I feel like I want to help them</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but I cant, </span><span style="font-size: large;">I dont know what to do</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it costs so much</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">---ooo---</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was in Thailand, I was about four years old</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and I really wished to be a person who has enough money</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a person my parents want me to be</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to be a lot of things</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but it just never happened</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I prayed to the Lord to make it happen</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and found myself at Werribee</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Things just got better</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My family got enough food</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And we had a house...</span><span style="font-size: large;">school....</span><span style="font-size: large;">money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I felt so well</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the problem was that my parents did not speak English so well</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But now I live in Horsham</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my life gets even better</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My parents are now at English school</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And also my dream came true</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">now I am in a writing club</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and my brother is at soccer training</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that is his dream</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my parents' dream has come true too</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">because my dad now has a job</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and the people of Horsham help my family</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">people are kind here</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know my real dream will come true</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I know that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">because things will get better</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">and I am in a better place</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I love it here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Bernad Ngendakumana</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Life is like a dream</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some dreams are good</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And you don't want to wake up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But you eventually wake up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And you wish you were back in that dream</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Horsham is like a good dream</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But with this dream</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you wake up</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are still there</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Today, in Army Lane, Bernad coloured in a beautiful frame for his philosophical message about life being a journey that has brought him to Horsham. I think the Army Lane wall is calling out for the whole poem from above the photo. I'm sure we can find a place for it next Tuesday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">It was Harrison who finished off the top line in Bernad's frame: "Love is safe." I had never thought about love being safe, I asked him what that meant for him. He answered, "When you love someone, it makes you feel safe". This is what I'm really lapping up during these WOW sessions, I'm being given so many fresh perspectives on the things in life that really matter most. I am sure readers and viewers are finding this to be the case also.</span><br />
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<u style="font-size: x-large;"><b>P'Leah Htoo Po Kyaut</b></u><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I love living in Horsham.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">My dream is to be a doctor.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">When I am older, I want to go to Melbourne University.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">I want to get a scholarship and a great job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I would love it if all my family could come to Australia</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">And live a great life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">In my own world, </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">everyone would live in peace</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">and guns would not be invented.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">All of the bad stuff would not be invented.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Everyday</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">everybody would greet each other with a smile.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's so great, Shauna, what a fantastic thumbs up for Horsham! This needs to be put to music. Let's talk next Tuesday about this.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love watching this collaboration develop each week. All members of Horsham's wider community are invited to come down to Army lane next Tuesday, 7th May, to watch the work in progress. It's a great opportunity for you to have a conversation with the WOW members while they write and draw, ask them about their stories, their cultures, their hopes and dreams for themselves in Horsham. We have thought a lot about these things in our writing sessions held at the Mibus Centre. You will be surprised at what you can learn in one little conversation with any of the WOW writers while they work on the wall. . .</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">A member of Horsham's shopping community showed great interest in the action happening in Army Lane. She quizzed both Bernad and Yaren about the project, and told us her stories about travelling overseas. She really liked Yaren's written line: "I love my mum's food." I heard her tell Yaren she had never heard a child say that before. She also asked Yaren, "What is your favourite meal that your mother would cook for you?" and Yaren answered "Spaghetti!"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Madhu, P'Leah and Bernad work overtime to complete Bernad's flag. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Thumbs Up alright!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> What an awesome message, written up by both Harrison and Bernad. These WOW writers are really helping us all to appreciate what we have here in Horsham. I'm really happy that Horsham has been the place that these WOW writers and their families have decided to settle. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tonight, following our Thursday WOW session in the Mibus Centre, I was lucky enough to be invited into Soe Son Di's house to meet her family and friends and have a cuppa. I learnt so much about Karen history tonight, and about living in Thai refugee camps, about trying to survive in countries which will not allow the Karen people their own homeland, nor recognise them as belonging anywhere at all. These are amazing people who have survived such indescribable hardships in their lives, and now have found new life in Horsham. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here we have another powerful observation from Yasmin Harradine, who joined us again at Army Lane last Tuesday. Yasmine is the only member of the WOW club who can claim Australia as the original homeland of her family and their ancestors. It's so great to have her statements and the colours of the Australian Aboriginal flag on this wall. Check out the hands of Hozaira in the photo below, after helping Abraham work on Yasmine's Australian flag colours. I love the way everyone is ending up working on each other's flag colours, it really shows how all cultures can be good friends in Horsham and Australia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here we are, photographed by Larissa Romensky from ABC Open, on Anzac Day public holiday, in Army lane, Horsham. We have Noreen (far left), mother of Abraham and Hozaira with us. Also Canan, mother of Buket and Yaren. And Tina, Madhu and myself also writing and colouring in the wall. ABC Western Victoria has used this photo for their timeline photo on their Facebook page, that's very good publicity for the WOW group! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we met up again at Cafe Thipatiy, Army lane, Horsham. It was Tuesday the 23rd April, and we were very very excited. I had scrubbed the wall down so we had a new blank canvas, and a lot more writing to put up this time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had P'Leah's little sister, Sarah, join us again on Tuesday, she helped to frame P'Leah's writing with the Karen flag colours. Below is a detail from P'Leah's poem, the whole poem is about how safe Horsham is compared to the refugee camp in Thailand. She finishes with the line: It's important to be safe. Thank-you, P'Leah. And thank-you to P'Leah's father also, who showed me an image of the <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?q=karen+flag&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=l-F9Ub-XJu-OiAfdyYGABA&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=955#imgrc=xFpr32e-cJq5oM%3A%3BIob6wGkyYAPQdM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F4.bp.blogspot.com%252F-WkdbTSH_FYg%252FT0103nRaAsI%252FAAAAAAAAA60%252F30JjG6JTxFQ%252Fs1600%252FKaren-Flag2.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Flearningeng12.blogspot.com%252F2012_02_01_archive.html%3B948%3B510">Karen flag</a> so we could pick out the chalk colours to outline P'Leah's words. I knew I had seen this flag before, then I remembered that it was the backdrop for the Karen New Year celebration in Nhill, which I was lucky enough to catch this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Madhu has written a beautiful poem to complete the collaboration with P'Leah. My favourite line is "I wish Divali was celebrated in Horsham." <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?q=divali&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=E8t7UZWLBqz1iQefyIHwAQ&ved=0CEMQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=955">Divali </a>is the Hindu "Festival of Lights", which I was very lucky to catch in Pushkar back in the early 90s. Check out the link by clicking on the word <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?q=divali&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=E8t7UZWLBqz1iQefyIHwAQ&ved=0CEMQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=955">Divali</a> to see the vibrant colours and lights and celebrations of this exciting festival. Then you will understand just how much Madhu must miss her <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_India.svg">Indian</a> culture, even though she also feels she belongs to Horsham.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yasmin Harradine joined the group on Tuesday, coming all the way from Dimboola. Yasmin is our first <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.naidoc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/australian_aboriginal_flag.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.naidoc.org.au/celebrating-naidoc-week/indigenous-australian-flags/&h=500&w=750&sz=15&tbnid=JVrjWoi8qffmSM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&zoom=1&usg=__EqhanLQSfBI3eXbOwSde_3RU0jk=&docid=CwnGahNDsTZuFM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LtB7UbDjKMKjiQe8iIDABQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDcQ9QEwAQ&dur=1457">indigenous Australian</a> WOW attendee, and I know from my casual teaching days at Horsham PS last year that <a href="http://www.marsdrum-drawingtime-girls.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/yasmine-harradine.html">Yasmin is also a very talented artist</a>. I'm absolutely delighted to have her join the WOW club. Thank-you </span><span style="font-size: large;">Mary French, (Yasmin's Art teacher at Dimboola PS) for bringing Yasmin to Tuesday sessions from now on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Soe Son Di couldn't make it on Thursday to finish off the work above, she just needs the colours now. This is a really lovely written piece, which has a really significant ending to it, it's has been cut off in this photo. We'll save it up for when it's all coloured in properly. </span></div>
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Larissa is back with us on Thursday morning to continue videoing the Army lane wall. We are so lucky to have such a dedicated and supportive media resource such as Larissa. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Hozaira brought her mother, Noreen, and little brother, Abraham, to the writing party. Both Abraham and Hozaira have chosen to border their writing with the colours of the <a href="http://www.mega-flags.com/Pakistan-Flag-Pakistani-Flag.html">Pakistan flag</a>. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Buket seems to be applying some warpaint to Abraham's face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> What a fantastic message, Abraham! Thank-you for coming in as our WOW guest on Tuesday. I'm so glad you like living here in Horsham. And I also love the chalk warpaint...our WOW warrior!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank-you Hozaira! Yes, you are absolutely right, we all need the rain as much as the garden needs it. Rain these days brings so much hope and joy for all of us here in the Wimmera, it's a real blessing at any time. Even if it washes our writing off! That just means that we can write something new and different up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">We have Shauna Stringer on board now, this is very exciting for the WOW group. Shauna arrived in Horsham from <a href="http://www.mapsofworld.com/flags/ireland-flag.html">Ireland</a> just six months ago, so it must still be pretty strange for her to be living here, and attending a new secondary school in a new country and culture on the other side of the world. I was so pleased that Shauna elected to first write in her native Irish Gaelic language before giving us the English translation. And the message is so beautifully simple and relevant, a wonderful reminder to us all who read it. Thank-you, Shauna, I'm really looking forward to seeing more of your writing up on the walls. It was Shauna's idea to use the Irish flag colours too, an idea that was taken up eagerly by the rest of the WOW writers. Below is a gorgeous photo of Shauna and her mother, Pauline. Pauline can speak Irish Gaelic, I must ask her if she can give me Irish lessons one day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Buket's poetry is a joy to read. Here she is below, adding the final touches to her message. I love the <a href="http://www.flagsinformation.com/turkish-country-flag.html">Turkish flag</a>'s moon and star adorning her wall poem. And Buket's beautiful happy face too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look who joined in on Thursday's session...Tina! Yay, thank-you Tina, for writing up your message and using the <a href="http://www.mapsofworld.com/flags/tanzania-flag.html">Tanzanian flag</a> colours. There was no green chalk left by Thursday, and as it was a public holiday, nowhere to buy more. So Tina began with the colours that were there, and will finish it off next Tuesday with brighter green and also yellow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tina told me that the mountain reminded her of Tanzania. We had a lovely time sitting up there with the 360 degree view. To see so far all around you can bring up memories and dreams at the same time. Sitting up there with the solid rock underneath us seemed to also bring feelings of solidarity and promise...we both felt very calm and safe and hopeful about the future. What a lovely way to start the day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is Tina painting at the Goat gallery in Natimuk. We thought that as I'm minding the gallery for my exhibition this month, it would be a great time to talk and paint and write together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But first we visited Nati Cafe for lunch....I went for the yummy rice and lentil salad....and Tina enjoyed the delicious quiche and salad....out in the back garden under the beautiful oak tree, with the sun shining...the lovely day continues! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tina talked to me while she painted, about trying to settle into a new town when you come from a different country and culture. She has some really interesting and important stories to share....being an Afro-Australian in a town like Horsham, a place where quite a few residents seem to feel "confronted" by meeting someone who has dark brown skin...it's not an easy ride. I will encourage her to write them down in our next WOW session, as they might help some readers to discover one or two things about themselves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And check out this photo below... That Irish-Australian skin of mine is looking dangerously pink under this ozoneless Victorian sky.... Tina's is looking comfortably brown. Yes, that's pink and brown... funnily or not funnily, we both know of people who would swear our skins were white and black. They must be colour-blind.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div>
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-14291413339751259742013-04-22T21:38:00.002+10:002013-04-22T22:40:10.748+10:00WOW at the Mibus Centre <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>P'Leah:</b> I love my home because it is safe for me. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Australian </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> homes are really safe because they are made out of brick. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> My home is safe for everyone in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> Every night my </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">heart sleeps in my bed with me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> I am in a new country </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">and it is my home for now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> Now my heart lies in this </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yaren: </b>At home, I enjoy my mum's food. My mum is a good cook. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> My mum cooks too much </span><span style="font-size: large;">food sometimes! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I love my mum. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">My mum likes to cook at </span><span style="font-size: large;">home. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I love to work and be me, and my brother is funny.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> My home country is Pakistan.</span><br />
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-15661723667837145282013-04-11T21:33:00.001+10:002013-04-11T22:44:10.509+10:00Horsham is...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">because after we finished with the Cafe Thipatiy wall today, we walked to the Horsham library to continue with our writing session. All the other WOW members were away because of school holidays, so Sarah was invited to join in with the writing exercises. We worked on a new form of Word-Art poetry, especially designed for brick wall writing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today the WOW group became cafe writers. Writing in a friendly cafe with huge glass windows looking out onto the street....glasses of water, </span><span style="font-size: large;">vanilla milkshakes, cups of hot chocolate being served while busily writing "belonging to Horsham" word lists...hedgehog slice served as well...</span><span style="font-size: large;"> yum</span><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hozaira Ahmad just joined the WOW group today. Hazaira's parents moved from Pakistan to New Zealand in 1999, where her father was doing his PhD, then they moved to Adelaide in 2003, then Horsham in 2011. Yaren was being a very good friend to Hozaira today at Cafe Thipatiy, making sure that Hozaira was feeling perfectly comfortable and informed about our new WOW writing club. This is Yaren's third WOW session. She arrived in Horsham in 2009, all the way from Turkey. Yaren is Buket's sister, and is fantastic at coming up with new thoughts and ideas about how she connects to Horsham.</span></td></tr>
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<b>A big thank-you also to Robert of Horsham Disposals for permission to write on his wall. </b></div>
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-61688972793741094892013-04-01T23:23:00.004+11:002013-05-07T23:42:33.507+10:00I know I belong when I....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>"I know I belong when I feel calm and safe. And in the past, I have had many fears." </b><br />
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Soe Son di Shwe ta Lee wrote the above piece in last week's WOW session. Soe Son di tells us at WOW how life was in refugee camps on the border of Burma and Thailand. There is so much to learn from hearing her story first-hand. We will post more on past stories another week. Soe Son di feels she has connection now to Horsham, as now she feels safe in her house. Feeling safe means she can feel calm. This makes perfect sense, doesn't it? Soe Son di still fears dogs in her new life in Horsham, but having just one fear to deal with is quite manageable!</div>
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<b>My dreams will be my future</b><br />
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Madhu Annathurai is studying Haiku ( Japanese poetry). Madhu explained to the rest of the group how haiku can work: 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, 5 in the third. She came up with the beautiful piece of haiku above....I love it! Madhu's family is originally from Tamil Nadu, a state right down in the south of India, next door to Sri Lanka. She is very skilled at explaining the similarities and differences between Tamil customs and the Wimmera way. It's very exciting to have so much to share about different cultures in our group, very valuable information!</div>
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<b>I feel I belong</b><br />
<b>In Horsham I can feel calm</b><br />
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P'Leah Po kyaut has also given us a haiku poem on the theme of belonging, and like Soe Son di, she knows she belongs when she feels calm. This is such an important message for those of us in Australia who have no idea what it means to have lived for years in a refugee camp. When we think of camping, we usually think of feeling safe in our tents or by the campfire with our family or friends at the foot of Mt. Arapiles, or in the Grampians or the Little Desert. These are lovely camping holidays. It's very, very, very different to be camping in overcrowded refugee camps with hundreds of other families and strangers, day in day out... for years..... not knowing if you will ever be allowed to live in a house again, or not knowing what it is like to feel warm, to sleep on a mattress, to have a full stomach....not knowing what it is to feel safe. This is what camping has meant to P'Leah in her past life. I am so glad that P'Leah and her family and friends can feel safe now in Horsham. P'Leah's poem has really helped us to explore the idea of belonging to a new community in a new country. Feeling safe is something we take for granted, those of us who live in solid houses.</div>
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<b>"Stand up for yourself, make a difference in your future, and remember every time what it is that you want."</b><br />
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Yvonne Ndayikeze has come to live in Horsham from Tanzania, a country on the east coast of Africa. I love this message from Yvonne, it's so strong and positive! Yvonne has shared some stories with us in WOW which really highlight how difficult it can be to be caught between two very different cultures. It must be soooooo confusing! Which customs and ways of living do you continue in your new town, and which ones do you drop because they are "too different" to the new community? Your new friends at school "expect" you to think and act one way, your family in your new home "expect" you to continue thinking and acting the same way that you did in your original home country. Yvonne has shown in her writing that belonging must first happen to yourself. She has written "Life can be hard, but you have to keep trying". I cant wait until the next session, I want more of Yvonne's stories and thoughts to be shared.</div>
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Tina Kalenzo is originally from Tanzania, and like Yvonne, Tina also has found it very difficult to move to a new town in a new country on a completely different continent, and try to keep a sense of "belonging" alive and strong. I asked Tina if she had time to adjust to Horsham when she arrived before going to the new school? No, not at all. Both Tina and Yvonne arrived in Horsham, then the next day found themselves at Horsham College. I know from travelling to many countries myself, that I always needed a few days to get used to the new climate and culture before feeling settled, just imagine what it must be like to suddenly attend a large school and you haven't even unpacked your luggage! How completely daunting! Tina also wrote that she wants to belong to a safe place. This is such an important message to those of us who have been brought up in Horsham or the Wimmera: the strong link between feeling that we belong to a place, and the feeling that we can be safe and secure in the new place.</div>
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-1273735148374178072013-03-25T21:38:00.001+11:002013-04-28T22:42:13.044+10:00Warming up with writing games<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Writing is a journey of discovering new things about ourselves and about our friends, families, our fellow WOW writers, our town and country. The WOW sessions are about feeling free to write as much as we can, without being held back by worrying about spelling or punctuation or grammar. Wow is about writing about things that are important to us, and getting the words which fly around randomly inside our brains to flow freely out onto the paper provided, whichever way it works!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This project is exciting for the WOW writers for many reasons, but the most exciting reason is that their writing will go up on the walls of Horsham in permanent stainless steel installations, to be read over and over again by the people of Horsham for years to come!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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Mars Drumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324798967913259519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147786478688164155.post-49622101125878448842013-03-07T23:48:00.002+11:002013-03-07T23:54:48.326+11:00Invitation!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi. I'm Mars Drum, local artist and producer of the WOW project.<br />
The WOW writing workshops are free, and they're starting next Tuesday, 12th April, from 3.45 - 5.30pm. Tuesday workshops will be held at 28 Urquhart st in Horsham.<br />
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Next month I will be adding Thursday workshops into the project as well as Tuesdays. Thursday workshops will be held at Mibus Studios, which are located upstairs at the Horsham Library, 28 McLachlan St, Horsham. Both locations are at street number 28, to make everything a bit easier to remember.<br />
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If you * identify with another culture<br />
* are aged between 10 and 18 years<br />
* can make your way to the two locations listed above on Tuesdays and Thursdays<br />
* have a thing for writing eg. lyrics, diary, poetry, letters etc.<br />
then I am inviting you to come along to the WOW workshops and be a part of this amazing public art project in Horsham.<br />
WOW stands for Writing on the Walls, and over a period of two terms, we need to come up with 15 separate pieces of writing on the theme of "connecting to place", to be permanently installed in stainless steel on public sites around the main street of Horsham, ie. Firebrace St. Even if you cannot speak English, and someone else is reading this to you, you are very welcome. I have experience in teaching English as a foreign language, also in running free writing clubs, also in using Google translate!<br />
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Send me an email: mars.drawingtime@gmail.com<br />
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