AIME high

At the Vanguard last night we not only listened to some great music (headliners Saving Grace ) but in the process raised money for what can only be described as an educational revelation!

Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) is one of those not-for-profit organisations that you can't help but be in awe of. The program partners university students with young indigenous students, from years 7-12. This unique, one-on-one education based mentoring program aims to improve year 10 and year 12 completion rates and university admission rates for all participating students.

Beginning in 2005 with just 20 students from Redfern, AIME is now looking to engage more than 1000 students and plan to expand into Victoria and Queensland in 2010. What a fantastic acheivement! Do take the time to check out their website, truly inspiring.

national ride to work day

is on tomorrow the 15th of October, all around Australia. So if you've ever thought about riding your bike to work, university or school tomorrow is the day to give it a go! Riding a bike is an excellent way to get around, it's fast, cheap, keeps you fit and is good for the environment.... how could you resist! So check out the website here and register here.

Speaking of bikes, one of our friends is riding his bike from Alaska to Patagonia..... pretty amazing huh? We've recently seen some photos, and they are amazing. 

Makes riding to work seem pretty do able. 

twelve canoes

A friend who lives in the NT has recently alerted us to the digital media project twelve canoes. It is a website presenting, in an artistic, cultural and educational context, the stories, art and environment of the Yolngu people who live around the Arafura swamp in north-eastern Arnhem Land.

The collective, presents aspects of their present and everyday lives in their hometown of Ramingining.

The website has been created and developed by Ten Canoes filmmaker Rolf de Heer and Molly Reynolds in conjunction with a consultative committee from the Ramingining Community who are all community elders and artists in their own right.

It truly is a beautiful website - very well laid out with an abundance of artworks and informative short fims! The other 13-18 canoe projects, all works in progress, can be found here...