Jul 27, 2018
“Coconuts and jackie jackies” July, 2018 Melbourne, Australia. A personal reflection inspired by a plenary panel at the Students of Sustainability Conference in Melbourne, depicting the pain caused by “lateral violence” - in the form of malicious words, accusations of inauthenticity or of betrayal of culture - that may sometimes emerge amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups. This is often as a result of complex historical and social factors relating to colonisation and oppression. See Lateral Violence for more info.