tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102718502024-03-14T20:59:34.049+11:00jouljetTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.comBlogger1429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-64713502431472674882016-03-29T18:26:00.000+11:002016-04-07T22:21:22.802+10:00Responsibility For Srebrenica Genocide Determined
In July 1995, 8000 Muslim boys and men were killed in a genocide in a tiny town in Bosnia, close to the Serbian border, as part of the Bosnian war. This past week, the Bosnian Serb leader at the time has been found responsible for this crime, and sentenced to 40 year jail.
Driving through this tiny town, and stopping to pay my respects, was a powerful end to my time in Bosnia, as the memory Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-19154548982345440902015-11-13T09:13:00.000+11:002015-11-15T18:13:05.221+11:00How To Live Like An Asylum Seeker In The Australian Community
I see so many people cry that people seeking asylum in Australia get all the benefits! They get free housing! They get everything!
Well, that's utter bullshit.
Try this.
You have to flee your country, because there has been a threat to your life. Maybe your brother went missing last week, and there is no news about where he is, or if he is still alive.
There are phone calls to your family; Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-65938012288808964152015-11-10T09:39:00.001+11:002015-11-10T09:47:49.458+11:00Sunset Over Sarajevo
Setting over the old city, the sun put on a show for me each evening, from the hill where I was staying.
Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-30298529477577719272015-11-09T23:35:00.002+11:002015-11-10T01:43:04.629+11:00The Age Of Entitlement: The Basics
The Basics have released one of my favourite albums of the year, The Age Of Entitlement, which is a mixture of rock political anthems mixed with their tunes of heart pains and pop fun.
I saw the first full live run of it at their first Melbourne Festival show, at the Hub on the banks of the Yarra.
The tented bandroom was set up with the stage in the middle of the room, with the crowd Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-39005209032256873662015-11-08T23:10:00.000+11:002015-11-08T23:10:15.787+11:00Top 5: Finds In Darwin
I have spent a bit of time visiting Darwin this year, and have discovered some gems in the city for escape, relaxation and beauty.
Now the tourist guides will mention a war museum, a couple of crocodile parks, and the new waterfront as places to visit. Although then they run out of suggestion, I found.
One of them is the view from the Darwin Trailer Boat Club. Family friendly, you can sit Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-51631359173713009712015-11-07T16:27:00.001+11:002015-11-07T16:27:56.089+11:00Ashes Test: Cardiff
The First Ashes test between England and Australia in the middle of this year was in Wales - at Sophia Gardens, in Cardiff.
The much anticipated tour after the last encounter in Australia, which saw the Aussies dominate, but then also the Aussies even performances against South Africa and then dismal showing against Pakistan in the UAE, and England's gaining as a top test nation again.
Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-35774410274513770162015-11-06T18:22:00.000+11:002015-11-06T18:22:47.466+11:00Know More About The Refugee Issue: Wrap Of Reads And Links
There are so many terms thrown around in the debate here in Australia, and indeed across the world at the moment, amid the numerous current refugee crises and movement of people seeking safety - but do you know what they all mean? Do you know who is talking about whom, and why? Be Informed, with this wrap up of links and lessons.
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Do you know the difference between an asylum seeker and a Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-26274304437278363842015-11-05T22:03:00.001+11:002015-11-05T22:53:17.716+11:00Views Of The Bay Of Kotor From The Old Wall
The views of the rooftops, the maze of little streets of Kotor below, and the stunning overview of this little corner of the Bay Of Kotor with the spectacular mountains all around, is the payoff for climbing the old city walls behind Kotor Old Town.
There are apparently two entry points to climb the wall, the one we found was a just another of many tiny street in Kotor after a courtyard from MrTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-85785152555817569622015-11-04T08:02:00.000+11:002015-11-04T08:02:00.104+11:00Amy, And The Paparazzi Lessons The World Fails To Learn
Amy is every bit the tragic story of a girl caught up in addiction, and hounded by the media, to her death.
The tragedy of this documentary is that of gaining an insight into the struggles, the pressures, the insecurities, and the pain in someone with such natural talent is painful.
The moments of joy in the film are those capturing Amy Winehouse in her musical glory - such soul, and an Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-23117456188730264252015-11-03T17:49:00.003+11:002015-11-03T19:30:41.773+11:00Wedding Cake-like Ornate Sarajevo Town Hall
One of the most prominent buildings in Old Sarajevo is the Town Hall, on the banks of the Miljacka River. Vijećnica, it's local name, housed the National and University library after World War II.
This building was set ablaze in 1992, in the Balkans War, which not only destroyed the building, but most of the library collection inside.
It was rebuilt, and re-opened in May 2014, and this Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-47390023153326142362015-11-02T10:38:00.000+11:002015-11-02T10:38:00.616+11:00When Oh Mercy Talks About Love
The introduction to the new Oh Mercy album this year was via the intimate Parlour gig, one June Melbourne night.
Parlour has been labelled the "AirBnB for gigs", where you can sign up to have a band come and play in a space you may have for the occasion. This particular evening was in a art warehouse, a kind of communal work space, called Magic Johnston.
It was solo Alex, with an Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-40972602479600879032015-11-01T11:27:00.001+11:002015-11-01T11:27:12.856+11:00Nauru Memory - The Fisher Boy At Sunset
Unbeknownst to us, this was to be one of our last memories on Nauru, before we were whisked off the island, and out of work. After arriving back on the island, Nat and I wandered down to the shore and the area of beach where we spent NYE, to take in the sunset.
Here, we encountered a couple of local kids, fishing for that night's family meal.
I am not sure that he caught anything - afterTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-42498896711898945562015-10-27T22:50:00.001+11:002015-10-27T22:50:34.855+11:00A Tram In SarajevoThe trams in Sarajevo is one of the oldest networks in Europe, as it was actually Vienna's test line! Part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was first opened in 1885, and they were horse-drawn.
Now they are quaint, old and rattly, but do the job with character. Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Belmont, Australia-38.1753468 144.3235706tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-41920697266439088612015-10-23T20:08:00.001+11:002015-10-23T20:08:11.466+11:00Help Make The World A Little Better: Wrap Of Reads And Links
Since Nauru, I have been actively involved in advocacy in many ways. I am also working within the asylum seeker sector again, which means keeping up to date with policy, current issues and changes, and being aware of stories, conflicts and their impacts.
So I want to start sharing some of that reading, and knowledge. To help you, my readers, be more informed. To be aware of some of the issues, Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-5633892382917315252015-10-22T22:02:00.000+11:002015-10-22T22:02:38.393+11:00Exploring The Cobbled Streets Of Kotor
Kotor is the biggest village around the Bay of Kotor, but still the size of a village, really. It's grand entrance is moat and castle-like, as the Sea Gate was built when the area was under Venetian rule, and paints an initial impression that quickly vanishes from your mind once through the tunneled gateway.
After that first royal-like structure, the stature of the village is quite small, Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-47526711239565908912015-10-20T08:49:00.001+11:002015-10-20T08:49:02.166+11:00Twilight In Sarajevo Old TownThe old town of Sarajevo has charm and history, beauty and a diversity of architecture. An old feeling of a city with many stories to tell.Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Belmont, Australia-38.175355 144.3235781tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-31201589031967794372015-10-17T18:25:00.000+11:002015-10-17T18:25:40.921+11:00How Did We Get Here, Australia? The Lasting Impact Of Politicising Tampa And SIEV X
It's 14 years this weekend since the sailing and subsequent discovery of the tragedy of the "SIEV X". This August it was the same anniversary of the Tampa affair. Both these events involving the boat journey of asylum seekers trying to reach Australia for protection have had profound effects on Australia's immigration policies and treatment of asylum seekers, and refugees.
The story of the Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-42788883161530480632015-09-07T08:17:00.000+10:002015-09-07T08:17:00.131+10:00Family Gathering, Birthday Celebration, and Discovering Beautiful Montenegro
In June last year, all four sisters gathered in Montenegro to celebrate our youngest's 30th birthday. This was no mean feat, with the discussions and organising of this starting many months before.
Firstly we needed somewhere affordable for Katie, the birthday girl, to travel to and enjoy, given that she was living in London at the time, and was about to wrap up her time there. We also wanted Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-27541448247523258572015-09-01T07:51:00.000+10:002015-10-18T21:58:05.257+11:00A Sarajevo RoseThe scars of a mortar shell filled with red resin, to mark the site where more than one person was killed during the Seige of Sarajevo. Powerful reminders dot the city streets.
This one was in a square, in front of a church. The bombs falling on the city were so many, and so destructive. Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Belmont, Australia-38.1753298 144.323589tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-91010115804130776712015-08-31T08:01:00.000+10:002015-08-31T08:01:00.131+10:00Black Beach, Red Beach Of Santorini
You'd be forgiven if you thought that the Greek Island of Santorini was all white-wash buildings and blue domes - because that is mostly the images you get as standard travel photos of this popular island.
Lots of the island is, of course, white buildings, blue church domes and church bells, bars and hotels, overlooking the caldera. But it is well worth the effort of heading to the other sideTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-15140587870397224512015-08-29T22:04:00.000+10:002015-10-16T20:48:00.269+11:00Human Rights And Arts Festival 2015: Melbourne
This year's Human Rights Arts And Film Festival back in May served up many thought-provoking moments, and glimpses into the incredibly tough journeys many of our fellow man, and women, experience around the world.
Wolfskinder is about the forgotten children of World War II. The "Wolf Children" are the German children - orphans or displaced - who are walking, fleeing, and trying to find Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-6095867877617173982015-06-18T07:27:00.000+10:002015-06-18T07:27:00.136+10:00Sarajevo Tram Scene
The trams rambling around the streets of Sarajevo add to the city's charm. The network is actually one of the oldest in Europe because it was the test system for Vienna's trams.
Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-49844934365618846022015-06-11T21:32:00.001+10:002015-06-11T21:32:58.793+10:00Grand Building In The Heart Of SarajevoOld buildings like this line many of the main streets in Sarajevo. They have clearly been standing for such a long time - imagine what stories they hold.Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Brunswick West, Australia-37.75734 144.9506653tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-79010195864610627242015-06-03T21:12:00.001+10:002015-06-03T21:12:15.288+10:00The Fountain At Pigeon SquareAt the end of the coppersmith alley, in the Sarajevo Turkish quarter, is this little square with this ornate drinking fountain. The fountain was built in 1891, incredibly. The flocks of pigeons have probably been hanging around since then too!Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Brunswick West, Australia-37.7573307 144.9505181tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-19264505381148357592015-05-28T20:08:00.001+10:002015-10-18T21:58:05.238+11:00Where The Great War Began....
Looking down the Miljacka River to the point on the opposite bank that played such a significant part in the Great War. Here, at the Latin Bridge was were Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, which triggered the beginning of World War I.
Sarajevo is full of history, war, sadness, memories, and resilience. So interesting!
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