Stephen Mam was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland. He is of Torres Strait Islander descent and is heavily influenced by his multicultural knowledge and experiences. In this podcast, he is interviewed by Taitu’uga and Greg Dodge. Throughout the years, Stephen has extended his knowledge of culture and intercultural through travel, having travelled extensively through…
This is a poem about the fact we are all classified as one species, Homo Sapiens – and how we have been deliberately divided over our politic, colour of our skin etc and that we are all the same blood, stories celebrate that we are all human on this little blue dot. We all come from our birth and earth mother.
Yarraka Bayles interviews our Wi3W co-founder and co-host, Greg Dodge, sixth generation convict descendant and ex Tasmanian. Yarraka asks about Greg’s life growing up on the island not knowing much about First Nations and the massacres that occurred in his early ancestors days. Greg talks about his great, great, great grandmother, Charlotte Simpson Hall, who…
Alan C. Parsons was born in Charleville and has traditional links to the Bidjira/Yiman people in Central Queensland. Alan is a recognised visual artist who was encouraged to explore his talents and discovered a strong cultural affinity to his artistic expression. Alan was unaware of his Aboriginal heritage until he was in his thirties, and…
Intercultural describes communities in which there is a deep understanding and respect for all cultures. Intercultural communication focuses on the mutual exchange of ideas and cultural norms and the development of deep relationships