Deadly Days are coming!
The ‘Deadly Days’ Festivals are part of the Australian Government’s Community Festivals for Education Engagement initiative and will be hosted by North Coast Aboriginal Learning Partnerships of North Coast TAFE. The Festivals aim to increase education, employment and training opportunities for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and also promote positive and healthy lifestyles.
Specifically, the Deadly Days Festivals seek to increase the capacity of local communities to plan and implement festivals that meet the following objectives:
- communicate positive engagement with education
- showcase employment, training and vocational pathways
- encourage positive engagement with healthy lifestyles and reduced crime
- promote contemporary and traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures
- engage partners in activities that promote and sustain culture, identity and community interaction
- include arts, music, performance and sport activities
Where and when?
Wollongbar/ Lismore TAFE Campus Wednesday October 22nd 2008
Coffs Harbour (CHEC): Wednesday October 29th 2008
Taree TAFE Campus: Thursday October 30th 2008
How to get involved
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander school students in Years 6 to 12 (especially Years 8 to 10) interested in participating in ‘Deadly Days’ activities can download and complete an 
Expression of Interest (PDF, 641KB) form and give it to their Aboriginal Education Assistant or Careers Adviser to return to the festival organisers.
What's in it for you?
Expos/ Stalls:
- Education and Training (North Coast TAFE)
- Education and Employment/ Careers (External providers)
- Aboriginal organisations
- Health organisations
Activities:
- TAFE Taster workshops in Industry areas
- Sponsored sport, health and culture activities – including National Rural Health Network; SES; Football clubs;
- Elders Councils; Music and Hip Hop
- Cultural mentors and role models in ‘yarn up’ circles
Performances:
- Headline acts
- Roving performers
- School dance and music acts
…..and much much more
