Recent Changes

Journal 6
Our blog
As you know the grade six's have made a great start into exhibition, and our group
(Juliette and Dara) have chosen the topic Child Labor. As one of our products we have
decided to make a blog it includes our internet diary, rights of children, progress, and
interview with Coles, facts and lots of other information about our exhibition. It would be
amazing if you could provide some feedback in our feedback section!
Down below is our QR code you can scan this to get quick access or you can just copy the
link!
http://djchildlabour.blogspot.com.au/
Thanks Juliette and Dara

Juliette Durkan and Dara Martin
Government Systems
Fact #1
Ancient Rome's Republic lasted almost 500 years and only ended after 20 years of civil war in the Government and expansion of Rome proved too much and Augustus declared himself emperor
Fact #2
Historians today still regard Rome's Republic as one of the most balanced forms of Government because of the equality showed to all classes of society.
Fact #3
Hitler originally wanted to be an artist or architect, but he was thrown out of art school.
Fact #4
Hitler was temporarily blinded in a poisonous gas attack in WW1
Fact #5
Communism was thought of by two German men during the French Revolution.
Alani Sharp and Mia Walters
Racism
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
75%of Aboriginal people experience racism in their everyday lives.
(Racism in Australia)
27% of Aussies aren’t racist!
73%of Aussies are racist!
27% of Aussies don’t care about aboriginal rights.Are you proud Of Australia!!!
Victoria Lincoln and Georgia Thomson

Journal 6

Alex McLennan and Francesca Coppa
Refugees
It is NOT ILLEGAL to seek asylum in Australia, even if arriving by boat. (Migration act 1958)
In Australia there is 1.1 refugees for every 1000 people
In 2010, 6879 asylum seekers arrived in Australia by boat. Thats only 6.8% of the seats in the MCG
Fact 4
Australian Centrelink benefits for a refugee for a single mother $611.90
Australian Centrelink benefits for non-refugee for a single mother $611.90
Australian Centrelink benefits for an asylum seeker $0
Fact 5
The number of refugees that have travelled by boat who have been terrorist = 0
Fact 6
In 2009, 8,427 people sought asylum in Australia
UK = 45,197
USA = 38,080
Canada = 33,970
Kate Damyon and Isabella Scollo
Aboriginal Rights

Journal 5
Did you know?
2008, over 1.2 million animals were used in Victoria research.
More than 100 million animals every year suffer and die in cruel chemical, drug, food and cosmetics tests.
219 animals are killed every minute in USA labs.
4.2 million Cows suffer and die every year for meat and dairy industries.
Sheep die on every ship that leaves Australia.
http://rspcavic.org/issues-take-action/testing-on-animals/
http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/cow-transport-slaughter.aspx
http://liveexport-indefensible.com/facts/issues.php#illness
Alex McLennan and Francesca Coppa
Refugees
Kate Damyon and Isabella Scollo
Aboriginal Rights
Pemulwuy (Aboriginal Activist) survived being shot 9 times before he was shot (for the 10th time) and died!
When an Aboriginal child is born they have the health of a child in a 3rd world country!
Smallpox killed half of the Sydney aboriginal population when the English settlement began!
Eddie Mabo died 5 months before he won his case on Native Titles.
The Aboriginals die an average of 22 years younger than white Australians!!!
Campbell Bradley and Zac Gordon
Childs Rights
According to studies done by anti-slavery groups, there are currently more slaves today around the world then there ever has been! Three quarters of the total slaves are female and way over half are children. It is believed that there are around 27 million people in slavery right now. The average slave you can buy today costs around $90 – whereas in the past they cost the equivalent of $40,000 in today’s money.
Children as young as 6 worked up to 19 hours with only a 1 hour break. Some children worked for as little as 3 pence or even no pay.
Will Faulkner and Taliesin Galloway McLean
Fairtrade
That the first Fairtrade certified product was Green & Black’s Maya Gold Chocolate launched in 1994
That there are over 200 different types of Fairtrade certified products to choose from.
It takes three years for a cocoa plant to grow to its full maturity and can live to be 25 – 30 years old!
The U.K. are the main country tackling Fairtrade they have already successfully switched all their Coffee, Chocolate and Bananas to Fairtrade. We Australia have to catch up to them we can do it.
Without Fairtrade producers have to forego meal so their family can eat, medical treatment and keep their children out of school just to survive because the rules aren’t fair.
Nikolas Asimoudis and Riley Moller
Child Labour
250 million children go to work every day
In the least developed countries %30 of children work
Child labour has decreased from 300 million to 250 million
%12 of children aged 5-14 in India's go to work every day
Juliette Durkan and Dara Martin
Government Systems
Alani Sharp and Mia Walters
Racism
Victoria Lincoln and Georgia Thomson

Journal 4
Exhibition Groups-
we chose thisour Topic.
We chose this topic because we are passionate about change in Fairtrade and we want to persuade everyone to buy Fairtrade and know where to buy the products and which companies sell Fair trade.
Nikolas and Riley
We are planning to show maps that identify where most refugees come from and where they flee to. Also we will contact people in government who are trying to support refugees and compare conditions in the countries they come from to what we have in Australia.
Aboriginal Rights
the school. Zac
Zac and Campbell
Clean Water
We chose to help. Elisabeth
Elisabeth and Jess
Animal Cruelty
We choose animal cruelty as our topic because we believe animals should be treated the same way we treat humans. We want to help animals that are suffering from animal testing. We also wanted to find out all about the rights of animals.
Alex and Francesca
Child Labour
We choose this topic because we feel that all children should have the same rights and working rights and living conditions. We had a few ideas but we didn't know how bad it was. Living in such an amazing country we really want to make difference and help children around the world have a better future.
Dara and Juliette

Marg Higgins, our school's R.E teacher, spoke to the group about her experiences in Africa and how precious water is.
It certainly is a different world out there and we must be very grateful for how we live in this country.
Richard Martin addreessedaddressed the class
of community partnerships.
We thank our guest speakers for coming in and making themselves available.

Journal 5