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The Gods of Wheat Street (free on Youtube) a fantastic Australian television series (6 episodes) about an Aborigine family in rural Australia. Breaking with all the stereotypes of Aborigines it mixes magic realism, humour and pathos in telling the story of the Freeburn family. Many of  the characters are named after gods-hence the title.  Odin is the head of the family and we watch as he struggles to keep his car repair  business and his family together. Life isn’t easy: when his mother died in a car accident it’s Odin who had to keep the family together and 20 years later he is also a single father with 2 daughters. Brilliant script with gentle male characters and feisty girls and women and it’s great to see such positive images of Aborigine people.

Reinstate Robert

At the launch of our Mary Quaile pamphlet last week one of speakers was Unite activist Robert Czegely, who worked as a waiter at the STK restaurant in the luxury five star Melia ME London Hotel in central London for nearly two years before he was sacked. He opposed the way in which the management were charging customers 15% service charge but not passing it on to staff. Angered by this he joined Unite to speak out against unfair tipping practices. Unite have lodged a claim with the employment tribunal over his unfair dismissal, calling on the management to give him his job back.

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about Njinga, Queen of Angola (2013). In C17th Angola she led her country in a 40 year struggle for independence against Portuguese slave traders. In this new feature film, which has had little publicity, you can find out more about this tremendous woman. It is fantastic watching an African woman in battle – representing the stories of many African people who opposed slavery and colonisation – and  a complete contrast to the usual Western viewpoint of slavery with a very strong message of fighting for your rights, even if it means taking up arms against better armed opponents. It’s being shown at Z Arts on Tuesday 14 June at 6.30pm. Further details see

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