TUESDAY: Aboriginal Australians inherit racial fear | God gathers dust

[Eureka Street]

MY AUSTRALIAN MUSLIM STORY: 'My childhood memories are filled with stereotypical Aussie pastimes such as backyard cricket. But as a Muslim, I do feel like an outsider at times. Why do we constantly have to be portrayed as evil people? "We're not all like that," I find myself shouting at certain news stories.' Read last year's third placed Margaret Dooley Award essay by Nadine Rabah, then enter this year's contest. $2000 in prize money to be won.

TUESDAY 29 MAY 2012 Aboriginal Australians inherit racial fear BRIAN McCOY The shooting death of 17-year-old African-American Trayvon Martin brought to public attention The Talk, an oral tradition where people who have experienced racial discrimination and violence teach their young to be cautious when they are out in public. Aboriginal Australians have their own version of The Talk. Read more | Listen

POETRY God gathers dust PETER GEBHARDT Never hoards it, for he has new urns to make, for us to admire and, sometimes, to love. Read more EUREKA STREET is published daily by Jesuit Communications Australia at www.eurekastreet.com.au. It's free to subscribe, but please support our advertisers. If you would prefer to receive a weekly email, go to www.eurekastreet.com.au/subscribe.aspx. If this email does not display correctly, go to www.eurekastreet.com.au/archive.aspx. Subscribe to audio in iTunes or similar: http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/eurekastreet_podcasts.xml

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