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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Harmony Day + World Poetry Day

Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ My little badge advertising Harmony Day today celebrates this day in a sunny yellow font.
Harmony Day, an Australian Government initiative that began in 1999, provides Australians with an opportunity to think about our community's success as a multicultural society, re-commit to continuing tolerance, goodwill and understanding among all groups, and say no to racism. Harmony Day falls on 21 March each year and coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
edna.edu.au and see details of events on Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship website.
Schools in particular get involved by offering samples of multi-cultural music, foods and artwork.
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Today is also World Poetry Day. It is supposed to have its origins in the 1930's.
But in 1999, UNESCO acknowledged this day.
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PhotoHunt #154 ~ Yellow
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Harmony of skins
Harmony of perceptions
Harmony of soul
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Poetry of life
Poetry of day and night
Poetic spirit
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9 comments:

Aileni said...: Subtle Yellow, Gemma.
I am sure you are Harmonious.; March 21, 2009 8:23 PM
Sweet Repose said...: Dreamtime offers hope,
light and dark share time portals
hand in hand we soar.

Thanks for this insight I was unaware. As a modern society, it's time for us to grow up and play nice with our neighbors. As the baby magpie shares his true colors, so shall we, black and white into the future of the all.

See ya soon...SSS...s; March 21, 2009 11:15 PM
SASSY MOM said...: Nice bit of info. Lovely take.; March 22, 2009 12:12 AM
Your EG Tour Guide said...: Seems very appropriate to combine yellow and world harmony and poetry! I like your subtle yellow. Mine is rather garish in comparison.; March 22, 2009 12:52 AM
*lynne* said...: It's a great color to complement an important day: thanks for spreading the word about Harmony Day, I'd only ever heard about it yesterday!

Here's my first participation in the Photo Hunt!!

cheers,
*lynne*; March 22, 2009 2:33 AM
Brita said...: Lovely take on the theme.; March 22, 2009 3:49 AM
storyteller's other blog said...: Wonderful collage in honor of a special day! Thanks for sharing ;--)
Hugs and blessings,; March 22, 2009 6:10 AM
Hey Harriet said...: I didn't know about World Poetry Day. I think it's nice that both of these observances fall on the same day. Seems fitting somehow. That's a lovely Harmony Day collage you made! Hope you had a wonderful Harmony / World Poetry Day :D; March 22, 2009 5:26 PM
Perfectionist Gal said...: I live in Australia too. Nice blog, very interesting. :); March 26, 2009 3:26 PM

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A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman