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Orange Ribbon - JOY's cultural diversity and awareness show
We are often asked why the name �Orange Ribbon�.
The Orange Ribbon multicultural program was initially conceived and presented on JOY from July, 1998.
The two initial presenters were Kim Benton (New Zealander) and (now Dr.) Shanton Chang (Malaysian Chinese.) In 1998 Shanton, who was then active in overseas student politics here in Australia, came up with the suggestion. Because of his involvement with the Overseas Students Union, he was aware that it was a symbol used by Flinders University that year for their multicultural week, held at the height of the Pauline Hanson infamy. In 1999 more universities picked up the idea, and continued with the "orange ribbon" theme.
Around the same time the Australian Immigration Dept. (then known as DIMIA�) started to support a �living in Harmony� program aimed at supporting multiculturalism, and fostering cultural diversity throughout Australia. By the early 2000�s this eventually evolved to become what we now know as National National Harmony Day, which is held in March each year. And the symbol now used to promote Harmony Day is� the Orange Ribbon.
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This week on Orange Ribbon Saturday 28 August
Saturday 28 August 2010 at 12:03 amThis week on Orange Ribbon we will be speaking to Amao who is a transexual from New Zealand with a Samoan backgroung. She will tell us about her journey through life as a man and the transformation to dressing and presenting herself as a woman. Amao...read more
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Orange RibbonLast update: Sunday 29 August 2010 at 2:11 pm
We talk to Amao about her Samoan background and the challenges of becoming a transgender.
Duration: 42 mins 0 secs
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