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Rhonda Hagan Rhonda Hagan i(A109786 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Mamu
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1 Redfern Now on ABC Rhonda Hagan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 31 October no. 288 2012; (p. 12)
1 Bl.INK Program Achieves Success Showcasing Stories and Performance Rhonda Hagan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 25 July no. 274 2012; (p. 8) 'Once a month for a night of performance as Indigenous creators share their stories, new works and dealings of blackness at The Library Café, level 1, State Library of Queensland Stanley Place, South Bank, South Brisbane. Source: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/ (Sighted 10/09/2012).
1 Anita Heiss Hails Dynamite Deadlys School Initiative Rhonda Hagan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 25 July no. 274 2012; (p. 8) 'Dr Anita Heiss visited Toowoomba to facilitate writing workshops for the Dynamic Deadlys, consisting high achieving children who have been identified through rigorous testing by specialist teachers.' Rhonda Hagan
1 Ina Shares Mills Sisters' Story Rhonda Hagan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 4 July no. 271 2012; (p. 9)
1 Gentleman Jim Saluted Rhonda Hagan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 9 May no. 263 2012; (p. 5)
1 Premier's Literary Award Axing 'Act of Vandalism', says Watson Rhonda Hagan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 11 April no. 259 2012; (p. 7)
1 Yorta Yorta Elder Named Rhonda Hagan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 21 March no. 256 2012; (p. 6)
1 Message Sticks to Make a Return to Opera House Rhonda Hagan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 28 Aprill vol. 10 no. 224 2011; (p. 10)
1 Marcia Shines in a 5 Star Performance Rhonda Hagan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 12 May vol. 10 no. 225 2011; (p. 10)
1 Yarning Strong Education Series Centre of Indigenous Excellence Rhonda Hagan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 31 March vol. 10 no. 222 2011; (p. 44-45)
1 4 form y separately published work icon Nigger Lovers Stephen Hagan , Daryl Sparkes , ( dir. Rhonda Hagan ) Australia : 2007 Z1427913 2007 single work film/TV

A documentary detailing efforts to remove the word 'nigger' from a Toowoomba stadium sign, E.S. Nigger Brown stand, in southern Queensland. The sign was erected in 1960 to honour Toowoomba's first rugby league international Edward Stanley Brown.

'Nigger Lovers documents Stephen Hagan’s fight for the sign to be taken down. He discovered the sign in the late 1990s when he took his family to a rugby league game. Being the Aboriginal activist he is he decided to take action.'

'Stephen Hagan’s fight makes an interesting story. In 1999 the Toowoomba Sportsground Trust politely declined his request to take the sign down. In 2002 the High Court ruled that the sign could stay. In 2003 the United Nations found that the offensive name should be changed, however, Australian authorities simply ignored the ruling.'

'Nigger Lovers is not only a story of enormous strength, of determination and persistence, it’s also a story of a man being challenged to his limits, receiving death threats and bringing his family close to bankruptcy.' (Source: Creativespirits website)
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