Third annual Indigenous Literacy Day kicks off
Today is the third annual Indigenous Literacy Day, with fundraising events taking place around the country and many booksellers and publishers donating a percentage of their profits to the Indigenous...
Indigenous Literacy Project: booksellers can download promotional web banners
Booksellers can download various web banners promoting the Indigenous Literacy Project ahead of the third annual Indigenous Literacy Day on Wednesday 2 September. The Indigenous Literacy Committee intends the promotional...
MWF Indigenous Literacy Project benefit concert
The Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) has announced a funding concert to take place on 25 August 2009, during Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF), to raise funds for literary resources in remote...
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New Zealand retailer The Warehouse goes online The Warehouse is offering online shopping within New Zealand, starting with books, DVDs, CDs, game software and gift cards. Chief executive Ian Morrice...
Rein launches new early literacy program
Indigenous Literacy Day patron Therese Rein yesterday launched a new early childhood literacy program that will see sets of board books being given to all children under school age in...
Indigenous Literacy Project patron Rein to launch new early literacy program
This year's Indigenous Literacy Project campaign will kick off with an official launch by patron Therese Rein on 26 May. The morning event, to be held at Customs House in Sydney,...
Indigenous Literacy Project raises $238K to date
The Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) has raised $238,000 to date for 2008, with further pledges expected to be received in coming weeks. ‘The recent ABC Sydney Silent Auction Fundraiser together...
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ILP auction raises $8000 The recent auction broadcast on 702 ABC Sydney raised $8000 for the Indigenous Literacy Project. The winning bidder will receive a large set of signed and...
Indigenous Literacy Day 2008 raises $185K to date
This year's Indigenous Literacy Day, held on Wednesday 3 September, has raised $185,000 to date. Chair of ILD David Gaunt said the Indigenous Literacy Day committee was still hoping to...
Bookseller and publisher support for Indigenous Literacy Day up 20-30%
‘There was enormous excitement, energy and packed audiences talking about and celebrating Indigenous Literacy Day last week,' according to Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) manager Karen Williams. Indigenous Literacy Day was...
Indigenous Literacy Day kicks off
Indigenous Literacy Day takes place around Australia today, with many booksellers and publishers donating a percentage of their day's earnings to the Indigenous Literacy Project. Events taking place around the...
Rein’s Lodge event garners coverage for ILD
A special event held yesterday at the Lodge--the Prime Minister's Canberra residence--has garnered widespread mainstream media coverage for the Indigenous Literacy Project in last night's television news and on Radio...
Field trip reveals positive results of Indigenous Literacy Project
A field trip to the Jawoyn region of the Northern Territory by representatives of the bookselling and publishing industry has highlighted both the positive benefits of the trade's Indigenous Literacy...
Therese Rein official patron of 2008 Indigenous Literacy Project
This year's Indigenous Literacy Day campaign will be officially launched by patron Therese Rein at an event in Sydney today. The 2008 Indigenous Literacy Day, run by the Indigenous Literacy...
Indigenous Literacy Project receives a further $65,000 from NSW barristers
The Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP), which administered the inaugural Indigenous Literacy Day in bookshops around Australia on 5 September this year, has now raised almost a quarter of a million...
Indigenous Literacy Project raises $178,000; expands its reach
The Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) has announced it will increase the number of communities to receive literacy materials due to a higher than expected fundraising total from Indigenous Literacy Day...
Inaugural Indigenous Literacy Day exceeds target
The inaugural Indigenous Literacy Day, held around the country on Wednesday 5 September, has raised more than $120,000, with some donations yet to be received. David Gaunt, chair of the Indigenous...
‘Magnificent’ response to inaugural Indigenous Literacy Day
The inaugural Indigenous Literacy Day held last week saw successful events held around the country to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation's work to promote literacy in Indigenous communities. ...
Indigenous Literacy Day events announced
The inaugural Indigenous Literacy Day will be celebrated with events around Australia next Wednesday 5 September. On the day, booksellers and publishers who have pledged their support will donate a...
Northern Territory visit highlights challenges ahead of Indigenous Literacy Day
In the lead-up to the inaugural Indigenous Literacy Day on Wednesday 5 September, members of the Indigenous Literacy Project committee, which will administer the event, recently visited the Northern Territory...