50 years for GBJT, 99 Years for Tiwi

Greater Brisbane Junior Tennis has been helping the Tiwi Education Project for the past five years - providing clothing, support and welcoming the kids at Saturday fixtures.

2010 is 50 Years since GBJT commenced and it is 99 Years since a Swiss Missionary, Bishop Gsell set foot on the Tiwi Islands.

John the Baptist Tipiloura recalls how someone turned to his GGG Grandfather and asked: "Will we kill him?"

'No, lets hear what he has to say first!".

The Bishop is buried on the Tiwi Island, he impacted on the culture, but he helped Tiwi to adapt a Meaning System to a modern world crashing in.

For aborigines, Life's Meaning depended on Place, for European the Meaning System depends on Time, of an event that happened 2010 years ago - or thereabouts.

It has been a difficult change for Tiwi. The Brit Guardian Newspaper called the Tiwi Island the Suicide Capital of the World. But now things are happening. Selina is a chance for UQ law in 2012 - the First Time an 'english as a second language' Bush Aborigine has made it through School to Year 12 - that is her with her brother who plays for Melbourne.

GBJT is wanting to celebrate it's 50 years to help finance this Tiwi Education Project - if one community can make it through to University after only 100 years - others can do likewise.

We need 100 people who will give us $100 so we can survive to 2011 - StVdeP, so fully Tax Deductible. Can You Help ??

Do you have ideas to offer companies that would help, ideas for generating the $10,000 we need each year. contact me phillipwh@gmail.com

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