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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Suvendi Perera has asked me to pass on her email below to the csaa List. Should you wish to respond to this email please do so to Suvendi. Her email address, which she also provides below, is <A href="mailto:s.perera@curtin.edu.au">s.perera@curtin.edu.au</A> . Her snail mail address is also given below. Further infomation about Ruby Langford Ginibi appears below Suvendi's email.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Dear Friends of Auntie Ruby Langford Ginibi, </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Book Antiqua">Thanks to those have already contacted me about donating to the costs of Ruby Langford Ginibi's burial. Below is a message I sent out to some of her friends and have now decided to circulate more widely. </FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Book Antiqua">Auntie Ruby was always open about the psychic and economic wreckage that Aboriginal families have to deal with in their everyday lives, and the story of her burial attests to this. </FONT></DIV></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>I returned late last night from the funeral of our beautiful friend who inspired us all so much. As you may have heard, her condition became serious during a period of 8-9 hours last Sunday night. She had been quite her usual self a couple of days before when I spoke to her before leaving for a conference in KL. In fact, she was looking forward to my bringing her back a dictaphone on my return so she could keep writing. She told me that she had written 10 stories by hand while at the nursing home. </SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>The conditions following her death were very distressing as there was considerable conflict among her family members. Auntie Ruby had $7,800 in her funeral fund and the family were seeking an additional $13,200 so that she could be buried in her own plot. It was imperative that the funeral take place on Wednesday because Thursday and Friday were the birthdays of two of her children and they didn't want her to be buried on their birthdays. </SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>I wanted Auntie Ruby to be buried with dignity and the only way I could achieve this was to guarantee the cost of her funeral myself. I feel I had no other choice. My partner, Mahinda, and I have taken out a redraw on our mortgage in order to fund the funeral. </SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Joseph Pugliese, Linda Westphalen and I have been lobbying federal and state government authorities to help with the expenses as Auntie Ruby was a national figure and in our view deserved a state funeral. The response so far hasn't been encouraging, but we will keep trying. </SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>I call on academics and students of Auntie Ruby's writing to contribute financially to the cost of her funeral. Considering how much she gave us all, this is a chance to give something back. </SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>If you would like to send me a cheque, my postal address is below. I will keep an account of whatever donations I receive, to be included in a memorial volume for Auntie Ruby that some of us have been discussing. Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues and institutions who may be willing to help. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF A MOST AMAZING AND SIGNIFICANT WOMAN.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">DR RUBY LANGFORD GINIBI, Bundjalung woman, born 26th January (ironically) 1934 at Box Ridge Mission Coraki,<I> died on 1st october 2011 at 10pm.</I> Her youngest son Jeff was present with her as she went to her Dreaming. </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Ruby Langford Ginibi (born 26 January 1934) is a</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundjalung" target=_blank><B>Bundjalung</B></A><B> woman, an acclaimed author and historian.</B></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">She was born at the Box Ridge</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_(station)" target=_blank><B>Mission</B></A><B>,</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraki" target=_blank><B>Coraki</B></A><B> on the</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales" target=_blank><B>NSW</B></A><B> north coast, grew up at</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonalbo" target=_blank><B>Bonalbo</B></A><B> and went to high school in</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino,_New_South_Wales" target=_blank><B>Casino</B></A><B>.</B></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">At 15, she moved to</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" target=_blank><B>Sydney</B></A><B> where she qualified as a clothing machinist. She married young and had nine children, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Like many women writers, she didn't start her writing career until later in life.</B></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Her best known book is her autobiographical work,<I> Don't Take Your Love to Town,</I> published in 1988, which won the Australian</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_and_Equal_Opportunity_Commission" target=_blank><B>Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission</B></A><B> Human Rights Award for Literature.</B></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">She received an inaugural History Fellowship from the</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au/" target=_blank><B>NSW Ministry for the Arts</B></A><B> in 1994, an inaugural honorary fellowship from the</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Australia" target=_blank><B>National Museum of Australia</B></A><B>,</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberra" target=_blank><B>Canberra</B></A><B>, in 1995, and an inaugural doctorate of letters (Honors Causia) from</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Trobe_University" target=_blank><B>La Trobe University</B></A><B>,</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" target=_blank><B>Victoria</B></A><B> in 1998, and a Doctorate of Letters (Honors Causia) from Southern Cross University, Northern Rivers.</B></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">In 2005 she was awarded the</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_Premier%27s_Literary_Awards" target=_blank><B>New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards</B></A><B> Special Award. She is a historian and lecturer on Aboriginal history, culture and politics. Her works are studied in Australian high schools and universities.</B></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">She recently won the 2006</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Council_for_the_Arts" target=_blank><B>Australia Council for the Arts</B></A><B> Writers' Emeritus Award.</B></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Dr Ginibi received the award, and prize of up to $50,000, at a ceremony during the</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Writers%27_Festival" target=_blank><B>Sydney Writers' Festival</B></A><B>. The award recognises the achievements of writers over the age of 65.</B></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">In 2008, Dr Ginibi was a</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_DIS_my_ABILITY" target=_blank><B>Don't DIS my ABILITY</B></A><B> ambassador.</B></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Dr Ginibi has written non-fiction books, essays, poems and short stories.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<LI style="COLOR: black" class=MsoNormal><B><I>Don't Take Your Love to Town</I></B><B>, (Penguin, 1988)</B><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780702235955" target=_blank><B>ISBN 9780702235955</B></A>
<LI style="COLOR: black" class=MsoNormal><B><I>Real Deadly</I></B><B>, (Angus & Robertson, 1992)</B>
<LI style="COLOR: black" class=MsoNormal><B><I>My Bundjalung People</I></B><B>, (UQP, 1994)</B>
<LI style="COLOR: black" class=MsoNormal><B><I>Haunted by the Past</I></B><B>, (Allen & Unwin, 1999)</B>
<LI style="COLOR: black" class=MsoNormal><B><I>All My Mob</I></B><B>, (UQP, 2007)</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780702235962" target=_blank><B>ISBN 9780702235962</B></A>
<LI style="COLOR: black" class=MsoNormal><B><I>A Journey into Bundjalung Country</I></B><B>, with</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pam_Johnston&action=edit&redlink=1" target=_blank><B>Pam Johnston</B></A>
<LI style="COLOR: black" class=MsoNormal><B><I>Ruby Langford Ginibi</I></B><B>, co-authored with</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barnes" target=_blank><B>John Barnes</B></A><B> and</B> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blanca_Fullana&action=edit&redlink=1" target=_blank><B>Blanca Fullana</B></A></LI></UL></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Ruby, although enjoying the awards, always said that she never did anything for the accolades and was always nervous of them as her experience of life told her that there was always a 'backhand', a fall, if one got too above oneself. Her delight in achievement was always measured by her humbleness in the face of what others did not have, not what she had. Her joy and generosity was notorious and she was loved for her ability to communicate, laugh, and simply give a hug. Her humanity was all encompassing and amazing considering the pain and loss that walked side by side with her throughout her life. The loss of three of her children, was an ongoing source of both heartbreak and compassion in her life.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Ruby says that a great source of her pride and happiness comes from having her children around her. She raised nine children as a single mother without support from the children's fathers and in poor and insubstantial living conditions. She speaks candidly of her experiences with men and the prejudice she felt was directed to her as a single mother.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">As a child, she had a fairly disconnected family life. Her mother left when she was just six-years-old and her father had to work in other towns and the country to provide for his children. She grew up with family friends in different towns on the north coast of New South Wales. </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">A great source of anger and activity for Ruby was the rate of incarcerated Indigenous people in Australia. "We're not quite two per cent of the total population of Australia, yet we're the most incarcerated people in Her Majesty's gaols in this country." Within her own family incarceration was an ongoing and traumatic experience and she recognised that incarceration itself would define the future of Indigenous people unless the rates and causes were confronted in an honest way. Her anger and despair and any inequality was tempered by her humanity and ability to laugh. "Laugh", she always said, "because if you don't laugh you'll cry". Ruby's infectious laugh, her honesty, her generosity, compassion and love, are not only a great loss to her immediate family, which is extensive, but to the Australian nation as a whole. </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Sometimes you don't know what you've lost until it's gone. What will we all do without Ruby?</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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