Everyone is invited to participate in the sixth Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD),
Wednesday 5 September 2012.
Indigenous Literacy Day aims to help raise funds to raise literacy levels and improve
the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated
regions. We need your support to help raise funds to buy books and literacy resources
for these communities.
What happens on Indigenous Literacy Day
- Events and fundraisers are held across Australia.
- Participating publishers donate 5% (or more) of their
takings from their invoices on ILD.
- Participating booksellers donate 5% (or more) of their
takings from sales on ILD.
- Participating
schools host The Great Book Swap Challenge and other
fundraising activities.
- Participating businesses, clubs and organisations host The Great
Book Swap Challenge and other fundraising activities.
- Across Australia people attend ILD events including local Great Book Swaps, purchase
books at participating bookshops or organise their own private fundraising literary
lunches and morning teas.
- People everywhere pause to read to support Indigenous literacy.
What some participants have said about ILF
‘ILD should be every day and it should be celebrated everywhere in this great country
of ours. Also, parents and adults should embrace the goals and aims of Literacy
Day’
Mr Eric Law
St Joseph’s School Murgon Qld
‘What an amazing project. Congratulations.’
Tye Cattanach
School & Manor Kales College, Wyndhamvale
‘We have an active Aboriginal Education Team and appreciate the opportunity to be
involved in this great community event.’
Judith Peen
Toormina High School, Toormina