Lesley Ahwang Acres

Proud Murri and Torres Strait Islander woman working with the University of Queensland Library to preserve the oldest surviving cultures in the world!!

[UQ Library @UQ_Library]

Open Textbooks @ UQ has published another #OpenAccess book!

Read online or download Storying the Archive: Evoking the Fryer Indigenous Collection https://t.co/ixe3t9TpYo

Find out more: https://t.co/CYE8CqNZFA

The Library can work with you to publish open textbooks!

[Bronwyn Fredericks @BronFredericks]

NEW BOOK: UQ has a Blak #History edited Lesley Acres, Georgina Baumann, Raelee Lancaster, Caitlin Murphy, & Mia Strasek-Barker (2024). The open access pressbook is available at https://t.co/KWUBPDBz2P. #Qld #Queensland

[Bronwyn Fredericks @BronFredericks]

One of the new & revitalised areas on campus at UQ St Lucia was named & launched as Lilla Watson Place this week. It was was wonderful to see so many of Aunt Lila’s family & friends along with staff, students & community members celebrating & enjoying this new gathering place. 💫

[Lesley Ahwang Acres @Littlelesley28]

My deadly colleagues Caitlin and Anna talking about the important work UQ Library are doing as part of the Indigenising the curriculum project across UQ.

[NSLA @NSLA]

Exciting news! We're on the lookout for a Program Coordinator to join the NSLA team: https://t.co/v1WBA6CI4M
Share, circulate, and apply now - applications close on Thursday, 18th May!

[UQ Library @UQ_Library]

🌟 1 week to apply for our 2023 #FryerLibrary Fellowship! 🌟

$20,000 to help you research with our collections in areas like #AustralianLiterature, architecture, Indigenous studies, and refugee studies.

https://t.co/fKjfJBQaXL

#UQ #UQLibrary @AustLit #AustLit @UQ_News

[Lesley Ahwang Acres @Littlelesley28]

Thanks @atsisuq for the opportunity to host 1st year Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander students at UQ Library

[UQ Library @UQ_Library]

Welcome to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students starting their first Semester at #UQ

We were pleased to hold a welcome sesh with @atsisuq

Students learned about our services, viewed special collections materials and asked questions.

Read more: https://t.co/5zoMS2cZ1N

[UQ Library @UQ_Library]

Know someone who would love to research at #UQLibrary?

Apply for our 2023 Fryer Library Fellowship! An amazing opportunity for a researcher in Australian studies to work with #FryerLibrary collections.

Applications close 24 March. Find out more at https://t.co/fKjfJBPD8d

[Lesley Ahwang Acres @Littlelesley28]

@caseyconway_ They can’t even spell it right!! Red Flag!!😡😡😡

[Queensland State Archives @QSArchives]

Looking for a job where you can make a difference and contribute to preserving #Queensland’s history, look no further! We’re currently recruiting for a Metadata Program Coordinator to lead the management of the First Nations Metadata Improvement Program https://t.co/Kycxz04JYt

[UQ Library @UQ_Library]

🌟 Applications are open for our 2023 #FryerLibrary Fellowship! 🌟

$20,000 to help you research with our collections in areas like #AustralianLiterature, architecture, Indigenous studies, and refugee studies.

https://t.co/fKjfJBQaXL

#UQ #UQLibrary @AustLit #AustLit @UQ_News

[Lesley Ahwang Acres @Littlelesley28]

Thank you for listening 😊

[QULOC @QULOC]

Thanks Lesley Acres @Littlelesley28 @UQ_Library for your great presentation to @QULOC #QULOCForum23. Libraries as dynamic agents of change, that actively support community issues like Voice to Parliament, language revitalisation and are designed to fit within their environment

[Kirsten Thorpe @kirstythorpe]

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library, Information and Resource Network (ATSILIRN) is currently being reactivated after a period of inactivity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Professionals & Allies are invited to complete a short survey https://t.co/pVievWiA5M

[Lesley Ahwang Acres @Littlelesley28]

@AnitaHeiss @BronFredericks @LaBoiteTheatre It was lovely to see you both. So proud of you Anita and Nadine! Amazing Tiddas truly! 💖💖💖💖

[Bronwyn Fredericks @BronFredericks]

Thankful to see @AnitaHeiss’s play TIDDAS @LaBoiteTheatre last night with @Littlelesley28 & @AnitaHeiss & everyone else at the sold out event! I laughed, cried, gasped & smiled as story lines were revealed & thoroughly enjoyed! l’m thankful for beautiful Tiddas in my life! 💜💜💜

[NITV @NITV]

"We are so proud of everything he has achieved in his remarkable life ... may he be greeted by his Ancestors on his return home."

https://t.co/Scmif7YMD4

[UQ News @UQ_News]

Don’t miss the 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony, the National Gallery’s flagship exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, at the UQ Art Museum from this Saturday. Entry is free.

Plan your visit: https://t.co/Uskj29ao3l

[Barbara Lemon @blemondo]

Come work with us at @NSLA (and write much better tweets than I do!) Help us share the love and all the good work of the NSLA program in Aus and NZ.