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22-539: The Block is a colloquial but universally applied name given to a residential block of social housing in the suburb of Redfern , Sydney , bound by Eveleigh, Caroline, Louis and Vine Streets. Beginning in 1973, houses on this block were purchased over a period of 30 years by the Aboriginal Housing Company ( AHC ) for use as a project in Aboriginal -managed housing. The Block is probably

44-635: A name or term commonly used to identify a person or thing in non-specialist language, in place of another usually more formal or technical name. In the philosophy of language , "colloquial language" is ordinary natural language , as distinct from specialized forms used in logic or other areas of philosophy. In the field of logical atomism , meaning is evaluated in a different way than with more formal propositions . Colloquialisms are distinct from slang or jargon . Slang refers to words used only by specific social groups, such as demographics based on region, age, or socio-economic identity. In contrast, jargon

66-606: A reputation for violence and crime. The Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy (based on the idea of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy set up in Canberra in 1972) was set up in 2014 by Lyall Munro Jnr , his wife Jenny Munro , and other activists, to protest against the redevelopment. In 2017, there was a meeting of around 200 people at the Redfern Community Centre, which had been called to enable

88-400: Is colloquial . Colloquialism or general parlance is distinct from formal speech or formal writing . It is the form of language that speakers typically use when they are relaxed and not especially self-conscious. An expression is labeled colloq. for "colloquial" in dictionaries when a different expression is preferred in formal usage, but this does not mean that the colloquial expression

110-589: Is a barrier to communication for those people unfamiliar with the respective field. Jenny Munro Jenny Munro (née Coe) is an Australian Wiradjuri elder and a prominent activist for the rights of Indigenous Australians . She has been at the forefront of the fight for Aboriginal housing at The Block in Sydney and started the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy . She is the sister of activists Isabel Coe and Paul Coe . She

132-546: Is an active member of the Waterloo Public Housing Action Group. Munro was born to parents Les and Agnes Coe, who were Aboriginal land rights activists. She is the younger sister of activist Isabel Coe and her brother Paul Coe , and had another sister and brother. She grew up on Erambie Mission , near the town of Cowra, New South Wales . In 1972, Munro's parents took her to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra , where they joined

154-423: Is most commonly used within specific occupations, industries, activities, or areas of interest. Colloquial language includes slang, along with abbreviations, contractions, idioms, turns-of-phrase, and other informal words and phrases known to most native speakers of a language or dialect. Jargon is terminology that is explicitly defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, or group. The term refers to

176-554: Is necessarily slang or non-standard . Some colloquial language contains a great deal of slang, but some contains no slang at all. Slang is often used in colloquial speech, but this particular register is restricted to particular in-groups, and it is not a necessary element of colloquialism. Other examples of colloquial usage in English include contractions or profanity . "Colloquial" should also be distinguished from "non-standard". The difference between standard and non-standard

198-400: Is not necessarily connected to the difference between formal and colloquial. Formal, colloquial, and vulgar language are more a matter of stylistic variation and diction , rather than of the standard and non-standard dichotomy. The term "colloquial" is also equated with "non-standard" at times, in certain contexts and terminological conventions. A colloquial name or familiar name is

220-520: The 1998 Australian federal election , she stood as an independent in the electoral Division of Sydney . On 26 May 2014 Munro launched Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy to reclaim affordable Aboriginal housing for the former residents of the area known as The Block . The Embassy despite a stand-off with the Aboriginal Housing Company , which has evicted all the former Aboriginal tenants is continuing to occupy The Block. In February 2015 Aboriginal Housing Company chairman Mick Mundine threatened to commence

242-675: The University of New South Wales . In 1978, Munro began work as a trainee bookkeeper at the Aboriginal Children's Services in Sydney, eventually becoming Administrator of the organisation. She was elected chairperson of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC), and was involved in campaigns to convince the New South Wales government to change its approach to Aboriginal issues. In

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264-580: The AHC, as a private operator, has abandoned its roots as a community organisation . As of 2022 the Pemulwuy Project is proceeding. Its design won an award for development excellence in 2021. 33°53′24″S 151°11′56″E  /  33.890°S 151.199°E  / -33.890; 151.199 Colloquialism A specific instance of such language is termed a colloquialism. The most common term used in dictionaries to label such an expression

286-528: The Aboriginal Housing Company decided to raze part of The Block that had deteriorated into a slum. On 14 February 2004, The Block was the scene of 2004 Redfern riots following the death of an Aboriginal boy, TJ Hickey. Hickey died after, while on his bicycle, he collided with a protruding gutter, was flung into the air and was impaled on a 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) fence outside a block of units off Phillip Street, Waterloo , as he

308-411: The community to ask the AHC about its plans to increase the size of the development. At that time, Alisi Tutuila was chair of the AHC, and Lani Tuitavake was general manager. Many criticised the move, and Lyall Munro (sole survivor of the original eight founders) spoke out against it. It appeared that divisions had emerged between the AHC and sections of the community since the early days. Critics say that

330-808: The eviction of the protesters led by Munro. In Sydney's major newspaper, Daisy Dumas reported that the standoff between the protestors and the Housing Company intensified in 2015 with the matter before the Supreme Court for judgment and with the State Attorney General alerted. After more than 400 days of the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Munro declared victory when the Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion intervened on

352-419: The language used by people who work in a particular area or who have a common interest. Similar to slang, it is shorthand used to express ideas, people, and things that are frequently discussed between members of a group. Unlike slang, it is often developed deliberately. While a standard term may be given a more precise or unique usage amongst practitioners of relevant disciplines, it is often reported that jargon

374-543: The most famous feature of the suburb of Redfern , although it is located on the western border of that suburb, on the edge of Darlington . The focus of life in the Block has always been Eveleigh Street, which is its eastern border, with railway lines on the other side of that street. The Block is in the immediate vicinity of Redfern station . The area was significant as an affordable source of low-cost housing for disadvantaged Aboriginal people. The Block has historically been

396-413: The protest by sleeping in tents. At the age of 17, she moved to the inner-Sydney suburb of Redfern . In 1972 in Sydney, she met her husband, Lyall Munro Jnr , and they both became founding members of the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC). Together, she and Lyall moved to an AHC-run house in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville, where they raised two children. She successfully completed an arts / law degree at

418-777: The subject of large protests, starting in the early 1970s, when landlords in the area conducted a campaign of evicting all Aboriginal residents. A group of campaigners, led by future judge Bob Bellear and his wife Kay, successfully lobbied the Whitlam government for a grant which allowed the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) to commence purchasing houses in 1972. Other people involved in the early days were Bob's brother Sol Bellear ; architect Colin James ; Lyall Munro Jnr and his wife Jenny Munro ; Gary Foley ; Paul Coe and his sister Isabel Coe ; Billy Craigie (later Isabel's husband); Gary Williams ; Naomi Mayers ; and many others. In 2017 it

440-503: The windows in the front of the station were bricked up for almost a year afterwards to prevent further attacks. They were later replaced with glass windows. The AHC's plan for the redevelopment of The Block, known as The Pemulwuy Project (after the 18th-century Bidjigal warrior Pemulwuy ), was met with some opposition by the state government in 2008. When demolition of The Block was announced in late 2010, London's Telegraph reported that for non-Aboriginal people, The Block had assumed

462-467: Was fleeing police. Hickey was transported from the scene to the Sydney Children's Hospital in a critical but stable condition. He died with his family by his side on 15 February due to the severity of his wounds. The community were upset about the death, and riots ensued. Redfern railway station was damaged by fire. The ticketing area and station master's office were significantly damaged, and

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484-549: Was reported that the core founding group comprised eight people, of whom Lyall Munro was the only one still alive. As a pioneering and still unique project in Aboriginal-run housing near the centre of Australia's largest city, it excites enormous emotions, and moreover is viewed by the largely rural Indigenous population of New South Wales as a pied-à-terre and spiritual home in Australia's largest city. In 2004,

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