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Stephen Hagan is an Australian author and activist. He is also a newspaper editor, documentary maker, university lecturer and former diplomat. In 1999 Stephen Hagan commenced legal action over the naming of the E S "Nigger" Brown Stand rugby oval stand in Toowoomba, Queensland. This led to a battle that lasted for ten years, travelling through the Australian legal system to the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.〔 ; now (here )〕 It was finally resolved in 2008 when the Sports Minister Judy Spence gained agreement from the Toowoomba Sports Ground Trust not to use the "offensive word" in any future tributes after the demolition of the grandstand as part of upgrades to the grounds. ==Early life== Stephen Hagan was born in 1959 in Cunnamulla in South West Queensland, Australia. His father, Jim Hagan, belonged to the Kullili people of the region, while his mother was from the nearby Kooma. Hagan spent his first seven years living on a camp on the outskirts of the town, before moving into a new house nearby – an experience that helped shape his perceptions of the socio-economic inequalities between the aboriginal population and white Australians.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Stephen Hagan (Personal website) )〕 Success in high school led to an opportunity to attend boarding school at Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane. From there he undertook training to become a teacher, but he reports that he became disillusioned with the system after being required to teach with "racist" texts.〔 As a result, he left teaching to work with a number of Indigenous organisations, and it was through them that he met and worked under Charles Perkins. From there he moved into the Department of Foreign Affairs, gaining a diplomatic post to Colombo in Sri Lanka.〔 Upon returning to Australia he worked in both the public and private sectors, the latter including venturing into cultural tourism. More recently he lectured at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba while undertaking a doctorate.〔 In July 2010, Hagan became editor of the ''National Indigenous Times''.〔("USQ academic heads ''National Indigenous Times''" ) by Jo-Ann Sparrow, University of Southern Queensland (14 July 2010)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephen Hagan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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