By Maddi Smith @SmithMads
Tag: reconciliation week 2020
The national apology
On February 13 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised in parliament for the suffering of indigenous families affected by policies resulting in the removal of their children. Audiogram by Lukas Foyle @showroomvehicle Featured photo: Butupa/CC/flickr
Reconciliation Week
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the impact of Australia’s colonial history has transcended amongst generations. The trauma of land dispossession, violence, and racism towards Indigenous Australians has been detrimental for cultural identity and spirituality. The last half century has seen steps towards sizeable action for justice for Indigenous communities. The vision of reconciliation relies […]
In this together: Reconciliation Week 2020
By Dash Buxton @dirkandscabbar1 National Reconciliation Week 2020 is this week, May 27 to June3, and I’ve been thinking a lot about the issue of reconciliation. If you’re not familiar with it, National Reconciliation Week involves activities and conversations facilitated by Reconciliation Australia. It’s aim: “Creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider […]