Location Redfern Community Centre and online- 29-53 Hugo St, Redfern NSW 2016 Who are we The Women’s Reconciliation Network (WRN), established in 1996, is an informal Local Reconciliation Group – a network of First Nations and non-Indigenous women committed to the ongoing process of achieving justice, truth and equality for all Australia’s First Nations people. What… Continue reading The Women’s Reconciliation Network (WRN) YARNING CIRCLE
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Stan Grant in conversation with Dr Anita Heiss
2 Dec: State Library NSW Auditorium Stan Grant is talking to his country in a new way. In his most poetic and inspiring work yet, the Wiradjuri writer offers us a means of moving beyond the binaries and embracing a path to peace and forgiveness rooted in the Wiradjuri spiritual practice of Yindyamarra – deep… Continue reading Stan Grant in conversation with Dr Anita Heiss
29 Nov: Truth and Treaty Forum, Victoria: in person and online
ANTAR: 29 Nov – Truth and Treaty Forum, Victoria: in person and online. ANTAR invites you to an evening in discussion with the three key representative bodies leading the way forward on Truth-telling and Treaty. It’s a pivotal time, with formal Treaty negotiations beginning with the State of Victoria and as we draw closer to… Continue reading 29 Nov: Truth and Treaty Forum, Victoria: in person and online
NITV SBS: Queensland’s truth-telling inquiry reopens submissions
NITV SBS: Queensland’s truth-telling inquiry reopens submissions The Queensland Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry is again accepting submissions, to give people an opportunity to share their stories before the Liberal National Party shuts it down. On Friday afternoon, inquiry chair Joshua Creamer said they had paused work to seek further information from the Queensland Government, after… Continue reading NITV SBS: Queensland’s truth-telling inquiry reopens submissions
NIT: Historic Victorian Treaty negotiations to begin in coming days
NIT: Historic Victorian Treaty negotiations to begin in coming days The historic Treaty negotiations between Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly and the state’s government will begin in the coming days. At a press conference in Naarm on Thursday, Assembly co-chair Rueben Berg, along with Premier Jacinta Allan, First Peoples and Treaty Minister Natalie Hutchins and Treaty… Continue reading NIT: Historic Victorian Treaty negotiations to begin in coming days
FIRST PEOPLES’ ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA: Treaty negotiations begin in Victoria!
FIRST PEOPLES’ ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA: Treaty negotiations begin in Victoria! At a ceremony today on Wurundjeri Country in Melbourne, the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria and the Victorian Government officially started the negotiation of the first Statewide Treaty. Assembly Co-chair, Wamba Wamba, Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung and Dhudhuroa woman Ngarra Murray, said the historic… Continue reading FIRST PEOPLES’ ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA: Treaty negotiations begin in Victoria!
The Conversation: Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics
The Conversation: Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics With the ACT Party’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill having its first reading in parliament last week, the debate and protests have been – understandably – focused on the local historical and political landscape. But New Zealand isn’t alone… Continue reading The Conversation: Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics
NITV: Treaty talks to start in Victoria but will need parliament’s approval
NITV: Treaty talks to start in Victoria but will need parliament’s approval Talks between the Victorian government and First Peoples’ Assembly will start late next week. The Treaty Authority will oversee the talks, acting as an independent umpire. There will be no statewide treaty with Indigenous Victorians unless approved by parliament, but the opposition is… Continue reading NITV: Treaty talks to start in Victoria but will need parliament’s approval
Dismantling systemic racism- perspectives from First Nations peoples
Racism in Australia Australian Human Rights Commission – Inform yourselves by listening to the webinar conversation that focuses on First Nations perspectives of racism which forms a significant part of the Report, An Anti- Racism framework: Experiences and perspectives of multicultural Australia commissioned by the Australian Human Rights Commission. 17 Oct – National Indigenous Times: National community consults… Continue reading Dismantling systemic racism- perspectives from First Nations peoples
Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 – Update
Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 – Update Members of the Senate committee have begun to travel around the country for public hearings, engaging with Submission author organisations/ individuals. As each public hearing is held records of the content can be viewed Two such hearings have been completed – one in Thornbury Vic and one in Perth WA. The Federal Government is… Continue reading Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 – Update