Important Online Forums tomorrow 28 and Wed, 29 Sept – Yingiya Guyula and Uncle Rodney Dillon

[Sabine Kacha]

Dear All,

Tomorrow, Yiŋiya Mark Guyula, who spoke at our Treaty forum a few years ago will speak at tomorrow's event by IofC Australia (for more info see further below) as well as online on 24 November as part of R4WS Building Bridges.

Please also join this year’s free Virtual Building Bridges by Reconciliation for Western Sydney.

This Wednesday, 29 September at 7.30pm AEST Uncle Rodney Dillon, Palawa Elder, Amnesty’s Indigenous Rights Advisor, will speak about Amnesty’s Community Is Everything Campaign, Raise the Age, Don Dale Expansion and the new NT bail laws, for more info, please see https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-building-bridges-kids-in-homes-not-in-prisons-tickets-178395454607

Also not to be missed on 27 Oct Jon Altman will be speaking about concerning amendments to the NT Aboriginal Land Rights Act in his talk “Land Rights at Risk, again? Evaluation of the Economic Empowerment Bill”

and 24 Nov Yiŋiya Mark Guyula’s talk will include Self-Determination, for further details, see: https://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/virtual-building-bridges-2021/ 

We’d greatly appreciate if you would kindly invite your friends and share with your networks and/or social media.

Best regards,

Sabine

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Subject: National Education Forum with Yingiya Mark Guyula MLA - Tuesday 28 September

REGISTER NOW Dear Sabine I write to introduce to you Yiŋiya (Yingiya) Mark Guyula. A largely unheard-of man, his voice needs to be heard, listened to, not just as an MP in the Northern Territory, nor as a Djirrikaymirr (senior leader) of his people, the Yolgnu country of east Arnhem Land, but by all Australians. And beyond. Yingiya grew up in traditional culture, his spirit shaped by Madayin (system of law) and Ŋärra’ (governance institution of law). He speaks directly and powerfully to us out of a civilisation which for tens of thousands of years maintained peace, justice and harmony. Yolŋu Rom Ŋurruŋu is a message from the Yolgnu for all Australians. It speaks of the foundation of all relationships since the time of creation, challenging our nation – and world – to see where our feet first left the path. Until now we have not listened. We have refused to meet as humble equals with a civilisation so very much older than our own with other than our cultural assumption that ‘We know best’. And then we blame them for the community fallout from the overwhelming inroads of our Western world. The very people who alone can give us that core sense of ourselves as a nation remain on the margins. Yingiya is fighting for a partnership and treaty that respects the authority of Aboriginal nations on their own country. In so doing what Yingiya is ultimately fighting for is the soul of Australia. You can find more about Yingiya on our website. That we can assist in getting his message out is our privilege. For opportunities to become effective allies to First Nations in Australia, drop in to our national monthly Meeting tonight, where the IofC Australia Trustbuilding team will talk about what's coming up. Leave your details here to get the Zoom link. Join us to listen to Yingiya speak. Register your details below. Regards, Graeme Cordiner (20 years part of the Myall Creek Massacre Memorial, and a fundraiser for Yingiya's 2016 & 2020 election campaigns) on behalf of the IofC 'Trustbuilding through truth telling' Coordinating Team: Uncle Shane Charles, Sarah Naarden, Marg Hepworth, Mike Brown, Caroline Edwards, David Clisby, Amiel Nubaha and Ron Lawler REGISTER NOW If you are having trouble viewing this email, click here to view online.

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