Virtual Building Bridges 2020Free online events every Wednesday from7 October to November 20207.15pm for a 7:30pm start – 8:30pm(all times in AEDT)Please register at Eventbrite with the links below, more to come soonFor the agenda also see: https://reconciliation4westernsydney.org/virtual-building-bridges-2020/Due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the Building Bridges course, usually held in September/October, was postponed, hopefully to March 2021. In the meantime we are inviting you to a series of free online events, that will continue our Building Bridges sessions from 2019 and add new perspectives on moving forward on the whole process of Voice-Treaty-Truth.
7 October: First Nations Women and Discrimination in the Justice SystemTabitha Lean, a
Gunditjmara woman and freelance writer, and
Debbie Kilroy OAM, CEO of
Sisters Inside, are both leading advocates for women and children
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-nations-women-and-discrimination-in-the-justice-system-tickets-12340865761714 October: Voice, Treaty, Truth and The Victorian Treaty ProcessLidia Thorpe, a
Gunnai and
Gunditjmara woman, the first Aboriginal woman in the Victoria State Parliament and the first Aboriginal Senator for Victoria. Lidia is an activist and strong advocate for clans based treaties.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voice-treaty-truth-the-victorian-treaty-process-tickets-12356781766921 October: “We must remember together”Djon Mundine OAM,
Bandjalung artist, curator, writer, activist He will speak about the need for acknowledging the Truth and Justice of this country.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-must-remember-together-tickets-12408773274928 October: Treaty/ies – Where to from here?Lynda-June Coe,
Wiradjuri and
Badu Island woman. Lynda is a cultural educator, activist and PHD candidate and a representative of Fighting In Solidarity Towards Treaties (
FISTT)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/treatyies-where-to-from-here-tickets-1236508018774 November: Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing "The Statement from the Heart"Thomas Mayor, a
Zenadth Kes man (Torres Strait Island) who lives on Larrakia land in Darwin. He is a Maritime Union of Australia official and advocate for the Statement from the Heart. Thomas has been involved in the whole process and taken the conversations to many local settings and organisations
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/implementing-the-statement-from-the-heart-tickets-12409356820311 November: Martuwarra First Law Justice: Land, Living Waters and Indigenous Peoples’ WellbeingAunty Anne Poelina,
Nyikina Warra Traditional Custodian and Guardian of the
Martuwarrahttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/martuwarra-first-law-justice-tickets-123654135849reconciliation4westernsydney.org