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Artists play their hand for community facing waste dump

NSW Reconciliation Council - Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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EVENT: Appin Massacre Memorial Ceremony, Sunday 15 April 2012

NSW Reconciliation Council - Wednesday, April 11, 2012

All welcome to this annual event to remember the Dharawal people killed in the massacre of 1816. View post

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EVENT: Raising the Koori Flag at Gibbergunyah Reserve - 14 April 2012

NSW Reconciliation Council - Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Commencing in 2002, a “Raising the Koori Flag” ceremony has been held in April each year at nin garang thurree currobung (The Place Between the Rocks) near Cherry Tree rest area in Gibbergunyah Reserve, to commemorate that this land is and forever will be the spiritual home of the traditional owners, the Gundungurra people.

“Friends of Gibbergunyah”, families and friends, are invited to participate in a Flag Raising ceremony on Saturday 14th of April at around 3pm. Please bring your own refreshments if you wish. From here, there are short trails to the Gundungurra Lookout with extensive views across the Gundungurra lands. Once again this year at around 4.00pm we will attempt a mirror flash to Katoomba. Aunty Carol Cooper and friends from the Rural Fire Service and the Blue Mountains People for Reconciliation will be at the Carrington Hotel to receive our signal and to flash to us across the Gundungurra lands.

This will be the 10th Anniversary of this ceremony and we look forward to a special event this year. At the suggestion of Aunty Val Mulcahy and the Wingecarribee Aboriginal Advisory Committee a plaque is being unveiled to on this occasion to commemorate Arthur Beasley OAM, who initiated this Annual Koori Flagraising Ceremony.

Each year we extend a welcome to any Gundungurra and all other Koori people, and to all others who share the goal of reconciliation who might wish to participate in the ceremony. To get to nin garang thurree currobung please proceed to the entrance to the Reserve at Boronia St and walk towards Cherry Tree rest area on the Gang Gang Track. (Approximately 2 kms walk time one hour comfortably on fire trails.) A guide will leave from here around 2.00pm. Alternatively proceed to the Howards Lane, Welby entrance, past Howards Lane Vineyard and walk to Cherry Tree rest area. (Approximately 1 km, 40 minutes walk time (initially somewhat steep fire trail then levelling out.) Maps will be available. For people who may have difficulty with the walk in a bus will be able to take people from the Boronia St car park to nin garang thurree currobung and return. Please contact kim.leevers@gmail.com or phone 0409463123 if you require a lift.

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Ryde Public School gets creative

NSW Reconciliation Council - Wednesday, April 04, 2012

These students have been busy working on their Schools Reconciliation Challenge entries! View post

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Flying the Flag

NSW Reconciliation Council - Wednesday, February 17, 2010

NSWRC has launched its campaign calling for the Aboriginal flag to be a permanent feature on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney Harbour receives around 3 million international visitors every year many of whom are genuinely interested in Aboriginal culture. View post

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G D Scott commented on 18-Mar-2011 12:19 PM

Fly the flag proudly. Underlying these important symbolic acts is I believe an urgent need to have many Australia-wide conversations about the attitudes between indigenous and non-indigenous Aussies. Underlying negativity acts as a resistive force to real change and a lasting reconciliation. To bring about lasting real change there is a need to remove the resistive forces to that change occurring. I have tested this in life. The time is right in the lead up to the 2013 referendum to have these conversations. We must have a foundation of positive attitudes by non-indigenous Aussies towards indigenous Aussies and vice versa. The whole issue is clouded by many Aussies having come in recent years from countries where the problems for indigenous Aussies are largely unknown. Also we still have the red neck Aussies with entrenched negative attitudes.

G D Scott commented on 20-Mar-2011 10:50 AM

Yes fly flag. It is an important symbolic act.

Also get serious conversations going Australia wide to ensure that non-indigenous Aussies really understand indigenous Aussies. This is vital as a build up to the 2013 referendum to recognise indigenous Aussies in the Australian constitution. See blog Bennethon on Blogger for one such conversation.

Carlee Rundell-Gordon commented on 29-Jun-2011 09:27 AM

It's a no-brainer, really! Of course the flag should by flown on the sydney harbour bridge, and in every town in Australia. it's time to grow up and embrace every aspect of our past and future here in Australia. R-E-S-P-E-C-T!

anton commented on 24-Oct-2011 09:00 AM

Yes ABORIGINAL flag on Sydney Harbour Bridge. A MUST. Allow people to support and vote without facebook. Are you guys kidding?

Anonymous commented on 21-Feb-2012 11:52 AM

great. They are a important part of Australia

Boomalli Aboriginal Artist Co-op closure imminent

NSW Reconciliation Council - Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Please take the time to show your support and solidarity for this wonderful organisation by joining them in their walk to petition its closure. The march will take place on Friday the 4th December, meeting at 10am at the fountain in Hyde Park. Supporters will be walking to the New South Wales Parliament House to hand deliver a petition. Don't have time to walk? Sign the petition online View post

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NSWRC Launches Book Yarn!

NSW Reconciliation Council - Friday, October 30, 2009

Today the NSW Reconciliation Council launches its new book club: Book Yarn View post

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NSWRC harnessing the power of technology for reconciliation

NSW Reconciliation Council - Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Technology is creating new opportunities for reconciliation in NSW.

Online communities are influencing the real world in ways previously thought impossible. View post

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