| |
| Dear Reconciliationist, |
| |
|
It's hard to believe that another month has pased and Reconciliation Week is now firmly on the horizon. NSWRC has been flat out from supporting small community projects to organising a big completely new kind of event, from honouring the past to inspiring for the future. Reconciliation is about bringing people together as one community and NSWRC is proud to be able to help facilitate events and projects that do just that.
|
| |
This month we fill you in on the outcome of the small grants program, great news for the Richmond-Hill memorial, our major event for Reconciliation Week 2010, as well as ways to find out more about Welcome to/Acknowledgement of Country and Generation One.
How you can be involved
- Save NITV, NITV have launched their campaign Voice of Influence to pressure the Government for guaranteed funding.
- Schools Reconciliation Challenge. The Schools Comp is nearly finished, make sure your school doesn't miss out.
- Are you on facebook? Join us online and grow the Reconciliation movement through your networks. |
| |
| In unity |
| |
| NSW Reconciliation Council team |
| |
 |
 |
|
| Reconciliation Week 2010 |
| |
|
We mentioned it last time and it's official, NSWRC is heading to Dubbo for Reconciliation Week this year. Conscious of the need to head Regional as well as reach out to young people interested in the Reconciliation movement, we are proud to announce Tuned In Festival 2010
This event will be an drug/alcohol free, all ages, free concert for young people in Dubbo and the surrounding towns. Aussie Hip hop artist Urthboy will headline the show with support from The Last Kinection (pictured right) and The Jezabels.
|
|
|
| |
 |
 |
|
| Richmond-Hill Memorial is Underway |
| |
|
Just like the polly's we turned the soil and it began. On Friday 26 March a ceremony was held to mark the commencement of a memorial garden to honour and commemorate the ‘Battle of Richmond Hill’ that occurred in 1795, where Darug people fought bravely to defend their land from invasion.
The memorial will create a visible, public and permanent place to honour the Darug people killed in defending their land and increase knowledge in the community about the true history of the area.
This Project is the result of a great deal of hard work and commitment shown by LRG Projects for Reconciliation and it's members. Well done.
|
|
|
| |
 |
 |
|
| Small Grant Winners |
| |
|
NSWRC would like to acknowledge the five successful Local Reconciliation Group's who have been granted funding to deliver reconciliation events and projects this year. The field of applicants was very strong this year presenting a wide range of events and activities.
2010 Small Grants recipients include:
-
Northern Illawarra Treaty and Reconciliation Group,
-
Pioneer Community Centre-Griffith,
-
Hornsby Area Residents for Reconciliation,
-
Parkes Reconciliation Group and;
-
Sisters for Reconciliation (Northern Rivers),
Congratulations and we look forward to reporting on the successes of your projects in future newsletters.
|
 Read more |
|
| |
 |
 |
|
| EOI: Part-time Admin Officer |
| |
|
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated person to join the NSWRC team. You will provide administrative support to the organisation, & assist in the coordination of projects and events. Applications close at 5pm Friday, April 16th.
We're also sad to see Jane Higgins, a valued NSWRC family member, move on. Jane has been with the Council since way back in 2006 and we hope to see her and the ever-growing Higgins clan involved in the years to come. We wish Jane and her family well and wait with anticipation for the birth of her second child.
|
| |
| Read more |
|
|
|
|
 |
| |
| |
Reconciliation Week in Dubbo
Tuned In Festival 2010
Richmond-Hill Memorial
Work has started on the beautiful site of Richmond-Hill.
Small Grants Winners
Congratulations!
Job Opportunity
NSWRC is looking for a Part-time Administration Officer |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
Welcome to/Acknowledgement of Country
The much publicised comments by Federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, sparked an interesting debate about the possibility of an Australian custom.
Reconciliation Australia have produced an FAQ on Welcome to and Acknowledgement of Country.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
 |
| |
| |
20-Mar-2010
Charles 'Chicka' Dixon
NSWRC, along with the rest of Australia mourns the passing of Chicka Dixon last month. An activist and a role model, he was honroued and remembered at a State Funeral.
|
|
|
|
|
| |
ANZAC Day 2010
The sacrifice made by Aboriginal Diggers will again be comemorated this year. A service and Memorial march will be held in Redfern at 12:30pm Sunday April 25th.
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Generation One
Glamouress launch events, a travelling road show, celebrity endorsements, and TV ads; Generation One has been hard to miss.What's it all about? Hear from mining entrepreneur and founder Andrew Forrest.
|
|
|
|
 |
| |
18-Apr-2010
Appin Massacre Memorial.
The annual Memorial for victims of the 1816 Appin Massacre will held at 12pm, Cataract Dam picnic area.
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| |
|
|
| |
 |
|
|
