NSWRC

e-newsletter / January 2010

Dear Reconciliationist,

Happy New Year!

We hope you had a fun and safe break over the holiday period.

2010 is going to be a big year in reconciliation and we hope you are excited and keen to be involved.

This year NSWRC will be focusing on raising the awareness and understanding of reconciliation among the youth of NSW. The Schools Reconciliation Challenge 2010 will be a great competition that will engage young people in schools across the State.

NSWRC will also aim to grow the people's movement through the renewed Small Grants Program which will make over $35,000 available to Local Reconciliation Groups during the year.

The Council will continue to work in partnership with other organisations and advocate for social justice, equality and Indigenous Rights. In 2010, NSWRC hopes it can achieve a more coherent and powerful voice for the rights and reconciliation movement.

We look forward to the year ahead and hope you will be involved.

NSW Reconciliation Council Team

Schools Reconciliation Challenge

The NSW Reconciliation Council, in partnership with Heaps Decent, is providing the opportunity for young people at school to get involved in reconciliation and win great prizes.

Students will be able to enter a Visual Art or Song Writing and Poetry Competition.

Small Grants

The small grants program aims to grow the peoples movement and foster reconciliation at the grassroots level.

The Small Grants Information Pack and Application Form are now available on the NSWRC website. Applications close on Friday 29 January 2010.

Yabun - Survival / Invasion Day

NSWRC will have a stall at this years Yabun Festival. Contat Us if you would like to Volunteer on the day.

The Festival is held annually on January 26 in Victoria Park, Broadway. It celebrates Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander cultures and is renowned as one of the most important Indigenous music events in the country. Yabun showcases a huge wealth of creative talent and the resilience of the Indigenous peoples and their traditions.

Tom Calma will also be making his farewell speech as Social Justice Commissioner.

Management Committee

The NSWRC Management Committee has been finalised for 2010. Meet the team that will be leading the organisation through the next year. Short biographies and pictures of each member are on the website.

Annual Report 2008-2009

Last years Annual Report is now available online. The beautifully laid out document is full of information and images from NSWRC's activities over the past year.

Schools Recon Challenge
Art, Song Writing & Poetry Comp.

Small Grants
Applications Close Fri 29th Jan

Yabun Festival Survival Day
Victoria Park, Broadway, Sydney

Management Committee
Meet our 8 members

Annual Report
NSWRC images and activities

Employment Opportunity
Project Manager Position at NSWRC

Eployment Opportunity - Project Manager NSWRC
The NSW Reconciliation Council is seeking a full time Project Manager to work in its Sydney Office (Job Share Options). Access the Application Package to find out more. Applications close 15 Jan.

6-Jan-2010
Learning From ATSIC
'If we are truly committed to the notion of self-determination, we cannot begin to pursue it without instruments of governance'.

6-Jan-2010
Law Council Focus on Indigenous Australians
The Law Council of Australia will work on encouraging more Indigenous people to study and practice law.

4-Jan-2010
Inaugural Ethics Council up and running
Members of the Ethics Council responsible for developing and maintaining standards of the new representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Join the Movement and Become a Member now! Donate
The NSW Reconciliation Council is the peak body for reconciliation in NSW. We are an independent, non-government, not for profit organisation. Our office is currently co-located with Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative College in Sydney.