National Reconciliation Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about Aboriginal history and culture, and to explore how we can contribute to achieving reconciliation.
Learn and explore:
- Learn more about how to get involved in National Reconciliation Week events and activities through NSW Public Service Commission calendar of Aboriginal significant events and celebrations
- Watch the 2020 address by Mr Harry Allie BEM, Chair of the NSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans Commemoration Coordinating Committee
- Find out more about RAP – Reconciliation Action Plan
- Workplace framework that supports organisation Business Plan (Reflect, Innovate, Stretch, Elevate)
- Through Narragunnawali platform Schools and Early learning services, Reconciliation in Education
- Listen to ABC Conversations Podcast, Megan Davis: the road to the Uluru Statement from the Heart, 14 July 2021
- Listen to ABC Big Ideas Podcast, Noel Pearson calls for referendum on indigenous recognition, recorded at the National Museum of Australia, 24 March 2021
Stop and think:
- As part of Reconciliation week, the NSW Indigenous Veterans Ceremony commemorates the service and sacrifice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have fought for Australia in every major conflict since the Boer War. Why not organise a workplace function, such as a morning or afternoon tea and invite an Aboriginal ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen to speak (visit NSW Veterans Affairs website Anzac Memorial Facebook web site and RSL NSW)
- Has your organisation or school developed a Reconciliation Action Plan?