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Upcoming Events 2008

Erina Fair Pre-Christmas Celebrations on the Central Coast

Central Coast Reconciliation Group and the Erina Library invites you to attend the Libraries lighting of the Christmas tree. As part of the event, there will be BUSH TUCKER, MUSIC, DANCING and STORY TELLING.

Date: Monday 16 December 2008

Place: Erina Fair

Contact: For more information please contact the Erina Library – (02) 4365 6725 – or Central Coast Residents for Reconciliation – (02) 4369 8369 or musicians@bigpond.com

Reconciliation Christmas Barbecue & Family Day in Gosford

All reconciliation groups and local groups are invited to this event. There will be music, dancing and games for children. Food and soft-drinks are provided (No Alcohol).

Date: Saturday 6^th of December 2008

Place: Gosford Waterfront, between the pool and yacht club

Contact: For more information please contact the Central Coast Residents for Reconciliation – (02) 4369 8369 or musicians@bigpond.com

November 2008

Aboriginal History & Culture: Southern Sydney Dreaming

An introduction to the Dreaming of Southern Sydney through pictures and stories by Indigenous anthropologist and archaeologist Les Bursill using actual archaeological evidence from Southern Sydney and wider Australia, followed by an educative excursion into the National Park from 12.30pm - 3pm, arriving back at Jannali at 3.30pm.The presentation will include an overview of the Bora grounds, marked and ceremonial grounds and paintings unique to the area.

Date: Saturday 15 November 2008

Time/Place: 9.00am - 12noon at SGSCC Jannali; Afternoon in the Royal National Park until approx. 3pm.

Course Fee: $27.50 includes personal Entry fee into the Park on the Community Bus. Morning Tea included in Course Fee, but BYO Lunch and drinks.

Organisers: Sutherland Shire Citizens for Native Title and Reconciliation in partnership with Sutherland Shire Council.

Contact: Initially, please phone the Secretary SSCNTaR Tel 9523 4495 to register a seat on the Bus - numbers are limited. Additionally, please note you will be required to register with the St George & Sutherland Community College Inc (SGSCC) when their 4th Term Course details are available, for the morning session.

Family Day on the Block

This is a call out to people who think unity/greatness/family is the way of the future for our people. Come along and enjoy some family time, share some history, and make a statement that black fellas are strong and proud.

Please click here to view flyer.

Date: Saturday 1^st November 2008

Time: 12.30 – 4pm

Place: The Redfern Community Centre, 29-55 Hugo Street, Redfern

Contact: Tribal Warrior Association ph: (02) 9699 3491

Speakout: End the NT Intervention & Emergency Response to Injustice on Palm Island

Panel of speakers will respond:

- Gracelyn Smallwood, North Queensland Aboriginal activist

- Lyall Munro, Redfern activist

- Jenny Munro, Redfern activist

- Nala Mansell, Tasmanian anti-intervention activist

- Jim Everett, Tasmanian activist

- Peter Eatock, Aboriginal rights Coalition

Please click here to view flyer.

Date: Saturday 1^st November 2008

Time: 2pm

Place: The Redfern Community Centre, 29-55 Hugo Street, Redfern

Contact: Aboriginal Rights Coalition - http://aboriginalrightscoalition.wordpress.com

October 2008

Young Mob Leaders from the La Perouse, Mt Druitt & Redfern Communities

You are warmly invited to a special community fundraising event celebrating youth leadership through song, dance and some deadly yarns.

Please click here to view flyer.

Date: 30^th October 2008

Time: 6 – 8 pm

Place: The Redfern Community Centre, 29-55 Hugo Street, Redfern

Contact: Melanie Cook – ph: (02) 9288 5710; e: mcooke@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au - Di Ingrey – ph: (02) 9661 8000; e: Dianne.Ingrey@education.nsw.gov.au

The Story of Woollarawarre Bennelong and the Indigenous History of Ryde

Bennelong and Surrounds Residents for Reconciliation invite you to hear KEITH VINCENT SMITH, historian an curator, talk about the story of Woollarawarre Bennelong and the Indigenous History of Ryde.

Date: Saturday 25^th October 2008

Time: 11am – 1.30pm

Place: Argyle Hall, 35-41 Blaxland Road, Ryde (near Victoria Road and Argyle Avenue)

Contact: Judy MacGregor-Smith, Bennelong & Surrounds Residents for Reconciliation, email: judybennelong@hotmail.com

Community Forum and Public BBQ in Chatswood

“Pathways of Progress: Aboriginal Insights”

All are welcome to this free public BBQ and community forum - “Pathways of Progress: Aboriginal Insights”. Speakers include:

· Aden Ridgeway, Gumbayyngirr Nation, Executive Chairman of Indigenous Tourism Australian – speaking on “Indigenous Tourism – Future Opportunities”

· Greg Davison, Wiradjuri Nation, Indigenous Engagement Officer, CSIRO – speaking on “Indigenous Engagement – Engaging in a Sustainable Way”

· Lindon Coombes, Yualawuy Nation, Executive Director, Tranby Aboriginal College – speaking on “Aboriginal Education – A Changing Environment”

Date: Friday 24 October 2008

Time: 6.30pm BBQ, 7.15pm - 9.30pm Public Forum

Place: The Dougherty Centre, 7 Victoria St, Chatswood

Contact: Lane Cove Residents for Reconciliation ph. 9428 1197 or 9428 1150

Volunteers Needed – Granny Smith Festival in Eastwood

Volunteers are needed to help plant ANTaR “Hands” at the Granny Smith Festival. Please come along and take part in the parade afterwards.

Date: Saturday October 18 2008

Time: 8.30 am

Place: Eastwood Oval, near Eastwood Railway Station

Contact: Judy MacGregor-Smith, Bennelong & Surrounds Residents for Reconciliation, email: judybennelong@hotmail.com ; or phone: 0412 663 681

'Journey of the Spirit': Acknowledging Aboriginal resistance to British invasion

Professor Larissa Behrendt will launch the ‘Woodford Bay Reconciliation Memorial Ceremony ‘Journey of the Spirit’ DVD & Study Guide. Produced by Lane Cove Residents for Reconciliation and the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, it encourages Local Councils, Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal community groups and organisations, schools and tertiary institutions to work together to record the truth of their own local history.

Date: Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start

Place: 'The Cove Room', Lane Cove Civic Centre, 48 Longueville Rd (Cnr Epping Rd), Lane Cove

Contact: Lane Cove Residents for Reconciliation ph. 9428 1197 or 9428 1150

'Aboriginal Australia: History and Heritage'

Australia has always been a multicultural, multi-faith and multilingual continent. 99.9% of the human history of Australia is Aboriginal history, with Aboriginal cultures being the oldest, continuous cultures in the world. View a short documentary film and meet with local Aboriginal community members. Hear their stories and gain a deeper understanding of this ancient land - our shared home.

Date: Wednesday, 8 October 2008

Time: 7pm for 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Place: The Seniors Centre, 180 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove

Contact: Lane Cove Residents for Reconciliation ph. 9428 1197 or 9428 1150

September 2008

Rekonzile: Reconciling our past - Uniting our future

"Join three young Indigenous Australians on a journey to reconcile their past, identity and culture in this raw and inspiration production of dance, music and theatre..." Click here to view poster.

Date: 17th - 19th September 2008

Place: Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Chippendale

Contact: For more information ph. (02) 9351 7944

Free Film Screening at Burwood: Liyarn Ngarn

ANTaR Inner West invites you, your family and friends to a special screening of the film Liyarn Ngarn. LIYARN NGARN means: 'coming together of the spirit or inner guide' and 'a place where fresh and salt water meet' in the Yawuru language of Australia's north-west Kimberley region around Broome. The film tells of Yawuru man, Patrick Dodson's 30 year mission to bring about a true and lasting reconciliation between Australia's original owners and all immigrants. It is also the story of Louis St John - an Aboriginal youth adopted by Bill Johnson in Perth and brutally murdered by two white youths on his 19th birthday - and of the young poet, Robbie Walker who died in Fremantle Jail. Archie Roach shares his experience of being stolen from his parents aged just three. Archie's hauntingly beautiful music pervades the film. Inspired by Bill Johnson's story of his adopted son and made with English actor Pete Postlethwaite, LIYARN NGARN illustrates our need as Australians to come together to overcome the appalling treatment of our Indigenous peoples. The message is not of revenge but a deep call for understanding and engagement with each other. Admission is free but numbers are limited.

Date: Monday 8th September 2008

Time: Doors open 6.00pm for 6.30pm start

Place: Greater Union Cinema, Westfield Shopping Centre, Burwood (Ample free parking in Westfield car park)
Organiser: ANTaR Inner West

Contact: Margaret Brennan ph: 9719 8773 email: brennan@pip.com.au

Documentary Film Screening: 'Lest We Forget'

Indigenous veterans have served in every theatre of war and peacekeeping missions in which Australia has been involved since 1899 - 1902 Boer War. View a short documentary film and hear guest speakers from the NSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans and Service Association. Speakers include Robert Noble, David Williams, Harry Allie and Roy Mundine. This is a public meeting. All welcome. Please click here to view flyer.

Date: Tuesday, 2 September 2008

Time: 7pm for 7.30pm - 9.30pm.

Place: 'The Cove Room', Lane Cove Civic Centre, 48 Longueville Rd (Cnr Epping Rd), Lane Cove

Contact: Kerrie McKenzie Ph. (02) 9428 1197 or Jill Chambers Ph. (02) 9428 1150

Organisers: Lane Cove Residents for Reconciliation

Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater Information Night

You are invited to attend the Aboriginal Support Group’s next Information

night. We have a special guest speaker coming, Jeff McMullen, Chief Executive Officer (Honorary) of Ian Thorpe's Fountain for Youth, writer, film-maker and journalist. Jeff will be talking about his recent trip to the Northern Territory and how the Indigenous communities have been affected by the Northern Territory Intervention. He will also discuss the new hopes, the constructive moves for improvements in education and employment especially. FREE event, no bookings required. Please click here to view flyer.

Date: Monday 1st September, 2008

Time: 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start.

Place: Angophora Room, Nelson Heather Centre, Cnr Pittwater & Jacksons Roads, North Narrabeen

Contact: For more information please contact Vanessa ph: 9970 5456 mob: 0413 700 79; or Lizzie ph: 9918 2594; or visit www.asgmwp.net/infonightSept08.htm

Organisers: Aboriginal Support Group - Manly Warringah Pittwater

August 2008

Reconciliation After the Apology

Newtown Neighbourhood Centre is celebrating the ‘International Day of the World’s Indigenous People’ with the event "Reconciliation After the Apology". Join us for an evening of community, hope, food and culture. There will be a delicious light supper provided from Yaama Dhinawan, Aboriginal catering company and artwork on display from the “A Whole New Page A Whole New Book” Project. Please click here to view the program for the evening.

Guest Speakers: Welcome to Country by Aunty Euphemia Bostock - Ray Minniecon, Prominent Aboriginal Leader in the Redfern Community - Four graduates of the Young Mob Leaders Program from the Redfern and La Perouse Community.

DVD Screening: The Indigenous film "Kanyini", a story told by Aboriginal man Bob Randall.

Stalls: ANTaR, World Vision, Marrickville Residents for Reconciliation and NSW Reconciliation Council.

Date: Wednesday 27 August 2008

Time: 6pm - 8.30pm

Place: Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, Town Hall (Opposite Newtown Train Station) - Limited access for people with mobility difficulty.

Organisers: Newtown Neighbourhood Centre

Aboriginal History & Culture - Journey into Understanding

Presented by the Sutherland Shire Citizens for Native Title & Reconciliation (SSCNTaR) in partnership with SSC and StGSCC. This course is presented by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal tutors, and includes important personal stories. Learn more about local Aboriginal life past and present, including local sites and bush tucker, Aboriginal health and employment, and land rights. The course will be followed within a fornight by a bush excursion led by an Aboriginal Elder. To register please telephone the StGSCC or register on-line at http://www.sgscc.nsw.edu.au

. Course reference number is 32723WJ. Course fee includes morning and afternoon teas, and lunch.

Date: 23 August 2008

Time: 10am to 4pm

Place: St George & Southerland Community College Campus

RSVP: 20 Augsut 2008, StGSCC Enrolments (02) 9528 3344

Fee: $27.50 (Inc. GST)

Organisers: Southerland Shire Citizens for Native Title & Reconciliation, St George & Sutherland Community College and Southerland Shire Council

Sorry was the first step. Now let's take the next step - Compensation/Reparations to the Stolen Generations

Guest speaker; Tom Calma, Race Discrimination Commissioner and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner for Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Please click here to view the flyer.

Date: Monday, 4th August 2008

Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm

Place: Angophora Room, Nelson Heather Centre, Cnr Pittwater & Jackson Roads, North Narrabeen. Entrance to carpark Boondah Rd, off Jackson Rd.