Event Calendar
Reconciliation events are held across Australia each day. Whether it's a meeting of your local reconciliation group, a festival or a BBQ, as long as it's reconciliation themed and anyone can attend, then you should list it on our Events Calendar.
Anyone organising National Reconciliation Week activities should also list their events on this page if they are looking to generate broader public interest and attendance.
Placing an event on the Calendar is easy, just fill out the Submit a new Event form and submit.
Name: Aboriginal History & Culture - Journeys into Understanding Course
Date: 28th April, 2012 0930 - 1630
Organiser: Sutherland Shire Citizens for Native Title and Reconciliation (Sutherland Shire Citizens for Native Title and Reconciliation)
State: NSW
This course will be presented by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people and includes:
A presentations about "The Dharawal throughout the seasons - Dreaming Tracks, Song Lines and Survival" (how the Dharawal speaking clans moved into and out of the Southern Sydney Region throughout the year and their occupation of this area over the last 8,000 years), as well as a presentation on "Goannas, Whales and Wallabies". It will also include a briefing on Constitutional change proposals - what the Expert Panel has proposed, what are the options and next steps. The 4th presentation will be on " 20 years since the Mabo decision" - what was achieved, what does Mabo mean today.
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Name: Kurnai Dreaming @ Drouin
Date: 19th May, 2012 4.00pm - 10.30pm
Organiser: Baw Baw Shire (Baw Baw Shire Council)
State: VIC
Local Indigenous Community would like to invite you along to our local version of the "Long Walk" to promote recognition and reconciliation.
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Name: C&K Early Childhood Annual Conference
Date: 25th May - 27th May, 2012
Organiser: C&K The Creche and Kindergarten Association (C&K)
State:
Register now for Queensland's leading early childhood conferences
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Name: Townsville Reconciliation Festival - Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Mabo high Court Decision
Date: 2nd June - 3rd June, 2012 10:30am -4:30pm - 10:30am - 5:00pm
Organiser: Townsville Reconcilitaion Festival Committee (KMZ_Indigenous Corporation)
State: QLD
In addition to this significant anniversary, this time of the year is also a time for all
Australians to reflect on our shared histories, contributions and achievements during
Reconciliation Week.
To celebrate, the community will gather for the Townsville Reconciliation Festival –
a series of community events that aim to promote reconciliation, encouraging people
from all cultural backgrounds to get involved and recognise these significant
moments in Australian history.
The Townsville Reconciliation Festival will also play a role in assisting to educate the
community about the national Closing the Gap targets which aim to close the gap
between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in the key areas of early
childhood, schooling, health, economic participation, healthy homes, safe.
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Name: Pathway to Reconciliation
Date: 3rd June, 2012 10.00 - 14.00
Organiser: Ms Jack Buntain (Friends of the Blackwood)
State: WA
Free Community Gathering, Cultural Activities and Experiences, All Welcome.
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Name: Listening to Country
Date: 4th June, 2012 7.00pm - 8.30pm
Organiser: Hobsons Bay Libraries (Hobsons Bay Libraries)
State: VIC
Join author of Listening to Country, Ros Moriarty as she presents her story in person.
A white woman married to an Aboriginal man, Ros took an emotional journey across country and culture to the Northern Territory's Tanami Desert with Annie and the other matriarchs of her husband's Aboriginal family to perform ceremony. Interwoven with her desert journal are personal and family stories of black and white Australia - from the shameful and painful to the ordinary and everyday, to the glorious and
awe-inspiring - illuminating the deep connection humanity shares, regardless of race and place.
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Name: Congress Youth Leading Change
Date: 26th June - 29th June, 2012
Organiser: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (Congress of Australia's First Peoples)
State: NSW
Congress wants to invest in its young members aged 18-25 years. Develop your skills and get involved with Congress action through a four-day live-in program in Sydney – June 26-29 2012.
The forum includes group and one-on-one discussions including
•Values, vision and goal setting
•Leadership
•Campaign and media tips
•Public Speaking
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Name: Qld Murri Carnival
Date: 20th September - 23rd September, 2012
Organiser: Qld Murri Carnival (Maxlea Productions)
State: QLD
Four day Indigenous Sporting Carnival.
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