National Reconciliation Week campaigns win Anthem Awards Gold

National Reconciliation Week campaigns have triumphed at the global 2024 Anthem Awards in New York, taking out Gold in the non-profit category.

#BeAVoiceForGenerations and #NowMoreThanEver were the winning respective themes for National Reconciliation Week 2023 and 2024 in the category for campaigns created by a non-profit organisation to raise awareness for diversity, equity, and inclusion causes.

The NRW campaigns beat more than 2,300 entries submitted from over thirty countries.

The Anthem Award, the world’s largest and most comprehensive social impact award, was given to the two NRW campaigns in recognition of their impact in community engagement for diversity equity and inclusion causes.

Reconciliation Australia CEO Karen Mundine welcomed the news and thanked Carbon Creative, the partner agency which worked on the two campaigns. “These two campaigns occurred in dramatically different years: the first in the lead-up to the Voice referendum and the second coming after the referendum defeat.”

“Both campaigns were enthusiastic in advocating for reconciliation and First Nations justice in a fairer Australia during some very challenging times, and I recognise the skills and creative magic brought by our partner, the First Nations-owned Carbon Creative agency.”

Ms. Mundine also thanked Reconciliation Australia’s multicultural and multilingual partner agency, Cultural Perspectives, and the many RAP partners who made significant contributions to the two campaigns.

“This success is also a reflection on our partnership with thousands of businesses, schools, sporting clubs, cultural institutions and not-for-profits which year after year back our efforts for a better Australia,” said Karen Mundine.

Reconciliation Australia will launch the theme for #NRW2025 in December.

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Paul House with gum leaves and smoke
Paul Girrawah House

Paul Girrawah House has multiple First Nation ancestries from the South-East Canberra region, including the Ngambri-Ngurmal (Walgalu), Pajong (Gundungurra), Wallabollooa (Ngunnawal) and Erambie/Brungle (Wiradyuri) family groups.

Paul acknowledges his diverse First Nation history, he particularly identifies as a descendant of Onyong aka Jindoomang from Weereewaa (Lake George) and Henry ‘Black Harry’ Williams from Namadgi who were both multilingual, essentially Walgalu-Ngunnawal-Wiradjuri speaking warriors and Ngunnawal–Wallaballooa man William Lane aka ‘Billy the Bull’ - Murrjinille.

Paul was born at the old Canberra hospital in the centre of his ancestral country and strongly acknowledges his First Nation matriarch ancestors, in particular his mother Dr Aunty Matilda House-Williams and grandmother, Ms Pearl Simpson-Wedge.

Paul completed a Bachelor of Community Management from Macquarie University, and Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage and Management from CSU.

Paul provided the Welcome to Country for the 47th Opening of Federal Parliament in 2022. Paul is Board Director, Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council, Member Indigenous Reference Group, National Museum of Australia and Australian Government Voice Referendum Engagement Group.  

Paul works on country with the ANU, First Nations Portfolio as a Senior Community Engagement Officer

Acknowledgement of Country

Reconciliation Australia acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing  connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images or names of people who have passed away.

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