Everyone in the Flinders community is invited to join in this year’s NAIDOC Week celebrations being held in South Australia and the Northern Territory from Sunday 3 July to Sunday 10 July.
NAIDOC Week is held in the first week of July each year, and provides an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories.
This year’s theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! and activities are inviting everyone to participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.
Events to celebrate NAIDOC Week have been organised across Flinders campuses.
Kaurna Yarta (Bedford Park)
The Office of Indigenous Strategy and Engagement will be hosting the free event in The Hub from 11.30am-12.30pm on 5 July, and invites all staff and students to enjoy a free donut, decorated in Aboriginal colours, and to test out their creative side with rock painting.
Further community activities for NAIDOC Week can be found on the NAIDOC SA website.
South Australian-based production company Scarlett Media is hosting two free sessions of its documentary on Colebrook Children’s home. Watch the trailer here.
The film – Colebrook Reconciliation Park – A Place of Healing & Learning – will be shown at Wallis Cinemas Mitcham at 11am and 7pm on Thursday 7 July. You can purchase your tickets here: 11am session, 7pm session.
Larrakia Country (Darwin)
Poche SA+NT invite all staff and students to the inaugural Dr Richard Fejo Oration – A Statement from the Arts – Dr Richard Fejo in conversation with Thomas Mayor and Shane Howard AM.
The three speakers are nationally-recognised figures who have each played a key role in progressing discussions on health and identity – this is a unique chance to hear them together.
The oration will be on Monday 4 July from 5.30pm-8pm at the George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens.
To register to attend, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-richard-fejo-oration-tickets-371143880337
For further information please contact the Poche SA+NT team at poche@flinders.edu.au
Arrernte Country (Alice Springs)
Poche SA+NT are also hosting the inaugural Dr Pat Miller Oration – What does it mean to be young and free? New directions for Central Australian youth).
The oration will be held at the Alice Springs Town Council from 11am-12.30pm on Wednesday 6 July 2022.
Dr Pat Miller in conversation with emerging Alice Springs Aboriginal leaders Kristy Bloomfield and Tanya Turner.
This event presents a forum for new conversations on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and identity, with potential to ignite new initiatives in the NT.
The three speakers are innovators with fresh perspectives on ways to improve opportunities for youth and for community in Central Australia.
To register to attend, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-pat-miller-oration-tickets-371169015517
For further information please contact the Poche SA+NT team at poche@flinders.edu.au