{"id":15893,"date":"2021-05-17T10:32:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T01:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/?p=15893"},"modified":"2021-05-25T13:10:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T03:40:48","slug":"join-events-during-national-reconciliation-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/2021\/05\/17\/join-events-during-national-reconciliation-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Join events during National Reconciliation Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year Flinders University celebrates the first anniversary of our RAP (Reconciliation Action Plan) within <a href=\"https:\/\/nrw.reconciliation.org.au\/\">National Reconciliation Week<\/a>, and we invite our community to join the activities on offer as we acknowledge our contribution to the nation\u2019s reconciliation journey.<\/p>\n<p>National Reconciliation Week, which this year runs\u00a0 from 27 May to 3 June, commemorates two important milestones in Australia\u2019s reconciliation journey: the 1967 referendum that introduced Australian voting rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the historic 1992 Mabo decision by the High Court of Australia, that ushered in a new era for Indigenous land rights in this nation.<\/p>\n<p>The National Reconciliation Week theme for 2021 &#8211; More Than A Word #NRW2021 #MoreThanAWord &#8211; signifies a reconciliation movement towards braver more impactful action as the community joins together to build stronger relationships with and values for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Flinders, which recognises that the path to reconciliation is a whole-of-university responsibility, will be involved in six events during the week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reconciliationsa.org.au\/event-plugin\/national-reconciliation-week-breakfast-27-may-2021\/\">National Reconciliation Week Breakfast<\/a> at the Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, from 6.30am to 9am, 27 May.<\/li>\n<li>RAP Anniversary Student Celebration, being held on the Ground Level, Student Hub, Flinders University, from 10am to 11.30am, 28 May.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/lowitja-o-donoghue-oration-2021\">The Lowitja O\u2019Donoghue Oration 2021,<\/a> featuring Pat Anderson AO at Bonython Hall, North Terrace, Adelaide, 6.30pm, 1 June.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/brave-courageous-questions-registration-153904210637\">Brave Reconciliation Week: Aboriginal Nutrition<\/a> presented by Annabelle Wilson, Alere Function Centre, 2 June<\/li>\n<li>Sharing History and Culture &#8211; Flinders Library First Nations Collection, presented in the Flinders University Central Library, all day from 27 May to 3 June.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flinders.edu.au\/museum-of-art\/programs\/tour-looking-glass\">FUMA&#8217;s National Reconciliation Week Floortalks:<\/a> Tours explaining the exhibition <em>Looking Glass: Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce<\/em>, from noon to 1pm, 27 May to 3 June at Flinders University Museum of Art, ground floor, Social Sciences North Building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will also be screenings of three special events on the superscreen in the Plaza:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday 27 May \u2013 Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony, followed by Elder Forum Rerun.<\/li>\n<li>Friday 28 May &#8211; Living Black: Patrick Dodson, the Father of Reconciliation.<\/li>\n<li>Monday 31 May \u2013 TED Talk: The Myth of Aboriginal Stories Being Myths by Flinders graduate Jacinta Koolmatrie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Flinders University also has a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/flinders-merchandise.myshopify.com\/collections\/reconciliation-action-plan-merchandise-rap\">RAP merchandise being offered for sale<\/a>, featuring lanyards, mugs, notebooks<br \/>\ndrink bottles and tea towels\u00a0&#8211; and just like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flinders.edu.au\/reconciliation-action-plan\/support\">RAP pins that have been available for the past year<\/a>, a portion of the sale proceeds will be directed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flinders.edu.au\/giving\/give-to\/give-to-scholarship\">Flinders Indigenous Scholarship Fund.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flinders.edu.au\/engage\/culture\/national-reconciliation-week\">Click here<\/a> to find the full range of events and how to confirm your access to participate. 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