Are you tuning into our National Sorry Day Policy Forum livestream? There will also be an opportunity to submit questions to our panellists from wherever you are in Australia.

healingfoundation.org.au/national-sorry…

#UnfinishedBusiness #NationalSorryDay #BringingThemHome

We visited the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation mobile education centre bus at Winnunga Nimmityjah AHCS 🖤💛❤️ this afternoon. Have you had an opportunity to take part in a Kinchela bus truth telling session yet?

#truthtelling #StolenGenerations #bringingthemhome #unfinishedbusiness

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In the lead up to this National Sorry Day, key priorities are a consistent and fair redress scheme for all survivors and improved access to the family records that hold the keys to survivors’ stories.

#unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome #StolenGenerations

1/2 This National Sorry Day we highlight ‘Bringing Them Home: the unfinished business’. We must urgently act on the outstanding recommendations of this report, before it is too late for Stolen Generations survivors who are still with us.

#unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

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For the first time, the #BringingThemHome inquiry examined the truth of Australia’s Stolen Generations past, and shared this with the nation.

27 years on many of the report’s 54 recommendations have not been implemented, or only partially implemented.

#unfinishedbusiness

1/2 On 26 May each year, National Sorry Day marks the tabling of the Bringing Them Home report in the Australian Parliament and commemorates Stolen Generations survivors.

Learn more or find a local Sorry Day event: healingfoundation.org.au

#unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

Calling all #schools in the #ACT : As part of the #NationalSorryDay #BridgeWalk on Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country on Friday 24 May 2024, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services is holding a schools banner competition.

#unfinishedbusiness #bringingthemhome

2/2 The Bringing Them Home report recommends that State and Territory police forces acknowledge their prominent role in the implementation of forcible removal laws and policies, formally apologise for these actions, and participate in commemorations.

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1/2 Apologies and reparations are an important part of acknowledging the atrocities of the past and the ongoing impact; creating an accurate shared national understanding of Australia's history, says The Healing Foundation's CEO Shannan Dodson said.

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We pay tribute to Lyndall Ryan's contribution to truth telling over many decades, including through her influential #massacremap . She built our nation's understanding of how historical violence reverberates today, and the importance of #truthtelling .

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How will you be marking National Sorry Day?

Throughout May, The Healing Foundation will be drawing attention to the #unfinishedbusiness of the #bringingthemhome report and the pressing contemporary needs of Stolen Generations survivors.

Stay tuned for events and new content!

Historical records are critical for survivors and their descendants, and support community healing. We need to act now to address records access for Stolen Generations survivors.

nit.com.au/25-04-2024/109…

National Indigenous Times #recordsaccess #bringingthemhome #StolenGenerations

PAUSE. BREATHE. CONNECT.

Stolen Generations Reference Group Member Uncle David Wragge sat down recently with the Guardian to talk about his story as a survivor, the referendum and how to keep ourselves feeling strong and safe.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Educators! 📷
The updated version of the Stolen Generations Resource Kit is now live!

You can download your free resource kit and register for your own hard copy on our website! healingfoundation.org.au/schools/...
#MakeHealingHappen #HealOurPastBuildOurFuture

Board Chair, Professor Steve Larkin Announcement on The Healing Foundations new CEO 📢

Read the announcement via our LinkedIn below ⬇️ linkedin.com/posts/the-heal…

“How can we heal if we don’t have access to those stories? And who’s got the right? The fact that some old bloke just can have people’s stories in his bloody shed in boxes, or in an industrial unit, and won’t let people in …

theguardian.com/australia-news…

How do you have safe yarns with people about The Voice referendum? Consider each case. Do you feel safe, comfortable? Is it the right time to be part of hard yarns? Step away if the yarn becomes heated or hurtful. Our Health in Our Hands ❤️💛🖤 Healing Foundation