“If this is OUR shared history and we are really ONE, WHY would WE celebrate a day marked by such atrocities?”
Australia Day evokes many emotions across our country, and at this time in our collective history, the Long Weekend celebrations are underpinned by deeper issues for our First Nation People.
Maybe it’s because I’m older now. Maybe it’s more than that.
I believe it has more to do with intentionally seeking to understand, rather than being understood.
Now this polarising question of ‘should the date be changed’ is making way for a collective conversation, that explores what each other stands for, why things matter, how history impact the present – still.
>>> Click to Watch the Conversation with Sandra & Tarran HERE <<<
Pastor Sandra Dumas and Tarran Deane Interview – Australia Day, NAIDOC and more _ Ganggalah Church, Training Centre and Aboriginal Arts – via www.tarrandeane.com _
>>> Click to Watch the Conversation with Sandra & Tarran HERE <<<
In this candid conversation between two friends Sandra Dumas’s, aboriginal Bundjulung woman and Tarran Deane, blue-eyed,blonde-haired white woman, explore the complexities around:
– Australia Day, the date, the history, forced participation in Australia Day, our constitution and the impact on today’s aboriginal community
– NAIDOC Week, the origins, the call for justice and equality, and how business, corporate’s and community can come together
– Bias: how prejudice exists in each one of us whether a conscious or unconscious, Black or White and What you can do to start a relationship, build trust and explore what each other stands for
What would happen if you spent some time quietly having a conversation with each other, enjoying the discovery of seeking to understand, rather than letting your opinions be a reflection of media panels, inherited bias or disinterest.
Let’s practice a little humility and get to know each other more, now, and into the future. We’re in this TOGETHER.
Pastor Sandra and Pastor Willy Dumas of Ganggalah Church, Training Centre and Aboriginal Arts – via www.tarrandeane.com