National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June), is for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements. It's a time to explore how we can all contribute to achieving reconciliation.
National Reconciliation Week
Our vision for reconciliation is a unified, respectful and thriving community that embraces Australia's First Peoples for their experiences of the past, their resilience in the present and their aspirations for the future.
Each year we explore themes of reconciliation through a week of insightful free events.
National Reconciliation Week opening night
Wednesday 27 May
Glen Eira City Council Galleries
6.30pm—8.30pm
Celebrate the beginning of National Reconciliation Week with an evening of culture, connection and community.
The event will feature a Smoking Ceremony, Welcome to Country, cultural performances and a native flora presentation, alongside the opportunity to experience Confined 17, an exhibition presented by the The Torch.
Free. No bookings required.
Special StoryTime with Natashia Curtin
Thursday 28 May
Bentleigh Library and Youth Hub
11am—12pm
Join us for a Special Storytime with Natashia Curtin for a reading of her book Just Like You, all about her unique cross-cultural childhood growing up in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, in a Yolngu community called Ramingining.
Published in English and Gupapuyngu, the book celebrates the universal experiences of childhood which bind us all together.
Just Like You was published with the approval of Yolungu Elders.
Free. No bookings required.
Parental supervision required for all children under 12.
Confined 17. Screening and Q & A with First Peoples artists
Friday 29 May
Glen Eira Town Hall—Theatrette
1pm—2.30pm
Join us for a Screening and Q&A with First Peoples artists with lived experience of incarceration.
The screening will showcase interviews captured on Country and within the artist’s homes. Each interview shares the personal and creative journeys of artists, told in their own words. Following the screening, join artists featured in the interviews alongside the production team to dive deeper into their stories and learn more about their experiences.
Presented by The Torch.
Bookings required.
Tickets: $10 per person.
Mob Tix $0 (discount code MOBTIX)
Native Flora and Fauna tours
With Cassie Leatham Fisher-Patterson
Sunday 31 May
Mallanbool Reserve. Leila Rd, Murrumbeena
10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm (40min sessions)
Join Taungurung/Wurundjeri woman Cassie Leatham Fisher-Patterson—Kulin Nation artist and renowned bushtukka woman—for a guided tour through the beautiful Mallanbool Reserve.
Cassie shares her extensive knowledge of the traditional and medicinal uses of native flora and teaches participants how to identify edible native plants.
A passionate cultural educator, Cassie works across a range of mediums to share traditional techniques and the ways of old with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, making this a rich and engaging experience for all.
Free. Bookings required.
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