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RE NEWS - NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK

National Reconciliation Week is held every year from 27 May to 3 June—is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. What’s the significance of 27 May and 3 June?  27 May marks the anniversary of the 1967 referendum when Australians voted to remove clauses in the Australian Constitution that discriminated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 3 June marks the historic 1992 Mabo decision in which the High Court of Australia recognised native title—the recognition that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights over their lands. 

The day before National Reconciliation Week, 26 May, is National Sorry Day, which was first held in Sydney in 1998 and is now commemorated nationally to remember and honour the Stolen Generations. 

Why is National Reconciliation Week important? National Reconciliation Week provides a focus for working towards our goal of a just, equitable and reconciled Australia. National Reconciliation Week is an ideal time for organisations, schools, universities, community groups and workplaces to advance understanding of reconciliation within their own places and their own lives. National Reconciliation Week provides a focus for working towards our goal of a just, equitableand reconciled Australia. Click here for an excerpt from the National Reconciliation Factsheet.

Here at St Brigid’s, we have worked together, in our learning hubs to understand the meaning of Sorry Day (26th May), followed by National Reconciliation Week. Please join us in continuing this reflection through the prayer service at tomorrow’s assembly in Brigid Hall at 2:15pm.  All welcome.

St Brigid's Winter Wonderland Disco Party - NEXT THURSDAY 5 JUNE

Tickets on Sale Now! - We ask that you purchase your tickets by 9:00am on Wednesday morning so that we can confirm numbers.  Head to your CDFpay app to buy your ticket.

Save the Date - Book the Babysitters!!! - St Brigid's Trivia Night is back!!