National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week
On Friday, as part of National Sorry Day, Nicholas and I visited all of the classrooms to teach everyone a special message in sign language about the meaning of Sorry Day. Everyone was amazing at signing it and listening to the message of Sorry Day.
- Culley Reynolds
The Bringing them home report recommended (Recommendation No 7.a) that a National Sorry Day be held each year on May 26 to \commemorate the history of forcible removals and it's effects'. As a result of this recommendattion the community-based organisation the National Sorry Day Committee (NSDC) was formed.
National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week was initiated in 1996 to privide a special focus for nationwide activities.
National Reconciliation Week offers people across Australia the opportunity to focus on reconciliation, to hear about the cultures and histories of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and to explore new and better ways of meeting challenges in our communities. The week is times to coincide with two significant dates in Australia's history 27 May and 3 June.
The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2023, Be a Voice for Generations, encourage all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible wats in our everyday lives - where we live, work and socialise.
More information can be found
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/