Toowoomba First Nations Allies
Listening – Learning – Connecting
Julie Conway will share simple techniques to repurpose Yes badges as conversation starter brooches as a way of saying we are building on the Yes campaign and supporting the Uluru Statement from the Heart in its entirety: Voice, Truth and Treaty. This is the first of a series of workshops and will be limited to […]
Buthalangi and Munya’s story.A mother and daughter’s journey back. Written and Directed by Leah Purcell. Based on the books written by Dr Ruth Hegarty Is That You, Ruthie? (first published by the University of Queensland Press in 1999) and Buthalangi: A Maranoa Woman (published by Dr Ruth Hegarty in 2022). Is That You, Ruthie? is a poignant exploration of a mother […]
The Traditional Custodians of Gummingurru are calling on community members to lend a hand in caring for this sacred site. We’re forming the “G’rru Crew”, a team of volunteers who will help maintain and support Gummingurru for future generations. There will be many ways to get involved over time, but right now, we need green thumbs for a working […]
Regular monthly meetingOur guest speaker will be Lesley Synge. Her commitment to history and truth-telling should make this a compelling and interesting session. Know Their Names by Lesley Synge ABOUT THE BOOK Men. Horses. Police. Politics. Truth-telling. Know Their Names is the story of the Aboriginal stockmen who bred the horses for the Queensland Police in the Central […]
The group will be reading and discussing Sorry and Beyond by Brian Butler and John Bond. It was published in 2021 and is available in paperback and eBook formats. The publisher’s site (linked above) has this to say: Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, like Brian Butler’s, have been coping with the trauma […]
Anita Heiss: Growing up Aboriginal in Australia. Published 2018. Carlton: Black Ink. From the Publisher’s site: This groundbreaking collection from the Growing Up series will enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today. Childhood stories of family, country and belonging What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by […]
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