National Reconciliation Week 2010

Week of Prayer for Reconciliation was started in 1993, and expanded to become National Reconciliation Week in 1996, becoming an Australia-wide focus point for reconciliation activities. The week gives us the opportunity to reflect, through prayer, thought, discussion, and act on what still needs to be done in reconciliation. The week follows on from Sorry Day (26 May) commemorating the release of the ‘Bringing Them Home’ report in 1997 which detailed the damaging effects of the policy of removing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.

National Assembly have created resources for Reconciliation Week this year that are available here.

Tomorrow, Friday May 28, Reconciliation Australia will launch a new public awareness campaign that encourages Australians to consider their own role in reconciliation. There will be online, television, cinema, radio and print components, and it will call for all Australians to help finish what was started. The Unfinished Oz website will be central to the campaign and offers a range of ways for people to get involved in the reconciliation process. Check out the website tomorrow atwww.unfinishedoz.com.au

Also this Reconciliation Week ANTaR is inviting you to show your commitment to reconciliation by participating in a Virtual Bridge Walk! Make your ANTaR Avatar, join the walk and then tell your friends to join in…

See below for events happening to commemorate Reconciliation Week. For further info about the history of Reconciliation Week and the theme for this year check out the Reconciliation Australia page here

And add your events to the mix here