- Friday 26 May, Ingrid Moses Courtyard
Sorry Day event from 11am
Join us in remembrance, healing and reconciliation at our Sorry Day Acknowledgement.
Hosted by Oorala and UNE Life, you are invited to colour a hand or write a message and peg it to the Sorry Tree.
- Sunday 28 May, Armidale CBD
ANTAR Reconciliation Bridge Walk from 12pm
- Monday 29 May, Graduates Walk ((UNE staff)
(proudly supported by People and Culture)
10am: Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
10am – 2pm: Traditional food tasting and Bush Tucker and Bush Medicine display
10am – 2pm: Larissa Ahoy’s art on display
11am –12pm: Art demonstration by Larissa Ahoy
12pm – 1pm: Traditional food tasting
12pm -1pm: Story-telling and Artefacts (recommended if you are going to see ROLA on Thursday)
1pm – 2pm: Damper making classes
- Tuesday 30 May, online Reconciliation Week activities (UNE staff and students only)
An online opportunity for all UNE campuses to be involved in National Reconciliation Week facilitated by People and Culture.
10am – 11:30am: Acknowledgement to Country workshop and Q and A
11:45pm – 12:30 pm: Damper making class
12:30pm – 1pm: Lunch/break
1:00pm – 2pm: Bush Tucker and Bush Medicine workshop
- Thursday 1 June, corner of Elm Ave and Trevenna Road
Sea of Hands Event – Official UNE Reconciliation Event (all welcome)
12pm: Open for people to come and place their hand in the installation
12:15pm – 2pm: Shuttle Bus available to take people to and from Oorala
12:30pm: Art stall with Larissa Ahoy
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Free Soup and Damper available at Oorala
1pm – 1:30pm: Screening of ROLA at Oorala
The activities below will take place along Elm Ave and Trevenna Rd
1:30pm: Damper making/Bush tucker/Bush medicine display/bush food tasting
1:30pm: Artefacts and story-telling
2:30pm: Final hands to be placed and installation to be completed. Any leftover hands to be placed by anyone who is there
2:45pm: Smoking ceremony
3pm: Official proceedings to commence
3:25pm: Official unveiling of Sea of Hands – Drone shot
3:30pm: Event to conclude
Movie ‘Sweet As’ opens at Belgrave Cinema
- Friday 2 June, Armidale campus (Elders only)
Community Elders campus Cultural Immersion tour
This event is open to all community Elders who would like to come on a Cultural Immersion tour of the campus to learn about significant sites and their importance to maintaining culture and how they can help reconciliation. Facilitated by People and Culture and EBE.
More information, links and contact details on Reconciliation Week activities will be provided next week.