The Guringai festival
Acknowledgment of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land, the Guringai peoples on whose land we now stand, we pay our respects to Elders past and present.
About Guringai Festival
Founded in 2001, the Guringai Festival aims to raise awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the Northern Sydney region. The festival usually starts on Sorry Day 26 May and goes through to the end of NAIDOC Week, the second week in July each year.
The Festival involves 11 councils and numerous reconciliation and community groups. Events include workshops, art exhibitions, performances, films and talks.
Locations
This year events of the Guringai Festival are taking place in eleven different
locations. These include Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, Manly,
Mosman, North Sydney, Pittwater, Ryde, Warringah and Willoughby. The main places the events are taking place at is Manly, Mosman and Willoughby.
Important Dates and Anniversaries
Nadioc Week - Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 years on
Sunday 1 - Sunday 8 July 2012 Celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia. www.naidoc.org.au
Reconciliation Week: Lets Talk Recognition
Sunday 27 May - Sunday 3 June 2012 - Each year National Reconciliation Week celebrates the rich culture and history of the First Australians. It is the ideal time for everyone to join the reconciliation conversation and to think about how we can help turn around the disadvantage experienced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The theme for 2012 will be “Let’s Talk Recognition!” with a particular focus on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. www.nswreconciliation.org.au
Sorry Day
Thursday 26 May 2012 Annual commemoration of the tens of thousands of Indigenous people who were forcibly removed from their families as children. www.nsdc.org.au
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land, the Guringai peoples on whose land we now stand, we pay our respects to Elders past and present.
About Guringai Festival
Founded in 2001, the Guringai Festival aims to raise awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the Northern Sydney region. The festival usually starts on Sorry Day 26 May and goes through to the end of NAIDOC Week, the second week in July each year.
The Festival involves 11 councils and numerous reconciliation and community groups. Events include workshops, art exhibitions, performances, films and talks.
Locations
This year events of the Guringai Festival are taking place in eleven different
locations. These include Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, Manly,
Mosman, North Sydney, Pittwater, Ryde, Warringah and Willoughby. The main places the events are taking place at is Manly, Mosman and Willoughby.
Important Dates and Anniversaries
Nadioc Week - Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 years on
Sunday 1 - Sunday 8 July 2012 Celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia. www.naidoc.org.au
Reconciliation Week: Lets Talk Recognition
Sunday 27 May - Sunday 3 June 2012 - Each year National Reconciliation Week celebrates the rich culture and history of the First Australians. It is the ideal time for everyone to join the reconciliation conversation and to think about how we can help turn around the disadvantage experienced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The theme for 2012 will be “Let’s Talk Recognition!” with a particular focus on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. www.nswreconciliation.org.au
Sorry Day
Thursday 26 May 2012 Annual commemoration of the tens of thousands of Indigenous people who were forcibly removed from their families as children. www.nsdc.org.au