Events@LaneCoveAboriginal Cultural Heritage Walk
Saturday 26 May, 8am – 1pm West Head Free guide – park entry fees apply Join an Archaeologist and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer from the Northern Sydney Aboriginal Heritage Office on a guided walk at West Head. North Sydney & Lane Cove Council residents will be given preference. Bring suitable walking shoes, hat and water. Bookings essential, RSVP by 22nd May to Lane Cove Council: 9911 3583 www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au Lane Cove’s 16th Annual Children’s Voices for Reconciliation Thursday 31 May, 10.30am – 12noon Lane Cove Plaza, Longueville Rd at Burns Bay Rd. (In the event of rain, this event will be held indoors at Lane Cove Civic Centre, 48 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove) Free event This event is pure joy! Don’t miss Lane Cove’s 16th annual combined schools performance celebrating Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. This year we are again raising awareness of the Constitutional Referendum regarding Recognition of Indigenous Australians. All Welcome. Enquiries: Frances de Jong on 0420 289 057 (Lane Cove Residents for Reconciliation) or Faith Wieland on 9911 3594 [email protected] www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au Mawul Rom: Cross-Cultural learning in Arnhem Land, NT Thursday 21 June, 7pm for 7.30pm –9.30pm The Community Centre, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove Free event The Mawul Rom Program is a unique course for accrediting cross-cultural mediators and for learning within two knowledge systems – Yolgnu (NE Arnhem Land) and Balanda (European). Jennifer Symonds, a Lane Cove Residents for Reconciliation Committee Member, was amongst the first group of 18 Indigenous & non-Indigenous students to graduate - traditionally on Elcho Island as ‘Peacemakers’ and contemporarily in Darwin from Charles Darwin University with a ‘Masters of Indigenous Knowledges (Mawul Rom)’. Jennifer will speak about the course, her and learnings from 2004 –2010. Enquiries: Jennifer Symonds 9436 4644 or Kerrie McKenzie 9428 1197 www.nswreconciliation.org.au |
Lane Cove NAIDOC Week Children’s Exhibition
Throughout July During Library hours, Lane Cove Library, Library Walk, Lane Cove Free event A display of children’s work on the theme of NAIDOC Week and Reconciliation represented in art, poetry and prose. Enquiries: Frances de Jong 0420 289 057 or Karen Mitchell 9911 3634 www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au NAIDOC Dreamtime Funtime Friday 6 July, 10.30am – 12.30pm Lane Cove Plaza, Longueville Road at Burns Bay Rd Free event International award winning artist, educator, performer and Aboriginal Elder, Walangari Karntawarrra facilitates learning in a fun filled, activity based environment. Participate in an art and culture class aimed at breaking down barriers and creating a better understanding of Aboriginal culture. www.walangari.com.au Enquiries: Kerrie McKenzie on 9428 1197 or Faith Wieland on 9911 3594 or [email protected] www.lanecovecouncil.nsw.gov.au |