Roads to Reconciliation: Activating Multicultural Communities

Last weekend, Uncle Charles Pakana and I had a fantastic conversation in Anglesea with the Surfcoast for Reconciliation group about Treaty, reconciliation, allyship, racism, and white fragility. It was wonderful to return to the town for the first time since being prevented by the Anglesea Lions Club from presenting my invited speech earlier this year (https://lnkd.in/gz-TC3G2). The strong support I’ve had from the Anglesea community, Surf Coast Shire Council, National Australia Day Council, and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (who sponsored the previous event), clearly illustrate the isolated position of Anglesea Lions Club and Lions Australia, who have failed to accept or acknowledge Reconciliation Victoria’s offers to meet with them in the spirit of reconciliation. I look forward to meeting soon with the Anglesea branch of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to see how they can best support the fantastic local reconciliation and truth-telling work of the Surfcoast for Reconciliation group. I still remain open to meeting with the Anglesea Lions Club to discuss how Reconciliation Victoria can support them in their reconciliation journey. Picture: Uncle Charles Pakana and I with some of the wonderful audience members at last weekend's event. #Reconciliation #Voice #Treaty #Truth National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice Roads to Reconciliation: Activating Multicultural Communities Federation University Australia Reconciliation Victoria Reconciliation Australia National Indigenous Times Victorian Aboriginal News Geelong Advertiser Times News Group Lions Clubs International Uncle Charles Pakana Jennie DeNeefe Julie Saylor-Briggs

"Activating 'Roads to Reconciliation' in multicultural Victoria is essential for fostering unity and mutual respect among diverse communities, as it not only honors Indigenous heritage but also enriches the cultural fabric of our society, paving the way for a more inclusive and harmonious future." We thank C31 Melbourne Melbourne for providing an opportunity to air an important interview and build community capacity in Victoria and beyond Please 🙏 help this project grow and gain momentum by sharing and commenting on youtube so we can make history and gain a movement of care citizens to support us to sovereignty 💛❤️🖤 Reconciliation Australia Federation University Australia Victorian Multicultural Commission Monash University

So absolutely wonderful to catch up with Maria Dimopoulos and Shankar Kasynathan and help share the story/ies of their incredible work under the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice (kudos to Andrew Gunstone, of course). Inspirational stuff at so many levels. This episode to be published next week, along with a call to the Victorian Government to continue funding.

Maria Dimopoulos, Charles Pakana and Shankar Kasynathan celebrating the end of the pilot year of Roads to Reconciliation: Activating Multicultural Communities with a podcast for Victorian Aboriginal News. Our work is proudly brought to you by National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice and the Victorian Government.

Thank you Andrew Gunstone, Shankar Kasynathan and Maria Dimopoulos for the great 12 months of learning and bridging multicultural communities with First Nations wisdom, history, and future steps. It was an honour to be part of the inaugural cohort for Roads to Reconciliation: Activating Multicultural Communities, and I can't wait to see how many more roads you can build!

Last night, the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice was delighted to hold our graduation event for our community fellows in our Roads to Reconciliation: Activating Multicultural Communities project. It was wonderful to celebrate the amazing efforts of our fellows with The Hon Ingrid Stitt, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, our partner Reconciliation Victoria, staff from Federation University Australia, and a fantastic audience. It has been a privilege to work with such a brilliant team - project leads Maria Dimopoulos AM and Shankar Kasynathan, Jesse J. Fleay, and Sara J. (who did an incredible job in organising last night's event). The team is looking forward to continuing our work in engaging multicultural communities in reconciliation, truth, and justice, both across Victoria and throughout Australia. Thanks so very much to the Victorian Government for funding this transformational project. Husna A. Ramanjeet Kaur Rod Ceballos Lunorphare Folly Jim Shen Alex Suwitra Jagesh Panchal Dr Judy Tang Iffat Ara Arfa Sarfaraz Carolyn Chong Dr Harpreet Singh Kandra Professor Mimmie Claudine Watts Phd.♦️🌻♦️ Alexander R. Alistair King Tony Stephen Uncle Charles Pakana Polaron Language Services Federation University Australia Reconciliation Victoria Reconciliation Australia Victorian Multicultural Commission Victorian Aboriginal News National Indigenous Times #reconciliation #truth #justice

Please join Roads to Reconciliation: Activating Multicultural Communities in supporting Andrew Gunstone and our shared work on Reconciliation, Truth and Justice at this event in Anglesea on Saturday. Register via the link below. https://lnkd.in/gizn9xAj

Like for many diasporic communities and their leaders who have engaged with our conversations, Gippsland's Jill Page shares what it's like to be a part of a Multicultural Australia and engage in Reconciliation, Truth and Justice in her new home. Come along to the final event of our first year, a graduation event for our 10 Fellowship recipients, by registering here... https://lnkd.in/gD2SwNm8 Roads to Reconciliation: Activating Multicultural Communities is brought to you by the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice.

When we visited City of Casey to deliver our workshop 'Collective Action & Advocacy', we were grateful to meet and hear from Maryam Zahid. Watch this video to hear about Maryam's journey on her own road to Reconciliation. Roads to Reconciliation: Activating Multicultural Communities is brought to you by the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice. Come along to the final event of our first year by registering here... https://lnkd.in/gD2SwNm8

Do you support our work? Do you feel like celebrating the self led work of 10 incredible Community Fellows who have been facilitating conversations on Reconciliation, Truth and Justice in their communities? Then join us and Minister Ingrid Stitt to celebrate the end of year 1 of Roads to Reconciliation: Activating Multicultural Communities by registering via the link below! Brought to you by the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice and the Victorian Government. https://lnkd.in/gD2SwNm8