Win a copy of the award winning DVD "Beneath Clouds"

To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum OzSpirit, in partnership with Magna Pacific Film distributors, is offering you the chance to win a copy of the award winning film: Beneath Clouds. In 100 words or less tell us

"Reconciliation between Indigenous and Non Indigenous peoples – why we should care"

What does reconciliation mean to you, and have you thought about it? If so we would love to hear your views. Please send your entries to:
 
ozspirit@caritas.org.au
or post to :
OzSpirit Co-ordinator
Caritas Australia
19 Mackenzie street
North Sydney 2060

Entries close on 16 June 2007. The top 10 winning entries will be posted on the Caritas Australia website and featured in upcoming editions of OzSpirit, they will also receive a copy of the film Beneath Clouds.
Please ensure that you include your contact details with your entry.

For a film review of Beneath Clouds Click here

Join an Event

Around the country different Indigenous and Non Indigenous groups are finding ways to mark the 40th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum, National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week. Check out our "what's on" section on the right hand side of this page to find out what events are on near you and join in!

Wear a t-shirt

Show your support for indigenous people by wearing a Make Indigenous Poverty History T-Shirt to Sorry Day and other events around Australia. Order your t-shirt through the website: www.ncca.org.au

Question your Opinion

15th May is designated by the United Nations as the International Day of families.
Family violence is a huge problem for the Australian community, with Indigenous people suffering disproportionately high rates. Studies show this can be attributed to the effects of colonisation. Debate can get heated when these issues are discussed - so where do you stand?  And can you defend your position
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Order flowers

The native hibiscus has been adopted as a national emblem of the Stolen Generations.

Show your solidarity, remembrance and healing by wearing a native hibiscus flower on May 26, 2007.

National Sorry Day Flowers can be ordered through
Stolen Generations Alliance
or
Kimberley Stolen Generation Aboriginal Corporation

Plant a Stolen Generation's Track Home

The "Stolen Generation's Track Home" is a symbolic representation of the thousands of silent and unseen tracks of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were taken away under the forced removal policies. It is made up of Red, Yellow, Black, White Blue and Green feet. Take action, plant the "Stolen Generations Track Home" in your garden, at your school or workplace, and be united in a national 10 year commitment to fully implement the 54 Recommendations of the Bringing Them Home Report. More...

Tell a friend

Tell your friends and colleagues that you are passionate about Indigenous issues and that you take action on issues you're passionate about. Encourage your friends and colleagues to support your efforts by forwarding them this publication

To do this, use the 'Tell a friend' form at the right hand side of this page.

Read a Book

Rob Riley: An Aboriginal Leader's Quest for Justice by Quentin Beresford

Winner of the Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission, Arts Non-Ficton Award, 2006

"The life portrayed in these pages will above all else challenge our capacity to look into this blighted page of our history and to deal with and understand the nature of our national racist cancer" Patrick Dodson. More...

Listen to Music

The newest project coming out of the Kimberley Stolen Generation, this fine compilation album embraces the many emotions of people taken from country, culture and language. It features contemporary artists, traditional players and soundscapes expressing the deep feelings and experiences of people removed from their families by previous government policies. More...

Reflect

Reflect on the Plight of Indigenous Mothers on Mothers Day

We all should take the time to show our mother's how much we appreciate all that they do for us. But what does poverty mean for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers? How does ill health and lack of education impact on them particularly?

Click here to take action. 

Prayer

During Reconciliation Week take time to look at this resource titled
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and Prayer for reconciliation which has been put together by The National Council for Churches Australia

www.ncca.org.au

Close the Gap

Together we can end the Indigenous health crisis.

Indigenous Australians die 17 years earlier than non-Indigenous Australians and Indigenous infant mortality is three times that of non-Indigenous Australians. It is a national disgrace that Indigenous Australians do not have the same access to health services that other Australians enjoy.
Take action today call on Australian governments to take action to achieve health equality for Indigenous Australians within 25 years. More...

Women of the 1967 Referendum: a story worth repeating

There are many stories worth repeating about the road to the Referendum that removed a handful of words from Australia's Constitution in 1967. Here are the stories of seven women that tell how that road was made. More...

Caritas Australia: Working with Indigenous Australians.

Caritas Australia has been working in partnership with Indigenous organisations and communities for over 30 years.

Through its Australian Indigenous Program, Caritas Australia supports sustainable development projects which are developed and implemented by, or in close collaboration with, Indigenous Australians. The projects therefore reflect an Indigenous view of the world as well as support Indigenous advocacy issues. More...

Do a quiz

On the ACT Journey of healing website you can test your knowledge of significant Indigenous people, events and places with this school quiz

www.johact.org.au