Blogs
It has been seven months since the horrendous, painful and racist Voice Referendum on 14th October 2023 and Blakfullas have arrived wounded, but not defeated, at the first Reconciliation week since.
Written by Sissy Austin (Gunditjmara, Keeray Wurrung and Djab Wurrung)
With the Referendum date in full swing, and school being back for a little over a week, we have already had several conversations with First Nations students about the interactions happening in their classrooms now.
This blog shares perspectives from an Aboriginal student, Aboriginal educator and advocate, Shelley Ware, a KESO and a non-Indigenous high school teacher.
The question needs to be asked. Are these patriots or public holiday enjoyers alike fully aware of what they are celebrating? Or are they using the day as an excuse to have a blowout or picnic in the park, ignorant to the ongoing impacts of colonial violence?
