Apology Anniversary Breakfasts
13 February 2009
Sharing stories, taking the next steps …
We can today resolve together that there be a new beginning for Australia. And it is to such a new beginning that I believe the nation is now calling us…. So let us seize the day. Let it not become a moment of mere sentimental reflection. Let us take it with both hands and allow this day, this day of national reconciliation, to become one of those rare moments in which we might just be able to transform the way in which the nation thinks about itself, whereby the injustice administered to these Stolen Generations in the name of these, our parliaments, causes all of us to reappraise, at the deepest level of our beliefs, the real possibility of reconciliation writ large.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 13 February 2008
On 13 February 2008, Australians everywhere stopped to hear Prime Minister Kevin Rudd deliver the national apology to the Stolen Generations. The apology provided the foundation for us to heal together and provide justice to the Stolen Generations. It is also helping to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and make reconciliation a reality for the benefit of us all. In workplaces, schools, public spaces and homes, we stood together and shared this memorable moment in our nation’s history.
On the first anniversary of the apology, Australians are invited to come together again to remember where they were and how they felt one year ago, to reflect on what’s changed and what hasn’t, and to talk about what comes next.
Organisations and community groups of all kinds are encouraged to hold Apology Anniversary Breakfasts. And to help set the scene and make the breakfasts successful and meaningful, Reconciliation Australia has produced the following resources:
To register your Apology Anniversary Breakfast and request resources go to www.reconciliation.org.au.
Further resources are also available from the National Sorry Day Committee www.nsdc.org.au and the Stolen Generations Alliance www.sgalliance.org.au
Reconciliation Australia
Ph: +61 2 6273 9200
Fx: +61 2 6273 9201
www.reconciliation.org.au
Reconciliation Australia acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to the elders both past and present.
We can today resolve together that there be a new beginning for Australia. And it is to such a new beginning that I believe the nation is now calling us…. So let us seize the day. Let it not become a moment of mere sentimental reflection. Let us take it with both hands and allow this day, this day of national reconciliation, to become one of those rare moments in which we might just be able to transform the way in which the nation thinks about itself, whereby the injustice administered to these Stolen Generations in the name of these, our parliaments, causes all of us to reappraise, at the deepest level of our beliefs, the real possibility of reconciliation writ large.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 13 February 2008
On 13 February 2008, Australians everywhere stopped to hear Prime Minister Kevin Rudd deliver the national apology to the Stolen Generations. The apology provided the foundation for us to heal together and provide justice to the Stolen Generations. It is also helping to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and make reconciliation a reality for the benefit of us all. In workplaces, schools, public spaces and homes, we stood together and shared this memorable moment in our nation’s history.
On the first anniversary of the apology, Australians are invited to come together again to remember where they were and how they felt one year ago, to reflect on what’s changed and what hasn’t, and to talk about what comes next.
Organisations and community groups of all kinds are encouraged to hold Apology Anniversary Breakfasts. And to help set the scene and make the breakfasts successful and meaningful, Reconciliation Australia has produced the following resources:
- Ideas on what you can do as an organisation or individual to build on the apology and help close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- A 30 minute documentary film about the apology
- A poster featuring the wording of the national apology by the Prime Minister
- A simple fact sheet answering common questions about the Stolen Generations and the apology
- A collection of quotes about the impact of the apology from members of the Stolen Generations and other Australians
- An online database for you to register your breakfast.
To register your Apology Anniversary Breakfast and request resources go to www.reconciliation.org.au.
Further resources are also available from the National Sorry Day Committee www.nsdc.org.au and the Stolen Generations Alliance www.sgalliance.org.au
Reconciliation Australia
Ph: +61 2 6273 9200
Fx: +61 2 6273 9201
www.reconciliation.org.au
Reconciliation Australia acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to the elders both past and present.
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