Hi folks and welcome to my Friday Reflection I write to you from Oxford in the UK. I am here with the Global Atlantic Fellows Annual Convening. I write in the time of NAIDOC Week. I feel compelled to write about the celebration and joy that is part of our lives and our work in […]
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Hi folks and welcome to my Friday Reflection. This is the final in the series focused on keeping our attention between National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week. We’ve been holding onto this time between National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week purposefully to highlight a potential for Australia to adopt this period as a ‘National Ceremony’
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Hi folks and welcome to my Friday Reflection. Now more than ever, we need to keep the fire burning. This week I’ve been reminded of the importance of being clear on purpose, honouring ancestors, and keeping customs. Purpose On clarity of purpose. To keep the fire burning, now more than ever we need to remain
Keeping the Fire Burning: Purpose, Ancestors, and Customs. NAIDOC 2024. Read More »
Hi folks, Welcome to my two reflections from Friday 28 and Friday 21 June. For Friday 21st June, my reflection continues our focus on the space between National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week. “Now more than ever we will keep the fire burning”. Today also picks up the theme of Solstice – our longest night
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Hello folks and welcome to my Friday Reflection. Last week was about how our little actions help towards making bold new visions happen. It was about how we need to make the little changes in our thinking and behaviour if we want change to be seen more clearly. We make the change possible. This week
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In the spirit of activating the weeks between National Reconciliation Week (27 May – June 3) and NAIDOC Week (7-14 July) my Friday Reflections will continue to draw attention to our relationships together on this land. The first thing I will do is attempt to mash together the themes. “Now More Than Ever” (NRW) we
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This week is National Reconciliation Week in Australia and I am reminded of how hope is hard work. I was reminded of how many of us feel close to being overwhelmed by the messy stuff of the world and our lives. This week I was also reminded of attributes in leadership like love, courage, vision, and integrity.
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Hi folks and welcome to my Friday Reflection. Over the past few weeks, we have been building on how Story holds Memory, Kinship, and Values. We are now at the peak of that buildup with how Story holds Our Sacred Core. Australia’s Sacred Core: Three Significant Dates Today, I want to weave three dates together
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Hi folks and welcome to my Friday Reflection. Last week we reflected on how the stories we tell ourselves and others hold memory, identity and belonging. This week we are looking at another dimension of story. We’re exploring how story holds kinship. Defining Kinship “Kin” is an old-fashioned word which can be translated as ‘people
“My People” – exploring Kinship in the lead up to Reconciliation Week. Read More »
Embracing Our Collective Stories: Reflections on Identity, Belonging, and Shared Memory Hi folks and welcome to my latest reflection for last Friday 3 May, which I shared on my Linkedin page. Last week I had the honour of being a panelist at Welcoming Australia’s 2024 Symposium. The theme was, “What Brings Us Together?” which made
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