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Creating a National Ceremony for Australia : Reconciliation Week – NAIDOC week

Australian ceremonies, Mabo Day, NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Week / Mark Yettica-Paulson

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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The space between: National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Week, Resilience / Mark Yettica-Paulson

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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Keeping the fire burning without burning out

NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Week / Mark Yettica-Paulson

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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Little Actions Matter

NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Week / Mark Yettica-Paulson

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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Uncomfortable truths about reconciliation

Reconciliation Week / Mark Yettica-Paulson

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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Weaving our Sacred Core

ANZAC Day, Mabo Day, Reconciliation Week / Mark Yettica-Paulson

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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“My People” – exploring Kinship in the lead up to Reconciliation Week.

Kinship, Reconciliation Week / Mark Yettica-Paulson

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

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The Power of Stories to Unite and Divide

ANZAC Day, Belonging, Reconciliation Week / Mark Yettica-Paulson

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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Crafting meaningful rituals: Building sacred ceremonies for ANZAC and Reconciliation Week

ANZAC Day, Australian ceremonies, Reconciliation Week / Mark Yettica-Paulson

Over the past couple of weeks, we have reflected on ideas like ‘sacred grounding’, making ordinary spaces ‘special’ or ‘sacred’, and exploring what might be our ‘sacred core for loyalty stories’. These next weeks, we’ll be drawing on these ideas as we mark two significant Australian moments, that I argue, represent a sacred core for

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