Barayagal is a community choir, hosted weekly on Wednesdays 6-8pm at Redfern Community Centre.
Last Minute Productions in conjunction with YARN Australia, Sydney Conservatorium of Music & Sydney Uni Community present Barayagal 1st Nations Choir.
Barayagal is a collective of 1st Nations people and people of Sydney University & the community of Redfern, that gather to sing songs of culture and stories.
First Nations people of Sydney are invited to join Barayagal. We welcome people who want to sing for the first time, and all nationalities who have been singing all their lives.
More information can be found here https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/barayagal-first-nations-choir
This event is on daily from sunset, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm & 10pm
Run time: Projection runs for approximately 6 minutes.
Age: Suitable for all ages.
Viewing: Best viewed from the top of the Monumental Steps.
Badu Gili – meaning ‘water light’ in the language of the traditional owners of Bennelong Point, the Gadigal – is a free daily experience that explores First Nations stories in a spectacular six-minute projection on the Opera House’s eastern Bennelong sails.
Watch the sails illuminate with Badu Gili: Celestial, a new projection celebrating the work and stories of two female First Nations artists from Australia and New Zealand, created in collaboration between the Opera House, Biennale of Sydney and the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.
For more information visit https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/tours-and-experiences/badu-gili-celestial
IGNITE YOUR SPIRIT in Nature. Relax, Reflect on your journey, Rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit in the Serene surrounds of JAMBERROO ABBEY
Friday 19th (from 3pm for 6.00pm start) to Sunday 21st April 2024 (2pm finish)
Jamberoo Abbey, 695 Jamberoo Mountain Road, Jamberoo
NSW YOUNG ADULTS (aged 18 to mid-30s)
COST: $280 early bird (shared cottage/own room,
$360 early bird (Private Hermitage).
After 22nd March prices $320 and $400.
Inquiries: admin@grailaustralia.org.au To Book: events.humanitix.com/ignite-your-spirit
Are you seeking greater inner strength and a deeper connection with yourself?
This IGNITE YOUR SPIRIT weekend (19 to 21 April) offers a unique opportunity to reconnect with your purpose.
Step away from busy day-to-day life and immerse yourself in nature while staying at Jamberoo Abbey.
Take time for reflection and silence and experience the deep power of Taizé meditation – specifically designed for young people – to open your heart to the joy and peace of Christ.
Be inspired by Mother Hilda, a Benedictine nun who lives at Jamberoo Abbey, talking on connecting with God and God connecting with you. On Sunday morning join the Benedictine nuns for mass.
Find ease in the body and peace in mind with experienced Yoga teacher and practitioner, Sarka Pechova, and take time for journal writing to access your feelings and yearnings and resolve blockages in your life. Nourish the body with delicious, nutritious healthy meals, and enjoy the serene environment and forest walks. Connect with like-minded young adults, make new friends, and leave with a renewed sense of direction, and a feeling of connection, peace and joy.
The Sutherland Shire Council in partnership with La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council, Gujaga Foundation and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service are hosting this event to commemorate the Meeting of Two Cultures, where Lieutenant James Cook and his HMB Endeavour crew made first contact with the Gweagal community, who lived in the Kamay area at the time of Cook’s landing in 1770.
Attend for a day of connection and bring the family for:
- Official proceedings
- Free cultural workshops
- Free BBQ & Coffee
- Market Stalls
For more information visit https://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/play-and-explore/whats-on/meeting-of-two-cultures-2024
Celebrate traditional Aboriginal culture with us in a New Moon Ceremony on the Pittwater side of Palm Beach.
Follow the road thru Governor Phillip Park to the end at Station Beach and look for the Aboriginal flag.
There will be a Traditional Smoking Ceremony and a Welcome to Country performed by local Garigal men.
Immerse yourself in the Smoke and release your problems, leave them with the old moon and welcome in the new moon with a refreshing washing of your feet for a fresh start, meditating on your new intentions.
We will all enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. There will be dancing around the fire. Clapsticks playing, the sound of the didgeridoo playing There will be some story telling as well. Kids are most welcome.
How good are you at emu and kangaroo dancing and maybe goanna dancing?
This event is run by descendants of the Traditional Custodians of Garigal Country.
We suggest you bring a folding chair and/or blanket and some water. Or picnic dinner.
This free community event is alcohol-free.
City of Ryde is hosting a FREE Diversity and Inclusion Talk Program in 2024 and you are invited!
Each month, you will meet a new guest speaker and learn about their culture.
Enjoy FREE tea and snacks while learning about Aboriginal culture with Stuart McMinn this May.
You will also have an opportunity to meet and network with other community members and have a chat with the Council’s Community Development Team staff.
Speaker: Stuart McMinn is a man from the Dharug and Gubbi Gubbi nations. Stuart is a cultural educator with 20years experience of assisting clients in developing their cultural knowledge and implementing cultural processes into their professional practice.
Stuart brings an array of expertise in the social welfare and not for profit sectors having worked in the sector as a senior manager for the last 10years. Stuart’s passion is in assisting practitioners to develop their cultural understanding and deepen their professional knowledge.
As we have limited space, RSVP is required.
2 P parking is available at West Ryde Plaza.
If you have any questions, please contact Community Development Team via community@ryde.nsw.gov.au or call 9952 8222.
For more information and to get tickets visit https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/diversity-talk-aboriginal-culture-tickets-751442634147?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
https://asgmwp.net/media/elimatta/Elimatta_2024_Summer.pdf
Join us at 1 Park Street, Mona Vale – Memorial Hall. 1.00pm – 4.30pm. A place where we can all come together. Weaving / Artefacts / Kids painting / Good Food.
Event by Aboriginal Support Group – Manly Warringah Pittwater
Come together at a place where we can celebrate
- Weaving
- Artefacts
- Kids painting
- Good Food.
- Performance by Gawura Cultural Immersions. Final timing will be confirmed but it will be over lunch time and at this stage looks to be around 1:00pm to 1:30pm start-time.
- After the performance we have a HATSICC meeting in Hornsby Library – timing to be confirmed.
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From two of the world’s great First Nations comes a brand-new work: Horizon. It’s the place where sea meets sky, the horizon we all look to, the compass that guides us home.
Horizon joins cultural forces across oceans and eons
There is a place between sea and sky—a sacred realm, where the sun rises and falls and the light is new.
From two of the world’s great First Nations comes a brand-new work: Horizon. Some call it a feeling, some call it the mother spirit. It’s the place where sea meets sky, the horizon we all look to, the compass that guides us home.
In Bangarra’s first mainstage cross-cultural collaboration, leading Māori choreographer and Arts Laureate Moss Te Ururangi Patterson joins beloved Bangarra alumna Deborah Brown. Together they guide Bangarra’s award-winning ensemble in stories that honour their mother countries and the spirit that calls them home.
- The Last Daughter – Film Screening, 2pm
- Afternoon Tea 3.30pm followed by a Q & A by the author Brenda Matthews. The Last Daughter is a documentary about Brenda’s first memories which were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family. It is her journey to unearth the truth about her past, and to reconcile the two sides of her family.
https://asgmwp.net/media/elimatta/Elimatta_2024_Summer.pdf
This is an Aboriginal run event in collaboration with the Frenchs Forest Parish Social Justice Group. In its 9th year.
(Wiradjuri Wave – Peta-Joy Williams)
- Rock Painting for primary school morning
- Weaving for high school/adults in the afternoon
- The Library Team will also organise in-house NAIDOC Storytime sessions and a NAIDOC Drop in and Discover sessions too – dates to be confirmed.
School Holiday Performance
Waru – journey of the small turtle runs for approximately 45 minutes.
Ages 3+
In Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, join our heroine Migi as she undertakes a journey of discovery and survival. A contemporary saltwater Lagaw Kazil (Island Children) story inspired by the totemic system of the green turtle, Waru – journey of the small turtle is an interactive and immersive introduction to Torres Strait Islander culture and dance for ages 3+.
For more information about this event visit https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/kids-families/waru
Learn about Aboriginal heritage legislation at this interactive workshop, happening in person on 10 October 2024!
This workshop aims to assist you in understanding the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act and Regulations through knowledge sharing and practical examples.
The workshop will cover:
- Cultural Heritage Management Plans
- Areas of cultural heritage sensitivity
- High impact activities
- Exemptions
- Cultural Heritage Permits
- Other pathways for cultural heritage management
This is not an accredited training course; it is a workshop for career development and an attendance certificate will be provided.
**There are two sponsored seats available for Indigenous Attendance, please email contact@offroadarchaeologist.com.au to express your interest. These seats will go fast.
For tickets and more information visit https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/aboriginal-heritage-legislation-workshop-sydney-tickets-813579838197?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1