Reconciliation Week at McAuley 27th May - 3rd June

Sadly we were unable to come together as a whole McAuley Community to acknowledge Reconciliation Week. We prayed together as a staff, and within our classes and complete activities and discuss the significance of Reconciliation Week. The anniversary dates which mark National Reconciliation Week are significant milestones for reconciliation: 27 May - the 1967 Refreendum and 3 June - the High Court Mabo Decision. Like other important dates we commemorate, the purpose remains the same even if the way we mark it is different.

The theme for Reconciliation Week in 2020 was “In This Together” is now resonating in ways the committee could not have foreseen when they announced this theme last year, but it reminds us all whether in a crisis or in reconciliation we are all in this together.

Our McAuley Community has a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures and futures.

Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians - as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey are relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.