Reconciliation Today!

Reconciliation Today: Policy Frameworks and Social Realities Event

What is reconciliation?

2016 sees the 10th anniversary for the establishment of Reconciliation Australia. Reconciliation week is about annually celebrating and strengthening the relationships that are built between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other non- Indigenous Australians.[1] This year the event falls between the 27th of May and the 3rd of June.

What’s happening?

When: On Monday 30th May

Where: Level Four Faculty Room University of Sydney

What: SULS is joining with AIME, Amnesty International Australia NSW Legal Network, the NSW Reconciliation Council and the Students’ Representative Council to host a Panel Discussion. The event is open to students, staff, Indigenous or non-Indigenous: everyone is welcome.

Who: Panellists include:

Nayuka Gorrie - an Aboriginal Engagement Consultant with Doxa who is passionate about promoting Aboriginal and women's rights
Sara Hudson- a Research Fellow and Manager of the Indigenous Research Program at the Centre for Independent Studies
Nicole Watson- a writer, academic, and senior lecturer at the University of Sydney, Faculty of Law

Hosted by: Facilitators Kyol Blakeney and Clark Donovan

Kyol Blakeney

Kyol was the 2015 left-wing independent Indigenous student who was recently elected as the second president in the 87-year history of the University of Sydney’s Student Representative Council. He is currently studying Primary Education at the University of Sydney and has been a vocal member of the school using the platform of the SRC council to bring governmental policies regarding HECS and discrimination to the attention of all students.

Clark Donovan

Clark Donovan is a proud Gumbaynggirr and Gunditjmara man from Campbelltown. He is currently studying a Bachelor of Laws and Languages (Mandarin) at the University of Technology, Sydney and is a Law Clerk at Gadens Lawyers. Clark is passionate about Indigenous issues and education.

Panellist Profiles - see our next blog post!