Reconciliation Week Launched at Lismore

Reconciliation Week launched at Lismore

Reconciliation Week launched at Lismore By Samantha Elley With over 150 people attending the opening event of Reconciliation Week at Lismore’s council chambers, Aunty Thelma James, a local Bundjalung elder, was pleased. “Look at the crowd today,” she said as she took in the people milling around. “It used to be a no show.”The post Reconciliation Week launched at Lismore appeared first on Northern Rivers Breaking News.

In a troubled world, why does Reconciliation Week matter?

Reconciliation Week 2020 at the Carillon. Photo: Michelle Kroll. Things feel pretty tough lately. The world is a frightening place, filled with conflicts exploited by those seeking money and power. Personally, I am finding events in Gaza exceptionally distressing, while there seems no end to the war in Ukraine. Our sense of the world order is increasingly shaky as old certainties, old partnerships and trusted relationships dissolve. Here in Aust…