Salisbury Community
Reconciliation & NAIDOC
2019
Program
A calendar of events and activities happening across Salisbury to celebrate Aboriginal culture
Salisbury Community
Reconciliation & NAIDOC
2019
Program
On behalf of the City of Salisbury I would like to acknowledge that these events are being held on the traditional Country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and pay respect to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. It’s with great pleasure that I present this fantastic program of events. Gillian Aldridge OAM Mayor of Salisbury
‘Reconciliation in the North’ Morning Tea
Thursday 23 May 2019 9.45am to 12 noon Golden Grove Arts Centre 1 Tenison Place, Golden Grove
Guest Speaker Paul Herzich (award winning Kaurna/ Ngarrindjeri landscape architect and visual artist) speaking about ‘Walk my Journey’ Tickets $10 For more information contact Donna Mijatovic (City of Tea Tree Gully - 8397 7444) Julie Kalms (City of Salisbury - 8406 8304)
RSVP by Friday 17 May 2019 Bookings essential: cttg.sa.gov.au/reconciliation salisbury.sa.gov.au/recon
Art: ‘Reconciliation - with each step we walk as one’ by artist Karen Rook ‘The Meeting Place’ by group ‘Discover the Artist Within’ Pooraka Farm Community Centre
Friday 24 May • 1.30pm to 3.30pm Jack Young Centre 1 Orange Avenue, Salisbury COME AND TRY TRADITIONAL BASKET WEAVING For over 50s Have you ever wanted to make beautiful small baskets using traditional Aboriginal weaving techniques? Come and try this fun community workshop run by weaving artists from Marra Dreaming Indigenous Arts and Crafts. Cost: $3 per person RSVP: Monday 20 May - numbers limited Bookings: salisbury.sa.gov.au/recon Enquiries: 8406 8328
Monday 27 May • 10am Len Beadell Library 55 John Street, Salisbury Tuesday 28 May • 10am Salisbury West Library Hollywood Boulevard, Salisbury Downs Wednesday 29 May • 10am Ingle Farm Library Beovich Road, Ingle Farm Thursday 30 May • 10am Mawson Lakes Library 2-8 Main Street, Mawson Lakes Friday 31 May • 10am Para Hills Library Wilkinson Road, Para Hills RECONCILIATION WEEK STORYTIME SESSIONS For 2 to 5 year olds Visit our Salisbury Libraries for a special Storytime in recognition of Reconciliation Week. Children’s Library staff will share some wonderful stories from the Aboriginal collection. No bookings required Enquiries: 8406 8237
Tuesday 28 May • 12 noon to 3pm GP Courtyard, Mawson Lakes Campus University Boulevard, Mawson Lakes RECONCILIATION AT UNISA MAWSON LAKES UniSA Mawson Lakes campus will host a free event including a range of activities such as traditional games, a Didgeridoo performance and Dreamtime stories. There will also be Boomerang painting for a gold coin donation as well as a Potato Picnic campfire on site run by Elder Uncle Dookie. Cost: Boomerang painting for a gold coin donation No bookings required Enquiries: 8302 5092 Tuesday 28 May • 1pm to 3pm Pooraka Farm Community Centre 126 Henderson Avenue, Pooraka SCREENING OF INDIGENOUS OPERA ‘PECAN SUMMER’ An opera written and composed by Indigenous Australian singer Deborah Cheetham AO. Pecan Summer is based on the February 1939 Cummeragunja walk-off which Deborah’s grandparents were involved in. Local singer Robert Taylor, a cast member of the opera, will present a live performance of some of the songs. Afternoon tea provided. RSVP: Friday 24 May Bookings: 8406 8488
Two sessions available: Wednesday 12 June • 6.30pm or: Friday 14 June • 10am Morella Community Centre 90 Kings Road, Parafield Gardens UTOPIA – MOVIE VIEWING AND DISCUSSION WITH SCOTT RATHMAN For 15+ years Utopia is a 2013 documentary film written, produced and presented by John Pilger. The directors, Pilger and Alan Lowery, explore the experiences of Aboriginal Australians in modern Australia. The title is derived from the Aboriginal homeland community of Utopia, Northern Territory, one of the poorest and most desolate areas in Australia. Refreshments provided. RSVP: Monday 10 June Bookings: 8406 8484 Thursday 13 June to 12 July John Harvey Gallery 12 James Street, Salisbury NAIDOC EXHIBITION The City of Salisbury’s annual exhibition celebrates the proud Aboriginal heritage of our community. No bookings required Gallery Open: Thursdays and Fridays 9am to 5pm Enquiries: 8406 8222
Friday 28 June • 1.30pm to 4.30pm Jack Young Centre 1 Orange Avenue, Salisbury INTRODUCTION TO KAURNA LANGUAGE The Kaurna language is the language of the original people of the Adelaide Plains. Increase your awareness of Kaurna culture through the window of language and learn more about the history of our area. The workshop teacher is Kira Bains from Tauondi Aboriginal College. Cost: $3 per person RSVP: Friday 21 June - numbers limited Bookings: salisbury.sa.gov.au/recon Enquiries: 8406 8328 July Salisbury West Library Hollywood Boulevard, Salisbury Downs NAIDOC DISPLAY - MUSEUM IN A BOX An understanding that visual and performing arts are integral parts of Aboriginal lifestyle and identity, connecting land, people and heritage across Australia over time. No bookings required Open during Library open hours Enquiries: 8406 8285
Friday 5 July • 10am Morella Community Centre 90 Kings Road, Parafield Gardens WHO BENEFITS FROM COLONISATION? PRESENTATION BY DAVID RATHMAN AM,PSM,FIML For 15+ years The England of 1700’s had overcrowded prisons with a lack of future sites to house the growing number of people who through their poverty, committed survival theft. On the other side of the world European explorers discovered a continent with many riches; Australia. Did the coming of European people disrupt or benefit the Aboriginal people? Morning tea provided. RSVP: Tuesday 2 July Bookings: 8406 8484 Two sessions available: Monday 8 July 10am to 11am or 11am to 12pm Len Beadell Library 55 John Street, Salisbury BASKET WEAVING WITH MARRA DREAMING For 7 to 12 years only Celebrate NAIDOC Week with weavers from Marra Dreaming as they guide you in creating your very own woven basket. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. RSVP: Friday 5 July - numbers limited Bookings: salisbury.sa.gov.au/recon Enquiries: 8406 8237
Wednesday 10 July • 10am to 11am Para Hills Library Wilkinson Road, Para Hills NAIDOC WEEK STORYTIME WALK AND TALK For 6+ years Join Kaurna Elder Uncle Frank Wanganeen as he presents a special storytime to celebrate NAIDOC week. Afterwards venture outside for a tour around Para Hills Community Hub to explore the natural environment and the amazing resources it has to offer. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Bookings: salisbury.sa.gov.au/recon Enquiries: 8406 8237 Wednesday 10 July • 10.30am to 2pm Pooraka Farm Community Centre 126 Henderson Avenue, Pooraka FLAG RAISING AND CELEBRATIONS DAY The event will begin with a flag raising ceremony in Henderson Square followed by a special guest speaker. There will be a traditionally cooked Wadgidin Werra scrub meal and barbecue, entertainment, activities for the children, cultural crafts and more. RSVP: Friday 8 July Bookings: 8406 8488
Thursday 11 July • 10am to 2.30pm Twelve25 Salisbury Youth Enterprise Centre 17-19 Wiltshire Street, Salisbury NAIDOC GAMES AND ACTIVITIES DAY For ages 12 to 25 years Free event - come and learn about Aboriginal Culture through music, games and activities which include dot painting and placemat making. Celebrate NAIDOC Week with a light lunch provided. Bookings: salisbury.sa.gov.au/recon Enquiries: 8406 8555 Thursday 11 July • 7.30pm to 9.30pm Adelaide Planetarium - University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Level 2 Building P, University Boulevard, Mawson Lakes ABORIGINAL SKIES Aboriginal Australians have been looking at the night sky for thousands of years. During this time they have been built up a complex knowledge of the stars and stellar movements. Come and learn how to find the different constellations (stellar patterns) as seen by Indigenous groups throughout Australia. Hear about the Dreaming stories that relate to the night sky, and learn how constellations like the Southern Cross and Orion are seen by Aboriginal Australians. The evening is strictly designed for the adult beginner, with little or no astronomical knowledge who would like to know more about the night sky, as seen by the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia. Presenter: Paul Curnow has been a lecturer at the Adelaide Planetarium since 1992 and is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on Australian Aboriginal night sky knowledge. Cost: $35 per person Bookings: salisbury.sa.gov.au/recon Enquiries: 8302 3138
Thursday 18 July • 10am to 12 noon Paralowie Garden, Corner of Halba Crescent and Waterloo Corner Roads, Paralowie LOCAL NATIVE PLANTS - THEIR HISTORY AND USE Find out more about local native plants, their history and further uses. This session will be presented by Kaurna Elder, Uncle Frank Wanganeen with a guided walk in the Paralowie Garden. Morning tea provided. Cost: $3 per person RSVP: Friday 12 July - numbers limited Bookings: salisbury.sa.gov.au/recon Enquiries: 8406 8368 Friday 19 July • 10am Morella Community Centre 90 Kings Road, Parafield Gardens FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND & DARK SCIENCE MOVIE VIEWING & DISCUSSION WITH SCOTT RATHMAN For 15+ years Footprints in the Sand tells of the extraordinary search for Warri and Yatungka, believed to be the last of the Gibson Desert people who ‘came in’ out of the desert for the first time in the late 1970s. This is both a sad love story and an uplifting tale of survival and rescue. Dark Science is the tale of a young Swedish scientist who in 1910 led an expedition to Australia. The tale follows in his footsteps to the communities he robbed, and gives a contemporary Indigenous perspective to the return of the remains and artefacts. Morning tea provided. RSVP: Tuesday 16 July Bookings: 8406 8484
All year access SALISBURY LIBRARY SERVICE
ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER NEWSPAPERS Koori Mail Newspaper Produced fortnightly, Koori Mail (known as the ‘Voice of Indigenous Australia’) is distributed Australia-wide and provides news, views, advertisements and other material of vital interest to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and Australians interested in Indigenous affairs. Loanable copies can be found at Len Beadell Library. Aboriginal Way SA Aboriginal Way is a SANTS - South Australian Native Titles Services publication. Aboriginal Way is a free newspaper patrons can take and keep, available at Salisbury Library Service branches and online. National Indigenous Times The latest Indigenous news and views available online. Creative Spirit Website Aboriginal movies, books and music.
To access the above resources online visit: salisbury.sa.gov.au/multiculturalresources Enquiries: 8406 8285
Important dates 26 May National Sorry Day This day is about coming together to share the steps towards healing for the Stolen Generations, their families and communities.
27 May to 3 June National Reconciliation Week Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can join the national reconciliation effort. The theme for 2019 is ‘Grounded in truth - Walk together with courage’. For more information visit reconciliation.org.au/nrw.
3 June Mabo Day The Mabo decision was named after Eddie Mabo, the man who challenged the Australian legal system and fought for recognition of the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of their land. The landmark legal decision was made by the High Court on 3 June 1992.
7 to 14 July NAIDOC Week (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is celebrated by all Australians and is a great opportunity to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The theme for 2019 is ‘Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let’s work together for a shared future’. For more information visit naidoc.org.au
City of Salisbury 12 James Street Salisbury 5108 South Australia PO Box 8 Salisbury SA 5108 Telephone 08 8406 8222 or TTY 08 8406 8596 (for people with a hearing impairment) Facsimile 08 8281 5466 Website salisbury.sa.gov.au/recon Email city@salisbury.sa.gov.au @cityofsalisbury @cityofsalisbury @cityofsalisbury
Events correct at time of publication. For specific event enquiries please refer to the contact listed for each event. Art ‘The Meeting Place’, by group ‘Discover the Artist Within’ Pooraka Farm Community Centre, ‘Working Together’ by Jannette Barna and ‘Together Woven’ by Marijana Tadic and Alexis West. © 2019 City of Salisbury