This is a forum for Symposium delegates to share ideas and how your service is going
about practical reconciliation.
Not exact matches
listen to this podcast episode I recorded with my friend Monique Melton... we spent a good portion of the episode talking
about racial
reconciliation and what that looks like... Monique also shared some very
practical ways that we can work towards racial
reconciliation and
practical steps we can take in our families and our communities.
A national narrative that looks to be honest
about its country's history is a
practical step to achieving
reconciliation.
But now instead we face a deplorable situation in which not only has the federal government failed to respond adequately or comprehensively to CAR's recommendations, they have quite deliberately sought to shut down debate and avoid any engagement
about them by stating that they are committed to
practical reconciliation.
[66] Talk of «
practical reconciliation» asserts moral authority to shut down debate
about the importance of proceeding to address disadvantage on the basis of rights by presenting them as something that are merely desirable or aspirational, but not connected to the real issues at hand.
Whilst community support for
reconciliation remains high, the federal Government's support for «
practical reconciliation» — with its primary focus on overcoming Indigenous disadvantage — has meant that important questions
about the rights of Indigenous Australians have been left unanswered.