{"id":19592,"date":"2023-05-30T09:57:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T23:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/?p=19592"},"modified":"2023-06-02T09:33:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T23:33:23","slug":"national-reconciliation-week-2023-be-a-voice-for-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/national-reconciliation-week-2023-be-a-voice-for-generations\/","title":{"rendered":"National Reconciliation Week 2023: ‘Be a Voice for Generations’"},"content":{"rendered":"
National Reconciliation Week<\/a> (NRW) is an incredibly vital week in our calendars!<\/p>\n It\u2019s a welcome invitation to reflect, revisit, and make a more concerted effort to focus on reconciliation for this week and all year round.<\/p>\n The National Reconciliation Week theme for 2023, ‘Be a Voice for Generations, ‘ urges everyone to act today for a more reconciled country.<\/p>\n Everyone – no matter their age or status in society <\/em>– can play a positive part towards reconciliation and building a unified Australia we can all be proud of.<\/p>\n This NRW, we explore how to be a voice of reconciliation for your generation – and those to come.<\/p>\n We often hear about reconciliation, but what does this mean, and what does it look like in action in our communities?<\/p>\n Reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples for the benefit of all Australians.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n For many, Australia\u2019s colonial history is characterised by devastating land dispossession, violence, and racism. Over the last half-century, many significant steps towards reconciliation have been taken to address Australia\u2019s violent past and the intergenerational marginalisation of First Nations people throughout the country.<\/p>\n Reconciliation is based and measured on five dimensions:<\/p>\n Read more about these five dimensions, what they mean and the campaigns underway around each of them <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The theme for NRW 2023 is a welcome reminder that reconciliation is an ongoing journey<\/strong>. While generations of Australians have fought hard for meaningful change, future gains are likely to take just as much, if not more, effort.<\/p>\n NRW is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements and explore how we can contribute to reconciliation in Australia.<\/p>\n The dates for NRW remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey\u2014 the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision.<\/p>\n As we enter NRW 2023, we should all remember that reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds, and actions as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community and First Nations peoples.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s theme, Be a Voice for Generations<\/strong>, encourages us to use our power, words and actions to create a better, more just Australia for everyone.<\/p>\n This National Reconciliation Week, our actions must be as loud as our voices.<\/p>\n NRW Campaign website has put together a great list of ways of action to use your voice and your power to support reconciliation. Below we\u2019ve collated some of our favourites, but check out the complete list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n You might have been hearing a bit about A Voice to Parliament in recent weeks, and NRW is an excellent opportunity to learn more about what this means and why it\u2019s essential.<\/p>\n First Nations people and bodies have called for a voice for nearly 100 years.<\/a><\/p>\n A Voice to Parliament will give Indigenous communities a way to help inform policy and legal decisions impacting their lives.<\/p>\n Embedding a Voice in the Constitution would recognise the special place of First Nations people in our history – but importantly, it would also mean that successive Governments can\u2019t shut it down.<\/p>\n For A Voice to be added to Parliament, there will be a referendum where Australians can have their say.<\/p>\n There are lots of resources available to learn more about this critical issue, and it\u2019s vital to understand the nuances of what having A Voice to Parliament can mean for our communities:<\/p>\n A Voice to Parliament will be a significant step towards creating a stronger voice for generations and reconciliation for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is an incredibly vital week in our calendars! It\u2019s a welcome invitation to reflect, revisit, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":19593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[26],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19592"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19592"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19595,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19592\/revisions\/19595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}National Reconciliation Week 2023: ‘Be a Voice for Generations’<\/strong><\/h4>\n
What is Reconciliation?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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What is National Reconciliation Week?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
How to \u2018Be a Voice for Generations\u2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Keep Learning: A Voice to Parliament Referendum<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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