The NAIDOC Theme for 2021 is “Healing Country”. Country needs to be understood as more than just a place. Country encompasses every aspect of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person's life. When we think...
"Reconciliation takes action gives us the perfect opportunity for non-Indigenous people to take some time to do their own education – attending public events, checking out library resources, reading up on their local...
As Sorry Day approaches again for another year, it is still important to remember that Stolen Generation members are still directly affected by these past policies, that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities...
Revd Dr Garry Deverell on how Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann’s invitation to come listen (‘dadirri’) to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is deeply radical.
Of my earliest encounters with Wägilak manikay (song), one memory stands out vividly. I had just heard a performance of Crossing Roper Bar, a wild admixture of free-jazz improvisation and ceremonial manikay bringing...
Common Grace is a movement of Christians who are passionate about Jesus and justice. Led by UD alumna and current student Brooke Prentis, this National Reconciliation Week, Common Grace is curating resources to help...
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Sherlock has announced the appointment of Rev Dr Garry Deverell as the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow in Indigenous Theology at the University of Divinity. This new part-time...
Kaylee Payne, 9 April 2019 This article was originally published on Eternitynews.com.au Uncle Ray Minniecon, an elder statesman and Aboriginal pastor from Sydney, has knocked on the doors of Australian theological...