Yoorrook Justice Commission’s Post

Listen to Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter talk about Yoorrook's social justice hearings and ongoing work on ABC 774 Drive at 5:30pm today. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gsSGpiA7 #ABC #Radio #774Drive #SocialJustice #Hearings #Truthtelling Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Do you know the history of NAIDOC Week? NAIDOC Week is a celebration of First Peoples' achievements, history and culture. We encourage all Victorians to take part in the activities and events, and to learn more about the First Peoples of these lands. Find out which NAIDOC events are happening in your area here: https://lnkd.in/dexeVKVM #NAIDOC2024 #NAIDOCWeek #BlakLoudProud #NAIDOCHistory

Today marks the beginning of NAIDOC week which will run from 7-14 July with this year's theme: Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. We encourage all Victorians to participate in this celebration of First Peoples' history, culture and achievement. Find out which NAIDOC events are happening in your area here: https://lnkd.in/dexeVKVM #NAIDOC2024 #NAIDOCWeek #BlakLoudProud

Deputy Chair and Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter will be on 3CR's Breakfast Program at 8AM tomorrow, providing an update on truth telling in Victoria. Tune into 855AM or online at 3cr.org.au to listen. #3CR #SocialJustice #Hearings #Yoorrook #Truthtelling

“La Trobe was the chief government official in Victoria during a period of genocidal violence.” Read more about the submission to Yoorrook that sparked conversation about the role Charles La Trobe played in the colonisation of Victoria. Read full article here: https://lnkd.in/gUJUZ_Uq #TheGuardian #LaTrobe #University #Truthtelling #FirstPeoples

Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter presents this coolamon by artist Uncle Mick Harding, from Ngarga Warendj Pty Ltd, to The Hon. Vicki Ward, with a heartfelt appeal to do better, to which The Hon. Vicki Ward said, "Thank you, I promise it will be." #truthtelling #firstpeoples #familyviolence #springst

“Transformational change will not happen overnight but it must happen. It must happen." Chair Bourke speaks ahead of the evidence of The Hon. Tim Pallas. Social justice hearings have finished but evidence gathering continues. In October Yoorrook will hold accountability hearings in which Commissioners will recall state witnesses to provide updates on the commitments they have made.   The Commission will also hold a special day in coming months in which a number of non-Indigenous people will give evidence, including descendants of those early colonisers. Yoorrook will continue to accept submissions until the end of November. Don’t miss this historic moment. #truthtelling #apologies #springst #FirstPeoples 

“There is a historical injustice that needs to be righted and we need to ... get community licence for the remedial action that has to be taken" - The Hon. Tim Pallas, Treasurer of Victoria.   #truthtelling #economic #treasury #vicgov #springst

As a number of other states plan their own truth-telling processes, Yoorrook’s chair, Wamba Wamba and Wergaia Elder Prof Eleanor Bourke, speaks to Jane Lee about how the conversation on Indigenous Australians is changing, and the value of truth-telling. “There’s so much practical value learning about what the history is and about where you live and about who the people were and of course our attitudes towards country, caring for country.” Listen to Chair Bourke on the Guardian Full Story podcast. https://lnkd.in/gN9mGFmV Follow to stay updated on Yoorrook’s final 12 months. #Education #truthtelling #FirstPeoples #theguardian