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Friday April 19

Prof Dr Anne Pattel-Gray at the World Council of Churches Indigenous People’s Pre-Assembly

Q&A with Indigenous theologian, ecumenical leader and Bidjara elder, Prof Dr Anne Pattel-Gray

Meet Prof Dr Anne Pattel-Gray, a descendant of the Bidjara Nation and Head of Indigenous Studies at the University of Divinity, and find out about her current projects, faith journey, what people of faith inspire her the most and why, and the kindest gesture she has ever received

The Springfield Anglican College students participate in a First Nations hip-hop dance workshop

Watch The Springfield Anglican College students dance in a First Nations hip-hop workshop with guest dance teacher Georgina Baumann as part of the College’s commitment to Reconciliation. Georgina is a Butchulla woman, Gubbi Gubbi descendant and South Sea Islander (Tanna)

"The documentary is well filmed using a mix of personal storytelling by Brenda and her family members, along with poignant recreation scenes...The cinematography is beautiful, perfectly capturing Brenda’s journey through and to Country (Jenny and Mark Stevens, on The Last Daughter documentary

The Last Daughter

“Brenda’s whole story is a weaving of ‘black’ and ‘white’ cultures together where, in her words, ‘two halves can make a powerful whole’,” say Jennifer (from The Parish of Mudgeeraba) and Mark Stevens (from The Parish of Mudgeeraba and All Saints’ Anglican School)

Q&A with formation student, singer-songwriter, mother and Worimi woman, Lydia Fairhall

Meet Lydia Fairhall and find out about her formation goals for 2023, her personal faith journey, the best piece of advice she has ever received, what she would write on a billboard and what she does in her free time

Gender-Balanced Belief: A New Ethic for Christianity

“Reading this book has brought back memories of how we in the Movement for the Ordination of Women in the Anglican Church of Australia were joined by Catholic, Orthodox and Lutheran women and men, and others, to support our struggle for women’s ordination in the 1980s and 90s,” says Dr Gwenneth Roberts, trailblazing ordination of women campaigner