“While starting to think about writing this article, the most wonderful thing happened. I was packing up my paperwork, as I am moving house, and to my surprise, I found a letter from the Secretary of the Queensland NAIDOC Week committee asking me to be a judge for the 1976 Miss NAIDOC competition,” says Quandamooka and Bundjalung Elder Aunty Sandra King OAM, while also telling us about continuing NAIDOC Week events planned for early September
Find out how you can join in the historic 150th anniversary ‘The Coming of The Light’ celebrations to be held in Brisbane in early July, commemorating when The London Missionary Society and Melanesian leaders landed on Erub, introducing the Bible to Torres Strait Islanders
“The purpose of our recent meditation gathering was to create a space for reflection and learning using, as our ‘portal’, three magnificent paintings collectively depicted in the Bible Society’s ‘Christian Book of the Year 2017’, Our Mob, God’s Story, which features over 115 paintings by 65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from around Australia,” says St Matthew’s, Holland Park parishioner, Randal Dennings
ACSQ RAP Coordinator Sandra King OAM explains why it is important to include a ‘Welcome to Country’ or an ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ at events and key gatherings