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Some things anyone can do in 2022 to strengthen Australia’s foundations by supporting Australia’s First Peoples include:

· Support and sign up to support the Uluru Statement of the Heart (https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement), which endorses truth-telling and enshrining a Voice to Parliament in the Constitution;

· Seek out your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community to share their stories at your organisation, school or parish;

· Attend Mass at an Aboriginal and Islander Catholic Ministry. A list of these ministries can be found at https://www.natsicc.org.au/your-state--territory.html

· Install an acknowledgement plaque in a prominent place in your organisation, school or parish

· Acknowledge First Australians before Masses in your parish

· Deepen your understanding of January 26 and what it means to be Australian through the upcoming NITV and SBS programming slate, Always Was, Always Will Be. https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2022/01/12/nitv-and-sbs-invite-australia-join-them-deepening-their-understanding-january-26

· Undertake Cross Cultural Competency training to learn more about Australia’s First Peoples.

· Watch the ‘Australia Day Views by First Nation Catholics’ interview produced by Evangelisation Brisbane and featuring NATSICC’s Sabrina Stevens alongside Cynthia Rowan, Dean Parkin and Archbishop Mark Coleridge.

• The Painful Truth here

• Australian Identity here.

• An Opportunity to Listen: Exploring 26th January (full interview) can be viewed here

Republished with permission from NATSICC