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St Paul’s Cathedral 7/4/20232/4/2023 Acknowledgement – I add my acknowledgement of country and the Wurundjeri elders to that spoken at the beginning of this service. I affirm I am an unceded sovereign Wiradjuri person and I have never and will … Read More »
Here is a link to a session I did with Bishop Paul Barker on the Statement From The Heart, Voice, and Recognition. https://www.stephenandmary.org.au.
A prayer for use during this year as we move towards the Referendum on Recognition and Voice. Please feel free to use it as you wish. God who listens, open our hearts to hear the gentle invitation of those without a … Read More »
My events calendar for the Month of May. Please feel free to join me at these public events to hear more about the Statement From the Heart and Voice. Book through the organizations listed. 30-Apr 10 am – 12:30 pm … Read More »
Recently on Facebook, I asked a couple of questions about God, the Acknowledgements of country, and the Promised Land on this platform. Stan Grant in the excerpt from his new book The Queen is Dead (HarperCollins, $34.99), on sale May … Read More »
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are not people. We are not persons. We are not equal to those who came later, and we are not seen by them as existing in their worldview. We are persona nullius. Not a … Read More »
What is the Voice? What the First People have asked for because of the process of consultation across Australia. A permanent, advisory body on laws & policies impacting First People able to speak to Parliament and the executive enshrined in … Read More »
Sometimes the blatant hypocrisy of our political leaders is breathtaking. For example, here I cite an extract from Catie McLeod’s story in Good Friday’s Guardian which references Mr. Dutton, the leader of the Opposition’s Easter message. “The Opposition Leader … Read More »
When you have been completely dispossessed of all that has meaning you have no-thing left but your body. You have no voice, no language, no country, no hope – all has been taken from you by those who possess you … Read More »