Virtual Afternoon Tea for National Reconciliation Week 2022

A big thank you to everyone who attended our ‘Be Brave. Make Change’ Virtual Afternoon Tea today in recognition of National Reconciliation Week.

This year, Rural Lifestyle Options Australia were joined by special guest Amy Lee Farr, a proud Aboriginal woman from the Kunja (Gunya) tribe.

Amy spoke about the struggles she had faced growing up and touched on the pain and suffering caused to her ancestors by the traumas of the past.

Her story served as a reminder to us all that we can always do more to acknowledge our shared histories, cultures, and achievements if we want to truly achieve reconciliation in Australia.

It all starts with you, the reader, being brave and deciding to make a change. 🖤💛❤️

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To learn more about our commitment to reconciliation, please visit www.rloa.org.au/rap

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National Reconciliation Week 2022

Today marks the first day of National Reconciliation Week, a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. This important week also commemorates two significant milestones — the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. 🖤💛❤️

This year, the theme for National Reconciliation Week is 'Be Brave. Make Change.' which challenges us all to be brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can make change for all.

In November 2020, Rural Lifestyle Options Australia launched our second Reconciliation Action Plan 'Innovate' which outlines our vision for reconciliation and our commitment to proactively contributing to a common and united future. We believe that reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward in order to create a nation strengthened by respectful and meaningful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This week and beyond choose to 'Be Brave' and 'Make Change' for a fair and equitable Australia. 🖤💛❤️

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To learn more about our commitment to reconciliation, please visit www.rloa.org.au/rap

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National Sorry Day 2022

Today marks National Sorry Day, a day to remember the Stolen Generations and to recognise the healing that is still ongoing. It is a day to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our nation. 🖤💛❤️

It is a day to recognise the historical injustice of the Stolen Generations and the ongoing pain caused by the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Stolen Generations saw Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families and communities and today is still an ongoing source of intergenerational trauma for Aboriginal and Torres Islander families, communities, and peoples. 🖤💛❤️

While this date carries great significance for the Stolen Generations and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, it is also commemorated by Australians around the country. 🖤💛❤️

As Rural Lifestyle Options Australia, we recognise the power of saying sorry and commit to action towards an equitable future.

We are sorry. 🖤💛❤️

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To learn more about our commitment to reconciliation, please visit www.rloa.org.au/rap

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