Reconciliation South Australia Inc

"a united Australia which respects this land of ours; values the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage; and provides justice and equity for all"

Reconciliation Week 2009: 27 May to 3 June

55 000 years and counting: celebrating our shared history.

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Reconciliation Week 2009 Program

Below is a summary of the community activities on offer during Reconciliation Week.

Click on an event for all the details.
See separate listing for art exhibitions.

			Denotes Reconciliation South Australia events
			Denotes all day events or events with mulitple start times

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Saturday 23 May		Rio Tinto Indigenous Lands Challenge Cup, AFL Indigenous Round, 12:05pm, AAMI Stadium		Saturday 23 May
Saturday 23 May		Children’s Cheering Carpet, Saltbush, Come Out 09, 1pm & 4pm, Tandanya		Saturday 23 May
Monday 25 May	Film screening: Kanyini, Come Out 09, 10am & 12pm, Tandanya			Monday 25 May
	Aboriginal People, Plants & Culture, Indigenous Culture for Kids, Come Out 09, 10am, 11:30am & 1pm, Adelaide Botanic Gardens
	Art & Craft Sessions and Torres Strait Islander Dance, Come Out 09, 10am, 11am & 1pm, Tandanya
Tuesday 26 May	National Sorry Day, Stolen Generations Track Home, 10:30am, Tarndanyangga (Victoria Square)			Tuesday 26 May
	Film screening: Kanyini, Come Out 09, 10am & 12pm, Tandanya
	Aboriginal People, Plants & Culture, Indigenous Culture for Kids, Come Out 09, 10am, 11:30am & 1pm, Adelaide Botanic Gardens
	Art & Craft Sessions and Torres Strait Islander Dance, Come Out 09, 10am, 11am & 1pm, Tandanya
Wednesday 27 May	Reconciliation Breakfast *Why reconciliation makes good business sense, 7am, National Wine Centre, Adelaide*		Painting and Weaving Workshops and Aboriginal Story Telling 5pm, City of Tea Tree Gully Library, Modbury	Wednesday 27 May
	Reconciliation Statement of Commitment, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, 10:30am, 101 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
	Reconciliation Event at Noarlunga Health Village, 10am, Noarlunga Health Village
	Aboriginal People, Plants & Culture, Indigenous Culture for Kids, Come Out 09, 10am, 11:30am & 1pm, Adelaide Botanic Gardens
	Culture Shock, Come Out 09,10am to 11:30am & 12:30pm to 2pm, Art Gallery of South Australia
	Art & Craft Sessions and Torres Strait Islander Dance, Come Out 09, 10am, 11am & 1pm, Tandanya
Thursday 28 May		Learn about Aboriginal Art, 1pm, Marion Cultural Centre, Oaklands Park	2009 Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration, Bringing black and white Australians together,7pm, Bonython Hall, The University of Adelaide	Thursday 28 May
	Aboriginal People, Plants & Culture, Indigenous Culture for Kids, Come Out 09, 10am, 11:30am & 1pm, Adelaide Botanic Gardens
	Art & Craft Sessions and Torres Strait Islander Dance, Come Out 09, 10am, 11am & 1pm, Tandanya
	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Friday 29 May	Service to commemorate the service of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans, 10am, State National War Memorial, cnr North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide	University of Adelaide Reconciliation Week BBQ and Flag Raising Ceremony, 12pm, Goodman Crescent Lawns, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace	Reconciliation Youth Disco 6:30pm, St Lukes Anglican Church, Whitmore Square, Adelaide	Friday 29 May
		Cultural Presentations, Come Out 09, 12pm, Tandanya	Teuila Postcards , Come Out 09,8pm, Tandanya
		Wakaid Girl Lyndhurst Kid, Come Out 09, 1pm & 8pm, Tandanya
	Reconciliation Down Rundle, 10am, Rundle Mall, Adelaide
	The Dreaming Tent, 10am , South Australian Museum, Adelaide Black words, white spaces, 12:30pm, South Australian Museum Bite Me, gallery floor talk, 1:45pm, Flinders University Art Museum, City Gallery, State Library
	Reconciliation Cultural Day, 10:30am, The Platform, 73 Elizabeth Way, Elizabeth
	Aboriginal People, Plants & Culture, Indigenous Culture for Kids, Come Out 09, 10am, 11:30am & 1pm, Adelaide Botanic Gardens
	Art & Craft Sessions and Torres Strait Islander Dance, Come Out 09, 10am, 11am & 1pm, Tandanya
	Culture Shock, Come Out 09,10am to 11:30am & 12:30pm to 2pm, Art Gallery of South Australia
Saturday 30 May		Learn about Aboriginal Art, 1pm, Marion Cultural Centre, Oaklands Park	Blak Nite 09, Come Out 09, 4pm, Carclew Youth Arts	Saturday 30 May
		Wakaid Girl Lyndhurst Kid, Come Out 09, 4pm, Tandanya	Teuila Postcards ,Come Out 09, 8pm, Tandanya
	Walk for Reconciliation along the Kaurna Walking Trail & family fun fair, 9am, Elder Park and Pinky Flat, Adelaide
	Beyond the Beyond Cultural Awareness, 10:30am, Former Colebrook Children’s Home Site, Shepherds Hill Road, Eden Hills
Sunday 31 May	St Johns Halifax Church, Reconciliation Sunday Service, 9am, Halifax Street, Adelaide			Sunday 31 May
	Reconciliation Church Services St Francis Xavier Cathedral, 11am, Wakefield Street, Adelaide
	Campbelltown City Council Reconciliation Community BBQ, 10:30am, Thorndon Park, Hamilton Terrace, Paradise
Monday 1 June	Film screening: Kanyini PG (55 mins) 2006, 10:30am, Tandanya	Reconciliation Action Plan Workshop, 9am, National Wine Centre	Painting and Weaving Workshops and Aboriginal Story Telling, 5pm, City of Tea Tree Gully Library, Modbury	Monday 1 June
		Cultural Presentations, 12pm, Tandanya	Hawke Centre Public Forum *What matters in Australia today: Four perspectives,* 5:45pm, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
		Film screening: Liyarn Ngarn PG (55mins) 2006, 1pm, Tandanya
Tuesday 2 June	Film screening: Kanyini PG (55 mins) 2006, 10:30am, Tandanya	Cultural Presentations, 12pm, Tandanya	Film screening: Journeys from heartache to hope (40 mins) 2008, 5:30pm, State Library of South Australia	Tuesday 2 June
		Film screening: Liyarn Ngarn PG (55mins) 2006, 1pm, Tandanya
	Adelaide Hills Aboriginal Forum Reconciliation Event, 10:30am, Community Garden, Duck Flat, Mount Barker
Wednesday 3 June	Film screening: Kanyini PG (55 mins) 2006, 10:30am, Tandanya	Cultural Presentations, 12pm, Tandanya	Film screening: Kanyini PG (55 mins) 2006, 5:30pm, State Library of South Australia	Wednesday 3 June
		Film screening: Liyarn Ngarn PG (55mins) 2006, 1pm, Tandanya	Sacred Ground: Film screening and forum presented by ANTaR to mark Mabo Day, 6:30pm, Tandanya
			Mabo @ Warriparinga,5pm, Living Kaurna Cultural Centre, Bedford Park
Sunday 7 June	Kaurna and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Celebration, 11am, Living Kaurna Cultural Centre, Bedford Park			Sunday 7 June
	Morning	Afternoon	Evening