Celebrating a new roadmap to reconciliation AnglicareSA has reaffirmed its commitment to reconciliation and previous achievements with a celebration and the sharing of the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) at the Living Kaurna Culture Centre in Bedford Park in December.
This fourth RAP will guide AnglicareSA’s reconciliation efforts for the next two years and help meet a vision of being an organisation that provides equitable access to services, is culturally responsive and inclusive, and drives positive change for First Nations communities. Senior Strategic Cultural Advisor and Reconciliation Working Group Co-chair, Clyde Rigney, said the celebration represented AnglicareSA’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation. “Reconciliation, voice, truth-telling, and treaty are critical for the healing that needs to continue across Australia and our commitment shows that we are an organisation that acknowledges that we have an important role in this,” Clyde said.
Walk of Awareness On the anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, 13 February, AnglicareSA and Believe Housing Australia employees joined community members, service providers, government bodies, and local councils at the Walk of Awareness in Port Adelaide. Hosted by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, the annual walk brought together hundreds of First Nations and non-First Nations people in the spirit of remembrance, healing, and unity. This year marked the 18th anniversary of the National Apology, acknowledging the harm caused to the Stolen Generations through past government policies of forced child removal and assimilation. While the Apology was a significant step, reconciliation is an ongoing journey for all Australians. At AnglicareSA, we believe reconciliation is not a single action, but a constant commitment to listening, learning, and taking meaningful action. Our vision is to support First Nations peoples to prosper through equitable access to services, guided by our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan as we continue to work towards positive and lasting change. AnglicareSA and Believe Housing Australia employees joined the Walk of Awareness in Port Adelaide
AnglicareSA Board Chair Tim Sarah and RAP Coordinator Georgie Koen with Reconciliation Working Group Co-chairs CEO Grant Reubenicht and Senior Strategic Cultural Advisor Clyde Rigney Tiny feet welcomed to Kaurna Yerta A Welcome to Country ceremony specifically for First Nations children under the age of three brought families and community members together to help strengthen cultural identity from the earliest years. More than 50 babies living in the Playford and Salisbury council areas were welcomed at the event, organised in collaboration by not- for-profit Nunkuwarrin Yunti and the State Government grants program Connected Beginnings for Playford/ Salisbury in consultation with the Connected Beginnings Leadership Group.
More than 50 First Nations babies living in the Playford and Salisbury council areas took part in a special Welcome to Country ceremony
AnglicareSA’s Communities for Children Playford team were excited to be invited to the event and donated a blanket for every child registered with their name embroidered.
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