Program

Many thanks to our Key Note Speakers:

Briannon Stevens

Briannon is a Mercy ex-student who is currently working in Brisbane on the Micah Homelessness Project. “The goal is to continue to plan together ensuring that our collective efforts can get people housed quickly and supported so that they remain housed and have the connections needed to participate in community life.”

 

 

Melanie Hogan

Melanie is a Mercy ex-student and the director of Kanyini. Kanyini premiered at the Sydney Film  Festival in June 2006. This is a film of great beauty and wisdom, offering an accessible account of what has happened to Indigenous Australians since the arrival of the white man. The story is told without bitterness and invites all Australians to work together to understand, acknowledge and redress the wrongs of the past so that we all learn from each other in developing respect and understanding for our different cultures.

 

Louise Campbell

Louise Campbell is a highly sought after speaker for educational conferences, Religious Education seminars, Indigenous gatherings. The way in which Louise conveys the Aboriginal story and experience touches deeply all those who have the privilege of taking part in her talks and her unique understanding and portrayal of Aboriginal spirituality has opened the eyes and hearts of principals, teachers, parents, politicians, religious and others. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the true meaning of Reconciliation...reconciliation with each other and above all with our God.

 

Richard Campbell

Richard Campbell is a well renowned Indigenous Artist. As a little boy, Richard would help his dad paint shields, spears and boomerangs. He would sketch pictures for his dad who would burn them into the wood and then Richard would put the paint in the design for his dad. In the future Richard hopes to do more paintings about being part of the Stolen Generation, and how it has made him feel, not just for himself but for all the people he has known throughout his years, his brothers and sisters, his aunts and grandparents and the other Aboriginal children and men he shared his youth with in the homes and institutions, most of whom have passed away now or are near enough, because of the abuse they suffered through the years. “In Kinchela, boys came from all around NSW, we were like one big family, we stuck together and looked after each other, most of them have returned to the dreaming now.” It’s time to tell their story. For more information please visit Native Spirit.