Dear Friends, May 26th, the anniversary of Sorry Day, will see the national launch of the Journey of Healing. Events will take place in cities, towns and rural centres across the country. (See www.journeyofhealing.com). I wanted to let recoznet members know that badges, posters and other information is available from me. The Journey of Healing badge is an elegant circular badge, 18mm diameter, simply the logo of the Journey of Healing in full colour. It has a clasp fitting. It could be sold at functions for $1 or $2 to raise money for ongoing activities. It comes mounted on a card which reads: 'This badge represents Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians looking together to the sun, expressing our hope that we can create a better future together. 'Pinning it on is a way to show that you have committed yourself to the Journey of Healing - to healing the wounds in the relationship between Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal Australians. 'It does not mean you know what to do. That understanding may only come through sitting and listening, understanding what has gone wrong. 'That was the process which led to the 54 recommendations of Bringing Them Home, the report of the National Inquiry into the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. It is a valuable guide to healing the wounds of our past. But every community is welcome to pursue the Journey in whatever ways seem appropriate to them. 'On Sorry Day last year, hundreds of thousands of Australians grieved together for a tragic episode in our past. Many of the stolen generations found this expression of community empathy profoundly healing. 'If we continue, we will see healing come, and Australia will be known in the new millenium for the respect and appreciation between its first peoples and the wider community.' The badges are available from John Bond, 151 Kent St, Hughes, ACT 2605 Tel 02 6281 0940 Fax 02 6285 3616 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] They cost $0.75 each plus postage. Orders of 20 or more will be sent post-free. Journey of Healing posters are also available. Thanks to a generous contribution which has just come, we can now supply these free of charge. Best wishes, John Bond ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
