20 years on: Reflecting on National Sorry Day

Wed, 05/30/2018 - 17:30 - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 19:00

Event Details

  • Date
    Wed, 05/30/2018 - 17:30 - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 19:00
  • Location
    Northern Territory Library
  • Cost
    Free
Bookings recommended
Chairperson Eileen Cummings (left) and CEO Maisie Austin (right) from Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation
Description

This year marks the 20th anniversary of National Sorry Day, a day that remembers and commemorates the past policies of forced child removal in Aboriginal communities. 

Mrs. Eileen Cummings, Chairperson of Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation reflects on what Sorry Day means to her and the work her organisation has been doing since the Bringing Them Home report was handed down in 1997.