RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN
Our commitment to reconciliation
Our whole organisation approach to creating an environment of cultural safety
Anglicare (including St Saviours) acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of this land. We celebrate the living cultures, strengths and achievements of the First Nation communities in which we work, including knowledge keepers and Elders of every generation. Moreover, we value the stories of resilience and survival which make up Indigenous Australia.
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Reconciliation Action Plan
Anglicare/St Saviours acknowledges the impact of colonisation including the role the church has played in the untold history of this land. It also recognises the inequalities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on all of the socio economic life indicators. Thus, Anglicare will work in partnership with Aboriginal people in ways that will:
- Celebrate and affirm the culture of Indigenous Australians,
- Seek justice and contribute to the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and
- Be based on two-way learning and which contribute to the capacity of the families and communities it serves.
Aboriginal Services Directory
It is a target of our Reconciliation Action Plan to develop a directory of Indigenous Services in our regions.
South Coast Service Directory (0.1MB)
Western NSW Service Directory (0.4MB)
Where We Work
We acknowledge the Aboriginal nations of this land: its many custodians who continue to care for Country, and the way in which Country has cared for her people. We acknowledge the history of this land and the stories of resilience and survival which make up Indigenous Australia. We give thanks for Aboriginal Elders and knowledge keepers of each generation including the many Aboriginal communities which contribute to the life of our region.
May we walk gently on this land and commit ourselves to reconciliation.
Staff Resources
The below resources are recommended to Anglicare/St Saviours staff to learn more about working with Indigenous Australians.
Artwork
We value the importance of visual art as a method of storytelling in Aboriginal culture.
The artworks above are displayed in our Liverpool office have been completed by Aboriginal artist, Pam Brandy-Hall. Pam is part of the Bundjalung Tribe and is the daughter of Aboriginal activist, the late Jack Patton. Entirely self-taught, Pam is inspired by dreamtime stories, passed on to her from her Grandmother. Pam works with vivid combinations of earthy tones, pastels and ochres, dynamic lines and bold shapes characterize her modern designs which often employ graphic symbols from the flora and fauna of her ancestry. Pam’s skin name is Baribunma meaning ‘to dream about’ in Bundjalung.
Her work has been exhibited in locations as diverse as the Museo Internationale della Ceramiche Faenza, S.H. Irvin Gallery and the Rainbow Serpent Gallery in Sydney; the offices of Ansett Australia, Coffs Harbour Hospital and Maitland Council Chambers in NSW; Shepparton Museum in Victoria and OzAboriginal in Sydney .