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tyme
Community Lead

National Apology Day (13th February)

13th February marks National Apology Day.

 

This is a significant milestone for the healing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, many of whom were, and are, affected by the forceful removal of children from their families.

 

Please see the attached videos from the Kinchela Boys Home 100th Anniversary Event.

Here is a clip shared during the event: https://vimeo.com/1019684902/5e27da1223

A clip from the event: https://vimeo.com/1023078084/41e0a403a8 

Call to action: https://vimeo.com/1021610222/848eaf537a?share=copy

 

After watching these, feel free to share the following:

1) What are your thoughts after watching these clips?

2) What do these films mean to you?

 

This is "KBHAC 100th Anniversary Film" by Ed Coney on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Uncle Robert (Bobby) Young, #24 He is a proud Gamilaroi man who, as a child, was kidnapped and taken to Kinchela Boys Home. In that "hell-hole," boys were stripped of their names and given numbers. Many, like Uncle Bobby, endured unimaginable physical and emotional torture. The Survivors have ...
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